2021年1月23日发(作者：创造者)
2012
年
7
月英语国家概况自考试题

2012
年
7
月英语国家概况自考试题


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 A. 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 is NOT a geographical name of Britain?
A. The United Kingdom B. Great Britain
C. England D. The British Isles
2. The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly _____
years.
A. 600 B. 500
C. 400 D. 200
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Alfred?
A. Alfred the Great started the English navy.
B. Alfred the Great reorganized the Saxon army, making it more
efficient.
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C. Alfred the Great established schools and formulated a legal
system.
D. Alfred the Great imposed a tax, called the Danegeld, on the
Saxons.
4. After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of the _____, a
monarchy with powers limited by Parliament.
A. Commonwealth B. Constitutional Monarchy
C. English colonial expansion D. Hereditary Monarchy
5.
According
to
Magna
Carta
no
tax
should
be
made
without
the approval of _____.
A. the House of Lords B. the King
C. the Grand Council D. the House of Commons
6.
_____,
a
dramatist
and
poet,
is
generally
regarded
as
the
greatest writer in the English language.
A. Charles DickensB. Christopher Marlowe
C. William Shakespeare D. Charlotte Bronte
7.
After
the
Restoration,
British
Parliament
passed
a
series
of
severe laws called the Clarendon Code against the _____, now
known as Nonconformists.
A. Christians B. Protestants
C. Puritans D. Catholics
8.
Elizabeth
I
reigned
England,
Wales
and
Ireland
for
_____
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years and remained single.
A. 25 B. 30
C. 40 D. 45
9. After the Wars of the Roses the rule of _____ began.
A. the Plantagenet B. the Yorkists
C. the Stuarts D. the Tudors
10. _____ was the forerunner of the Conservative Party.
A. The Liberal Party B. The Whigs
C. The Tories D. The Labor Party
11.
The
First
World
War
was
fought
between
two
European
power blocs: the “Central Powers” and the “Allies”. The “Allies”
include the following EXCEPT _____.
A. Britain B. France
C. Russia D. Austria-Hungary
12. In 1982, the Falkland Islands War broke out between Britain
and _____.
A. Argentina B. Brazil
C. Peru D. Chile
13. Which of the following abo
ut UK’s monarchy is NOT true?

A. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.
B. There is no written constitution in the United Kingdom.
C. Today the Queen holds the real power in UK.
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D. The continuity of the monarchy has been broken only once.
14.
In
the
United
Kingdom,
the
party
which
wins
the
second
largest
number
of
seat
in
the
House
of
Commons
becomes
_____.
A. the official Opposition B. the leading party
C. the predominant party D. the “shadow cabinet”

15. The Sovereign’s coronation takes place at
_____ in London.
A. Westminster Abbey B. Canterbury Abbey
C. York Abbey D. Northanger Abbey
16.
The
_____
is
made
up
of
statute
law,
common
law
and
conventions.
A. British Constitution B. American Constitution
C. Commonwealth law D. European Community law
17.
There
is
no
Ministry
of
Justice
in
the
United
Kingdom.
General responsibility lies with the following EXCEPT _____.
A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Home Secretary
C. the Attorney General D. the Prime Minister
18. _____ provides for every resident, regardless of income, a
full range of medical services. It has become available in Britain
since 1948.
A. The Social Security Benefits B. The National Health Service
C. The Civil Service D. The National Insurance Fund
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19.
In
summer
there
are
open-air
theatres,
including
one
in
London’s Regent’s Park, where _____ are performed.

A. William Shakespeare’s plays B. Christopher Marlowe’s plays

C. Ben Johnson’s plays D. George Bernard Shaw’s plays

20. Snooker is thought to have been invented by _____
A. Sir Winston Churchill B. Sir Neville Chamberlain
C. Sir Charlie Chamberlain D. Sir John Churchill
21.
The
largest
of
the
racial
and
ethnic
minorities
in
the
U.S.
is_____.
A. the Indians B. the Japanese
C. the Chinese D. the Blacks
22. The place where Christopher Columbus landed was _____ .
A. India B. the islands in Asia
C.
the
current
territory
of
America
D.
the
islands
in
the
now
West Indies
23.
The
great
international
influence
of
_____is
that
the
colonies
in
Spanish
America
rose
up
one
after
another
to
overthrow Spanish colonial rule.
A. the American Civil War
B. the Vietnam War
C. the American War of Independence
D. the Korean War
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the early 1850s with the Westward Movement, the _____
issue became a serious political issue because it might tip the
balance of power in the Senate.
A. slavery B. immigration
C. territory D. Indian
25.
Which
of
the
following
is
NOT
the
main
cause
for
the
American government to declare war on Germany in the World
War I?
A. Germany refused to give up its submarine warfare.
B. Germany tried to get Mexico into the war against the United
States.
C.
Germany
promised
Mexico
the
return
of
lost
territory
of
Texas.
D. Japan launched the bombing of the Pearl Harbor.
26.
In
1932,
in
the
depth
of
the
depression,
the
American
people
chose
_____as
their
next
president
who
promised
a
“new deal” to get America out of the depression.

A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. Woodrow Wilson D. Herbert C. Hoover
27. In the
Second World
War American diplomacy largely was
American diplomacy towards _____.
A. Germany and Italy B. Germany and Japan
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