7全国自考英语国家概况试题及答案解析

1、 精品自学考试资料推荐 全国2018年7月自学考试英语国家概况试题 课程代码：00522 请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上，全部题目用英文作答 IMultipIe Choice Questions(50 points，1 point for each) ：For each of Directionspart of the test,there are 50 unfinished statements or questionsIn this ，C and D are four suggested answers marked ABthe unfinished statements or questi

2、ons think best completes the statement or answers the question you given Choose the one that Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on your Answer Sheet 1.Christianity was first brought to England by_. A.the Romans B.the Celts D.the Danes C.the Anglo-Saxons 2.The n

3、ames such as Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from_. A.Christianity B.Teutonic religion D.Catho1icism C.Druidism 3.At about 700 BC，_began to arrive in England from eastern and central Europe，now France，Belgium and southern Germany. A.the Celts B.the Beaker Folk D.the Anglo-Saxons C.the R

4、omans 4._made a treaty with the Danes allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England，which later became known as the Danelaw. A.King Ethelred B.King Alfred D.King Harold C.King Edward 5.Many hundreds of rebels were put to death by_ as he passed triumphantly with an army of 40，000 me

5、n through Kent and Essex. A.King Henry II B.King Richard D.King Edward III C.King John 1 精品自学考试资料推荐 6.For electoral purposes Britain is divided into _ constituencies，each of which has _ representative(s) in Parliament. A.651，one B.561，two D.561，one C.651，two 7.The Wars of the Roses broke out shortly

6、 after _. A.the Black Death B.the Watt Tylers Uprising D.the Glorious Revolution War C.the Hundred Years 8.It was during the reign of_that the name Great Britain came into being in 1707. A.E1izabeth I B.Henry VIII D.Anne C.Charles I 9.Real religious Change came in Edward VIs time.People call his swi

7、tch to_ theology “the Reformation”. A.Puritan B.Protestant D.Christian C.Catholic 10.The English Civil War has been seen as a conflict between_. A.the Commons and the Lords B.the King and the Barons D.the Crown and the Church C.the Parliament and the King 11.After William and Mary were crowned joint

8、ly in Westminster Abbey on their acceptance of the Bill of Rights，the age of_ began. A.monarchy B.constitutional monarchy D.federal government C.capitalism 12.As a result of the First World War settlement，the _was established. A.League of Nations B.British Commonwealth D.United Nations C.British Eas

9、t India Company 13.In Britain，the election of _returned the_ to power and Margaret Thatcher became the first woman prime minister in Britain. A.1979，Conservative Party B.1983，Labor Party D.1983 ，Democratic Party Liberal Democrats C.1979，14.The House of Commons is headed by_. A.the Prime Minister B.t

10、he Speaker 2 精品自学考试资料推荐 C.the Lord Chancellor D.the Monarch 15. The Witan, the basis of the Privy Council was created by_. A. the Celts B. the Anglo-Saxons C. the Normans D. the Romans 16. Which of the following is NOT one of the members of the Lords Temporal in the House of Lords? A. All hereditary

11、 peers and peeresses of England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. B. Life peers created to assist the House in its judicial duties. C. Senior bishops of the Church of England. D. All other life peers. 17. Margaret Thatcher believed in the following EXCEPT_. A. self-reliance B. the str

12、engthening of trade unions C. privatization D. the use of monetary policies to control inflation 18. Established Churches in Britain are_. A. the Church of England and the Church of Wales B. the Church of Wales and the Church of Scotland C. the Anglican Churches D. the Church of England and the Chur

13、ch of Scotland 19. _appeal to people wanting news of more entertaining character in Britain. A. Popular newspapers B. Quality newspapers D. Daily newspapers Mid-marketC. “” newspapers 20. _is the most popular sport in England and in Europe. A. Rugby B. Tennis D. Football C.Snooker 21. The Open Unive

14、rsity is a non-residential university based in the new town of_. A. Milton Keynes B. Glasgow D. Cambridge C. Edinburgh 3 精品自学考试资料推荐 22. From 1980 to 1989, the population between the age of 25 and 44 increased by 28.1% in America because_. A. those who were born during the period of large inflow of i

15、mmigrants reached this age bracket B. those who were born after the World War II reached this age bracket C. those who were born during the World War I reached this age bracket D. those who were born before the World War II reached this age bracket 23. On April 6, 1789, George Washington was elected

16、 the President of America and took the oath of office in_. A. Washington D.C. B. Philadelphia D. New York C. Boston 24. After_, the United States saw great developments in industry, agriculture, science and technology, and population. A. the Civil War B. the War of Independence D. the Second World W

