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英语国家概况自考试题
2010年4月英语国家概况自考试题
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英语国家概况试题
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I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(50points,1pointforeach)
1.___________of1066isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory,inwhichWilliam,
theConquerorconfiscatedalmostallthelandandgaveittohisfollowers.
A.TheRomanConquestB.TheAnglo-SaxonConquest
C.TheNormanConquestD.TheCeltConquest
2.AsaresultoftheBlackDeath,___________.
A.alllandwasleftuntendedB.nolaborwasrequiredanylonger
C.1andownerstendedtochangefromarabletosheep-farming
D.survivingpeasantswerenotabletobargainabouttheirwages
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutElizabethI(1558-1603)istrue?
A.Elizabethwas35whenshecametothethrone.
B.Elizabethremainedsingle.
C.ElizabethwasnotabletoworkwithParliament.
D.HerreignwasatimeofdiminishingEnglishnationalism.
4.___________wasnotinthe“Allies”intheFirstWorldWar.
A.BritainB.France
C.RussiaD.Turkey
5.TheEnglishCivilWarisalsocalled___________.
A.theRevolutionaryWarB.thePuritanRevolution
C.theReformationD.theRenaissance
6.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.TheheadofStateisakingoraqueen.Inpractice,___________.
A.Parliamentrulesthecountry
B.theSovereignreignsbutdoesnotrule
C.theSovereignrulesbutdoesnotreign
D.thePrimeMinisterrulesandreigns
7.InJanuary,1973,Britainfinallybecameafullmemberofthe___________,whichwasestablishedbytheTreatyofRomein1957.
A.OrganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopment
B.OrganizationofEuropeanDevelopment
C.EuropeanEconomicCommunity
D.EuropeanUnion
8.The___________referstothemechanizationofindustryandtheconsequentchangesinsocialeconomicorganizationinBritaininthelate18thandearly19thcenturies.
A.UrbanizationB.EconomicBoom
C.GloriousRevolutionD.IndustrialRevolution
9.ThemajorChristianfestivalsinBritainare___________.
A.Christmas,EasterandMother’sDay
B.Christmas,EasterandWhitSunday
C.Christmas,GuyFawkesDayandSt.Patrick’sDay
D.Christmas,WhitSundayandSt.George’sDay
10.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.Atpresentthereare___________countrieswithintheCommonwealth(1991).
A.30B.40
C.50D.60
11.AmongthethreetribesoftheCeltscomingtoBritain,themostindustriousandvigorousoftheCeltictribeswasthe___________.
A.GaelsB.Brythons
C.BelgaeD.Vikings
12.PoliticalchangeinEnglandcamemainlythrough___________.
A.gradualreformB.revolution
C.people’suprisingsD.workingclassmovement
13.ThetwopartiesthathaveheldpowerinBritainsince1945are___________.
A.theDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty
B.theConservativePartyandtheLaborParty
C.theLaborPartyandtheSocialDemocraticParty
D.theLaborPartyandtheDemocraticParty
14.___________’sreignwasatimeofconfidentEnglishnationalismandofgreatachievementsinliteratureandotherarts.inexplorationandinbattle.
A.MaryB.HenryVIII
C.E1izabethID.CharlesII
15.AftertheRestoration,Parliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalled____________againstthePuritans,nowknownasNonconformists.
A.AgreementofthePeopleB.thePetitionoftheRight
C.theClarendonCodeD.theActofSupremacy
16.Whichstatementaboutthe“WarsofRoses”isNOTtrue?
A.Theking’spowernowbecamesupreme.
B.Ordinarypeoplewereseriouslyaffected.
C.Thewarswerewagedintermittentlyfor30years.
D.Fromthesewarsfeudalismreceiveditsdeathblow.
17.ThefinestexponentsofElizabethandramaintheEnglishRenaissancewere___________.
A.BenJohnson,ChristopherMarloweandCharlesDickens
B.EdmundSpenser,CharlesDickensandWilliamShakespeare
C.WilliamShakespeare,BenJohnsonandCharlesDickens
D.WilliamShakespeare,ChristopherMarloweandBenJohnson
18.TheChartistmovementwasthefirstnationwide___________movement.
A.workingclassB.lowermiddleclass
C.uppermiddleclassD.upperclass
19.______________ledtheU.K.tofinalvictoryintheSecondWorldWar.
A.WinstonChurchillB.NevilleChamberlain
C.TonyBlairD.WilliamGladstone
20.WhichstatementaboutthereligioninBritainistrue?
A.EverypersoninBritainmaychangehisreligion,butwithdifficulty.
B.Everypersonmaynotmanifesthisfaithinteaching,worshipandobservance.
C.EverypersonhastherighttoreligiousfreedomwithoutinterferencefromthecommunityortheState.
D.Churchesandreligioussocietiesofanykindcannotownpropertyandpropagatetheirbeliefsinspeechesandwriting.
21.Inthelate15thcentury,ChristopherColumbus,a(n)___________navigator,ledhismentosailacrossthevastoceanandreachedsomesmallislandsinthenowWestIndies.
