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自考英语国家概况07

2009年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语国家概况试题

课程代码：

00522

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全部题目用英文作答

I.MultipleChoiceQuestions.（50points,1pointforeach）

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,thereare50unfinishedstatementsorquestions.Foreachoftheunfinishedstatementsorquestions,foursuggestedanswersmarked,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.WritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceonyourAnswerSheet.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutBritain?

A.GreatBritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames.

B.TheofficialnameofBritainistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

C.BritainhasfourpoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.

D.BritishEmpirewasreplacedbytheBritishCommonwealthin1931.

2.ThesuccessfulRomaninvasiontookplacein______,headedby______.

A.43AD,theEmperorClaudiusB.43AD,JuliusCaesar

C.55BC,JuliusCaesarD.55BC,theEmperorClaudius

3.DuringthefifthcenturywhentheRomanEmpirefell,theGermanic______invadedandconqueredBritain.

A.AnglesandCeltsB.AnglesandPicts

C.AnglesandBritonsD.AnglesandSaxons

4.Intheyear597,EnglandbegantobeChristianized.Itwasmainlyduetotheworkof______.

A.St.AugustineB.Constantine

C.PopeGregoryD.Ethelbert,kingofKent

5.______isregardedbymanyEnglishmenasthefoundationofEnglishliberties.

A.ThebeginningofBritishParliament

B.ThePeople’sCharter

C.ThePetitionofRight

D.MagnaCartaof1215

6.______isknownas“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”ashefoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea.

A.EthelredB.William

C.AlfredD.Edward

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout“DomesdayBook”?

A.Itwascompiledtodiscoverhowmuchtobecalledupontopaybytaxes.

B.ItwassocalledbecauseitseemedtotheEnglishliketheBookofDoomusedonJudgmentDay.

C.ItwascompletedastheresultofageneralsurveyofEngland.

D.itiskeptinthepubliclibraryinLondon.

8.TheLollardswere______whohadplayedaveryimportantroleinthePeasantUprisingof1381.

A.poorpriestsanditinerantpreachersB.poetsandwriters

C.merchantsD.craftsmen

9.ThewordRenaissanceisfrom______,meaning“rebirth”,andwasfirstappliedbythe______historianJakobBurckhardtin1860.

A.English,SwissB.French,Italian

C.French,SwissD.English,Italian

10.ThesignificanceoftheWarsoftheRoseswasallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.

A.feudalismreceiveditsdeathblow

B.thegreatmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakened

C.theking’spowernowbecamelimited

D.nolessthan80noblesofroyalbloodwerekilledinthewars

11.TheReligiousReformationinEnglandwasledbyKing______,andthedirectcausewashisdivorcecasewith______.

A.HenryVIII,CatherineofAragonB.HenryTudor,ElizabethofYork

C.HenryII,EleanorofAquitaineD.HenryI,Matilda

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutElizabethI?

A.ElizabethIbrokeMary’stieswithRome.

B.ElizabethIrestoredherfather’sindependentChurchofEngland.

C.ElizabethI’sreligiousreformwasacompromiseofviews.

D.ElizabethI’sreligioussettlementwasacceptabletobothextremeProtestantsandardentCatholics.

13.AftertheRestoration,BritishParliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalled______againstthePuritans,nowknownasNonconformists.

A.theActofSuccessionB.thePetitionofRight

C.theClarendonCodeD.theActofSupremacy

14.ThesparkoftheFirstWorldWarwasstruckatSarajevoonJune28______,whenthe______CrownPrinceFranzFerdinandwasassassinatedbyaSerbiannationalist.

A.1913,GermanB.1914,Austrian

C.1913,BulgarianD.1914,English

15.TheleaderoftheHouseofLordsis______.

A.theArchbishopsofCanterburyB.theMonarch

C.thePrimeMinisterD.theLordChancellor

16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginEnglandinthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?

A.Useofartificialfertilizer.

B.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.

C.The“open-field”system.

D.Asystemofcroprotation.

17.IntheUnitedKingdom,policeofficersareNOTallowedtojoin______ortogoonstrike.

A.atradeunionB.apoliticalparty

C.aclubD.asociety

18.TheChurchofEnglandisNOTfreetochangeitsformofworship,aslaiddownin______,withouttheconsentofParliament.

A.theBillofRightsB.theProvisionsofOxford

C.theConstitutionsofClarendonD.theBookofCommonPrayer

19.TheBritishuniversitiesaregovernedby______orby______andenjoyacademicfreedom.

A.royalcharters,ActofParliament

B.thePeople’sCharter,theReformActof1832

C.theGreatCharter,theBillofRights

D.thePetitionofRight,theTestAct

20.RupertMurdoch’sNewsInternational,oneofthelargestpublishingcorporations,ownsthefollowingnationalpapersEXCEPT______.

