2026年10月自考00522英语国家概况押题及答案

PAGE2026年10月全国高等教育自学考试英语国家概况（课程代码00522）押题·第一套ASurveyofEnglish-SpeakingCountries|闭卷150分钟·满分100分·全部用英文作答PARTONEI.MULTIPLECHOICE(30points,1pointeach)ReadeachunfinishedstatementorquestionandchoosetheONEbestanswerfromA,B,CandD.WritetheletterontheANSWERSHEET.1.TheofficialnameofthecountryistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand____.A.SouthernIrelandB.theIrishFreeStateC.UlsterD.NorthernIreland2.ThehighestmountaininBritainis____.A.ScafellPikeB.SnowdonC.BenNevisD.SlieveDonard3.ThelongestriverinBritainisthe____.A.SevernB.ThamesC.MerseyD.Clyde4.TheRomansbegantheirrealconquestofBritaininAD43undertheemperor____.A.AugustusB.ClaudiusC.HadrianD.JuliusCaesar5.Hadrian’sWallwasbuiltmainlytokeepoutthe____inthenorth.A.JutesB.CeltsC.AnglesD.Picts6.TheAnglo-Saxonscreatedthe____,acounciltoadvisethekingandthebasisofthelaterPrivyCouncil.A.GreatCouncilB.WitanC.CuriaRegisD.DomesdayBook7.William,DukeofNormandy,defeatedKingHaroldattheBattleofHastingsin____.A.1042B.1215C.1086D.10668.ThegeneralpropertysurveycompletedforWilliamtheConquerorin1086isknownas____.A.MagnaCartaB.theDomesdayBookC.theAnglo-SaxonChronicleD.thePipeRolls9.TheHundredYears’WarwasfoughtintermittentlybetweenEnglandand____.A.DenmarkB.theNetherlandsC.SpainD.France10.TheBlackDeathsweptthroughEnglandbeginninginthesummerof____.A.1453B.1381C.1215D.134811.ThefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinNorthAmericawasfoundedin1607at____.A.NewAmsterdamB.Boston,MassachusettsC.Plymouth,MassachusettsD.Jamestown,Virginia12.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedon4July____.A.1783B.1776C.1787D.177513.TheDeclarationofIndependencewaschieflydraftedby____.A.BenjaminFranklinB.JohnAdamsC.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington14.ThefirsttenamendmentstotheUSConstitutionarecollectivelyknownas____.A.theGreatCharterB.theFederalistPapersC.theArticlesofConfederationD.theBillofRights15.TheLouisianaPurchaseof1803nearly____thesizeoftheUnitedStates.A.halvedB.quarteredC.doubledD.tripled16.TheAmericanCivilWarlastedfrom1861to____.A.1876B.1865C.1870D.186317.ThePresidentwhoissuedtheEmancipationProclamationwas____.A.UlyssesS.GrantB.AndrewJohnsonC.JeffersonDavisD.AbrahamLincoln18.TheGreatDepressionbeganwiththeWallStreetstockmarketcrashof____.A.1933B.1939C.1929D.192119.TheColdWarpolicyofcontainmentwasopenlyannouncedbyPresidentTrumanin____.A.1955B.1950C.1947D.194520.InareaCanadaisthe____largestcountryintheworld.A.secondB.fourthC.thirdD.first21.Canada’stwoofficiallanguagesareEnglishand____.A.GermanB.SpanishC.FrenchD.Inuktitut22.TheDominionofCanadawascreatedbytheBritishNorthAmericaActof____.A.1837B.1931C.1901D.186723.TheoriginalinhabitantsofAustraliaarethe____.A.IndiansB.InuitC.AboriginalpeopleD.Maoris24.Australia'sthreegeographicalregionsaretheGreatWesternPlateau,theEasternHighlandsandthe____.A.NullarborPlainB.CentralEasternLowlandsC.NorthernCoastalPlainsD.SimpsonDesert25.ThefirstBritishcolonyinAustralia,establishedin1788,latergrewintothestateof____.A.VictoriaB.QueenslandC.TasmaniaD.NewSouthWales26.ThetwomainislandsofNewZealandareseparatedby____.A.theBassStraitB.theTasmanSeaC.CookStraitD.FoveauxStrait27.ThecapitalofNewZealandis____