00522英语国家概况2007年04月试卷

浙00522#英语国家概况试题第8页共8页全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码：00522请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。I．Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(50points,1pointforeach)1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofElizabethI?A．Herreligiousreformwasacompromiseofviews.B．HerreligiousreformwaswelcomedbyboththePuritansandardentCatholics.C．Shedesired“thatthereshouldbeoutwardconformitytotheEstablishedreligion”.D．ShebrokeMary’stieswithRomeandrestoredherfather’sindependentChurchofEngland.2．TheRestorationinEnglishhistorytookplacein_______.A．1042 B．1066C．1606 D．16603．Historically,_______wereferociouspeople,buttheylaidthefoundationsoftheEnglishstate.A．theCelts B．theVikingsC．theAnglo-Saxons D．theNormans4．William,DukeofNormandy,isnowknownas_________.A．WilliamRufus B．WilliamtheConfessorC．WilliamtheGreat D．WilliamtheConqueror5．InBritain,theToriesweretheforerunnersof_______whichstillbearsthenicknametoday.A．theSocialandDemocraticLiberalPartyB．theLiberalPartyC．theLaborPartyD．theConservativeParty6．ThepersonwhowasresponsibleforthereligiousReformationofEnglandinthe16thcenturywas_________.A．EdwardVIII B．HenryVIIIC．ElizabethI D．EdwardVI7．QueenMaryTudorhasbeenknownas“BloodyMary”becauseunderherreign________. A．aseriesofbloodywarswerefoughtB．manyProtestantswerepersecutedandburntashereticsC．manyrebelpeasantswereputtodeathD．manyprotestersagainstherrulewerekilled8．The_______developedlaterintotheLordsandtheCommonsknownasParliament.A．Witan B．PrivyCouncilC．PublicRecordsOffice D．GreatCouncil9．InBritain,________isthesymbolofthewholenation.A．theQueen B．thePrimeMinisterC．thePrince D．theParliament10．EasteristhechiefChristianfestival,whichcelebrates________.A．thebirthofJesusChrist B．theResurrectionofJesus ChristC．thecomingofspring D．therevivalofChristianity11．TheEnglishking,whogaveuphiscrownforthesakeofamarriagewithWallisSimpson,was_______.A.HenryⅧ B．EdwardⅧC．GeorgeⅥ D．JamesⅥ12．ThosewhotriedtodestroythehatedmachinesduringtheEnglishIndustrialRevolutionwerecalled______.A．Destroyers B．BreakersC．Unionists D．Luddites13．ThegreatKingofWessexwhofoughtagainsttheinvasionoftheDanesinthe9thcenturywasknownas_______.A．Hengist B．AlfredtheGreatC．thePilgrim D．KingofPicts14．TheSevenYear’sWar(1756—1763)wasfoughtbetweenBritainand_______forthecolonizationinNorthAmerica.A．Spain B．RussiaC．Holland D．France15．InBritain,thenationalnewspaperscanbedividedintotwogroups:_______.A．dailypapersandweeklypapersB．dailypapersandSundaypapersC．weeklypapersandmonthlypapersD．weeklypapersandquarterlypapers16．ThePeople’sCharterwasdrawnupby_______astheirdemands.A．theLondonWorkingMen’sAssociationB．theBritishSteelCorporationC．theactivistsintheChartistMovementD．theTradeUnion17．Mrs.MargaretThatcher,aConservativePartyleaderinthe1980s,believedinthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A．self-reliance B．privatizationC．thestrengtheningofthetradeunions D．thekeepingoflawandorder18．ThetwomaintiersoflocalauthoritythroughoutEnglandandWalesare______.A．countiesanddistricts B．citiesandtownsC．citiesandvillages D．citiesandshires19．InBritain,officialpublicholidaysarealsocalled______.A．religiousholidays B．saints’holidaysC．memorialholidays D．bankholidays20．TheEnglishChannelseparatestheislandofGreatBritainfrom______.A．Denmark B．BelgiumC．theNetherlands D．France21．MostofthefirstChineseimmigrantswhocametotheUnitedStatesbetween1850—1880settleddownin______.A．Florida B．WashingtonC．California D．NewJersey22．InSeptember,1774theFirstContinentalCongresswasheldin______,whichencouragedAmericanstorefusetobuyBritishgoods.A．NewYork B．BostonC．Philadelphia D．Concord23．DuringtheAmericanwestwardmovement,DemocraticpoliticianJohnL.O’Sullivanproducedthefamoustheoryof______.A．“Isolationism” B．“GoodNeighborPolicy”C．“SocialDarwinism” D．“ManifestDestiny”24．TheAmericanConstitutionwasfinallyadoptedin1789byanarrowmarginontheunderstandingthat______aftertheConstitutioncameintoforce.A．WashingtonwouldbepresidentoftheU.S.B．theHouseofRepresentativeswouldbeelectedbyeachstateC．aBillofRightswouldbeamendedD．eachstatewouldbeequallyrepresentedintheSenate25．In1972,U.S.President______visitedChina,whichledtotheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationswithChinainJanuary1979.A．RonaldReagan B．RichardNixonC．JimmyCarter D．