全国自考英语国家概况试题及答案

..-优选-优选-.2002年4月全国自考英语国家概况试题及答案Ⅰ.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestpletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceonanswersheet.(40points,1pointforeach)Britainhas,forcenturies,beenslowlytiltingwith A.theNorth-WestslowlyrisingandtheSouth-EastslowlysinkingtheNorth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-WestslowlysinkingtheSouth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-WestslowlysinkingtheSouth-WestslowlyrisingandtheNorth-EastslowlysinkingWhichoftenfollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutBritishcoalmining"A.Britionhasusedupalmostallcoaldeposits.B.ThedemandforBritishcoalhasdeclined.C.Petroleum,waterpower,andelectricpowerreplacingcoalformanypurposes.D.TheoldBritishminesarenarrowanddeep,makingitdifficulttousemachines3.ForelectoralpurposesBritainisdividedinto659constituencies,eachofwhichreturns totheHouseofmons.A.onememberB.twomembersC.threemembersD.fourInthe1970soilwasdiscoveredin ,buttherevenuefromoildidnotaneconomicforBritain.theEnglishChannelB.theIrishSeaC.St.George'sChannelD.theNorthInBritain,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontheremendationof A.theLordChancellorB.thePrimeMinisterC.theSpeakerD.theParliamentarymissionerThankstothemilitantfeministmovementofthesuffragettesbeforetheFirstWar,votesweregrantedtowomenovertheageof in1918.A.18B.20C.30D.35TheobjectiveoftheChartistMovementrightsforallmen,tookitsnamefrom" 〞.TheBillofRightsB.TheAgreementoftheC.ThePeople'sCharterD.TheGreatCharterInthe1960spopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhen becameworldandturnedtheirhometownofLiverpoolintoaplaceofpilgrimage.tehBeachBoysB.theRollingC.theAnimalsD.theBeatlesTheToriesweretheforerunnersof ,whichstillbearsthisnicknameA.theLabourPartyB.theConservativePartyC.theLiberalPartyD.theSocialDemocraticPartyIntheUnitedKingdom,thepartywhichwinsthe numberofseatsinHouseofmonsbeestheofficialOpposition.A.largestB.secondlargestC.thirdlargestD.fourthIntheUnitedKingdom,policeofficersarenotallowedtojoin ortoonstrike.A.atradeunionB.achoirC.apoliticalpartyD.aclubAgriclturalchangesinthelate18thandearly19thcenturiesinEnglandsogreatthattheywereworthyoftheterm" 〞.A.reformB.evolutionC.revolutionTheMississippi,whichissometimescalled ,hasplayedavitalrolethehistoryoftheUnitedStates.A."OldManRiver〞B."MoonRiver〞C."OldFatherRiver〞D."MotheroftheUnitedStates〞ThelargestandsmalleststatesoftheUnitedStatesare A.AlaskaandRhodeIslandB.Te*asandMaineC.Te*asandRhodeIslandD.AlaskaandMaine15.AtrendthatoccursatthesametimewiththemovementtotheSouthandtheoftheUnitedStatesis .theflowofpeopletosunbeltareatheflowofpeolefromsmallcitiestobigcitiesthegrowthofsmalltownstheoutflowofcityresidentsfromthecorecitiestothesuburbs16.Theaveragelifee*pectancyoftheRedIndiansis .higherthanthenationalaveragelowerthanthenationalaverageaboutthesamewiththenationalaveragenoneoftheaboveThethreePuritantraditionsare .A.religioustolerance,respectforachievementandrespectforlearningB.religiousdissentaggressivenessandrespectforlearningC.religiousintolerance,respectforachievementandrespectforlearningD.religiousintolerance,aggressiveness,respectforachievementIn1900,theUnitedStatesrankedfirstintheworldintheproductionof A.coalB.electricityC.oilD.wheatDuringtheSecondWorldWar,Roosevelt,StalinandChurchillmetat A.Teheran,YaltaandPotsdamTeheranandYaltaYalta,PotsdamandBerlinTeheranandPotsdamTheNewFrontierandWaronPovertywereputforwardrespectivelyby A.EisenhowerandKennedyJohnsonandNi*onJohnsonandKennedyKennedyandJohnsonTheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto .thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependencetheconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti--FederaliststhestrugglebetweenthosewhoupheldslaveryandthosewhoopposedslaverynoneoftheaboveThefunctionsofinstitutionsofhighereducationintheU.S.are A.researchandteachingB.teachinganddegreeawardingC.professionaltraining,teachingandpublicserviceD.teaching,researchandpublicserviceIn"Songof,Whitmanwritesthat A.womanisnotworthmentioningwomanisnotasgreatasmanwomanasthemotherofhumanbeingsisthegreatestnoneoftheaboveThethemeofThanksgivinghasalwaysbeen A.friendshipandhappinessB.peaceandplentyC.cooperationandrichrewardD.loveandhappinessAustraliaislocatedbetween andtheIndianA.theSouthPacificOceanB.theAtlanticOceanC.theNorthSeaD.theArcticAustralia,whichisoneoftheworld'sdevelopedcountries,hasbeerichthrough .A.manufacturingindustriesB.farmingandC.serviceindustriesD.forestryandfishingAustralianAboriginesbelievedinacreativeperiod,usuallyreferredtoEnglishas .A.tehDreamlandB.theDreamingC.theBeginningoftheWorldD.theBeginningoftheUniverseAsfarasAustraliancultureisconcerned,thehistoryofAustraliacanbedividedintothefollowingphaseswiththee*ceptionof .theperiodoftheoriginalcultureofAboriginalpeopletheperiodofthedominantBritishculturetehperiodofAsianculturetheperiodofamulticulturalsocietyTheMaboJudgementpassedbyAustralia'sHighCourtinJune1992overturnedtheconceptofterranullius,whichmeans .A."landbelongingtonoB."landunknowntoC."Wonderland〞D."Dreamtime〞Duringthe1990smanyAustralianscalledfortheirnationtobeearepublicwith .A.apresidentreplacingtheBritishmonarchasheadofstateB.aprimeministerreplacingthegovernor--generalasheadofgovernmentC.agovernor-generalreplacingtheBritishmonarchasheadofstateD.apresidentreplacingthegovernor-generalasheadofgovernment31.ThelongestriverinCanadais .A.theMackenzieB.theSt.LawrenceC.tehSevernD.theYukon32.WhyweretheFrenchtroopsinCanadadefeatedbytheBritishduringtheSevenYears'War"BecausetheywerenotusedtotheweatherinCananda.Becausetheydidnotgetsupportfromthelocalpeople.Becausetheydidnotreceivethesuppliestheyneededsobadly.BecausetheBritishhadlargerandbettersettlementsinCanada.33.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutCanada'smanufacturingA.ManufacturingisthemostimportanteconomicactivityinCanada.B.Transportationequipmentranksasthenation'sleadingmanufacturedproduct.C.FoodprocessingisstillimportantbutitisnolongerCanada'schiefmanufacturingindustryD.TheproductionofpaperandpaperrelatedproductsisnolongerimportantinCanada'smanufacturing.WhenwasthereferendumonQuebec'sfuturestatusheldinCanada"A.1994.B.1995.C.1996.D.1997Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadoptedapolicyof ,recognizingthatculturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.assimilationB.integrationC.multiculturalismD.genderequalityInCanadathefederalgovernmentshavealwaysbeenformedby A.theLiberalPartytheProgressiveConservativePartyeithertheLiberalPartyortheProgressiveConservativePartyboththeLiberalPartyandtheProgressiveConservation37.WhatisIrelandcalledinIrish"A.IreaB.AireC.EareD.Eire38.WhatareIreland'schiefe*ports"A.Foodstuffs(especiallybeef),electricalmachinery,andchemicals.B.Wool,dairyproductsandfruit.C.Motorvehicles,electricalmachineryandpetroleum.D.Coal,miningequipmentandte*tiles.39.AfaultlinerunsthelengthofNewZealand,whichmeansthatitoftenhas A.floodsB.volcaniceruptionsC.earthquakesD.droughtsWhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthepoliticalsystemofNewZealand"A.NewZealandhasawrittenconstitution.NewZealandhasaparliamentarygovernmentandaconstitutionalmonarchy.NewZealandfollowstheBritishparliamentarysystemwithsomevariations.NewZealandParliamenthasonlyonechamber.PARTTWOⅡ.Giveaone-sentenceanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(30points,3pointsforeach)WhatarethemaintypesoffarminginBritain"Howarethestate-runtelevisionchannelsBBC1andBBC2financed"43.WhatistheaimofthesocialsecuritysystemintheUnitedKingdom"44.WhatkindofeconomicsystemdoestheUnitedStateshave"45.WhatwerethetwoseriousweaknessesoftheArticlesofConfederation"46.Whatisthedifferencebetweenanacademichighschoolandatechnicalhighschool"47.WhatarethemostmonleisureactivitiesinCanada"48.WhatdoestheoutbackrefertoinAustralia"49.WhatarethetwotypesoffarminginIreland"WhyisthepopulationofNewZealandsounevenlydistributed"Ⅲ.E*plaineachofthefollowingtermsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheetinaround40words(20points,5pointseach)TheCivilList52.Operation53.Stagflation54.KiwiⅣ全国2002年4月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题参考答案Ⅰ.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestpletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingbracketsontheanswersheet.(40points,1pointforeach)1.A2.A3.A4.D5.B6.C7.C8.D9.B10.B11.A12.C13.A14.A15.D16.B17.C18.A19.B20.D21.B22.D23.C24.B25.A26.B27.B28.C29.A30.A31.A32.C33.D34.B35.C36.C37.D38.A39.C40.CⅡ.Giveaone-sentenceanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(30points,3pointsforeach)41.Theyarearablefarming,dairyfarming,stockfarming,mi*edfarming,hillfarmingandmarketgardening.Theyarefinancedfromthesaleoftelevisionlicences.Theaimofthesocialsecurityistosecureabasicstandardoflivingforpeopleinfinancialneed.TheU.S.hasafree marketeconomywithadominantprivatesector.45.Theywere:(a)therewasnonationale*ecutiveorlaw-enforcingbranch(b)Congresshadnopowertoraiseta*es.46.Anacademichighschoolonlyaimsatpreparingstudentsforcollegewhileatechnicalschoolprovidesstudentsforavarietyofoccupationsandvocations.47.Theyareswimming,tennis,golfandbaseball.InAustralia,theareasthatarefarawayfromtownsandcitiesarecalledoutback,especiallythedesertareasincentralAustralia.Theyarearablefarmingandstockfarming.Reasonsfortheunevendistributionarethemilderclimateinthenorth,e*pansionofNorthIslandindustriesandtheavailabilityoflandsuitableforspecializedfarming.Ⅲ.E*plaineachofthefollowingtermsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheetinaround40words(20points,5pointseach)TheCivilListisanannualgrantapprovedbyParliament.ThegrantismadetheBritishSovereignandmembersoftheroyalfamily.Itisusedtocoverthee*penseinvolvedincarryi