09四月自考英语国家概况试卷及答案

1、09 四月自考英语国家概况试卷及答案Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementor answersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe correspondingspaceonth

2、eanswersheet.(50points,1pointforeach)Strictly speaking, “the British Isles”refersto.Great Britain B.IrelandC. the United Kingdom D. Great Britain and IrelandWhichofthefollowingkingswasresponsibleforthecompleteestablishment of the feudal system inEngland?Edward I B. HenryIIC. Alfred the Great D. Will

3、iam theConquerorThespiritoftheGreatCharterwas.alimitationofthepowersofthekingB.aguaranteeofthefreedomofserfsC.alimitationofthepowersoftheChurchD.adeclarationofequalityall peopleWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheresultoftheBlackDeath?Much land was leftuntended.There was a terrible shortage oflabour

4、.Thesurvivingpeasantshadlosttheirpowerofbargaining.Landownerstendedtochangefromarabletosheep-farming.TheWarofRosesthattookplacefrom1455to1485wasfoughtbetween .BritainandFranceB.theParliamentandtheCrownC.theworkingpeopleandthearistocratsD.twobranchesofthePlantagenet familyTheEnglishRenaissancewaslarg

5、elyliterary,anditachieveditsfinest expressionintheso-called.Romantic poetry B. RomanticfictionC. Elizabethan poetry D. Elizabethan dramaBritishconstitutionalmonarchyisasystemunderwhichthepowersofthe are limited by Parliament or theconstitution.church B. king orqueenC. government ministers D. Bishops

6、 courtTheToriesinBritainweretheforerunnersof,whichstillbearsnicknametoday.the Labor Party B. the LiberalPartyC. the Conservative Party D. the Social Democratic PartyWhichofthefollowingwasNOTincludedinthesix-pointdemandofChartistMovement?EqualelectoraldistrictsB.VotingbysecretballotC. The vote for al

7、l adult males D. The vote for all adult femalesDuringtheFirstWorldWar,Britainwasalliedwith.A. Turkey B. the Central PowersC. France and Russia D. Germany and Austria-HungaryWhowasthemanthatledBritaininthecrisisoftheSecondWorldWar?A. George VI B. Theodore RooseveltC. Neville Chamberlain D. Sir Winsto

8、n ChurchillThenewpoliciesadoptedbyMrs.ThatcherandConservativeGovernment afterthe1979electionwasknownas.A. Thatcherism B. the New DealC. New Frontier D. KeynesianismOverthepastonethousandyears,theBritishhasbeenbroken only once between 1649 and1660.A. Cabinet B. ParliamentC. Monarchy D. Privy CouncilW

9、hohasthepowertoappointthePrimeMinisterinBritain?A. The Queen B. The ParliamentC. The House of Lords D. The Church ofEnglandInBritain,afullmeetingofiscalledonlywhenaSovereigndiesor announces his or her intention tomarry.A. the Privy Council B. the ParliamentC. the House of Commons D. the House ofLord

10、sWhichofthefollowingisNOTinvolvedintheBritishjudicial responsibilities?A. Attorney General B. Ministry of JusticeC. The Lord Chancellor D. The Home SecretaryBankholidaysinBritainreferto.A. official public holidays B. holidays for the banks onlyC.publicholidaysexceptforthebanksD.holidaysforthefinanci

11、alinstitutions onlyWhichstatementabouttheBritishuniversitiesisNOTtrue?They enjoy academicfreedom.They cannot appoint their ownstaff.They are governed by royalcharters.Theyprovidetheirowncoursesandawardtheirowndegrees. ,themostpopularsportinEnglandaswellasinEurope,hastraditionalhomeinEnglandwhereitwa

12、sdevelopedinthe19thcentury.A. Basketball B. TennisC. Football D. BaseballLondons Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of .A. the Prime Minister B. the Lord ChancellorC. the Home Secretary D. the AttorneyGeneralWhich statement about the Puritans is NOTtrue?The Puritans did not allo

13、w religiousdissent.ThePuritanswerepoorartisansandunskilledpeasants.TheyweredissatisfiedwiththepoliticalcorruptioninEngland.TheywenttotheUnitedStatestoestablishwhattheyconsideredthechurch.ThelargestracialandethnicminorityintheU.S.isthe,accounts over 12.1% of thepopulation.A. blacks B. AsiansC. Indian

14、s D. HispanicsThethreewell-knownauthorswhopennedtheFederalistPapersare .Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and JohnJayGeorgeWashington,JamesMadisonandJohnJayAlexanderHamilton,JamesMadisonandJohnJayAlexanderHamilton,JamesMadisonandJohnAdamsWhenAbrahamLincolnwaselectedpresident,thesouthernstatesawayandfo

15、rmedanewnationcalled.A. the Southern States of America B. the Federalist States of AmericaC.theConfederateStatesofAmericaD.theAnti-confederateStatesAmericaWiththedevelopmentofindustryandextensionofrailroadnetworkinearly20thcenturyintheU.S.A.,thereappeared.A. a rapid growth of cities B. an influx of

