综合英语模拟试卷及答案

1、综合英语（一）模拟试卷（二）考试时间150分钟）（英语专业）I.Direction:Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsofquestionscarefully.ForeachunfinishedstatementofquestionfoursuggestedanswersA;B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheoneyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspace

2、onyouranswersheet（25%）1. TherearepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four2. MagnaCartahadaltogether63clausesofwhichthemostimportantmatterscouldbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexcept.A. notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovaloftheGrandCouncil;B. noserfshouldbearrested,imprisoned

3、ordeprivedofhispropertyexceptbythelawofthelandC. LondonandothertownsshouldretaintheirancientrightsandprivilegesD. Thereshouldbethesameweightsandmeasuresthrough-outthecountry.3. ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventormodifiedandimprovedthedesignin1

4、765.A. AbrahamDarbyB. JamesWattC. JohnKayD. RichardArkwright4. Insomeareasfactoryfarmingmethodsareused,particularlyfor.A. growingcropB. producingmilkC. catchingfishD. rearingpoultry5. Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointedbytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.A. PrimeMinisterB. MemberofParlia

5、mentC. LordofAppealD. SpeakeroftheHouse6. UndertheAnglo-IrishTreaty,BritainestablishedwithdominionstatusinIrelandin1921.A. theAnglicanChurchofIrelandB. theIrishFreeStateC. theIrishRepublicanArmyD. theAnglo-IrishIntergovernmentalCouncil7. IrishbroadcastingbeganininasmallstudiocalledDublinBroadcasting

6、Station.A. 1906B. 1916C. 1926D. 19368. realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.A. FrederickDouglassB. GeorgeWashingtonC. JohnAdamsD. AbrahamLincoln9. Butevenaftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwaspracticedagainst.A. Chines

7、e-AmericansB. AmericanIndiansC. Japanese-AmericansD. blackAmericans10. From1948to1966averageyearlygrowthinrealspendableearningswaspercentintheUnitedStates.A.B.C.D.11. Afteraperiodofprosperity(19201929),governmentinvolvementintheeconomyincreased.A. duringtheGreatDepressionB. aftertheWWIC. aftertheWWI

8、ID. duringtheColdWar12. TheUnitedStatesgrowsnearlyoftheworld'sgrainandsuppliesahalfofalltheexportsofgrainintheworld.A. onethirdB. onefourthC. onesixthD. oneseventh13. ThroughtheDepartmentof,thePresidentisresponsiblefortheprotectionofAmericansabroadandofforeignnationalsintheUnitedStates.A. StateB

9、. JusticeC. LaborD. Defense14. Thecommunitycollegeembodiesbeliefthataneducationshouldbepracticalaswellasliberal.A. GeorgeWashington'sB. ThomasJefferson'sC. AbrahamLincoln'sD. FranklinRoosevelt's15. TheexploratoryvoyagemadebybroughttoaclosetoaneraofEuropeandiscoveryofAustraliathathadl

10、astednearlytwohundredyears.A. ArthurPhilipB. MathewFlindersC. PortJacksonD. PeterLalor16. AftertheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWar,AustraliafollowedBritain'sleadanddeclaredwaron.A. JapanB. TurkeyC. ItalyD. Germany17. TheEuropeandiscoveryofCanadacanbetracedbacktotheendofthecentury.A. 14thB. 15thC. 16th

11、D. 17th18. NorthernprovincesandterritoriestaleupofCanada.A. halfB. twothirdsC. onethirdD. fourfifths19. InNewZealand,hydroelectricityfromriversanddamssuppliesoftotalenergy.A. 15%B. 16%C. 17%D. 18%20. IntheUnitedStates,Halloweenisnight-timeholiday.A. children'sB. men'sC. women'sD. oldmen&

12、#39;s21. AustraliaisgenerallydividedintothefollowingthreetopographicalregionsexceptA. theGreatWesternPlateauB. theOutbackC. theEasternHighlandsD. theCentralEasternLowlands22. InBritainthesuccessionorderoftheCrowncanbealteredonlybycommonconsentofA. allmembersoftheroyalfamilyB. theHouseofLordsandtheHo

