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英语国家概况自考试题1
2011年4月英语国家概况自考试题
全国2011年4月自考
英语国家概况试题
课程代码:
00522
I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(50points,1pointforeach)
1._______isNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain.
A.IrelandB.Wales
C.EnglandD.Scotland
2._______,KingofWessex,isknownas“thefatherofBritishNavy”whofoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea.
A.AlfredB.Henry
C.EdwardD.William
3.The_______Conquestin1066isperhapsthebestknowneventinEnglishhistory.
A.RomanB.Viking
C.Anglo-SaxonD.Norman
4._______wasthemodernnamegiventothedeadlybubonicplague,anepidemicdiseasespreadbyratfleasinthe14thcentury.
A.CholeraB.Malaria
C.BlackDeathD.YellowFever
5.ThenameWarsofRoseswas,infact,coinedbythegreat19thcenturynovelist_______.
A.WalterScottB.BenJohnson
C.FrancisBaconD.EdmundSpenser
6.WinstonChurchillwasheavilydefeatedatthegeneralelectionof1945because_______.
A.hedidnotactasagreatwarleader
B.hefailedtoleadhiscountrytovictory
C.peoplewantedBritaintoreturntothepoliticsofthe1920sand30s
D.theConservativeParty’straditionalprinciplesseemedold-fashioned
7._______overthrewthefeudalsysteminEnglandandisgenerallyregardedasthebeginningofmodernworldhistory.
A.PuritanRevolutionB.TheWarofRoses
C.TheEnglishCivilWarD.TheGloriousRevolution
8.TheBritishMonarchyhasbeeninexistenceformorethan1,000yearsgoingbacktoatleastthe_______century.
A.8thB.9th
C.10thD.11th
9.Inthelineofsuccessiontothethrone,_______haveprecedenceoverothercandidates(heirs).
A.themonarch’ssonsB.thequeen’ssisters
C.themonarch’sbrothersD.thequeen’sdaughters
10._______isNOTaconstitutionalpartoftheBritishParliament.
A.TheCabinetB.TheSovereign
C.TheHouseofLordsD.TheHouseofCommons
11.EachsessionoftheBritishParliamentusuallylastsfor_______.
A.oneyearB.twoyears
C.fouryearsD.halfayear
12.Inthegeneralelection,anMPcandidatemustdeposit500pounds,whichisreturnedifheorshereceives_______ormoreofthevotecast.
A.5%B.10%
C.15%D.20%
13.Onlyin_______arepoliceofficersallowedtocarryfirearmsforpersonalprotectionandfordutypurposes.
A.WalesB.England
C.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland
14.InGreatBritain,almost_______ofmedicalprescriptionitemsaresuppliedfree.
A.50%B.60%
C.70%D.80%
15.ThetwoestablishedchurchesinBritainare_______.
A.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofWales
B.ChurchofIrelandandChurchofEngland
C.ChurchofIrelandandChurchofScotland
D.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofScotland
16.Fulltimefirst-degreeuniversitycoursesusuallylast_______inEngland.
A.2yearsB.3years
C.4yearsD.5years
17._______isa“quality”newspaperinBritain.
A.TheSunB.TheTimes
C.TheDailyStarD.TheDailyMirror
18.Thehomeofgolfis_______.
A.WalesB.England
C.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland
19.IntheUnitedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof_______.
A.thePrimeMinister
B.theLordChancellor
C.theDukeofEdinburgh
D.theSpeakeroftheHouseofCommons
20._______wastheBritishPrimeMinisterwhoadoptedappeasementpolicytoNaziGermanyduringtheSecondWorldWar.
A.TonyBlairB.MargaretThatcher
C.WinstonChurchillD.NevilleChamberlain
21.ThepercentageofimmigrantsintheUnitedStatesvariesgreatlyfromregiontoregionwiththe_______UnitedStatesaccountingfor14.8%offoreign-bornpopulationinthe1980s.
A.SouthernB.Northern
C.WesternD.Eastern
22.IntheU.S.thehighbirthrateduringthe“babyboom”mainlyreferstotheperiod_______.
A.1920—1930B.1946—1964
C.1972—1982D.1980—1990
23.In1607thefirstEnglishcolonyinAmericawasfoundedatJamestown,_______.
A.MaineB.Virginia
C.MassachusettsD.NewHampshire
24.AftertheUnitedStatesboughtthe_______foronly$15million,itsterritoryalmostdoubled.
A.OhioTerritoryB.GadsdenTerritory
C.LouisianaTerritoryD.NewMexicoTerritory
25.WhenAbrahamLincolnwaselectedpresident,thesouthernstatesbrokeawayandformedanewnationcalled_______.
A.theConfederateUnions
B.theFederalStatesofAmerica
C.theFederalUnionofAmerica
D.theConfederateStatesofAmerica
26.TheCivilWarendedwiththepassingofthe_______totheConstitution,whichbannedslaveryintheUnitedStates.
A.TenthAmendmentB.EleventhAmendment
C.TwelfthAmendmentD.ThirteenthAmendment
27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTareasontoexplaintherapidgrowthofcapitalismaftertheCivilWar?
A.TheU.S.federalgovernmentputlowtaxesonforeignimports.
B.TherewasenoughlaborsupplyforthedevelopmentofAmericanindustries.
