00522英语国家概况2005年07月试卷

浙00522#英语国家概况试题第6页共6页全国2005年7月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码：00522Ⅰ.MultipleChoiceQuestions.(40points,1pointforeach)Directions:Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion;andthenwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.1．ThelongestriverinBritainis（）,whichis338kilometerslong.A．theThamesRiver B．theSevernRiverC．theClyde D．theTweed2．（）,thegreatRomangeneral,invadedBritainforthefirsttimein55BC.A．JuliusCaesar B．TheEmperorClaudiusC．Boadicea D．Agricola3．KingAlfredmadeatreatywithDanesallowingthemtokeepthenorthernandeasternpartsofEngland,whichlaterbecameknownas（）.A．Wessex B．NormandyC．“theDanelaw” D．Sussex4．William,DukeofNormandy,isnowknownas（）.A．WilliamRufus B．WilliamtheConfessorC．WilliamtheConqueror D．WilliamtheGreat5．Thespiritof（）wasthelimitationofthepowersoftheking.A．theProvisionofOxford B．theBookofDoomC．DomesdayBook D．MagnaCarta6．AlthoughtheWarsofheRoseswerefoughtintermittentlyfor（）years,ordinarypeoplewerelittleaffectedandwentabouttheirbusinessasusual.A．20 B．30C．40 D．507．InIrelandandtheScottishHighlands（）ledtomassemigration,particularlytotheNewWorld.A．theBlackDeath B．theCivilWarsC．theGreatFamine D．landenclosure8．IntheUnitedKingdom,freemedicalcareforeveryoneandfinancialhelpfortheold,thesickandtheunemployed,whichhavebecomeavailablesince1948,arethefoundationof（）A．thewelfarestate B．theNationalHealthServiceC．thecivilservice D．theNationalInsuranceFund9．MargaretThatcherbelievedinthefollowingEXCEPT（）.A．self-reliance B．privatizationC．thestrengtheningoftradeunions D．theuseofmonetaristpoliciestocontrolinflation10．Themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment,goingbacktoatleast（）century.A．the8th B．the9thC．the10th D．the11th11．Allcriminaltrialsareheldinopencourtbecausethecriminallawpresumesthe（）oftheaccuseduntilhehasbeenprovedguiltybeyondreasonabledoubt.A．innocence B．honestyC．guilt D．impartiality12．EasteristraditionallyassociatedwiththefollowingEXCEPT（）.A．theResurrectionofChrist B．theeatingofEastereggsC．thecustomofgivingpresents D．thecomingofspring13．（）isthemostpopularsportinEnglandandinEurope.A．Rugby B．TennisC．Snooker D．Football14．EdinburghInternationalFestivalofMusicandDramatakesplaceforaperiodof3to4weeksbetween（）whenEdinburghbecomesacenterofculturalactivity.A．JulyandAugust B．AugustandSeptemberC．SeptemberandOctober D．OctoberandNovember15．UptotheendofWWI,therewere（）wavesoflarge-scaleimmgrationtotheUnitedStates.A．two B．threeC．four D．five16．Theideaofcontainmentwasfirstbroughtupby（）.A．HarryTruman B．FranklinD.RooseveltC．Marshall D．GeorgeKennan17．InthelastgreatpopulationmovementinAmerica,alargenumberofpeoplemovedto（）.A．theNorthwest B．thesunbeltareasC．theSouth D．theWest18．WhowerethefirstsettlersoftheNewEnglandRegion?A．Hispanicgroups. B．EnglishPuritans.C．Germanfarmers. D．AsianAmericans19．TheBillofRightsisthetermusedfor（）totheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates.A．thefirsttenamendments B．thelasttenamendmentsC．thetenthamendment D．themostimportantamendment20．TheEmancipationProclamationwasissuedby（）duringtheCivilWar.A．GeorgeWashington B．AbrahamLincolnC．ThomasJefferson D．FranklinRoosevelt21．TheSupremeCourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communistactivitiesby（）.A．upholdingtheconstitutionalityoftheSmithActB．convicting11highrankingCommunistleadersC．supportingthetrialofAlgerHissD．