13、useofCommonsC. cabinetandministryD. thecountriesoftheCommonwealth23. NewZealandistheworld'slargestexportersof.A. lambB. expertiseC. honeyD. potatoes24. TodayisIreland'smostinfluentialdaily.A. theIrishPressB. theIrishIndependenceC. theIrishTimesD. theIrishDaily25. IntheUnitedStates,isaleading

14、commercialcropintheSouth.A. cottonB. tobaccoC. peanutD. appleII.DirectionsReadeachofthefollowingstatementscarefullyandseeifitistrueoffalse.PutTifyouthinkitistrueofFifyouthinkitisfalseinthecorrespondingspaceonyouanswersheet.(15%)1. WilliamWalworthlaunchedthePeasantRevoltof1381inEngland.2. IntheEnglis

15、hCivilWar,thePuritanswerenottheKing'sopponents.3. TheChartistscouldberoughlydividedintotwogroups:theMoralForceChartistsandthePhysicalForceChartists.4. InBritain,changesofGovernmentdonotinvolvechangesindepartmentalstaff,whocontinuetocarryouttheirdutieswhicheverpartyisinpower.5. TheBritishcriminal

16、lawpresumestheinnocenceoftheaccuseduntilhehasbeenprovenguiltybeyondreasonabledoubt.6. AscommittedtothegoalofaunitedIreland,DublinrefusestonegotiateasettlementoftheproblemofNorthernIrelandwithLondon.7. Aftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwasneverpracticedagainstblackAmerican

17、s.8. WhentheKoreanWarbrokeoutinJune,1950,Trumansentthe7thFleettotheTaiwanStraitstopreventthePLAfromliberatingTaiwan.9. CanadapossessesrichandvastnaturalresourceswhicharesignificantintheCanadianeconomy.10. TherichgreenmountainsandvalleysmakeNewBrunswickNovaScotia,PrinceEdwardisland,andNewfoundlandthe

18、mostbeautifulinCanada.11. ThemineralsandenergyindustryissupplementarytotheAustralianeconomy.12. CaptainMatthewFlinder'sexploratoryvoyagetoAustraliabetween1802and1803broughtaclosetoaneraofEuropeandiscovery.13. In1995,about14%oftheUSpopulationlivedunderthepovertyline.14. In1948,Irelandvoteditselfo

19、utoftheBritishCommonwealth.15. FormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsofelementary,secondaryandhighereducation.III.Directions:Foreachofthefollowingblanks,onlyonewordissuitable.Writethewordinthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet.(25%)1. TheEnglandCivilWarnotonlyoverthrewinEngland,butalsounderminedt

20、hefeudalruleinEurope.2. Twoofthemostimportantliterarywritersofthelate17thCenturyEnglandwereand.BothwerePuritans.3. DuringtheWWII,theleadersoftheUnitedStates,theSovietUnionandBritainmetat,andconferences.4. TheAmericanWarofIndependenceshowthatanationcandefeataone.5. Canada'searlyeconomicdevelopmen

21、twasfoundedonanumberofresource-based:fishing,forestry,andmining.6. Britainisawelfarestatewhichisfundedoutofand.7. Thegovernmenteducationdepartmentseducationpoliciesandarealsoresponsiblefortheandtrainingofteachers.8. TheSouth'slendingindustriesarethosethatmakeuseofthesupplyofnaturalresourcesandma

22、terials.9. TheSenateservesatermofyears,andeverytwoyears,oftheSenatorsstandsforre-election.10. FiannaFailcontinuestodemandthattheBritishbewithdrawnfrombutitopposestheuseofviolencetoachievethisgoal.11. Australia'stwoterritoriesareAustralianCapitalTerritoryand.12. Australia'sruralchildrencanlea

23、rntheirlessonsthrougharadioeducationalsystemcalled.13. AccordingtotheTreatyofWaitangi,ifMaoriownerswantedtosell,onlytheCrownhadtherightto.14. Mrs.Thatcher'sgovernmentusedbothandpoliciestoimprovetheefficiencyoftheBritisheconomyinthe1980's.15. In1885wascompletedandthecountrywaslinkedfromcoastt