.A.ChristchurchB.AucklandC.HamiltonD.Wellington28.TheMaorinameforNewZealandis____.A.maraeB.AotearoaC.HawaikiD.Waitangi29.ThetwoofficiallanguagesofIrelandareIrish(Gaelic)and____.A.EnglishB.FrenchC.WelshD.Scots30.IrelanddeclareditselfarepublicandlefttheCommonwealthin____.A.1949B.1937C.1921D.1973PARTTWOII.BLANKFILLING(20points,2pointseach)Choose10answersfromthewordbankandwritethecorrectletterinblanks31–40ontheANSWERSHEET.Wordbank:A.InuitB.BBCC.publicD.referendumE.reviewF.VirginiaG.federationH.ruleI.SenateJ.1787K.HouseofCommonsL.Kiwis31.IntheUK,the____istherealcentreoflegislativepowerandcompletelycontrolsmoneybills.32.UnderconstitutionalmonarchytheBritishsovereign“reignsbutdoesnot____”.33.InBritain,privateorindependentsecondaryschoolsareconfusinglycalled“____schools”.34.Britain’spublicservicebroadcaster,fundedmainlybyalicencefee,isthe____.35.ThefirstEnglishcolonyatJamestownwasfoundedinthepresent-daystateof____.36.TheUnitedStatesConstitutionwasdrawnupinPhiladelphiain____.37.TheSupremeCourtcandeclarealawunconstitutionalthroughthepowerofjudicial____.38.Canada'snative,oraboriginal,peoplesaretheIndiansandthe____.39.InAustraliatheConstitutioncanbechangedonlybyanationwide____.40.NewZealandersarenicknamed“____”afteraflightlessbirdfoundonlyintheircountry.III.TERMEXPLANATION(10points,5pointseach)DefinethefollowingtermsinEnglishinaround40words.41.TheGloriousRevolution(1688)42.TheNewDealIV.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS(30points,3pointseach)Giveabriefanswertoeachquestion,usingcompletesentences.43.('WhatarethethreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain?','TheyareEngland,ScotlandandWales.')44.('WhydidtheRomanshavelittlelastinginfluenceonordinaryBritons?','BecausetheytreatedtheBritonsasasubjectpeopleofslaveclass,neverintermarriedwiththem,andhadnoeffectontheirlanguageorculture.')45.('WhatistheBritishconstitutionmadeupof?','Itisunwrittenandismadeupofstatutelaw,commonlawandconventions.')46.('WhatarethethreebranchesoftheBritishgovernment?','Theyarethelegislature,theexecutiveandthejudiciary.')47.('Whatdidthecolonistsmeanby“Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”?','Theymeantthat,withouttheirrepresentativestakingpartindecision-making,theyhadnoobligationtopaytaxestoBritain.')48.('WhatarethethreegeneraltypesofcitygovernmentintheUnitedStates?','Theyarethemayor-council,thecommissionandthecouncil-managerforms.')49.('WhatarethetwolargestethnicgroupsinCanada?','TheyarepeopleofBritishancestryandpeopleofFrenchancestry.')50.('HowistheGovernor-GeneralofAustraliaappointed?','TheGovernor-GeneralisappointedbytheBritishmonarchunderadvicefromthePrimeMinisterofAustralia.')51.('WhydoesNewZealandexperiencemanyearthquakes?','Becauseafaultline,wheretwopartsoftheearth’scrustmeet,runsthelengthofthecountry.')52.('WhatistheroleofthepubinIrishdailylife?','Thepubisafocalpointofvillagesandneighbourhoods,aplacewheretheIrishpassionforconversation,storiesandjokescanbeindulged.')V.ESSAYQUESTION(10points)Write100–120wordsonthefollowingtopic.53.WhatwerethecausesandthemainresultsoftheAmericanWarofIndependence?