17、ar C. the Vietnam War 25. _is a clear explanation of the political theory behind the revolution and this theory came from the British philosopher John Locke. A. The Articles of Confederation B. The American Constitution D. The Bill of Rights C. The Declaration 26. Faced with the serious economic cri

18、sis, the _ administration refused to take strong government action to soften the effects of the Great Depression. A. Hoover B. Roosevelt D. Truman C. Wilson 27. As a result of_, the United States had changed from a debtor nation to a creditor. A. the First World War B. the Second World War D. the Ci

19、vil War C. the War of Independence 28. The Progressive Movement refers to a number of diverse efforts at_ reforms. A. political, social, and economic B. political, educational, and social C. political, religious, and social D. educational, religious, and economic 4 精品自学考试资料推荐 29. Which of the follow

20、ing did NOT account for President Theodore Roosevelts contributions? A. The adoption of the Hepburn Act of 1906. B. The active use of the Sherman Antitrust Act. C. The withdrawal of 200 million acres of public land as forest reserve. D. The passage of the Federal Reserve Act. 30. On June 5, 1947, _s

21、uggested that the U.S. should offer economic aid to Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion. A. George Marshall B. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Harry Truman C. George Kennan 31. President Truman on March 21, 1947 issued an executive order, initiating a comprehensive investigatio

22、n of the loyalty of all federal employees. This was the beginning of _. A. McCarthyism B. cleating out Soviet spies C. widespread persecution of Communists and progressive people D. persecution of federal employees 32. The slave system was formally ended by_in 1863 and the Thirteenth Amendment to th

23、e Constitution in 1865. A. the Bill of Rights B. the first ten Amendments C. Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation D. the Articles of Confederation 33. After the_, the United States replaced France and became the main force in providing aid for the South Vietnam government. A. Paris Conference B. Genev

24、a Conference C. Yalta Conference D. Teheran Conference 34. Which of the following is NOT associated with Halloween? A. “Trick or treat”. B. “Spring Break”. C. A night-time childrens holiday. D. Pumpkin lanterns. 5 精品自学考试资料推荐 35. In _masterpieces, Leaves of Grass, he praised the ideas of equality and

25、 democracy and celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man. A. T.S. Eliots B. Walt Whitmans C. Theodore Dreisers D. Ralph Waldo Emersons 36. The American economy is characterized by a high degree of _. A. free-market economy with a dominant public sector B. planned

26、economy C. monopoly D. government involvement of economy 37. The American Constitution is the oldest written constitution in the world. It was drawn up in 1787 and went into effect in_. A. 1788 B. 1789 C. 1790 D. 1791 38. Which is NOT the power of the President of the United States? A. He shares cer

27、tain lawmaking powers with Congress. B. He is the Commander-in-chief of the armed forces. C. He can determine whether legislation conforms to the Constitution. D. He can give reprieves and pardons in federal criminal cases. 39. Under _to the United States Constitution, _ takes the responsibility for

28、 education. A. the Tenth Amendment, the federal government B. the Thirteenth Amendment, the state C. the Tenth Amendment, the state D. the Thirteenth Amendment, the federal government 40. _ embodies Thomas Jeffersons belief that an education should be practical as well as liberal. A. The community c

29、ollege B. The vocational college D. The public college C. The junior college 41. In the year 1845, _marked the end of one era and the beginning of another in the social history of Ireland. 6 精品自学考试资料推荐 A. the Great Famine B. Enclosure C. the Black Death D. the English Renaissance 42. Ireland is uniq

30、ue among European countries for_. A. its small population B. its beautiful scenery D. its century-long population decline C. its excessive rainfall 43. Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Britain established _with dominion status in Ireland in 1921. A. the Anglican Church of Ireland B. the Irish Free Stat

31、e C. the Irish Republican Army D. Fianna Fail 44. New Zealand is just_ of the International Date Line, so it is the first country to get the new day. A. south B. west C. east D. north 45. In the years that followed the Land Wars the basic philosophy of race relations became _, rather than Maori self

32、-determination. A. assimilation B. alienation C. disassimilation D. subjugation 46. Who was the first European to discover Canada? A. John Cabot. B. Abel Tasman. D. James Cook. C. Samuel de Champlain. 47. In 1931 by_Canada was formally declared to be a sovereign nation and became a member of the Com

33、monwealth of Nations. A. the Act of Union B. the Statute of Westminster C. the British North American Act D. the Constitution Act 48. Since 1945 the Canadian government has adopted a policy of_. A. free immigration B. selected immigration C. restricted immigration D. encouraging immigration 7 精品自学考试

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