全国英语国家概况试题及答案.docx

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全国英语国家概况试题及答案

全国2008年4月自考英语国家概况真题

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Ⅰ.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.（50points,1pointforeach）

1．Aboutahundredyearsago,asaresultofitsimperialistexpansion,Britainruledanempirethathadonefourthoftheworld’speopleand______oftheworld’slandarea.（　C　　）

A．halfB．onethird

C．onefourthD．onefifth

2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheCeltsisNOTtrue?

（　C　　）

A．Theywereironworkers.

B．Theywerepracticedfarmers.

C．TheyspokeAnglo-SaxonEnglish.

D．Theydrainedmuchofthemarshlandsandbuilthouses.

3．Thespiritofthe______wasthelimitationofthepowersoftheking.（　B　　）

A．BookofConcordB．MagnaCarta

C．DomesdayBookD．commonlaw

4．______wasaboveallresponsibleforthereligiousreforminEngland.（　C　　）

A．AlfredtheGreatB．EdwardⅠ

C．HenryⅧD．WilliamtheConqueror

5．ThenameWarsoftheRoseswas,infact,coinedbythegreat19thcenturynovelist______.

（　C　　）

A．SirThomasBrowneB．SirMaxBeerbohm

C．SirWalterScottD．SirNormanAngell

6．Elizabeth’srelationshipwithParliamentwasoften______.（　B　　）

A．peacefulB．turbulent

C．cooperativeD．harmonious

7．______wasgenerallyconsideredthetransitionalperiodbetweentheMiddleAgesandmodern

times,coveringtheyearsc.1350-c.1650.（　　B　）

A．TheReformationB．TheRenaissance

C．TheRestorationD．TheGloriousRevolution

8．Looselyspeaking,______werethosewhoopposedabsolutemonarchyandsupportedtherighttoreligiousfreedomforNonconformists.（　A　　）

A．theWhigsB．theTories

C．themembersoftheLaborPartyD．themembersoftheConservativeParty

9．AsaresultoftheagricultureenclosureinEnglandinthelate18thcentury,______.（　D　　）

A．dietbecamelessvaried

B．theEnglishtenantsgotbenefits

C．farmsbecamesmallerandsmaller

D．peasantfarmershadtolookforworkintowns

10．Oneofthemostfar-reachingconsequencesoftheSecondWorldWaristhat______.（　C　　）

A．itimprovedBritisheconomy

B．itstrengthenedtheBritishEmpire

C．ithastenedtheendoftheBritishEmpire

D．ithastenedtheendoftheBritishCommonwealth

11．ThePrimeMinisterofBritainwas______.（　A　　）

A．appointedbytheQueen

B．electedbytheParliament

C．voteddirectlybythepeopleofthecountry

D．selectedfromthemembersoftheParliament

12．ApartfromBritain,theQueenisalsotheheadofstateofthefollowingcountriesEXCEPT______.（　D　　）

A．AustraliaB．Canada

C．NewZealandD．SouthAfrica

13．IntheU.K.,thepublicareadmittedto______intheHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.