C.ScienceandinventionplayedakeyroleinacceleratingAmerica’sindustrialdevelopment.
D.Withthewarover,bothforeignanddomesticcapitalbecameavailableforinvestment.
28.ThePeaceConferenceafterWorldWarIin1918wasdominatedbytheBigFour,thatis_______.
A.theUnitedStates,Britain,JapanandItaly
B.theUnitedStates,Russia,FranceandItaly
C.theUnitedStates,Britain,FranceandItaly
D.theUnitedStates,Britain,FranceandChina
29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFranklinRooseveltisNOTtrue?
A.Hewasagreatcommunicator.
B.Hehadasuresenseofwhatseemedpracticalorpossible.
C.HecalledoutthearmytodriveouttheWorldWarIveterans.
D.Hisfiresidechatsovertheradiowerelistenedtobymillionsofpeople.
30.TheincidentthatmadetheUnitedStatesformallydeclarewaragainsttheAxisPowerswas_______.
A.theGreatDepression
B.theattackontheSovietUnion
C.theJapaneseinvasionofChina
D.thebombingofPearlHarborin1941
31.DuringtheCubanMissileCrisisin1962,President_______finallydecidedtousenavalforcetopreventmilitarymaterialandarmsfromgoingintoCuba.
A.NixonB.Johnson
C.KennedyD.Eisenhower
32.AftertheGenevaConferenceonIndochinain1954,theUnitedStatesreplaced_______asthemainforceinprovidingaidforSouthVietnam.
A.JapanB.Britain
C.FranceD.Turkey
33.IntheUnitedStates,amendmentsmusthavetheapprovalof_______ofthestatesbeforetheyenterintoforce.
A.one-thirdB.two-thirds
C.two-fifthsD.three-fourths
34.TheU.S.Constitutionprovidesthatthe_______shallbePresidentofSenate.
A.PresidentB.ChiefJustice
C.VicePresidentD.AttorneyGeneral
35.IntheUnitedStates,_______periodofthepartysystemaroseinthelastyearsofthe18thcenturyoverthedebateontheratificationoftheConstitution.
A.thefirstB.thesecond
C.thethirdD.thefourth
36.UndertheConstitution,_______isthefederalofficialprimarilyresponsiblefortherelationswithforeignnations.
A.thepresidentB.thefederalchiefjustice
C.theSpeakeroftheHouseD.theSenateMajorityLeader
37.IntheU.S.,therevenuesforpublicschoolsprimarilycomefrom_______.
A.statesandlocalitiesB.religiouscommunities
C.stateboardsofeducationD.federalgovernmentandstates
38.Americanhighereducationbeganwiththefoundingof_______in1636.
A.YaleUniversityB.HarvardCollege
C.UniversityofVirginiaD.PrincetonUniversity
39.RipVanWinkleisacharacterfromthefamousbook_______writtenbyWashingtonIrving.
A.TheSketchBookB.TheScarletLetter
C.AHistoryofNewYorkD.PoorRichard’sAlmanac
40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutNewYear’sDayisNOTtrue?
A.IntheU.S.itisanationallyobservedholiday.
B.ItisthoughtofasagoodtimetomaketheNewYeardecisions.
C.Mostpeopleliketoholdbigpartiesandmakepumpkinlanternsonthatday.
D.Thecelebrationofthisholidaybeginsthenightbefore—onNewYear’sEve.
41.TheIrishlowland_______.
A.isarockyarea
B.hasmanyhighmountains
C.iscoveredbygreenforests
D.hasdifferentlandscapesfromplacetoplace
42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheweatherofIrelandistrue?
A.Ithasalotofrainfall.
B.Itoftensnowsinwinter.
C.Itisacountryofsunshine.
D.Itisquitewindythroughouttheyear.
43.Today,Irelandis_______.
A.acolonyofGreatBritain
B.afreestatewithinGreatBritain
C.anindependentandsovereignstate
D.amemberoftheBritishcommonwealth
44.Thecitythathasanice-freeharborasCanada’smajoroutlettothePacificOceanis_______.
A.OttawaB.Quebec
C.TorontoD.Vancouver
45.Nowadays,_______arethenativesinCanada.
A.French-speakingpeople
B.English-speakingpeople
C.theCanadianIndiansandInuit
D.theearlyimmigrantsfromEurope
46.PoliticallyAustraliaisdividedintosixstatesandSydneyisthecapitalof_______.
A.VictoriaB.Queensland
C.SouthAustraliaD.NewSouthWales
47.InAustralia,aboutaquarterofthenationalincomeisfromthe_______ofWesternAustralia.
A.lumberingB.agriculture
C.shipbuildingD.mineralexport
48.EarthquakesinNewZealanddonotcausemanydeathsbecauseof_______.
A.thedormantvolcanoes
B.theconcretebuildingmaterials
C.thesmallpopulationinmanyareas
D.themildmagnitudeoftheearthquakes
49.NewZealandremainsgreenallyearroundbecause_______.
A.thereisenoughbushes
B.thetreesaredeciduous
C.itsnativetreesareevergreen
D.thetreescanreceiveenoughsunshine
50.ThereasonwhyMaoriworkersmovedtothecitiestomakealivingafterWorldWarIIisthat_______.
A.theylosttheirland
B.they
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