A.FrenchB.Spanish
C.ItalianD.English
22.AmericantroopsdefeatedtheBritishat___________inNorthernNewYork.ThiswasagreatturningpointoftheAmericanWarofIndependence,leadingdirectlytoanalliancebetweentheU.S.andFrance.
A.SaratogaB.Trenton
C.LexingtonD.Yorktown
23.In1787,delegatesfromthestatesheldameetinginPhiladelphiatomaketheArticlesofConfederationadequate.Themeetingcametobecalledthe___________.
A.FirstContinentalCongressB.SecondContinentalCongress
C.ConstitutionalConventionD.IndependentConvention
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt’scontributions?
A.TheimplementationoftheShermanAnti-trustAct.
B.Theinitiationoflarge-scaleirrigationprojects.
C.TheadoptionoftheHepburnActof1906.
D.ThepassageoftheFederalReserveAct.
25.___________WasthebeginningofalongeconomicdepressionintheU.S.in1929.
A.BusinessbankruptcyB.Seriousunemployment
C.ThestockmarketcrashD.Foreclosures
26.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Americanwartimeobjectiveswerethetotaldestructionof___________powersandtheestablishmentofaworldorder.
A.AxisB.Asian
C.AlliedD.European
27.In1932,inthedepthofthedepression,theAmericanpeoplechose___________astheirnextpresidentwhopromisedtogettheU.S.outofthedepression.
A.TheodoreRooseveltB.FranklinD.Roosevelt
C.WoodrowWilsonD.HerbertC.Hoover
28.Educationwasmadeafunctionofthestateunderthe___________AmendmenttotheUSConstitution.
A.TenthB.Eleventh
C.TwelfthD.Thirteenth
29.McCarthyismwasafull-scale___________hysteriaintheUnitedStatesinthe1950s.
A.pro-NaziB.anti-Fascist
C.pro-CommunistD.anti-Communist
30.OnJune5,1947,___________suggestedthattheUSshouldoffereconomicaidtoWesternEuropesoastoprotecttheregionfromSovietexpansion.
A.GeorgeKennanB.GeorgeMarshall
C.DwightEisenhowerD.JamesF.Byrnes
31.Adecisiontosetupaworldorganization,theUnitedNations,wasmadeat___________.
A.YaltaConferenceB.PotsdamConference
C.TeheranConferenceD.ParisConference
32.ThesafeguardsagainstabuseofpowersintheUnitedStatescomeintheformof___________.
A.separationofpowersB.executiveorders
C.presidentialelectionsD.judicialreviews
33.___________Wasmeanttoguaranteetheblacksandotherstherighttovote.
A.EmancipationProclamationin1863
B.TheThirteenthAmendmenttotheConstitutionin1865
C.TheCivilRightsActof1964
D.TheVotingRightsActof1965
34.Womanobtainedvotingrightfromthe___________AmendmenttotheConstitution.
A.17thB.18th
C.19thD.20th
35.Ofthefourkindsofhighschools,___________onesonlyaimtopreparestudentsforcollege.
A.comprehensiveB.academic
C.vocationalD.technical
36.Therehavebeen__________periodsinthedevelopmentofAmericanpoliticalpartiesin
theUnitedStates.
A.twoB.three
C.fourD.five
37.The1920sintheUnitedStateshasbeendescribedbymanyhistoriansasaperiodof
___________.
A.materialfailureB.spiritualfrustration
C.politicalsetbacksD.welfarereform
38.___________isthelargestsinglesourceofgoodsimportedbytheU.S.,accountingfornearly
30%ofthetotal.
A.CanadaB.Mexico
C.JapanD.EuropeanUnion
39.MarkTwain’smasterworkwas___________.
A.TheScarletLetterB.LeavesofGrass
C.TheSketchBookD.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
40.Intheearlypartofthe19thcentury,___________wasthecenterofAmericanwriting.
A.BostonB.Philadelphia
C.ChicagoD.NewYorkCity
41.Touristtradeisimportantineconomyin___________withrichgreenmountainsandvalleys.
A.BritishColumbiaB.Atlanticprovinces
C.theCanadian-ShieldD.St.Lawrence-GreatLakesprovinces
42.WhichofthefollowingaboutCanadainWorldWarIisNOTtrue?
A.ItfoundeditsnavytoenterWorldWarI.
B.IttookaseatasamemberoftheLeagueofNations.
C.ItwontherighttosignthePeaceTreatyof1919initsownname.
D.IthasfounditsplaceamongthenationsoftheworldsinceWorldWarI.
43.Generallyspeaking,Canadacanbedividedinto___________geographicalregions.
A.threeB.four
C.fiveD.six
44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAustraliaistrue?
A.Itistheworld’sfifthlargestcountryandissurroundedbysea.
B.Itisthesmallestandtheonlycontinentthatcontainsonlyonecountry.
C.ItisacontinentthatcontainsonlyAustraliaandNewZealand.
D.Itistheworld’ssmallestcontinentandtheworld’sfourthlargestcountry.
45.ThefirstAustraliancolony,establishedbyBri
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