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全国自考2018年7月英语国家概况试题

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,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.

WritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceonyourAnswerSheet.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheCommonwealthofNationsisNOTtrue?

A.Ithasnospecialpowers.

B.Ithas50membercountriesin1991.

C.Itsmembernationsarejoinedtogetherformilitarypurpose.

D.ItisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.

2.WhichofthefollowingtribescametoBritainfirst?

A.TheJutes.B.TheGaels.

C.TheAngles.D.TheSaxons.

3.KingAlfredmadeatreatywithDanesallowingthemtokeepthenorthernandeasternpartsofEngland,whichlaterbecameknownas______.

A.WessexB.Sussex

C.NormandyD.theDanelaw

4.______,kingofEnglandinitiatedthelong,drawn-outstrugglewithFrancecalledthe

HundredYears’War.

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A.EdwardIB.EdwardII

C.EdwardIIID.HenryIII

5.Williamreplaced______,thecounciloftheAnglo-Saxonkings,with______.

A.theWitan,ParliamentB.theGrandCouncil,theWitan

C.theWitan,theGrandCouncilD.theGrandCouncil,Parliament

6.UnderEdwardI,HenryIII’sson,______wasconquered-1284）（1277andcameunderthe

EnglishCrown.

A.WalesB.Ireland

C.ScotlandD.England

7.MagnaCartawasastatementofthefeudalandlegalrelationshipbetween______,aguaranteeofthefreedomofthechurchandalimitationofthepowersoftheking.

A.theCrownandthebaronsB.theCrownandthechurch

C.theCrownandParliamentD.Parliamentandtheworkingclass

8.______summonedin1265theGreatCounciltomeetatWestminster,ameetingwhichhasbeenseenasthatoftheearliestparliament.

A.KingJohnB.HenryIII

C.PrinceEdwardD.SimondeMontfort

9.ThepurposeofHenryVIII’sreformwasallthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.toaltertheologyinanyway

B.togetridofPapalinterference

C.tomakeanindependentchurchofEngland

D.togetridoftheEnglishChurch’sconnectionwithPope

10.TheRestorationoftheHouseofStuarthappenedintheyear1660.Themonarchwhorestoredwas______.

A.CharlesIB.CharlesII

C.JamesID.JamesII

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11.Ontheiracceptanceof______,WilliamandMarywerecrownedjointlyinWestminsterAbbey.Thustheageofconstitutionalmonarchybegan.

A.theTestActB.MaganaCarta

C.theBillofRightsD.thePetitionofRight

12.TheEnglishRenaissancewaslargelyliterary,anditsfinestrepresentativedramatistswerethefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.BenJonsonB.GeoffreyChaucer

C.WilliamShakespeareD.ChristopherMarlowe

13.AftertheOpiumWarin1840,ChinacededHongKongtoBritainandopenedfiveportstoBritishtradeby______.

A.theTreatyofParisB.theTreatyofBeijing

C.theTreatyofNanjingD.theTreatyofTianjin

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?

A.The“open-field”system.

B.Asystemofcroprotation.

C.Introductionofartificialfertilizer.

D.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.

15.Toriesweretraditionalistswhowerecertainlyagainst______.

A.hereditarymonarchyB.Parliamentaryreforms

C.theChurchofEnglandD.strictmaintenanceoflawandorder

16.ThePrivyCouncilremainedpowerfuluntilthe18thcenturywhenmostofitsworkwastakenoverby______.

A.ParliamentB.theCabinet

C.theHouseofLordsD.theHouseofCommons

17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutUK’smonarchyisNOTtrue?

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A.TheSovereignreigns,butdoestnotrule.

B.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.

C.Thecontinuityofthemonarchyhasbeenbrokenonlyonce.

D.Themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment,goingbacktoatleastthe7th

century.

18.Exceptthat______maynotbeaRomanCatholic,publicofficesinBritainareopen

withoutdistinctiontomembersofallchurchesorofnone.

A.theLordChancellorB.thePrimeMinister

C.theHomeSecretaryD.theAttorneyGeneral

19.TheUniversityBoatRacebetweenOxfordandCambridgehasbeenrowedontheThamesalmostevery______since1836.

A.springB.summer

C.autumnD.winter

20.TheRoyalNationalEisteddford,whichdatesbackto1176,takesplacein______foraweekannually.

A.WalesB.London

C.ScotlandD.Edinburgh

21.Betweentheendofthecivilwarand1880,therewasabigpopulationmovementintheUnitedStates,withpeoplemoving______.

