2015年10月全国高等教育自学考试 英语国家概况试题

2015年10月高等教育自学考试《英语国家概况》试题

课程代码：00522

I.MULTIPLECHOICE

Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementor

question,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDarcgiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbest

completesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthe

correspondingspaceontheANSWERSHEET.(50points,1pointeach)

1.TheVikings,whocamefrom,attackedvariouspartsofEnglandfromtheendofthe8thcentury.

A.NorwayB.France

C.GermanyD.Denmark

2.TheCeltsbegantoarriveatBritainmoundandkeptcominguntilthearrivaloftheRomans.

A.600BCB.600AD

C.700BCD.700AD

3.AmongtheBrilishkings,wasknownas"theConfessor"becauseofhisreligiouspiety.

A.HenryIIB.KingAlfred

C.KingHaroldD.KingEdward

4.TheDomesdayBookstatesallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.thehistoryofthelandB.theownershipoftheland

C.thevalueofthelandD.theextentoftheland

5.ThespiritofMagnaCartawas

A.theincreasingofthepowersofserfs

B.thelimitationofthepowersoftheking

C.theincreasingofthepowersoftheChurch

D.thelimitationofthepowersoftheNormanlords

6.ThecausesoftheHundredYears'Warwaspartlyandpartlyeconomic.

A.racialB.political

C.religiousD.territorial

7.InBritishhistory,theFirstCivilWarbrokeoutin

A.1640B.1642

C.1645D.1649

8.ThemaincausesforHenryVIII'sreligiousreformoftheChurchwerethefollowingEXCEPT

A.pressurefromthePope

B.Henry'sneedformoney

C.accumulateddesireforchangeandreformintheChurch

D.publicresentmentfbrtheprivilegeandwealthoftheclergy

9.wastheonlymonarchthatwascondemnedtodeathandexecutedinBritishhistory.

A.CharlesIB.CharlesII

C.JaniesID.JamesII

10.Agoodresultoftheagriculturalenclosurewasthat

A.tenantswereevictedfromtheirlands

B.riotseruptedinmanyareaswherethepeasantfannerswent

C.anewclasshostilitywasintroducedintoruralrelationships

D.farmsbecamebiggerandbiggerunitsas(hegreatboughtupthesmall

11.TheIndustrialRevolutionreferstothemechanizationofindustryandtheconsequentchangesinsocial

andeconomicorganizationinBritaininthe

A.late16thcenturyandearly17thcentury

B.late17thcenturyandearly18thcentury

C.late18lhcenturyandearly19thcentury

D.late19thcenturyandearly20thcentury

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBritaininWorldWarII?

A.Itlostallhernationalwealth.

B.Itwasleftgravelyimpoverished.

C.Itdcvolctlhalfofherstrengthtothewar.

D.Itenteredaperiodofeconomicandfinancialboom.

13.,whofoundthathispolicyofappeasementofGermanaggressionwasnolongertenable,was

forcedtodeclarewaronGermanyonSeptember3,1939.

A.ChurchillB.GeorgeVI

C.ChamberlainD.ElizabethII

14.InJanuary1973,Britainfinallybecameafullmemberofthe

A.Commonwealth

B.EuropeanEconomicCommunity

C.NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization

D.OrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountries

15.TheintervalbetweenGeneralElectionsintheU.K.isyears.

A.2B.4

C.5D.8

16.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritainsince1945are

A.theWhigPartyandtheToryParty

B.theLaborEarlyandtheLiberalHarty

C.theLaborPartyandtheConservativeParty

D.(heConservativePartyandtheLiberalParty

17.IntheU.K.,governmentministersareresponsiblecollectivelytofbrallCabinetdecisions.

A.theQueenB.theParliament

C.thePrivyCouncilD.thePrimeMinister

18.InBritain.isthelargestoftheFreeChurches,originatedinthe18thcenturj-followingthe

evangelicalrevivalunderJohnWesley(1703-1791).

A.theMethodistChurchB.theBaptistChurch

C.theChurchofEnglandD.theChurchofScotland

19.'WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureoftheOpenUniversity?

A.Itisanon-residen:ialuniversity.

B.Itisopentoalltobecomestudents.

C.ItadmitsstudentsonlyfromBritain.

D.Itoffersdegreeandothercoursesforadultstudentsofallages.

20.,themostpopularsportinEnglandaswellasinEurope,hasitstraditionalhomeinEngland

A.GolfB.Foolball

C.CricketD.Basketball

21.Inthelate15thcentury,supportedbytheSpanishqueen,ChristopherColumbus,,discovered(he

NewWorld.

A.anItaliannavigatorB.aDanishnavigator

C.anEnglishnavigatorD.aPortuguesenavigator

22.OneofthefeaturesoftheearlycolonistswhichplayaroleiniheformationofAmericancharacteris

A.religiousintolerance

B.respectofindividualrights

C.strongformofgovernment

D.discouragementofindividualenterprise

23.InSeptember1783,wassignedandBritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUnitedStates.

A.(heArticlesofConfederationB.iheBillofRights

C.theDeclarationofIndependenceD.theTreatyofParis

24.TheArticlesofConfederationwasveryimportantinallthefollowingEXCEPTthat

A.itprovidedfornoking

B.itdeclaredindependencefromGreatBritain

C.itwasawrittenconstitutiontortheUnitedStates

D.i(createdacentralgovernmentintheformofaCongress

25.TheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutmainlybecause

A.AbrahamLincolnwaselectedpresident

B.HarrietBccchcrStowe'sUncleTom'sCabinwaspublislcd

C.thesouthernstatescontrolledland,rawmaterialsandlaborthattheNorthneeded

D.thesouthernslaterbrokeawayfromtheUnionandfonnedtheConfederateStalesofAmerica

26.OnAugust4,1914.AmericanPresidentissuedanofficialstatementproclaimingAmerican

neutralityintheFirstWorldWar.