24、ocoast.16. Irelandisarepublicandaunitarystateunderthe1937Constitution.17. ThehighestpeakofBritainis.Itisaboutmetershigh,locatedintheHighlandsofScotland.18. isthelargestandmostpopulousofthethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.19. Inthe1770svisitedNewZealandandclaimeditforEngland.20. TheNe

25、wYorkStockMarketcrashof1929markedthebeginningof.21. By1918carhadreachedmillion,whichshowedtheUnitedStateswasonthewaytobecominganationon.22. TheParisConferenceendingtheFirstWorldWarwasdominatedbytheBigFour:theUnitedStates,France,and.23. ManyofCanada'searliestsettlementswerefoundedbyfurtradersand.

26、24. BesidestheGreatLakes,Canadaisalsoendowedwiththree"inlandseas",knownasLakeWinnipegand.25. IntheUK,thepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsintheHousebecomes,withisoneleader,andformsa.26. TheGovernor-GeneralofaCommonwealthstateisappointedbytheQueenontheadviceofofthecountryconcerneda

27、ndcompletelyindependentoftheBritishGovernment.27. In1453EnglandwasatlastdefeatedintheYearsWar.AtthattimepowerinEnglandwasinthehandsofanumberofrichandnobles.28. DuringtheFirstCivilWaroftheEnglandBourgeoisRevolution,thosewhostoodonthesideofthekingwerecalledandthosewhosupportedtheParliamentwerecalledbe

28、causeoftheirshorthaircuts.29. ThelegislativebodyintheprovinceofQuebeciscalledthe"NationalAssembly"whileinNewfoundlanditiscalled.30. Canadianlawhasitssourceinandjudicial,andalsoinBritish"commonlaw".31. DuringWorldWarII,Australianwomentookovertheleftvacantbymenwhowereengagedintheef

29、fort.IV. Directions:ExplainthefollowingtermsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet.(15%)1. Thatcherism2. diversityofAmericaneducation3. theCanadianShield4. Australia'sserviceindustries5. theNewDealV.Directions:Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Writeyouransw

30、erranges,inthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet.(12%)1. LookataphysicalmapoftheUnitedStatesandfindoutandnamethemainmonitionriversandlakesintheUnitedStates.2. HowmanyconstituenciesarethereinBritaintodayHowmanymembersarethereintheHouseofCommons3. WhatweretheeffectsofEuropeansettlementontheAborigines

31、4. SinnFeinVI.Directions:Writebetween100150wordsonthefollowingtopicinthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet.(8%)1. Tellbrieflythehistoryofthetwo-partysystemintheUnitedStates.WhatarethecharacteristicsofthetwomajorpartiesintheUnitedStatestoday全国高等教育自学考试模拟试卷(二)英语国家概况参考答案I.1. C2. B3. B4. D5. A6. B7. C8.

32、 D9. D10. B11. A12. B13. A14. B15. B17. B18. D19. C20. A21. B22. D23. A24. C25. AII.1. F2. F3. T4. T5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T10. T11. F12. T13. T14. F15. TIII.1. thefeudalsystem2. JohnBunyon,JohnMilton3. Teheran;Yalta;Potsdam4. strong5. industry;agriculture6. contributionsnationalinsurance,taxation7. for

33、mulate;supply8. abundant;raw9. one,onethird10. NorthernIreland11. NorthernTerritory12. Schooloftheair13. land;buy14. macreconomic,microeconomic15. theCanadianPacificRailway16. Parliamentary17. BenNevis;1,300018. England19. CaptainJamesCook20. theGreatDepression21. registration;wheels22. Britain;Ital

34、y23. trappers24. GreatBearLake;GreatSlaveLake25. theOpposition,Shadowcabinet26. theministers27. Hundred,ambitious28. Cavaliers,Roundheads29. HouseofAssembly30. Acts;decisions31. jobs,warsIV.1. ThatcherismTheelectionof1979returnedtheConservativePartytopowerandMargaretThatcherbecamethefirstwomanprimem