A.fromtheruralareastocities

B.fromthecorecitiestothesuburbs

C.fromtheNortheasttotheSouthandtheWest

D.fromthedensely-populatedeastcoasttothesparsely-populatedwest

22.IntheUnitedStates,thelargestminoritygroupis______whilethefastest-growing

minoritygroupis______.

A.theAsian-Americangroup,Hispanics

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B.theAfrican-Americangroup,Europeanethnicgroups

C.theAfrican-Americangroup,theAsian-Americangroup

D.theAsian-Americangroup,theAfrican-Americangroup

23.ThechiefreasonsforearlysettlerstocometotheNewContinentwerethefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.toescapefrompovertyB.toseekbetteropportunity

C.topracticereligioustolerationD.toescapereligiouspersecution

24.ThesignificanceoftheWarofIndependenceisthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.

A.itpavedthewayforthedevelopmentofcapitalisminAmerica

B.itwasahistoricevent,bywhichtheAmericanpeoplegainedindependence

C.itmadebothBritainandAmericarealizethattheirdisputesshouldbesolvedthroughnegotiation

D.ithadgreatinternationalinfluence—forinstance,thecoloniesroseuponeafteranothertooverthrowcolonialrule

25.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbythe______ContinentalCongresson

______.

A.First,July4,1767B.First,July14,1767

C.Second,July4,1776D.Second,July14,1776

26.TheRedScarein1919and1920reflected______inAmericanhistory.

A.materialsuccessB.spiritualfrustration

C.intolerantnationalismD.rapidgrowthofeconomy

27.______realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.

A.AbrahamLincolnB.JamesMadison

C.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheProgressiveMovement?

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A.Ithappenedattheturnofthe20thcentury.

B.Itwasanorganizedcampaignwithclearlydefinedgoals.

C.Itdemandedgovernmentregulationoftheeconomyandsocialconditions.

D.Itwasanumberofdiverseeffortsatpolitical,social,andeconomicreforms.

29.______ConferencebeganonJanuary18,1919wasactuallyaconferenceofdivisionofcoloniesofGermany,Austro-HungaryandtheOttomanEmpire.

A.TheParisB.TheYalta

C.TheTeheranD.ThePotsdam

30.The______inthe1920swasthebeginningofalongeconomicdepressionintheU.S.

A.stockmarketcrashB.politicalpersecution

C.governmentcorruptionD.governmentinterference

31.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericandiplomacylargelywasAmericandiplomacytowards______.

A.GermanyandItalyB.GermanyandJapan

C.BritainandFranceD.BritainandSovietUnion

32.TheopendeclarationofthecontainmentpolicytowardtheSovietUnionwasmadeby

______onMarch12,1949inaspeechtothejointsessionofcongress.

A.TrumanB.GeorgeKennan

C.GeorgeMarshallD.FranklinRoosevelt

33.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtotheupsurgeinbirths?

A.Oilindustry.B.Automobileandhousing.

C.Housinganddefenseindustries.D.Automobileanddefenseindustries.

34.TheSupremeCourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communisthysteriaby______.

A.supportingthetrialofAlgerHiss

B.supportingPresidentTruman’sexecutiveorder

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C.convicting11high-rankingCommunistleaders

D.decidingthattheSmithActwasinlinewiththeConstitution

35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheU.S.economy?

A.Thereislittlegovernmentinvolvementintheeconomy.

B.TheAmericaneconomyisbasedlargelyonafreeenterprisesystem.

C.TheAmericaneconomyischaracterizedbyahighdegreeofmonopoly.

D.Unemployment,inflation,financialdeficitarethemainproblemsinAmericaneconomy.

36.Inordertopreventthegovernmentfrommisusingitspower,thewritersoftheConstitutionworkedout______.

A.BillofRightsB.checksandbalances

C.theArticlesofConfederationD.TheCivilRightsActof1964

37.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto______.

A.theconflictbetweenDemocratsandRepublicans

B.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti-Federalists

C.thestrugglebetweenthosewhosupportedslaveryandthosewhoopposedslavery

D.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependence

38.InAmerica,itis______thatestablishespoliciesfortheeducationwithinitsboundary.

A.thestateB.themayor

C.thefederalgovernmentD.thegovernorofthestate

39.In1836,______publishedhisfamousbookNature,whichisthecleareststatementofTranscendentalistideas.

A.WaltWhitmanB.EmilyDickerson

C.N