全国2008年7月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题.doc

全国2008年7月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题中华考试网()【大 中 小】 2008年7月19日 -全国2008年7月高等教育自学考试 英语国家概况试题 课程代码：00522 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.Wessex B.Sussex C.Normandy D.theDanelaw 4._,kingofEnglandinitiatedthelong,drawn-outstrugglewithFrancecalledtheHundredYearsWar. A.EdwardI B.EdwardII C.EdwardIII D.HenryIII 5.Williamreplaced_,thecounciloftheAnglo-Saxonkings,with_. A.theWitan,Parliament B.theGrandCouncil,theWitan C.theWitan,theGrandCouncil D.theGrandCouncil,Parliament 6.UnderEdwardI,HenryIIIsson,_wasconquered(1277-1284)andcameundertheEnglishCrown. A.Wales B.Ireland C.Scotland D.England7.MagnaCartawasastatementofthefeudalandlegalrelationshipbetween_,aguaranteeofthefreedomofthechurchandalimitationofthepowersoftheking.A.theCrownandthebarons B.theCrownandthechurch C.theCrownandParliament D.Parliamentandtheworkingclass8._summonedin1265theGreatCounciltomeetatWestminster,ameetingwhichhasbeenseenasthatoftheearliestparliament. A.KingJohn B.HenryIII C.PrinceEdward D.SimondeMontfort9.ThepurposeofHenryVIIIsreformwasallthefollowingEXCEPT_. A.toaltertheologyinanyway B.togetridofPapalinterference C.tomakeanindependentchurchofEngland D.togetridoftheEnglishChurchsconnectionwithPope10.TheRestorationoftheHouseofStuarthappenedintheyear1660.Themonarchwhorestoredwas_. A.CharlesI B.CharlesII C.JamesI D.JamesII 11.Ontheiracceptanceof_,WilliamandMarywerecrownedjointlyinWestminsterAbbey.Thustheageofconstitutionalmonarchybegan. A.theTestAct B.MaganaCarta C.theBillofRights D.thePetitionofRight 12.TheEnglishRenaissancewaslargelyliterary,anditsfinestrepresentativedramatistswerethefollowingEXCEPT_. A.BenJonson B.GeoffreyChaucer C.WilliamShakespeare D.ChristopherMarlowe 13.AftertheOpiumWarin1840,ChinacededHongKongtoBritainandopenedfiveportstoBritishtradeby_. A.theTreatyofParis B.theTreatyofBeijing C.theTreatyofNanjing D.theTreatyofTianjin 14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandearly19thcenturies? A.The“open-field”system. B.Asystemofcroprotation. C.Introductionofartificialfertilizer. D.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery. 15.Toriesweretraditionalistswhowerecertainlyagainst_. A.hereditarymonarchy B.Parliamentaryreforms C.theChurchofEngland D.strictmaintenanceoflawandorder 16.ThePrivyCouncilremainedpowerfuluntilthe18thcenturywhenmostofitsworkwastakenoverby_. A.Parliament B.theCabinet C.theHouseofLords D.theHouseofCommons 17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutUKsmonarchyisNOTtrue? A.TheSovereignreigns,butdoestnotrule. B.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy. C.Thecontinuityofthemonarchyhasbeenbrokenonlyonce. D.Themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment,goingbacktoatleastthe7thcentury.18.Exceptthat_maynotbeaRomanCatholic,publicofficesinBritainareopenwithoutdistinctiontomembersofallchurchesorofnone. A.theLordChancellor B.thePrimeMinister C.theHomeSecretary D.theAttorneyGeneral 19.TheUniversityBoatRacebetweenOxfordandCambridgehasbeenrowedontheThamesalmostevery_since1836. A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter 20.TheRoyalNationalEisteddford,whichdatesbackto1176,takesplacein_foraweekannually. A.Wales B.London C.Scotland D.Edinburgh 21.Betweentheendofthecivilwarand1880,therewasabigpopulationmovementintheUnitedStates,withpeoplemoving_. A.fromtheruralareastocities B.fromthecorecitiestothesuburbs C.fromtheNortheasttotheSouthandtheWest D.fromthedensely-populatedeastcoasttothesparsely-populatedwest 22.IntheUnitedStates,thelargestminoritygroupis_whilethefastest-growingminoritygroupis_. A.theAsian-Americangroup,Hispanics B.theAfrican-Americangroup,Europeanethnicgroups C.theAfrican-Americangroup,theAsian-Americangroup D.theAsian-Americangroup,theAfrican-Americangroup23.ThechiefreasonsforearlysettlerstocometotheNewContinentwerethefollowingEXCEPT_. A.toescapefrompoverty B.toseekbetteropportunity C.topracticereligioustoleration D.toescapereligiouspersecution 24.ThesignificanceoftheWarofIndependenceisthefollowingEXCEPTthat_. A.itpavedthewayforthedevelopmentofcapitalisminAmerica B.itwasahistoricevent,bywhichtheAmericanpeoplegainedindependence C.itmadebothBritainandAmericarealizethattheirdisputesshouldbesolvedthroughnegotiation D.ithadgreatinternationalinfluenceforinstance,thecoloniesroseuponeafteranothertooverthrowcolonialrule 25.