《英语国家概况》自考真题及答案解析

《英语国家概况》自考真题及答案解析

一、单选题（共40题，共0分）

1.Britainhas,forcenturies,beenslowlytiltingwith

A.theNorth-WestslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Eastslowly

sinking

B.theNorth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Westslowly

sinking

C.theSouth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-Westslowly

sinking

D.theSouth-WestslowlyrisingandtheNorth-Eastslowly

sinking

2.WhichoftenfollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutBritish

coalmining?

A.Britionhasusedupalmostallcoaldeposits

B.ThedemandforBritishcoalhasdeclined.

C.Petroleum,waterpower,andelectricpowerreplacing

coalformanypurposes.

D.TheoldBritishminesarenarrowanddeep,makingit

difficpttousemachines

3.ForelectoralpurposesBritainispidedinto659

constituencies,eachofwhichreturnstotheHouseof

Commons.

A.onemember

B.twomembers

C.threemembers

D.fourmembers

4.Inthe1970soilwasdiscoveredin,buttherevenue

fromoildidnotcreateaneconomicforBritain.

A.theEnglishChannel

B.theIrishSea

C.St.George'sChannel

D.theNorthSea

5.InBritain,ministersareappointedbytheQueenonthe

recommendationof.

A.theLordChancellor

B.thePrimeMinister

C.theSpeaker

D.theParliamentaryCommissioner

6.Thankstothemilitantfeministmovementofthesuffragettes

beforetheFirstWorldWar,votesweregrantedtowomenover

theageofin1918.

A.18

B.20

C.30

D.35

7.TheobjectiveoftheChartistMovementwasdemocraticrights

forallmen,andittookitsnamefrom"”.

A.TheBillofRights

B.TheAgreementofthePeople

C.ThePeople'sCharter

D.TheGreatCharter

8.Inthe1960spopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhen

becameworldfamousandturnedtheirhometownofLiverpoolinto

aplaceofpilgrimage.

A.tehBeachBoys

B.theRollingStone

C.theAnimals

D.theBeatles

9.TheToriesweretheforerunnersof,whichstill

bearsthisnicknametoday

A.theLabourParty

B.theConservativeParty

C.theLiberalParty

D.theSocialDemocraticParty

10.IntheUnitedKingdom,thepartywhichwinsthe

numberofseatsintheHouseofCommonsbecomestheofficial

Opposition.

A.largest

B.secondlargest

C.thirdlargest

D.fourthlargest

11.IntheUnitedKingdom,policeofficersarenotallowedto

joinortogoonstrike.

A.atradeunion

B.achoir

C.apoliticalparty

D.aclub

12.Agriclturalchangesinthelate18thandearly19th

centuriesinEnglandweresogreatthattheywereworthyofthe

term“”.

A.reform

B.evolution

C.revolution

D.reformation

13.TheMississippi,whichissometimescalled,has

playedavitalroleinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.

A.“OldManRiver”

B.”MoonRiver”

C.”OldFatherRiver”

D.”MotheroftheUnitedStates”

14.ThelargestandsmalleststatesoftheUnitedStatesare

A.AlaskaandRhodeIsland

B.TexasandMaine

C.TexasandRhodeIsland

D.AlaskaandMaine

15.Atrendthatoccursatthesametimewiththemovementto

theSouthandtheWeastoftheUnitedStatesis.

A.theflowofpeopletosunbeltarea

B.theflowofpeolefromsmallcitiestobigcities

C.thegrowthofsmalltowns

D.theoutflowofcityresidentsfromthecorecitiestothe

suburbs

16.TheaveragelifeexpectancyoftheRedIndiansis.

A.higherthanthenationalaverage

B.lowerthanthenationalaverage

C.aboutthesamewiththenationalaverage

D.noneoftheabove

17.ThethreePuritantraditionsare.

A.religioustolerance,respectforachievementandrespect

forlearning

B.religiousdissentaggressivenessandrespectfor

learning

C.religiousintolerance,respectforachievementand

respectforlearning

D.religiousintolerance,aggressiveness,respectfor

achievement

18.In1900,theUnitedStatesrankedfirstintheworldinthe

productionof.

A.coal

B.electricity

C.oil

D.wheat

19.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Roosevelt,Stalinand

Churchillmetat.

A.Teheran,YaltaandPotsdam

B.TeheranandYalta

C.Yalta,PotsdamandBerlin

D.TeheranandPotsdam

20.TheNewFrontierandWaronPovertywereputforward

respectivelyby.