（A　　）

A．theStranger’sGalleriesB．theTateGallery

C．theNationalGalleryD．theStateGalleries

14．InBritain,thepositionof______istraditionallyheldbythePrimeMinister.（B　）

A．MinisterofDefenseB．FirstLordoftheTreasury

C．LordChancellorD．MinisterofEducation

15．______isNOTthefunctionoftheBritishParliament.（　D　）

A．Examiningandmakinglaws

B．Examiningtheactionsofthegovernment

C．Authorizingtaxationandpublicexpenditure

D．MaintainingthesupremeauthorityoftheSovereign

16．No.10DowningStreetinLondonis______.（　D　　）

A．theofficialresidenceoftheQueen

B．theofficebuildingofLordChancellor

C．themeetingplaceoftheBritishParliament

D．theofficialresidenceofBritishPrimeMinister

17．TherearetwoestablishedChurchesinBritain,thatis,______.（　D　　）

A．theChurchofWalesandtheChurchofIreland

B．theChurchofEnglandandtheChurchofWales

C．theChurchofScotlandandtheChurchofIreland

D．theChurchofEnglandandtheChurchofScotland

18．______isapublicholidayinBritain.（　　C　）

A．TheNationalDayB．GuyFawkesDay

C．BoxingDayD．AprilFools’Day

19．______newspapersaredirectedatreaderswhowantfullinformationonawiderange

ofpublicmatters.（　　A　）

A．QualityB．Popular

C．“Mid-market”D．Tabloid

20．ThePrivyCouncilincludes______.（A　　）

A．allCabinetministersB．alltheArchbishopsinBritain

C．allmembersoftheHouseofLordsD．allmembersoftheHouseofCommons

21．______ofNewYorkusedtobeanimportantimmigrationreceptionspot.（　A　　）

A．EllisIslandB．Manhattan

C．BrooklynD．LongIsland

22．______totheConstitution,asthefoundationoftheAmericanconstitutionalsystem,were

calledtheBillofRights.（　　C　）

A．ThefirstthreeamendmentsB．Thefirstfiveamendments

C．ThefirsttenamendmentsD．Thefirsttwelveamendments

23．Aftermuchdebate,theCompromiseof1850waspassed,whichallowed______tobe

acceptedasafreestate.（　　B　）

A．UtahB．California

C．LouisianaD．NewMexico

24．TheArticlesofConfederationin1781wasunusualbecauseitprovidedfor______.（A　　　）

A．nokingB．astrongcentralgovernment

C．civilrightsD．taxationpowers

25．TheFederalistPapersareregardedasthebestexplanationofthe______.（　D　　）

A．19thAmendmentB．ArticlesofConfederation

C．BillofRightsD．U.S.Constitution

26．AftertheCivilWar,______becameastrongtrendinAmericaneconomy.（　　C　）

A．disappearanceofprivatebusinessB．increaseincapitalinvestment

C．monopolybybigbusinessD．nationalizationofenterprises

27．ThePeaceConferencein1919wasdominatedbytheBigFour,thatis,______.（　　C　）

A．theUnitedStates,Britain,SpainandItaly

B．theUnitedStates,Japan,FranceandItaly

C．theUnitedStates,Britain,FranceandItaly

D．theUnitedStates,Britain,FranceandRussia

28．TheGreatDepressionin1929wascausedbyallthefollowingBUT______.（　C　　）

A．stockmarketspeculation

B．over-expansionofcredit

C．toomuchinvestmentincompanies

D．lackofstabilityinthebankingsystem

29．Inhisinauguralspeech,______saidthat“theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself”.

（　D　　）

A．LyndonJohnsonB．TheodoreRoosevelt

C．JohnF.KennedyD．FranklinRoosevelt

30．TheSecondWorldWarcametoanendin______.（　A　　）

A．1945B．1946

C．1947D．1949

31．In1947theTrumanAdministrationdecidedtoprovideaidfor______topreventthesetwo

countriesfromfallingintothehandsoftheSovietUnion.（　D　　）

A．PolandandRomaniaB．GermanyandItaly

C．theU.K.andFranceD．GreeceandTurkey

32．Since1945theUnitedStateshadenteredatwenty-five-yearperiodofeconomicboom,but

its______industrydidnotexperiencegreatdevelopment.（　　B　）

A．automobileB．aerospace

C．housingD．defense

33．The______turnedouttobeAmerica’slongestwarithadeverfought.（　　D　）

A．FirstWorldWarB．SecondWorldWar

C．KoreanWarD．VietnamWar

34．TheU.S.ConstitutionallowsthePresidenttogive______andpardonsinfederalcriminal

cases.（　　B　）

A．absolutionsB．reprieves

C．testimoniesD．amnesties

35．IntheU.S.eachlocalschooldistricthasagoverningboardwhichisusually______.

（　A　　）

A．electedbythevoters

B．chosenfromtheteachingstaff

C．selectedfromthelocalcommunity

D．appointedbythecountymagistrate

36．InAmerica,theConstitutionprovidesthat______shallbePresidentoftheSenate.（　D　）

A．theSpeakeroftheHouseB．theSecretaryofState

C．theChiefJusticeD．theVicePresident

37．HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingof______in1636.（　C　　）

A．MITB．YaleUniversity

C．HarvardCollegeD．PrincetonUniversity

38．TheodoreDreiserwastheliteraryrepresentativeofAmerican______.（　　D　）

A．RomanticistsB．Transcendentalists

C．ModernistsD．Naturalists

39．InhisOldManandtheSea,Hemingwaypraisestheoldfisherman’s______.（　B　　）

A．couragetoacceptmiseryinlifeB．attitudetowardsdefeatandfailure

C．couragetofightmonstersintheseaD．attitudetowardstherisksofhighseas

40．OneofthegoalssetbyPresidentBushinhisplan“America2000”is______.（　B　　）

A．increasingtheadultliteracyrate

B．eliminatingdrugsandviolenceatschool

C．betteringallthestudents’foreignlanguages

D．improvingthehigh-schoolgraduationrateto80%

41．QuebecdiffersfromotherCanadianprovincesbecause______.（　　C　）

A．itisveryrichinoil

B．itisidealforwheatgrowing

C．ithasastrongFrenchculture

D．itstouristtradeisveryimportanttotheeconomy

42．In1885,Canadawaslinkedfromcoasttocoastbecause______.（　　　D）

A．acanalwasconstructed

B．manyexpresswayswerebuilt

C．anationalhighwaywasfinished

D．theCanadianPacificRailwaywascompleted

43．______,thesecondlargestcityofCanada,islocatedinQuebec（　A　　）

A．MontrealB．Vancouver

C．TorontoD．Ottawa

44．Adelaideisinternationallywell-known______.（　A　　）

A．foritsartsfestival

B．foritsleadingroleinlumbering

C．foritsmostprosperousagriculture

D．foritsproductionofhalfoftheworld’sopals

45．Sydney,thelargestcityinAustralia,isthecapitalof______.（　　D　）

A．VictoriaB．Queensland

C．SouthAustraliaD．NewSouthWales

46．MostofthelandinAustralia’sruralareasisused______.（　A　　）

A．forgrazingsheepandcattle

B．fordamsandfarmbuildings

C．forgrowingvegetablesandsugarcanes

D．forgrowingcropslikewheatandothergrains

47．AccordingtotheWaitangiTreaty,iftheMaoriswanttosellland,only______willhave

therighttobuy.（　B　　）

A．theMaoristhemselvesB．theCrown

C．theBritishcitizensD．thelocalgovernment

48．ThenaturaldisastersinNewZealandmayinclude______.（　A　　）

A．earthquakes,volcanoesandflooding

B．volcanoes,floodingandheavysnows

C．earthquakes,flooding,andheavysnows

D．volcanoes,heavysnowsandearthquakes

49．Duringthe19thcentury,______wasamostimportantreasonforacentury-longpopulation

declineinIreland.（C　　）

A．warB．flood

C．famineD．earthquake

50．Today93%ofthe