A.HarryTrumanB.TheodoreRoosevelt

C.WoodrowWilsonD.FranklinD.Roosevelt

27.IntheU.S.,thefirstblowtothestockmarketcameonOctober24,1929,whichwascalled

A.theblackMondayB.theblackFriday

C.IheblackThursdayD.theblackTuesday

28.TheaimofPresidentRoosevelt'sNewDealwasto

A.abolishsocialsecuritysystems

B.reducegovernmentregulationandcontrol

C.discourageindustriesfromdevelopingtoofast

D."saveAmericandemocracy"ashehimselfpulit

29.TlieAmericancontainmentpolicytowardstheSovietUnion,madebyPresidentTrumanin1949.lasted

until

A.1975B.1989

C.1991D.1998

30.wastheresultofthestrugglebetweenthegreatpowersforcontroloftheworldandmilitary

expansionofthecountriesofNaziGermany,FascistItalyandmilitaristJapan.

A.TheColdWarB.TheKoreanWar

C.TheFirstWorldWarD.TheSecondWorldWar

31.wasNOTacornerstoneofthepostwarAmericaneconomicboom.

A.Increasinginvestmentinagriculture

B.Ancver-increasingmilitaryspending

C.Automobilemanufacturingforthegrowingnewcommunities

D.Aconstructionboomloprovidehousesandschoolsforallchildren

32.InFebruary1972,PresidentvisitedChinaandmetChairmanMaoandthetwocountriesissued

theShanghaiCommunique

A.NixonB.Carter

C.FordD.Reagan

33.InthepostwaryearstheUnitedSlatescontinuedtoemphasizegovernmentinvolvementandadoptedthe_

inrunningtheeconomy.

A.KeynesiantheoryB.Marxisttheory

C.TrumanDoctrineD.Monetaristpolicies

34.Apartfromthestagnation,theAmericaneconomyisnowfacinganotherproblemof

A.foreigndebtsanctradedeficitB.foreigndebtsandtradesurplus

C.overproductionandtradedeficitD.overproductionandtradesurplus

35.ThethreegiantsinautoindustryintheU.S.are

A.GeneralMotors.Ford.Chrysler

B.GeneralMotors,Toyota,Chrysler

C.GeneralMotors,Nissan,Chrysler

D.GeneralMotors,Volkswagen,Clu3rsler

36.Accordingtotheprovisionsforconstitutionalamendment,theCongressmayinitiateanamcndinenlbya_

voteineachhouse.

A.halfB.one-third

C.two-thirdsD.three-fourths

37.Inordertobesuccessful,acandidatefortheU.S.Presidencymustreceiveatleastelectoralvotes.

A.200B.270

C.435D.538

38.Theambassadors,ministersandconsulsappointedbytheU.S.Hresidcnlmustbeconfirmedbythe

A.SenateB.House

C.SupremeCourtD.SlateDepartment

39.WhichstatementabouttheAmericanpoliticalpartiesisNOT:rue?

A.Ingeneral,Americahasatwo-partysystem.

B.TheConstitutionmakesnoprovisionsfbrpoliticalparties.

C.PoliticalpartiesarethebasisoftheAmericanpoliticalsystem.

D.TheDemocratsandtheRepublicansdominatepoliticsonlyatthelederallevel.

40.werethoseAmericanwriterswhoreportedtruthfullyandobjectivelythelifeintheslumsinthe

lastdecadesofthe19ihcenturyandfirstdecadeofthe20lhcentury.

A.RealistsB.Naturalists

C.TranscendcntalistsD.Modernists

41.ThePrairieProvinceswhichliewestofOntarioareidealfbrandarethinlysettled.

A.fishingB.mining

C.tourismD.growingwheat

42.AftertheSevenYears'Warfrom1756to1763,theFrenchwereforcedtogiveupofCanadato

Britain.

A.partsB.theeast

C.thewhole().thenorthwest

43.BytheStatuteofWestminsterin1931,Canada

A.tookNewfoundlandasitstenthprovince

B.becameamemberoftheCommonwealthofNations

C.foundrichoilfieldsinAlbertaandotherwesternprovinces

D.opened(heSi.LawrenceSeawayfbrfurthergrowthineconomy

44.In1921theBritishsignedtheAnglo-IrishTreatyto

A.startacivilwar

B.keepIrelandoutofWorldWarII

C.foundtheIrishRepublicanArmy

D.establishanIrishFreeStateinNorihcniIreland

45.Henrj'VIIIwasthefirstkingtobringallunderEnglishcontrol.

A.WalesB.Europe

C.IrelandD.Scotland

46.MostofAustralialiesbetween200Sand350Swhichisaareaintheworld.

A.hotandwetB.hotanddry

C.dryandwindyD.dryandsunny

47.InAustralia,trafficdrivesontheoftheroad.

A.singlelineB.middle

C.rightsideD.leftside

48.InAustralia,aspeoplewithdifferenttraditionsandcustomsinteractwitheachother,apeculiarblendof

differentwillbeemerging.

A.politicsB.societies

C.culturesD.philosophies

49.TheLakeofTaupowasformedbya(n)

A.bigtsunamiB.horribleflood

C.lernbleearthquakeD.enormousvolcaniceruption

50.Since,earthquakesinNewZealanddonotusuallycausemanydeaths.

A.thelandishilly

B.therearemanymountainlakes

C.manyareasofthecountryarenotheavilypopulated

D.t