《英语国家概况应试教程》求取 ⇩

Part One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1

（1）Land and People（Supplementary Reading Materials）1

Questions and Answers7

Practice Test（1）10

Key to the Test（1）15

（2）The Origins of a Nation(5000 BC-1066)（Supplementary Reading Materials）18

Questions and Answers24

Practice Test（2）28

Key to the Test（2）33

（3）The Shaping of the Nation(1066-1455)（Supplementary Reading Materials）36

Questions and Answers45

Practice Test（3）51

Key to the Test（3）56

（4）Transition to the Modern Age(1455-1688)（Supplementary Reading Materials）60

Questions and Answers80

Practice Test（4）88

Key to the Test（4）94

（5）The Rise and Fall of the British Empire(1688-1990)（Supplementary Reading Materials）98

Questions and Answers108

Practice Test（5）115

Key to the Test（5）120

（6）The Economy（Supplementary Reading Materials）124

Questions and Answers126

Practice Test（6）133

Key to the Test（6）138

（7）Government and Administration（Supplementary Reading Materials）141

Questions and Answers149

Practice Test（7）153

Key to the Test（7）158

（8）Justice and the Law（Supplementary Reading Materials）162

Questions and Answers163

Practice Test（8）167

Key to the Test（8）172

（9）Social Affairs（Supplementary Reading Materials）175

Questions and Answers178

Practice Test（9）181

Key to the Test（9）186

（10）Cultural Affairs（Supplementary Reading Materials）189

Questions and Answers192

Practice Test（10）195

Key to the Test（10）200

Part Two The Republic of Ireland203

（11）Geography and History（Supplementary Reading Materials）203

Questions and Answers205

Practice Test（11）208

Key to the Test（11）213

（12）Ireland Today（Supplementary Reading Materials）216

Questions and Answers220

Practice Test（12）224

Key to the Test（12）228

Part Three The United States of America232

（13）Geography（Supplementary Reading Materials）232

Questions and Answers234

Practice Test（13）238

Key to the Test（13）243

（14）Population, Race and Ethnic Groups（Supplementary Reading Materials）247

Questions and Answers249

Practice Test（14）254

Key to the Test（14）259

（15）American History (Ⅰ)(1600-1900)（Supplementary Reading Materials）262

Questions and Answers265

Practice Test（15）270

Key to the Test（15）275

（16）American History (Ⅱ)(1900-1945)（Supplementary Reading Materials）279

Questions and Answers280

Practice Test（16）286

Key to the Test（16）290

（17）American History(Ⅲ)America in Post-W.W.Ⅱ Era(1945-1980s)（Supplementary Reading Materials）294

Questions and Answers297

Practice Test（17）303

Key to the Test（17）308

（18）The Economy（Supplementary Reading Materials）312

Questions and Answers313

Practice Test（18）319

Key to the Test（18）323

（19）Political Institutions（Supplementary Reading Materials）327

Questions and Answers331

Practice Test（19）337

Key to the Test（19）342

（20）Education（Supplementary Reading Materials）345

Questions and Answers347

Practice Test（20）352

Key to the Test（20）357

（21）Literature, Architecture and Music（Supplementary Reading Materials）360

Questions and Answers365

Practice Test（21）368

Key to the Test（21）373

（22）Holidays and Festivals（Supplementary Reading Materials）377

Questions and Answers378

Practice Test（22）382

Key to the Test（22）387

Part Four Canada390

（23）Geography and History（Supplementary Reading Materials）390

Questions and Answers391

Practice Test（23）396

Key to the Test（23）400

（24）The Economy（Supplementary Reading Materials）404

Questions and Answers406

Practice Test（24）409

Key to the Test（24）414

（25）Government and Politics（Supplementary Reading Materials）417

Questions and Answers418

Practice Test（25）422

Key to the Test（25）427

（26）Society and Culture （Supplementary Reading Materials）431

Questions and Answers434

Practice Test（26）437

Key to the Test（26）442

Part Five Australia446

（27）Land and People（Supplementary Reading Materials）446

Questions and Answers447

Practice Test（27）450

Key to the Test（27）455

（28）Australian History (Ⅰ) Australia to Federation（Supplementary Reading Materials）459

Questions and Answers460

Practice Test（28）464

Key to the Test（28）469

（29）Australian History(Ⅱ)Australia Since Federation（Supplementary Reading Materials）472

Questions and Answers472

Practice Test（29）475

Key to the Test（29）480

（30）The Economy（Supplementary Reading Materials）484

Questions and Answers485

Practice Test（30）488

Key to the Test（30）493

Questions and Answers497

（31）Government and Politics（Supplementary Reading Materials）497

Practice Test（31）500

Key to the Test（31）505

（32）Society and Culture（Supplementary Reading Materials）508

Questions and Answers509

Practice Test（32）512

Key to the Test（32）517

（33）The Making of New Zealand（Supplementary Reading Materials）521

Part Six New Zealand521

Questions and Answers523

Practice Test（33）525

Key to the Test（33）530

（34）New Zealand Today（Supplementary Reading Materials）534

Questions and Answers535

Practice Test（34）537

Key to the Test（34）541