一、 名词解释(每小题5分,总分40分,从下列名词解释中选作8题)
Explain the following terms in English.
1. Standard English
2. The Wars of Roses
3. Three Majestic Circles
4. Renaissance
5. Constitutional monarchy
6. Union Jack
7. Commonwealth Day
8. The Great Plains
9. San Francisco
10. The North American Free Trade
11. The Melting Pot
12. CNN
二.论述题(每小题20分,总分60分,从下列论述题中选作3题)
Write about 100 words in English on the following topics.
1. The development of English language.
2. Explain the rise and fall of the British Empire.
3. The Commonwealth of Nations
4. What is Thatcherism?
5. How do you understand American “New Deal”?
6. How is a President voted into office in America? What are your ideas about the American election?