紧张英文4月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

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2011

年

4

月自考

英语国家概况试题

课程代码：

00522

I.

Read

the

following

unfinished

statements

or

questions

carefully.

For

each

unfinished

statement

or

question,

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

the

answer

sheet.

(50

points,

1

point for each)

1._______

is

NOT

a

political

division

on

the

island

of

Great

Britain.

A. IrelandB. Wales

C. EnglandD. Scotland

2._______ , King of Wessex, is known as “the father of British

Navy” who founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at

sea.

A. AlfredB. Henry

C. EdwardD. William

3.

The

_______

Conquest

in

1066

is

perhaps

the

best

known

1

event in English history.

A. RomanB. Viking

C. Anglo-SaxonD. Norman

4. _______was the modern name given to the deadly bubonic

plague,

an

epidemic

disease

spread

by

rat

fleas

in

the

14th

century.

A. CholeraB. Malaria

C. Black DeathD. Yellow Fever

5.

The

name

Wars

of

Roses

was,

in

fact,

coined

by

the

great

19th century novelist_______.

A. Walter ScottB. Ben Johnson

C. Francis BaconD. Edmund Spenser

6.

Winston

Churchill

was

heavily

defeated

at

the

general

election of 1945 because _______.

A. he did not act as a great war leader

B. he failed to lead his country to victory

C. people wanted Britain to return to the politics of the 1920s

and 30s

D.

the

Conservative

Party’s

traditional

principles

see

med

old- fashioned

7._______

overthrew

the

feudal

system

in

England

and

is

generally regarded as the beginning of modern world history.

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A. Puritan RevolutionB. The War of Roses

C. The English Civil WarD. The Glorious Revolution

8.

The

British

Monarchy

has

been

in

existence

for

more

than

1,000 years going back to at least the _______ century.

A. 8thB. 9th

C. 10thD. 11th

9.

In

the

line

of

succession

to

the

throne,

_______

have

precedence over other candidates (heirs).

A. the monarch’s sonsB. the queen’s sister

s

C. the monarch’s brothersD. the queen’s daughters

10._______

is

NOT

a

constitutional

part

of

the

British

Parliament.

A. The CabinetB. The Sovereign

C. The House of LordsD. The House of Commons

11.

Each

session

of

the

British

Parliament

usually

lasts

for_______.

A. one yearB. two years

C. four yearsD. half a year

12. In the general election, an MP candidate must deposit 500

pounds,

which

is

returned

if

he

or

she

receives

_______

or

more of the vote cast.

A. 5%B. 10%

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C. 15%D. 20%

13. Only in _______ are police officers allowed to carry firearms

for personal protection and for duty purposes.

A. WalesB. England

C. ScotlandD. Northern Ireland

14.

In

Great

Britain,

almost

_______of

medical

prescription

items are supplied free.

A. 50%B. 60%

C. 70%D. 80%

15. The two established churches in Britain are_______.

A. Church of England and Church of Wales

B. Church of Ireland and Church of England

C. Church of Ireland and Church of Scotland

D. Church of England and Church of Scotland

16. Full time first-degree university courses usually last _______

in England.

A. 2 yearsB. 3 years

C. 4 yearsD. 5 years

17. _______ is a “quality” newspaper in Britain.

A. The SunB. The Times

C. The Daily StarD. The Daily Mirror

18. The home of golf is_______.

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A. WalesB. England

C. ScotlandD. Northern Ireland

19.

In

the

United

Kingdom,

ministers

are

appointed

by

the

Queen on the recommendation of_______.

A. the Prime Minister

B. the Lord Chancellor

C. the Duke of Edinburgh

D. the Speaker of the House of Commons

20.

_______was

the

British

Prime

Minister

who

adopted

appeasement policy to Nazi Germany during the Second World

War.

A. Tony BlairB. Margaret Thatcher

C. Winston ChurchillD. Neville Chamberlain

21.

The

percentage

of

immigrants

in

the

United

States

varies

greatly

from

region

to

region

with

the

_______United

States

accounting for 14.8% of foreign-born population in the 1980s.

A. SouthernB. Northern

C. WesternD. Eastern

22.

In

the

U.S.

the

high

birth

rate

during

the

“baby

boom”

mainly refers to the period _______.

A. 1920

—

1930B. 1946

—

1964

C. 1972

—

1982D. 1980

—

1990

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23. In 1607 the first English colony in America was founded at

Jamestown,_______.

A. MaineB. Virginia

C. MassachusettsD. New Hampshire

24.

After

the

United

States

bought

the

_______

for

only

$$15

million, its territory almost doubled.

A. Ohio TerritoryB. Gadsden Territory

C. Louisiana TerritoryD. New Mexico Territory

25. When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the southern

states broke away and formed a new nation called_______.

A. the Confederate Unions

B. the Federal States of America

C. the Federal Union of America

D. the Confederate States of America

26. The Civil War ended with the passing of the _______to the

Constitution, which banned slavery in the United States.

A. Tenth AmendmentB. Eleventh Amendment

C. Twelfth AmendmentD. Thirteenth Amendment

27.

Which

of

the

following

statements

is

NOT

a

reason

to

explain the rapid growth of capitalism after the Civil War?

A.

The

U.S.

federal

government

put

low

taxes

on

foreign

imports.

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