16、foreign goodsC. an increase of urban ghettos D. a great increase in the number of farmsIntheearly19thcentury,activelyusedtheShermanAntitrustAct tostopmonopolisticbusinessmergersintheUnitedStates.A. J.P. Morgan B. Woodrow WilsonC. Henry Rockefeller D. Theodore RooseveltTheRedScarein1919and1920wasatyp

17、icalexampleofAmerican .A. religious intolerance B. intolerant nationalismC. Progressive Movement D. deregulation of big trustsIntheearly1930s,theAmericanforeignpolicywasisolationist,butthe suddenlychangedthewholesituation,whichpropelledtheU.S.into the Second WorldWar.A. Pearl Harbor attack B. bombin

18、g of Guam islandC. seizing of American merchant ships D. sinking of American passenger shipsIn1962,Presidentfinallydecidedontheuseofnavalforceto prevent military material and arms from entering Cuba and demandedSoviet removal of the missilesthere.A. Nixon B. TrumanC. Johnson D. KennedyIn 1853,inthe,

19、another30,000squaremilesofMexicanlandadded to the territory of theU.S.A.A. Atlantic Purchase B. Mexican PurchaseC. Gadsden Purchase D. Louisiana PurchaseThefourproblemsthatfacetheeconomyoftheUnitedStatesare.unemployment,inflation,financialcrisisandtradedeficitunemployment, inflation, financial defic

20、it and tradedeficitmortgagelosses,inflation,financialdeficitandtradedeficitunemployment,marketfailures,financialdeficitandtradedeficitWhichstatementabouttheU.S.ConstitutionisNOTtrue?It is the supreme law of theland.It is the oldest written constitution in theworld.Itwasadoptedin1781attheSecondContin

21、entalCongress.Itprovidesthebasisforpoliticalstability,economicgrowthandsocial progress.TheAmericanPresidentusuallytakesanoathofoffice,administeredtheof the United States inJanuary.A. Chief Justice B. House SpeakerC. Secretary of State D. Senate MajorityLeaderTheU.S.Constitutionprovidesthattheshallbe

22、Presidentofthe Senate.A. Vice President B. Secretary of StateC. Senate Majority Leader D. Senate Minority LeaderWhichoneofthefollowingisNOTgovernment-runattheU.S.federal level?A. Motor vehicle B. The road systemC. National defense D. The postal serviceItisgenerallyagreedthatU.S.highereducationbeganw

23、iththe.A. Civil War B. Independence WarC. founding of Harvard College D. founding of Princeton UniversityFormaleducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsof.kindergarten, junior and senioreducationjunior, elementary and secondaryeducationelementary, secondary and highereducationkindergarten, secondary and hi

24、ghereducationInhisOldManandtheSea,ErnestHemingway.expressestheideaoffacingdefeatcourageouslyshowsthebasicgoodnessandwisdomofordinarypeoplepraisestheideasofequalityanddemocracyandthejoyofcommonpeopledescribesthesharpcontrastofwealthandpovertyinChicagoandYorkIntheearlypartofthe19thcentury,was the cent

25、er ofAmerican writing.A. Boston B. DetroitC. New York City D. PhiladelphiaThemostimportantpatrioticholidayintheU.S.is.Halloween B. Veterans DayC. Thanksgiving Day D. Independence DayThecapitalcityofIrelandis.A. Cork B. DublinC. Galway D. WaterfordHistorically,Irelandhasbeenfreeofethnicconflictsbecau

26、seofits.A. racial unity B. racial homogeneityC. multi-culturalism D. high rate ofemigrationIrelandhasthefollowingdemographicfeaturesEXCEPT.a late marriage agean excess of females in thepopulationahighproportionofbachelorsandspinstersofallagesa low birthrate compounded by a century ofemigrationWhicho

27、fthefollowingisatypicalbilingualcityinCanada?A. Ottawa B. CalgaryC. Toronto D. VancouverWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutimmigrationinCanadaistrue?Itisestimatedthatone-thirdofCanadianswereborninothercountries.Immigrationhasalwaysbeenanimportantsourceofitspopulationgrowth.Immigrationhasplayedanimpor

28、hepastBritainandWesternEuropeweretheprincipalsourcesCanadianimmigration.Intermsoflandarea,Canadaisthelargestcountryintheworld.A. second B. thirdC. fourth D. fifthTheheadofstateofAustraliais.A. the Governor B. the PresidentC. the Prime Minister D. the Queen ofEngl

29、and istheonlycityonthewesterncoastofAustraliawithapopulation of over onemillion.A. Perth B. SydneyC. Brisbane D. MelbourneA, where two parts of the earths crust meet, runs the length ofNew Zealand.A. fault line B. built areaC. dormant volcano D. geothermal areaTheTreatyofWaitangiin1840wasanagreementbetween.the Maori whalers and the BritishCrownthe Maori people and the Britishmissionariesthe Maori traders and the BritishmissionariesthechiefsoftheMaoripeopleandtheBritishCrownGiveaone-sentenceanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Wr