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbythe_ContinentalCongresson_. A.First,July4,1767 B.First,July14,1767 C.Second,July4,1776 D.Second,July14,1776 26.TheRedScarein1919and1920reflected_inAmericanhistory. A.materialsuccess B.spiritualfrustration C.intolerantnationalism D.rapidgrowthofeconomy 27._realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery. A.AbrahamLincoln B.JamesMadison C.GeorgeWashington D.ThomasJefferson 28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheProgressiveMovement? A.Ithappenedattheturnofthe20thcentury. B.Itwasanorganizedcampaignwithclearlydefinedgoals. C.Itdemandedgovernmentregulationoftheeconomyandsocialconditions. D.Itwasanumberofdiverseeffortsatpolitical,social,andeconomicreforms.29._ConferencebeganonJanuary18,1919wasactuallyaconferenceofdivisionofcoloniesofGermany,Austro-HungaryandtheOttomanEmpire. A.TheParis B.TheYalta C.TheTeheran D.ThePotsdam 30.The_inthe1920swasthebeginningofalongeconomicdepressionintheU.S. A.stockmarketcrash B.politicalpersecution C.governmentcorruption D.governmentinterference 31.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericandiplomacylargelywasAmericandiplomacytowards_. A.GermanyandItaly B.GermanyandJapan C.BritainandFrance D.BritainandSovietUnion32.TheopendeclarationofthecontainmentpolicytowardtheSovietUnionwasmadeby_onMarch12,1949inaspeechtothejointsessionofcongress.A.Truman B.GeorgeKennan C.GeorgeMarshall D.FranklinRoosevelt 33.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtotheupsurgeinbirths? A.Oilindustry. B.Automobileandhousing. C.Housinganddefenseindustries. D.Automobileanddefenseindustries. 34.TheSupremeCourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communisthysteriaby_. A.supportingthetrialofAlgerHiss B.supportingPresidentTrumansexecutiveorder C.convicting11high-rankingCommunistleaders D.decidingthattheSmithActwasinlinewiththeConstitution 35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheU.S.economy? A.Thereislittlegovernmentinvolvementintheeconomy. B.TheAmericaneconomyisbasedlargelyonafreeenterprisesystem. C.TheAmericaneconomyischaracterizedbyahighdegreeofmonopoly. D.Unemployment,inflation,financialdeficitarethemainproblemsinAmericaneconomy. 36.Inordertopreventthegovernmentfrommisusingitspower,thewritersoftheConstitutionworkedout_. A.BillofRights B.checksandbalances C.theArticlesofConfederation D.TheCivilRightsActof196437.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto_. A.theconflictbetweenDemocratsandRepublicans B.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti-Federalists C.thestrugglebetweenthosewhosupportedslaveryandthosewhoopposedslavery D.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependence38.InAmerica,itis_thatestablishespoliciesfortheeducationwithinitsboundary. A.thestate B.themayor C.thefederalgovernment D.thegovernorofthestate39.In1836,_publishedhisfamousbookNature,whichisthecleareststatementofTranscendentalistideas. A.WaltWhitman B.EmilyDickerson C.NathanielHawthorne D.RalphWaldoEmerson 40.Ofallthesymbols,_whichareconsideredtorepresentfertilityandnewlife,aremostfrequentlyassociatedwithEaster. A.thelambandthebeef B.theeggandtherabbit C.thepumpkinandtheturkey D.thespringpeasandboxofchocolate 41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthePrairieProvinces? A.Alberta. B.Manitoba. C.Saskatchewan. D.NewBrunswick. 42.In1931by_CanadawasformallydeclaredtobeasovereignnationandbecomeamemberoftheCommonwealthofNations. A.theQuebecAct B.theActofUnion C.theStatuteofWestminster D.theBritishNorthAmericanAct 43.WhyweretheFrenchtroopsinCanadadefeatedbytheBritishduringtheSevenYearsWar? A.BecauseBritishtroopsaretoostrongtobedefeated. B.BecausetheywerenotusedtotheweatherinCanada. C.Becausetheydidnotgetsupportfromthelocalpeople. D.Becausetheydidnotreceivethesuppliestheyneededsobadly. 44.Australiaispoliticallydividedinto_statesand_territories. A.six,two B.six,three C.eight,two D.ten,two 45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorofthehotanddryclimateinAustralia? A.Australiahasfewmountains. B.MostofAustraliaisfarfromtheoceans. C.MostofAustralialiesbetween20and35north. D.Theairmassesaredry,sunny,andhighpressurecells. 46.Queenslandisalsocalled_. A.thegardenstate B.thesunshinestate C.thepremierstate D.thestateofexcitement 47.ThefirstEnglishmantovisitNewZealandwas_. A.JamesCook B.AbelTasman C.JacquesCartier D.JohnCabot 48.NewZealandisthefirstcountryintheworldtogetthenewdaybecause_. A.itislocatedintheSouthernPacificOcean B.itisjusteastoftheInternationalDateLine C.itisjustwestoftheInternationalDateLine D.itislocatedhalfwaybetweentheequatorandtheSouthPole 49.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalunits.Theyare_. A.GreatBritainandIreland B.theUnitedKingdomandNorthern