第一套参考答案及评分参考（Key&ModelAnswers）I.MULTIPLECHOICE(30points,1pointeach)1.D2.C3.A4.B5.D6.B7.D8.B9.D10.D11.D12.B13.C14.D15.C16.B17.D18.C19.C20.A21.C22.D23.C24.B25.D26.C27.D28.B29.A30.AII.BLANKFILLING(20points,2pointseach)31.K32.H33.C34.B35.F36.J37.E38.A39.D40.LIII.TERMEXPLANATION(10points,5pointseach)41.TheGloriousRevolution(1688):TheGloriousRevolutionwasthebloodlessoverthrowoftheCatholicKingJamesII,whofledEngland.ParliamentofferedthethronetoWilliamofOrangeandMary,andtheBillofRightsof1689establishedparliamentarysovereigntyandconstitutionalmonarchy.42.TheNewDeal:TheNewDealwasPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt’sprogrammefrom1933tofighttheGreatDepression.Itprovidedemergencyreliefandpublic-worksjobs,reformedthebanksandstockmarket,setupSocialSecurityandusedlarge-scalegovernmentspendingtorevivetheeconomy.IV.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS(30points,3pointseach)43.TheyareEngland,ScotlandandWales.44.BecausetheytreatedtheBritonsasasubjectpeopleofslaveclass,neverintermarriedwiththem,andhadnoeffectontheirlanguageorculture.45.Itisunwrittenandismadeupofstatutelaw,commonlawandconventions.46.Theyarethelegislature,theexecutiveandthejudiciary.47.Theymeantthat,withouttheirrepresentativestakingpartindecision-making,theyhadnoobligationtopaytaxestoBritain.48.Theyarethemayor-council,thecommissionandthecouncil-managerforms.49.TheyarepeopleofBritishancestryandpeopleofFrenchancestry.50.TheGovernor-GeneralisappointedbytheBritishmonarchunderadvicefromthePrimeMinisterofAustralia.51.Becauseafaultline,wheretwopartsoftheearth’scrustmeet,runsthelengthofthecountry.52.Thepubisafocalpointofvillagesandneighbourhoods,aplacewheretheIrishpassionforconversation,storiesandjokescanbeindulged.V.ESSAYQUESTION(10points)53.TensiongrewaftertheFrenchandIndianWarwhenBritainraisedtaxes,suchastheStampAct,onthecolonieswithoutgivingthemrepresentation;eventsliketheBostonTeaPartyandthefightingatLexingtonandConcordin1775openedthewar.TheSecondContinentalCongressadoptedtheDeclarationofIndependenceon4July1776,chieflydraftedbyThomasJefferson.WithFrenchhelpandtheleadershipofGeorgeWashington,thecolonistsdefeatedBritain,whichrecognizedAmericanindependencein1783.ThewarcreatedtheUnitedStates,endedcolonialruleandsetuparepublicbasedonawrittenconstitution,inspiringdemocraticmovementselsewhere.

2026年10月全国高等教育自学考试英语国家概况（课程代码00522）押题·第二套ASurveyofEnglish-SpeakingCountries|闭卷150分钟·满分100分·全部用英文作答PARTONEI.MULTIPLECHOICE(30points,1pointeach)ReadeachunfinishedstatementorquestionandchoosetheONEbestanswerfromA,B,CandD.WritetheletterontheANSWERSHEET.1.ThesmallestofthefourpoliticaldivisionsoftheUnitedKingdomis____.A.WalesB.ScotlandC.NorthernIrelandD.England2.ThelargestlakeintheUnitedKingdomis____.A.LoughNeaghB.LakeWindermereC.LoughCorribD.LochLomond3.TheBritishIslesconsistoftwolargeislandsand____smallones.A.thousandsofB.hundredsofC.exactlytenofD.dozensof4.ThefirstknownsettlersinBritainwere____people,whobuiltStonehenge.A.CelticB.IberianC.RomanD.Anglo-Saxon5.TheCeltsbegantoarriveinBritainfromabout____.A.AD410B.55BCC.700BCD.AD436.KingAlfredtheGreatistraditionallyknownasthefatheroftheBritish____.A.armyB.parliamentC.navyD.church7.KingJohnwasforcedbyhisbaronstosigntheGreatCharterin____.A.1215B.1265C.1295D.10668.TheEnglishkingwhobrokewithRomeandbecameSupremeHeadoftheChurchofEnglandwas____.A.CharlesIB.EdwardVIC.HenryVIIID.JamesI9.TheKing’ssupportersduringtheEnglishCivilWarswerecalled____.A.RoundheadsB.CavaliersC.LollardsD.Puritans10.ThenameGreatBritaincameintobeingwiththeActofUnionin1707,whichunitedEnglandand____.A.IrelandB.theIsleofManC.WalesD.Scotland11.ThesecondEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedbythePilgrimsat____in1620.A.BaltimoreB.PhiladelphiaC.JamestownD.Plymouth12.TheWarofIndependencebeganwiththebattlesof____in1775.A.LexingtonandConcordB.TrentonandPrincetonC.GettysburgandVicksburgD.SaratogaandYorktown13.ThefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates,electedin1789,was____.A.JohnAdamsB.JamesMadisonC.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington14.ThedoctrinethatjustifiedAmericanexpansionacrossthecontinentwascalled____.A.containmentB.theGoodNeighborPolicyC.ManifestDestinyD.theMonroeDoctrine15.Thesharecroppingsystemreplacedplantationfarmingbyslavesafterthe____.A.Warof1812B.MexicanWarC.WarofIndependenceD.CivilWar16.HenryFord’sautomobileplantsusedthe____,inwhicheachworkerdidonlyonestep.A.factoryguildB.putting-outsystemC.assemblylineD.sweatshop17.Thereform-mindedjournalistswhoexposedsocialevilsintheProgressiveerawerecalled____.A.carpetbaggersB.abolitionistsC.muckrakersD.loyalists18.TheAmericanwriterwhocreated*TheAdventuresofTomSawyer*wasMark____.A.HawthorneB.PoeC.TwainD.Melville19.The14-daynuclearstand-offof1962betweentheUS,theSovietUnionandCubaisknownasthe____.A.BerlinBlockadeB.KoreanWarC.TeherancrisisD.CubanMissileCrisis20.ThegreatAtlanticfishinggroundoffCanada,oneoftheworld’srichest,isthe____.A.GreatBarrierReefB.NorthSeaC.GulfStreamD.GrandBanks21.ThefinancialcentreofCanadais____.A.TorontoB.MontrealC.OttawaD.Vancouver22.CanadagainedtherighttoamenditsownconstitutionwithoutBritishapprovalundertheConstitutionActof____.A.1931B.1982C.1867D.190123.ThemountainchainrunningalongAustralia’seastcoastistheGreatDividingRange,alsocalledthe____.A.GreatArtesianBasinB.WesternPlateauC.EasternHighlandsD.CentralLowlands24.TheAustralianAlps,containingthehighestmainlandpeakMountKosciuszko,lieinthe____.A.centreB.north-westC.farnorthD.south-east25.AustraliaDay,26January,commemoratesthearrivaloftheFirstFleetatSydneyCovein____.A.1901B.1851C.1788D.177026.NewZealand’shighestpeak,intheSouthernAlpsoftheSouthIsland,is____.A.MountCook(Aoraki)B.MountKosciuszkoC.MountEgmontD.BenNevis27.ThePolynesianhomelandfromwhichtheMaoritraditionallycameiscalled____.A.WaitangiB.AotearoaC.HawaikiD.Pakeha28.ThefoundingtreatybetweentheBritishCrownandMaorichiefs,signedin1840,istheTreatyof____.A.VersaillesB.WaitangiC.KanagawaD.Paris29.TheIrishsainthonouredasthefatherofIreland’sRomanCatholictraditionis____.A.StGeorgeB.StColumbaC.StAugustineD.StPatrick30.The1993declarationsignedbyIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomoverNorthernIrelandwasthe____Declaration.A.BalfourB.Anglo-IrishC.GoodFridayD.DowningStreetPARTTWOII.BLANKFILLING(20points,2pointseach)Choose10answersfromthewordbankandwritethecorrectletterinblanks31–40ontheANSWERSHEET.Wordbank:A.BloomsdayB.NunavutC.ToriesD.WhigsE.PearlHarborF.100G.TheSunH.1948I.McCarthyismJ.VegemiteK.ParliamentL.164231.The____Actof1911weakenedtheHouseofLordsandestablishedthesupremacyoftheCommons.32.TheBritishNationalHealthServicewassetupintheyear____.33.Thelargest-sellingdailynewspaperinBritainisthetabloid____.34.The____weretheforerunnersoftoday’sBritishConservativeParty.35.TheUSenteredtheSecondWorldWarafterJapanattacked____inDecember1941.36.Theanti-CommunisthysterialedbySenatorJosephMcCarthyintheearly1950siscalled____.37.TheSenateoftheUnitedStateshas____members,twofromeachstate.38.Theself-governinghomelandcreatedfortheInuitofCanadainthe1990sis____.39.TheuniquelyAustraliandarkyeastspreadeatenonbreadis____.40.TheIrishnovel*Ulysses*byJamesJoyceiscelebratedeach16Juneas“____”.III.TERMEXPLANATION(10points,5pointseach)DefinethefollowingtermsinEnglishinaround40words.41.TheEnglishRenaissance42.The(US)BillofRightsIV.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS(30points,3pointseach)Giveabriefanswertoeachquestion,usingcompletesentences.43.('WhatthreenamesareusedforthetwomainislandsandthesmallerislandsofBritain?','ThetwolargeislandsareGreatBritainandIreland,whichtogetherwithhundredsofsmallislandsmakeuptheBritishIsles.')44.('WhyisKingAlfredcalled“thefatheroftheBritishnavy”?','BecausehefoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea,thenprotectedthecoastsandencouragedtrade.')45.('WhatistheroleoftheBritishmonarchtoday?','Themonarchisheadofstatewithintheconstitution,butinpracticereignsanddoesnotrule,actingontheadviceofministers.')46.('WhyistheEnglishCivilWaralsocalledthePuritanRevolution?','BecausetheKing’sopponents,thesupportersofParliament,weremainlyPuritans.')47.('WhydidthePilgrimsleaveEnglandforAmericainthe17thcentury?','BecausetheyobjectedtosomeofthebeliefsandpracticesoftheChurchofEnglandandsoughtreligiousfreedom.')48.('HowhavehistoriansdescribedtheUnitedStatesofthe1920s?','Theyhavedescribeditasaperiodofmaterialsuccessandspiritualfrustration,orconfusionandpurposelessness.')49.('WhatarethefourlargedialectregionsoftheUnitedStates?','TheyaretheNorth,theMidland,theSouthandtheWest.')50.('WhatshapedandreshapedCanada’sheterogeneouspopulation?','Numerouswavesofimmigrationshapedandreshapedit.')51.('WhatthreecourtsmakeupAustralia’sjudicialbranch?','TheyaretheHighCourtofAustralia,theFederalCourtofAustraliaandtheFamilyCourtofAustralia.')52.('WhatformsthebasisofhighereducationinNewZealand?','Technicalinstitutes,communitycollegesandteachers’colleges,togetherwiththeuniversities,formitsbasis.')V.ESSAYQUESTION(10points)Write100–120wordsonthefollowingtopic.53.WhatwerethecausesandtheconsequencesoftheEnglishCivilWars(1642–1651)?第二套参考答案及评分参考（Key&ModelAnswers）I.MULTIPLECHOICE(30points,1pointeach)1.C2.A3.B4.B5.C6.C7.A8.C9.B10.D11.D12.A13.D14.C15.D16.C17.C18.C19.D20.D21.A22.B23.C24.D25.C26.A27.C28.B29.D30.DII.BLANKFILLING(20points,2pointseach)31.K32.H33.G34.C35.E36.I37.F38.B39.J40.AIII.TERMEXPLANATION(10points,5pointseach)41.TheEnglishRenaissance:TheEnglishRenaissancewastheculturalfloweringofthelate15thtoearly17thcenturies.Politicallyitmarkedtheendoffeudalcivilwarandtheriseofacentralizedstate,andculturallyitreacheditsheightinliteratureanddrama,aboveallintheworkofWilliamShakespeare.42.The(US)BillofRights:TheBillofRightsisthecollectivenameforthefirsttenamendmentstotheAmericanConstitution,ratifiedin1791.Theyguaranteesuchfundamentalfreedomsasfreedomofspeech,religion,pressandassembly,andprotecttherightsofindividualsandthestates.IV.