A.EisenhowerandKennedy

B.JohnsonandNixon

C.JohnsonandKennedy

D.KennedyandJohnson

21.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto

A.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionaries

intheWarofIndependence

B.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsand

theanti-Federalists

C.thestrugglebetweenthosewhoupheldslaveryandthose

whoopposedslavery

D.noneoftheabove

22.Thefunctionsofinstitutionsofhighereducationinthe

U.S.are.

A.researchandteaching

B.teachinganddegreeawarding

C.professionaltraining,teachingandpublicservice

D.teaching,researchandpublicservice

23.In“SongofMyself”,Whitmanwritesthat.

A.womanisnotworthmentioning

B.womanisnotasgreatasman

C.womanasthemotherofhumanbeingsisthegreatest

D.noneoftheabove

24.ThethemeofThanksgivinghasalwaysbeen.

A.friendshipandhappiness

B.peaceandplenty

C.cooperationandrichreward

D.loveandhappiness

25.AustraliaislocatedbetweenandtheIndianOcean.

A.theSouthPacificOcean

B.theAtlanticOcean

C.theNorthSea

D.theArctic

26.Australia,whichisoneoftheworld,sdevelopedcountries,

hasbecomerichthrough.

A.manufacturingindustries

B.farmingandmining

C.serviceindustries

D.forestryandfishing

27.AustralianAboriginesbelievedinacreativeperiod,

usuallyreferredtoinEnglishas.

A.tehDreamland

B.theDreaming

C.theBeginningoftheWorld

D.theBeginningoftheUniverse

28.AsfarasAustraliancptureisconcerned,thehistoryof

Australiacanbepidedintothefollowingphaseswiththe

exceptionof.

A.theperiodoftheoriginalcptureofAboriginalpeople

B.theperiodofthedominantBritishcpture

C.tehperiodofAsiancpture

D.theperiodofampticpturalsociety

29.TheMaboJudgementpassedbyAustralia'sHighCourtinJune

1992overturnedtheconceptofterranplius,whichmeans

A.”landbelongingtonoone

B.”landunknowntoeveryone

C.”Wonderland”

D."Dreamtime”

30.Duringthe1990smanyAustralianscalledfortheirnation

tobecomearepublicwith.

A.apresidentreplacingtheBritishmonarchasheadof

state

B.aprimeministerreplacingthegovernor-generalashead

ofgovernment

C.agovernor-generalreplacingtheBritishmonarchashead

ofstate

D.apresidentreplacingthegovernor-generalasheadof

government

31.ThelongestriverinCanadais.

A.theMackenzie

B.theSt.Lawrence

C.tehSevern

D.theYukon

32.WhyweretheFrenchtroopsinCanadadefeatedbytheBritish

duringtheSevenYears,War?

A.BecausetheywerenotusedtotheweatherinCananda.

B.Becausetheydidnotgetsupportfromthelocalpeople.

C.Becausetheydidnotreceivethesuppliestheyneededso

badly.

D.BecausetheBritishhadlargerandbettersettlementsin

Canada.

33.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutCanada's

manufacturingtoday?

A.Manufacturingisthemostimportanteconomicactivityin

Canada.

B.Transportationequipmentranksasthenation'sleading

manufacturedproduct.

C.Foodprocessingisstillimportantbutitisnolonger

Canada'schiefmanufacturingindustry

D.Theproductionofpaperandpaperrelatedproductsisno

longerimportantinCanada'smanufacturing.

34.WhenwasthereferendumonQuebec,sfuturestatusheldin

Canada?

A.1994

B.1995

C.1996

D.1997

35.Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadoptedapolicyof

,recognizingthatcpturalpluralismwithina

bilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.

A.assimilation

B.integration

C.mpticpturalism

D.genderequality

36.InCanadathefederalgovernmentshavealwaysbeenformed

by.

A.theLiberalParty

B.theProgressiveConservativeParty

C.eithertheLiberalPartyortheProgressiveConservative

Party

D.boththeLiberalPartyandtheProgressiveConservation

Party

37.WhatisIrelandcalledinIrish?

A.Irea

B.Aire

C.Eare

D.Eire

38.WhatareIreland,schiefexports?

A.Foodstuffs(especiallybeef),electricalmachinery,and

chemicals.

B.Wool,dairyproductsandfruit.

C.Motorvehicles,electricalmachineryandpetroleum.

D.Coal,miningequipmentandtextiles.

39.AfaptlinerunsthelengthofNewZealand,whichmeansthat

it