《英语国家概况》自考真题及答案解析

《英语国家概况》自考真题及答案解析卷面总分：80分

答题时间：70分钟

试卷题量：40题

一、单选题

（共40题，共0分）1.Britainhas,forcenturies,beenslowlytiltingwith________.A.theNorth-WestslowlyrisingandtheSouth-EastslowlysinkingB.theNorth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-WestslowlysinkingC.theSouth-EastslowlyrisingandtheSouth-WestslowlysinkingD.theSouth-WestslowlyrisingandtheNorth-Eastslowlysinking正确答案：

A2.WhichoftenfollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutBritishcoalmining?A.BritionhasusedupalmostallcoaldepositsB.ThedemandforBritishcoalhasdeclined.C.Petroleum,waterpower,andelectricpowerreplacingcoalformanypurposes.D.TheoldBritishminesarenarrowanddeep,makingitdifficulttousemachines正确答案：

A3.ForelectoralpurposesBritainisdividedinto659constituencies,eachofwhichreturns________totheHouseofCommons.A.onememberB.twomembersC.threemembersD.fourmembers正确答案：

A4.Inthe1970soilwasdiscoveredin________,buttherevenuefromoildidnotcreateaneconomicforBritain.A.theEnglishChannelB.theIrishSeaC.St.George'sChannelD.theNorthSea正确答案：

D5.InBritain,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof________.A.theLordChancellorB.thePrimeMinisterC.theSpeakerD.theParliamentaryCommissioner正确答案：

B6.ThankstothemilitantfeministmovementofthesuffragettesbeforetheFirstWorldWar,votesweregrantedtowomenovertheageof________in1918.A.18B.20C.30D.35正确答案：

C7.TheobjectiveoftheChartistMovementwasdemocraticrightsforallmen,andittookitsnamefrom“________”.A.TheBillofRightsB.TheAgreementofthePeopleC.ThePeople'sCharterD.TheGreatCharter正确答案：

C8.Inthe1960spopmusicunderwentarevolutionwhen________becameworldfamousandturnedtheirhometownofLiverpoolintoaplaceofpilgrimage.A.tehBeachBoysB.theRollingStoneC.theAnimalsD.theBeatles正确答案：

D9.TheToriesweretheforerunnersof________,whichstillbearsthisnicknametodayA.theLabourPartyB.theConservativePartyC.theLiberalPartyD.theSocialDemocraticParty正确答案：

B10.IntheUnitedKingdom,thepartywhichwinsthe________numberofseatsintheHouseofCommonsbecomestheofficialOpposition.A.largestB.secondlargestC.thirdlargestD.fourthlargest正确答案：

B11.IntheUnitedKingdom,policeofficersarenotallowedtojoin________ortogoonstrike.A.atradeunionB.achoirC.apoliticalpartyD.aclub正确答案：

A12.Agriclturalchangesinthelate18thandearly19thcenturiesinEnglandweresogreatthattheywereworthyoftheterm“________”.A.reformB.evolutionC.revolutionD.reformation正确答案：

C13.TheMississippi,whichissometimescalled________,hasplayedavitalroleinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.A.“OldManRiver”B.

“MoonRiver”C.“OldFatherRiver”D.“MotheroftheUnitedStates”正确答案：

A14.ThelargestandsmalleststatesoftheUnitedStatesare________.A.AlaskaandRhodeIslandB.TexasandMaineC.TexasandRhodeIslandD.AlaskaandMaine正确答案：

A15.AtrendthatoccursatthesametimewiththemovementtotheSouthandtheWeastoftheUnitedStatesis________.A.theflowofpeopletosunbeltareaB.theflowofpeolefromsmallcitiestobigcitiesC.thegrowthofsmalltownsD.theoutflowofcityresidentsfromthecorecitiestothesuburbs正确答案：

D16.TheaveragelifeexpectancyoftheRedIndiansis________.A.higherthanthenationalaverageB.lowerthanthenationalaverageC.aboutthesamewiththenationalaverageD.noneoftheabove正确答案：

B17.ThethreePuritantraditionsare________.A.religioustolerance,respectforachievementandrespectforlearningB.religiousdissentaggressivenessandrespectforlearningC.religiousintolerance,respectforachievementandrespectforlearningD.religiousintolerance,aggressiveness,respectforachievement正确答案：