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS(30points,3pointseach)43.ThetwolargeislandsareGreatBritainandIreland,whichtogetherwithhundredsofsmallislandsmakeuptheBritishIsles.44.BecausehefoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea,thenprotectedthecoastsandencouragedtrade.45.Themonarchisheadofstatewithintheconstitution,butinpracticereignsanddoesnotrule,actingontheadviceofministers.46.BecausetheKing’sopponents,thesupportersofParliament,weremainlyPuritans.47.BecausetheyobjectedtosomeofthebeliefsandpracticesoftheChurchofEnglandandsoughtreligiousfreedom.48.Theyhavedescribeditasaperiodofmaterialsuccessandspiritualfrustration,orconfusionandpurposelessness.49.TheyaretheNorth,theMidland,theSouthandtheWest.50.Numerouswavesofimmigrationshapedandreshapedit.51.TheyaretheHighCourtofAustralia,theFederalCourtofAustraliaandtheFamilyCourtofAustralia.52.Technicalinstitutes,communitycollegesandteachers’colleges,togetherwiththeuniversities,formitsbasis.V.ESSAYQUESTION(10points)53.TheconflictarosefromthestrugglebetweenCharlesI,whoclaimedtheDivineRightofKings,andParliament,whichresistedarbitrarytaxationandfearedhisCatholicsympathies.Theking’ssupportersweretheCavaliers,whileParliament’smainlyPuritanfollowersweretheRoundheads,ledbyOliverCromwellwithhisNewModelArmy.Parliamentwonthewars,CharlesIwasexecutedin1649,andEnglandbecameaCommonwealthunderCromwell.Thewars,alsocalledthePuritanRevolution,overthrewfeudalabsolutisminEnglandandshookthefoundationoffeudalruleinEurope,preparingthewayforconstitutionalmonarchyaftertheGloriousRevolutionof1688.

2026年10月全国高等教育自学考试英语国家概况（课程代码00522）押题·第三套ASurveyofEnglish-SpeakingCountries|闭卷150分钟·满分100分·全部用英文作答PARTONEI.MULTIPLECHOICE(30points,1pointeach)ReadeachunfinishedstatementorquestionandchoosetheONEbestanswerfromA,B,CandD.WritetheletterontheANSWERSHEET.1.Theuplandchainknownasthe“backboneofEngland”isthe____.A.PenninesB.CambrianMountainsC.SouthernUplandsD.Grampians2.London,thecapital,standsontheRiver____.A.ThamesB.ClydeC.MerseyD.Severn3.Britainhasachiefly____climate.A.temperatemaritimeB.MediterraneanC.hotdesertD.coldcontinental4.ThemonksentfromRomewhobecamethefirstArchbishopofCanterburyin597was____.A.StColumbaB.StPatrickC.StAugustineD.theVenerableBede5.ThepartofEnglandonceruledunderDanishlawwascalledthe____.A.theMarchB.thePaleC.DomesdayD.Danelaw6.OnChristmasDay1066WilliamtheConquerorwascrownedin____.A.YorkMinsterB.CanterburyCathedralC.StPaul’sCathedralD.WestminsterAbbey7.TheModelParliamentof1295,whichincludedknightsandburgesses,wassummonedby____.A.HenryIIB.SimondeMontfortC.KingJohnD.EdwardI8.EnglishlongbowmenwonfamousvictoriesinFranceatCrécy,Poitiersand____.A.NasebyB.BannockburnC.HastingsD.Agincourt9.ThePeasantUprisingof1381wasledbyJohnBalland____.A.RobertKettB.JackCadeC.JohnWycliffeD.WatTyler10.TheEnglishnavydefeatedtheSpanishArmadain____.A.1534B.1688C.1588D.160511.TheBritishestablishedtheirthirteencoloniesalongthe____ofNorthAmerica.A.GulfcoastB.westcoastC.eastcoastD.Arcticcoast12.UndertheArticlesofConfederationthenationalgovernmenthadnopowerto____.A.maketreatiesB.declarewarC.levytaxesD.sendambassadors13.TheUSConstitutionsetsupa____system,dividingpowerbetweenfederalandstategovernments.A.confederalB.federalC.unitaryD.parliamentary14.TheUSHouseofRepresentativeshas____votingmembers.A.435B.50C.200D.10015.SincetheSeventeenthAmendmentof1913,senatorshavebeen____.A.namedbythecourtsB.directlyelectedC.appointedbythePresidentD.chosenbystategovernors16.Theheadoftheexecutivebranchofthefederalgovernmentisthe____.A.PresidentB.SecretaryofStateC.SpeakerD.ChiefJustice17.TheAmericanFederationofLaborinthelate19thcenturywasledby____.A.JohnL.LewisB.TerencePowderlyC.SamuelGompersD.EugeneDebs18.TheSoviet-builtbarrierthatdividedaGermancityfrom1961wastheBerlin____.A.WallB.AirliftC.BlockadeD.Gate19.PresidentNixonresignedin1974asaresultofthe____scandal.A.WatergateB.TeapotDomeC.Iran-ContraD.Whitewater20.ThelongestriverinCanada,flowingnorthtotheArcticOcean,isthe____.A.MackenzieB.FraserC.YukonD.StLawrence21.Canada’schiefPacificportandhubfortradewithAsiais____.A.HalifaxB.MontrealC.VancouverD.Winnipeg22.ThefirstpermanentFrenchsettlementinCanada,foundedbyChamplainin1608,was____.A.TorontoB.MontrealC.OttawaD.Quebec23.Theworld’slargestcoralformation,offthecoastofQueensland,isthe____.A.GreatBarrierReefB.NingalooReefC.GreatArtesianBasinD.GrandBanks24.ThespeciallydesignednationalcapitalofAustraliais____.A.MelbourneB.AdelaideC.CanberraD.Sydney25.ThesixAustraliancoloniesunitedtoformtheCommonwealthofAustraliain____.A.1901B.1788C.1867D.193126.ThelargestcityinNewZealandis____.A.WellingtonB.AucklandC.ChristchurchD.Dunedin27.ThevolcaniclakewhoseeruptionaroundAD200mayhavebeenthelargestin5,000yearsisLake____.A.WakatipuB.EyreC.RotoruaD.Taupo28.NewZealandbecamethefirstcountryintheworldtograntwomenthevote,in____.A.1918B.1901C.1928D.189329.ThelongestriverinIrelandisthe____.A.BannB.BoyneC.ShannonD.Liffey30.TheIrishprimeministerisofficiallycalledthe____.A.TaoiseachB.DáilC.SeanadD.TánaistePARTTWOII.BLANKFILLING(20points,2pointseach)Choose10answersfromthewordbankandwritethecorrectletterinblanks31–40ontheANSWERSHEET.Wordbank:A.nonstatusB.radioC.judicialD.secondaryE.CanterburyF.hakaG.LouisianaPurchaseH.cabinetI.TeaJ.WhigsK.penalL.grammar31.ThemostseniorclericoftheChurchofEnglandistheArchbishopof____.32.Thestatesecondaryschoolthatofferedanacademiceducationforuniversitywasthe____school.33.TheOpenUniversityprovidesdegreecoursesforadultsthroughtelevisionand____.34.The____,whoopposedabsolutemonarchy,weretheforerunnersoftheLiberalParty.35.In1773colonistsdumpedBritishteaintotheharbourintheBoston____Party.36.In1803theUnitedStatesboughtavastFrenchterritoryinthe____.37.TheSupremeCourtstandsattheheadofthe____branchofAmericangovernment.38.UndertheIndianActof1876,Indianswhogaveuporlosttheirstatusrightsarecalled____Indians.39.ThefirstBritishsettlementinAustraliabeganasa____colonyfortransportedconvicts.40.ThetraditionalMaorichantandposturedanceperformedbeforerugbymatchesisthe____.III.TERMEXPLANATION(10points,5pointseach)DefinethefollowingtermsinEnglishinaround40words.41.TheDeclarationofIndependence42.MaoritangaIV.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS(30points,3pointseach)Giveabriefanswertoeachquestion,usingcomp