35、inisterinBritain.HerpoliciesarepopularlyreferredtoasThatcherism.Itincludedthereturntoprivateownershipofstate-ownedindustries,theuseofmonetaristpoliciestocontrolinflation,theweakeningoftradeunions,thestrengtheningoftheroleofmarketforcesintheeconomy,andanemphasisonlawandorder.2.diversityofAmericaneduc

36、ationDiversityisconsideredtobeanoutstandingcharacteristicofAmericaneducation.Thiscanbeseennotonlyintype,sizeandcontroloftheinstitutions,buteducationalpoliciesandpractices.AsisstatedbytheTenthAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,educationisafunctionofthestate,notthefederalgovemment.Aseachstatehasth

37、efreedomtodevelopitsownschoolsystemanddelegatesitspowerovereducationtolocaldistricts,manyvariationscanbefoundintheeducationsystemofthe50states.3. theCanadianShieldTheCanadianShieldisasemicircularbandofrockyhighlandsandplateausaroundHudsonBayfromthenorthernshoresofQuebectotheArcticshoresoftheNorthwes

38、tTerritories.Itisaregionofroundedhills,andtensofthousandsoflakesandswamps.4. Australia'sserviceindustriesServiceindustriesarealsocalled"tertiaryindusty".Thissectornowincludesanadditional"quaternary"level,whichcoverstheresearch,processingandstorageofinformation.Australia's

39、servicesectoristhefastestgrowingone.Ithasbeengrowinginimportance,duetohigherlivingstandardsandgreaterdemandformoreandbettertransportandhousing,andtheexpansionbygovernmentofeducational,healthandwelfareservices.5. theNewDealInordertodealwiththeDepression,PresidentFranklinRooseveltputforwardtheNewDealp

40、rogram.ItpassedalotofNewDeallawsandsetupmanyefficientsocialsecuritysystems.TheNewDealhelpedtosaveAmericandemocracyandthedevelopmentofAmericaneconomy.V.1. LookataphysicalmapoftheUnitedStatesandfindoutandnamethemainmonitionranges,riversandlakesintheUnitedStates.TherearetwomainmountainrangesintheUnited

41、States.TheyaretheAppalachianMountainsandtheRockyMountains.TherearemanyimportantriversintheUnitedStates.TheMississippiRiveranditstwobranches,theMissouriRiverandtheOhioRiver,flowsouthtotheGulfofMexico.OnthePacificsidetherearetwogreatrivers:theColoradoRiverandtheColumbiaRiver.TheRioGrandeRiverformsanat

42、uralboundarybetweenMexicoandtheUnitedStates.OtherwellknownriversincludetheHudsonRiverwhichmeetstheAtlanticOceanatNewYurkandthePotomacboardingthenationalcapitalofWashington.ThemostimportantlakesintheUnitedStatesaretheGreatLakes.TheyareLakeSuperior,LakeMichigan,LakeHuron,LakeErieandLakeOntario.Theyare

43、alllocatedbetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStatesexceptLadeMichigan.2. HowmanyconstituenciesarethereinBritaintodayHowmanymembersarethereintheHouseofCommonsToholdgeneralelections,Britainisdividedinto651constituencies,eachofwhichreturnsonemembertotheHouseofCommons.Thereare651membersintheHouseofCommnos.3. What

44、weretheeffectsofEuropeansettlementontheAboriginesWhitesettlementin1788proveddisastrousfortheAborigines.(1)Aboriginalcultureandsocietyweretotallydisruptedbecauseofatotalconflictofcultures.(2)ThelossolandtowhitepeopleledtothebreakdownoftheirtriballifebecauseAboriginalculturewasbasedontheland.(3)Afterl

45、osingtheirland,Aboriginesbecamedependentonwhitehandouts.TheycopiedtheEuropeanhabitofdrinkingalcohol,whichdestroyedlargenumbersofAborigines.(4)ThewhitesalsobroughtmanydiseaseswhichtheAborigineshadnoresistanceto.(5)Allthese,combinedwiththeviolencebetweenEuropeansandAboriginesresultedinthedrasticallyreductioninAboriginalpopulation.TheAborigineshavealwaysbeeninunfavorablepositioneversince1788.TheAboriginesstillfacelegal,political,economicandsocialdiscriminationtoday.4. SinnFeinSi