C18.In1900,theUnitedStatesrankedfirstintheworldintheproductionof________.A.coalB.electricityC.oilD.wheat正确答案：

A19.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,Roosevelt,StalinandChurchillmetat________.A.Teheran,YaltaandPotsdamB.TeheranandYaltaC.Yalta,PotsdamandBerlinD.TeheranandPotsdam正确答案：

B20.TheNewFrontierandWaronPovertywereputforwardrespectivelyby________.A.EisenhowerandKennedyB.JohnsonandNixonC.JohnsonandKennedyD.KennedyandJohnson正确答案：

D21.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto________.A.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependenceB.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti--FederalistsC.thestrugglebetweenthosewhoupheldslaveryandthosewhoopposedslaveryD.noneoftheabove正确答案：

B22.ThefunctionsofinstitutionsofhighereducationintheU.S.are________.A.researchandteachingB.teachinganddegreeawardingC.professionaltraining,teachingandpublicserviceD.teaching,researchandpublicservice正确答案：

D23.In“SongofMyself”,Whitmanwritesthat________.A.womanisnotworthmentioningB.womanisnotasgreatasmanC.womanasthemotherofhumanbeingsisthegreatestD.noneoftheabove正确答案：

C24.ThethemeofThanksgivinghasalwaysbeen________.A.friendshipandhappinessB.peaceandplentyC.cooperationandrichrewardD.loveandhappiness正确答案：

B25.Australiaislocatedbetween________andtheIndianOcean.A.theSouthPacificOceanB.theAtlanticOceanC.theNorthSeaD.theArctic正确答案：

A26.Australia,whichisoneoftheworld'sdevelopedcountries,hasbecomerichthrough________.A.manufacturingindustriesB.farmingandminingC.serviceindustriesD.forestryandfishing正确答案：

B27.AustralianAboriginesbelievedinacreativeperiod,usuallyreferredtoinEnglishas________.A.tehDreamlandB.theDreamingC.theBeginningoftheWorldD.theBeginningoftheUniverse正确答案：

B28.AsfarasAustraliancultureisconcerned,thehistoryofAustraliacanbedividedintothefollowingphaseswiththeexceptionof________.A.theperiodoftheoriginalcultureofAboriginalpeopleB.theperiodofthedominantBritishcultureC.tehperiodofAsiancultureD.theperiodofamulticulturalsociety正确答案：

C29.TheMaboJudgementpassedbyAustralia'sHighCourtinJune1992overturnedtheconceptofterranullius,whichmeans________.A.“landbelongingtonoone”B.“landunknowntoeveryone”C.

“Wonderland”D.

“Dreamtime”正确答案：

A30.Duringthe1990smanyAustralianscalledfortheirnationtobecomearepublicwith________.A.apresidentreplacingtheBritishmonarchasheadofstateB.aprimeministerreplacingthegovernor--generalasheadofgovernmentC.agovernor-generalreplacingtheBritishmonarchasheadofstateD.apresidentreplacingthegovernor-generalasheadofgovernment正确答案：

A31.ThelongestriverinCanadais________.A.theMackenzieB.theSt.LawrenceC.tehSevernD.theYukon正确答案：

A32.WhyweretheFrenchtroopsinCanadadefeatedbytheBritishduringtheSevenYears'War?A.BecausetheywerenotusedtotheweatherinCananda.B.Becausetheydidnotgetsupportfromthelocalpeople.C.Becausetheydidnotreceivethesuppliestheyneededsobadly.D.BecausetheBritishhadlargerandbettersettlementsinCanada.正确答案：

C33.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutCanada'smanufacturingtoday?A.ManufacturingisthemostimportanteconomicactivityinCanada.B.Transportationequipmentranksasthenation'sleadingmanufacturedproduct.C.FoodprocessingisstillimportantbutitisnolongerCanada'schiefmanufacturingindustryD.TheproductionofpaperandpaperrelatedproductsisnolongerimportantinCanada'smanufacturing.正确答案：

D34.WhenwasthereferendumonQuebec'sfuturestatusheldinCanada?A.1994B.1995C.1996D.1997正确答案：

B35.Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadoptedapolicyof________,recognizingthatculturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.A.assimilationB.integrationC.multiculturalismD.genderequality正确答案：

C36.InCanadathefederalgovernmentshavealwaysbeenformedby________.A.theLiberalPartyB.theProgressiveConservativePartyC.eithertheLibe