A.theTimesB.theSun

C.NewsoftheWorldD.theDailyTelegraph

21.Nowabout80%to90%ofimmigrationtotheUnitedStatesisfrom______.

A.AsianandHispaniccountries

B.Africancountries

C.Europeancountries

D.CentralandSouthAmericancountries

22.TheDeclarationofIndependenceclearlyexplainedthepoliticaltheorybehindtheAmericanRevolutionwhichcamefrom______.

A.theBritishphilosopherJohnLocke

B.theItalianphilosopherJohnLocke

C.theAmericanpresidentGeorgeWashington

D.theAmericanstatesmanThomasJefferson

23.In1787,allofthestatesexceptRhodeIslandwererepresentedtorevisetheArticlesofConfederationat______.

A.theFirstContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongress

C.theConstitutionalConventionD.theFirstUSCongress

24.In1865,______,whichbannedslavery,wasaddedtotheAmericanConstitution.

A.theTenthAmendmentB.theThirteenthAmendment

C.theDeclarationofIndependenceD.theBillofRights

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheBillofRights?

A.Itwasmeanttoprotecttheblacksfortherighttovote,tousethepublicfacilitiesandtoenjoythesameeducationaswhitepeople.

B.ItwasthefirsttenamendmentstotheAmericanConstitution.

C.ItwasnotuntilthefederalistsagreetotheBillofRightsAmendmentsthatratificationoftheConstitutionwasassured.

D.Itguaranteesthebasicrightsfortheindividualsuchasthefreedomofreligion,freedomofspeech,freedomofthepress,andsoon.

26.Asaresultof______,theterritoryownedbytheUnitedStatesalmostdoubled.

A.theLouisianaPurchase

B.thepeacetreatywithMexico

C.theGadsdenPurchase

D.thearmeduprisingoftheAmericansinTexas

27.AftertheWorldWarI,theresultofthe______wastheemergenceofthe______.

A.PeaceConference,TreatyofParis

B.ParisConference,VersaillesTreatySystem

C.TeheranConference,VersaillesTreatySystem

D.ParisConference,MunichAgreement

28.______wasnotanidealist,notadreamer,sohepresentedtoCongresshisprogramknownas______.

A.JohnF.Kennedy,theNewFrontier

B.TheodoreRoosevelt,theNewDeal

C.WoodrowWilson,theprogramofNewFreedom

D.FranklinD.Roosevelt,theNewDeal

29.Thedecisionofthesetting-upofaworldorganization—theUnitedNationswasmadeatthe______.

A.YaltaConferenceB.GenevaConference

C.TeheranConferenceD.ParisConference

30.TheColdWarbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionbasicallyoriginatedfrom______.

A.theirdifferentgoalsduringtheSecondWorldWar

B.theirdifferentattitudestowardGermany

C.theirdifferentattitudestowardEasternEurope

D.theirseparateconceptsofpostwarworldorder

31.TherealpurposeoftheMarshalPlanisto______.

A.preventGreeceandTurkeyfromfallingintothehandsoftheSovietUnion

B.supportanycountrywhichsaiditwasfightingagainstCommunism

C.helpWesternEuroperecoverfromthedisruptedindustrialproduction

D.preventWesternEuropefrompossibleSovietexpansion

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMcCarthyism?

A.Itwasthereflectionofanti-CommunismontheAmericansociety.

B.Itreferstotheanti-CommunisthysteriaintheUnitedStates.

C.Thecourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communistactivities.

D.ItfrightenedalargenumberofAmericanswhofeltitwouldbemoredangeroustoconformthantodisagreewiththemajority.

33.DuringtheCubanMissileCrisis,President______decidedtousethenavalforcetopreventmilitarymaterialandarmsfromgettingintoCuba.

A.FranklinD.RooseveltB.HarryTruman

C.JohnF.KennedyD.RonaldReagan

34.AftertheGenevaConference,theUnitedStatesreplaced______andbecamethemainforceinprovidingaidfor______.

A.France,theNorthVietnamgovernment

B.France,theSouthVietnamgovernment

C.Britain,theNorthVietnamgovernment

D.Britain,theSouthVietnamgovernment

35.AftertheWatergatescandalhappenedin1972,thePresident______hadtoresign.HeisthefirstpresidenttodosointheU.S.history.

A.RonaldReaganB.HarryTruman

C.JohnF.KennedyD.RichardNixon

36.______waselectedpresidentbecauseinthelate1970s,theAmericansocietyturnedconservative.

A.RonaldReaganB.JimmyCarter

C.RichardM.NixonD.GeorgeBush

37.InAmerica,thetwomajorpartiesarereallynotverydifferenttoday.Butoneconomicissues,the______traditionallyfavorsgovernmentinterventionwhilethe______stressestheroleofthemarketmore.

A.DemocraticParty,RepublicanParty

B.RepublicanParty,DemocraticParty

C.WhigParty,Democratic