GeraldFord26．Whichworkpraisedtheideaofequalityanddemocracyandalsocelebratedthedignity,theself-reliantspiritandthejoyofthecommonman?A．LeavesofGrassbyWaltWhitman.B．Self-reliancebyRalphWaldoEmerson.C．LifeontheMississippibyMarkTwain.D．SisterCarriebyTheodoreDreiser.27．TheConstitutionrequiresthePresidenttobeanatural-bornAmericancitizenatleast______yearsofage.A．30 B．35C．40 D．4528．OnApril30thof1789,GeorgeWashingtontooktheoathofofficein______whichhousedthefirstAmericangovernment.A．NewYork B．WashingtonC．Philadelphia D．Boston29．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbePresidentWilson’sachievementsinhisprogramofNewFreedom?A．Makingloansavailabletofarmersatlowrates.B．Adoptinganincometax.C．Regulatingtrustsbystatingclearlytheunfairbusinesspractices.D．Regulatingrailroadpricesandtheirrebates.30．IntheU.S.the______referstothepeoplebornintheperiod1946—1964.A．“lostgeneration” B．“megeneration”C．“blue-collargeneration” D．“babyboomgeneration”31．Theconferencethatdecidedtosetupaworldorganization——theUnitedNationswasheldin______.A．Teheran B．CairoC．Yalta D．Washington32．ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatescanissuerules,regulationsandinstructions,whicharecalled______.A．legalacts B．standingordersC．verdicts D．executiveorders33．ThepoliticaltheoryofAmericanRevolutioncamefromthewell-knownphilosopher______.A．ThomasJefferson B．ThomasPaineC．AlexanderHamilton D．JohnLocke34．WhichstatementisNOTtrueabouttheGreatDepressioninthe1930s?A．Billionsofdollarsofpaperprofitswerewipedoutwithinafewdays.B．Miseryandpersonalsufferingswerewidespread.C．Manylosttheirlandandotherpropertiesbecauseofforeclosures.D．Thestockmarketcrashwasthebeginningoflongeconomicrecovery.35．DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,thevictoryat______provedtobetheturningpointfortheUnionArmy.A．Harrisburg B．GettysburgC．Lexington D．FortSumter36．WhichstatementisNOTtrueabouttheAmericanIndians?A．Heavydrinkingandsuicideratesarefarabovethenationalaverages.B．TheaveragelifeexpectancyofIndiansisaround50years.C．AlltheAmericanIndiansarenowlivinginthegovernmentreservations.D．OnefourthoftheIndianfamilieslivebelowthepovertylevel.37．TheAmericanStandardOilCompanywasfoundedby______.A．JohnRockefeller B．duPontC．J.P.Morgan D．AndrewCarnegie38．AtypicalexampleofAmericanintolerantnationalismfrom1919—1920was______thatexaggeratedthedangerofCommunism.A．McCarthyism B．theKuKluxKlanC．theRedScare D．Desegregation39．Currentlybetween80%and90%ofimmigrantstotheU.S.arefrom______countries.A．AsianandAfrican B．EuropeanandHispanicC．AsianandHispanic D．ScandinavianandAsian40．______istheonlyorganizationwhichhasthepowertointerprettheU.S.Constitution.A．TheSupremeCourt B．TheDepartmentofStateC．TheHouseofRepresentatives D．TheSenate41．______isBritishColumbia’slargestcityandthethirdlargestcityinCanada.A．Vancouver B．TorontoC．QuebecCity D．Montreal42．AlmosthalfthelandareaofCanadaiscoveredby______.A．forests B．desertsC．swamps D．bogs43．DuringWorldWarII,Canadafoughtasanallyof______withnearlyonemillionpeopleservinginthearmedforces.A．Germany B．SwissC．Italy D．Britain44．InAustralia______hasthecountry’srichestfarmlandandbestgrazingland.A．theGreatWesternPlateau B．theEasternHighlandsC．theCentralEasternLowlands D．theOutback45．InrecentyearsAustraliangovernmentshaveencouragedpeoplewithdifferentethnicbackgroundstokeeptheirowncultures.Thispolicyiscalled______.A．assimilation B．integrationC．multiculturalism D．alienation46．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAustraliaisNOTtrue?A．Itliessouthoftheequator.B．Itistheworld’ssmallestcontinent.C．Itistheflattestandlowestcontinent.D．Itisthecontinentthatcontainsmorethanonecountry.47．ThefirstEuropeantovisitNewZealandwasa/an______,AbelTasman.A．Englishman B．DutchmanC．Frenchman D．German48．______isthecapitalofNewZealand.A．Auckland B．WellingtonC．Toronto D．Montreal49．WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutIreland?A．Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalunits.B．NorthernIrelandispartoftheUnitedKingdom.C．TheRepublicofIrelandisanindependentcountry.D．IrelandiscalledtheEmeraldIslebecauseofitsrichdepositofemeralds.50．ThelargestriverinIrelandisthe______,whichprovideselectricpowerformuchoftheRepublic.A．MissouriRiver B．ShannonRiverC．SevernRiver D．ThamesRiverII.Giveaone-sentenceanswertoeachofthefollowingquestio