supportingPresidentTruman’sexecutiveorder22．ThewritersoftheConstitutionworkedoutthechecksandbalancesinorderto（）.A．preventthegovernmentfrommisusingitspowerB．preventthegovernmentfrombeingtoostrongC．preventthegovernmentformbeingseparatedD．preventthegovernmentformlosingitspower23．InAmerica,thefirstperiodofthepartysystemreferstotheappearanceof（）.A．theFederalists B．theAnti-FederalistsC．theFederalistsandtheAnti-FederalistsD．theDemocratic-RepublicansandtheAnti-Federalists24．NathanielHawthornewasoneofthosewho（）transcendentalism.A．supported B．wasindifferenttoC．attacked D．hadnothingtodowith25．ThefirstuniquelyAmericancontributiontoarchitecturewastheSkyscraperperfectedbythe（）architect,LouisSullivan.A．NewYorkCity B．ChicagoC．Washington D．Detroit26．Todaytherearealtogether（）departmentsoftheU.S.government.A．11 B．13C．15 D．1727．WhichofthefollowingisNOTassociatedwithHalloween?（）A．“Trickortreat” B．“eatingeggs”C．bonfire D．pumpkin-lanterns28．ThefirstThanksgivingDaywascelebratedbythePuritansinPlymouth,Massachusettson（）,1621.A．January13 B．April13C．October13 D．December1329．AbouttwothirdsofCanada’spetroleumandaboutfourfifthsofitsnaturalgascomefrom（）.A．Alberta B．MontrealC．Quebec D．Vancouver30．Under（）,theUpperCanadaandLowerCanadawereunitedagainandgiveninternalself-governmentin1848.A．theActofUnionB．theBritishNorthAmericaActC．theQuebecActD．theStatuteofWestminister31．Indigenouspeoplemakeupabout1.5%oftheCanadianpopulation.Theyare（）.A．IndiansandAfricans B．AboriginesandIndiansC．theEskimoandAborigines D．AmericanIndiansandtheEskimo32．Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadoptedapolicyof（）,recognizingthatculturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.A．assimilation B．integrationC．multiculturalism D．genderequality33．ThemainfeatureofAustralia’stradeisthat（）.A．itismainlywithdevelopingcountriesandGreatBritainB．thereisthedeclineofmanufacturingindustriesandthehightariffsC．thereisover-relianceoncommodityexportsD．ithasalwaysinvolvedtheexchangeofrawmaterialsforfinishedproducts34．ThehistoryofAustraliabeganwith（）.A．thearrivalofAboriginesB．thecolonizationofAustraliabytheBritishC．thefoundingoftheCommonwealthofAustraliaD．theFirstWorldWar35．Victoriaisalsoknownas（）.A．thegardenstate B．thepremierstateC．thesunshinestate D．thestateofexcitement36．TheAustralianConstitutioncanonlybechangedby（）.A．theParliament B．theQueenC．theExecutive D．referendum37．Irelandisoneofthemost（）countriesofEurope.A．Christian B．CatholicC．Buddhist D．Protestant38．ThepopulationofIrelandispredominantlyof（）origin.A．English B．CelticC．Norman D．French39．In1893NewZealandbecamethefirstcountryintheworld（）.A．toadoptthe40-hourworkingweekB．tointroduceoldagepensionsC．tointroducetheAccidentCompensationActD．togivewomenthevote40．Nearlythree–quartersofthepopulation(includingmorethan50%oftheNewZealanders)livein（）.A．SouthIsland B．NorthIslandC．StewartIsland D．theChathamIslandsⅡ.AnswertheFollowingQuestionsBriefly.(30points,3pointsforeach)Directions:Giveaone–sentenceanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsandthenwriteyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.41.WhatdoestheBritishparliamentconsistof?42.WhatarethechiefpurposesofthepenalsystemofBritain?43.HowdidElizabethImanagetomaintainafriendlyrelationshipwithFrance?44.HowmanystatesarethereintheUnitedStates?Whichoneisthelargestandwhichoneisthesmallestinarea?45.Whatis“winner-take-all”system?46.WhywasLin