wald7月英语国家概况自考试题

2021年1月14日发(作者：冉慈)
2009年7月英语国家概况自考试题
全国2009年7月自考
英语国家概况试题
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I. Multiple Choice Questions. (50 points, 1 point for each)
Directions: In this part of the test, there are 50 unfinished
statements or questions. For each of the unfinished statements
or questions, four suggested answers marked, B, C and D are
given. Choose the one that you think best completes the
statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the
answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on your
Answer Sheet.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Britain?
A. Great Britain and England are geographical names.
B. The official name of Britain is the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.
C. Britain has four political divisions on the island of Great
Britain.
D. British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth in
1931.
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2. The successful Roman invasion took place in ______, headed
by ______.
A. 43 AD, the Emperor Claudius B. 43 AD, Julius Caesar
C. 55 BC, Julius Caesar D. 55 BC, the Emperor Claudius
3. During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the
Germanic ______ invaded and conquered Britain.
A. Angles and Celts B. Angles and Picts
C. Angles and Britons D. Angles and Saxons
4. In the year 597, England began to be Christianized. It was
mainly due to the work of ______.
A. St. Augustine B. Constantine
C. Pope Gregory D. Ethelbert, king of Kent
5. ______ is regarded by many Englishmen as the foundation of
English liberties.
A. The beginning of British Parliament
B. The People’s Charter
C. The Petition of Right
D. Magna Carta of 1215
6. ______ is known as “the father of the British navy” as he
founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at sea.
A. Ethelred B. William
C. Alfred D. Edward
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7. Which of the following is NOT true about “Domesday Book”?
A. It was compiled to discover how much to be called upon to
pay by taxes.
B. It was so called because it seemed to the English like the
Book of Doom used on Judgment Day.
C. It was completed as the result of a general survey of England.
D. it is kept in the public library in London.
8. The Lollards were ______ who had played a very important
role in the Peasant Uprising of 1381.
A. poor priests and itinerant preachers B. poets and writers
C. merchants D. craftsmen
9. The word Renaissance is from ______, meaning “rebirth”,
and was first applied by the ______ historian Jakob Burckhardt
in 1860.
A. English, Swiss B. French, Italian
C. French, Swiss D. English, Italian
10. The significance of the Wars of the Roses was all the
following EXCEPT that ______.
A. feudalism received its death blow
B. the great medieval nobility was much weakened
C. the king’s power now became limited
D. no less than 80 nobles of royal blood were killed in the wars
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11. The Religious Reformation in England was led by King
______, and the direct cause was his divorce case with ______.
A. Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon B. Henry Tudor, Elizabeth of
York
C. Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine D. Henry I, Matilda
12. Which of the following statements is NOT true about
Elizabeth I?
A. Elizabeth I broke Mary’s ties with Rome.
B. Elizabeth I restored her father’s independent Church of
England.
C. Elizabeth I’s religious reform was a compromise of views.
D. Elizabeth I’s religious settlement was acceptable to both
extreme Protestants and ardent Catholics.
13. After the Restoration, British Parliament passed a series of
severe laws called ______ against the Puritans, now known as
Nonconformists.
A. the Act of Succession B. the Petition of Right
C. the Clarendon Code D. the Act of Supremacy
14. The spark of the First World War was struck at Sarajevo on
June 28 ______, when the ______ Crown Prince Franz
Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.
A. 1913, German B. 1914,Austrian
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C. 1913, Bulgarian D. 1914, English
15. The leader of the House of Lords is ______.
A. the Archbishops of Canterbury B. the Monarch
C. the Prime Minister D. the Lord Chancellor
16. Which of the following is NOT considered a characteristic of
farming in England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
A. Use of artificial fertilizer.
B. Introduction of new agricultural machinery.
C. The “open-field” system.
D. A system of crop rotation.
17. In the United Kingdom, police officers are NOT allowed to
join ______ or to go on strike.
A. a trade union B. a political party
C. a club D. a society
18. The Church of England is NOT free to change its form of
worship, as laid down in ______, without the consent of
Parliament.
A. the Bill of Rights B. the Provisions of Oxford
C. the Constitutions of Clarendon D. the Book of Common
Prayer
19. The British universities are governed by ______ or by
______ and enjoy academic freedom.
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A. royal charters, Act of Parliament
B. the People’s Charter, the Reform Act of 1832
C. the Great Charter, the Bill of Rights
D. the Petition of Right, the Test Act
20. Rupert Murdoch’s News International, one of the largest
publishing corporations, owns the following national papers
EXCEPT ______.
A. the TimesB. the Sun
C. News of the World D. the Daily Telegraph
21. Now about 80% to 90% of immigration to the United States
is from ______.
A. Asian and Hispanic countries
B. African countries
C. European countries
D. Central and South American countries
22. The Declaration of Independence clearly explained the
political theory behind the American Revolution which came
from ______.
A. the British philosopher John Locke
B. the Italian philosopher John Locke
C. the American president George Washington
D. the American statesman Thomas Jefferson
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23. In 1787, all of the states except Rhode Island were
represented to revise the Articles of Confederation at ______.
A. the First Continental Congress B. the Second Continental
Congress
C. the Constitutional Convention D. the First US Congress
24. In 1865, ______, which banned slavery, was added to the
American Constitution.
A. the Tenth Amendment B. the Thirteenth Amendment
C. the Declaration of Independence D. the Bill of Rights
25. Which of the following is NOT true about the Bill of Rights?
A. It was meant to protect the blacks for the right to vote, to
use the public facilities and to enjoy the same education as
white people.
B. It was the first ten amendments to the American
Constitution.
C. It was not until the federalists agree to the Bill of Rights
Amendments that ratification of the Constitution was assured.
D. It guarantees the basic rights for the individual such as the
freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
and so on.
26. As a result of ______, the territory owned by the United
States almost doubled.
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