英美概况习题(总48页)
Chapter 1 History
Tell whether each of the following statements is true or fal.
1._________ In 43 . Roman Emperor Julius Caesar invaded England.
答案：F
2.________ The month “July”, in fact, is named after Julius Caesar himlf.
答案：T
3.________The best-known English legend, King Arthur, derives from the Anglo-Saxons’ time.
答案：T
4.________ Robin Hood is a story about the Viking invasion of England.
答案：F
5.________ In the early stage of the Hundred Years’ War, the English won great victories.
答案：T
6.________The ruling Normans regarded England as their home after the Hundred Years’ War.
答案：T
7.________ Henry VII ended the Wars of the Ros and founded the Tudor Monarchy.
答案：F
8.________ English drama flourished during Elizabeth I era.
答案：T
9.________ Oliver Cromwell believed in the old theory “Divine right of Kings”.
答案：F
10.________After World War II, the British economy became the 2nd largest power in the world.
答案：F
11. ________ American Indians came from India 25,000 years ago.
答案：F
12. ________ American Indians developed the brilliant culture of the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas.
答案：T
13. ________ Columbus was the first European to t foot in what was to be called America.
答案：T
14.________ America was named after the great discoverer Amerigo Vespucci.
答案：T
15. ________ The first permanent English colony was founded in 1607 in Boston.
答案：F
16. ________ Thanksgiving Day came from Britain.
答案：F
17. ________ By the early 1760s, the English ttlers had established 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast.
答案：T
18. ________The Declaration of Independence officially announced the independence of
13 North American colonies.
答案：T
19.________ Benjamin Franklin became the first American President.
答案：F
20. ________ The United States did not enter World War I.
答案：F
Fill in the blanks with the correct information.
1. The golden-haired ________ are the natives of Britain, who were later called the Briton.
答案: Celts
2. In 55 and 43 . Britain was invaded twice by the ________.
答案: Romans
3. The Anglo-Saxons began to ttle in Britain in the ________ century.
答案: 5th
4. In the late 8th century they experienced _______ invasion from Denmark and in _________ they suffered Norman Conquest.
答案: Viking; 1066
5. Joan of Arc is a famous national heroine of French in the ___________________.
答案: Hundred Years’ War
6. The Wars of the Ros were fought between the Hou of __________ and the Hou of Lancaster.
答案: York
7. The direct cau of King Henry VIII’s Religious Reformation was to _____ his wife.
