英语国家概况自考真题-2017年4月真题及答案

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英语国家概况试卷

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PARTONE(30POINTS)

I.MULTIPLECHOICE

Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreach

unfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C

andDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthe

statementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryou

havechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheANSWERSHEET.(30

points,1pointeach)

1.WhichofthefollowingriversgoesthroughthecityofLondon?

A.TheForth.B.TheSevern.

C.TheThames.D.TheMersey.

2.About500BCbegantoarriveinBritainandkeptcominguntilthe

arrivaloftheRomans.

A.theJutesB.theAngles

C.theCeltsD.theSaxons

3.LocatedinWales,isanimportantcityintheUK.

A.BelfastB.CardiffC.LiverpoolD.Edinburgh

4.Inthereignof,BritainlosttheFrenchportofCalais.

A.ElizabethIB.EdwardVIC.HenryVIIID.MaryTudor

5.ThenameGreatBritaincameintobeingwhen,in1707,theActofUnion

unitedEnglandand.

A.WalesB.Scotland

C.SouthernIrelandD.NorthernIreland

6.TheParliamentActin1911strictlylimitedthepowersof,makingthe

Commonsthesupremelegislativebody.

A.theLordsB.theCabinet

C.theCrownD.theChurchofEngland

7.WhatmightbetheimmediatecauseoftheUK'sentryintoWWI?

A.Germany^invasionofBelgium.

B,TheassassinationofFranzFerdinand.

C.AustriandeclarationofwaronSerbia.

D・Germany'sdeclarationofwaronRussia.

8.ThediscoveryofoilinhasmadetheUKself-sufficientinoil.

A.theIrishSeaB.theBlackSea

C.theNorthSeaD.theMediterranean

9.TheLabourPartyandhavebeenthedominantpartyintheUKsince

themid-1920s.

A.theRepublicanParty

B.theLiberalDemocrats

C.theConservativeParty

D.theScottishNationalParty

10.WhichofthefollowingwasaconsequenceoftheNormanConqueston

England?

A.EnglishbecametheofficiallanguageinEngland.

B.ThefeudalsystemwascompletelyestablishedinEngland.

C.TheEngland'scommercewiththeContinentwasseverelyweakened.

D.TheEnglishchurchcourtsweremorecloselyrelatedtothecivilcourts.

11.HowdomoststudentsintheUKpayfortheircollegeeducation?

A.Theydopart-timejobs.

B.Theygetstate-fundedgrants.

C.Theypayforitaftergraduation.

D.Theygetsupportfromtheirparents.

12.In1265,SimondeMontfortsummonedtheGreatCounciltomeetat,

andthemeetingwasseenasthatoftheearliestparliament.

A.BedfordB.Canterbury

C.WeslminsterD.Winchester

13.WhichofthefollowingisanewspaperofNorthernIreland?

A.TheHerald.B.TheDailyRecord.

C.TheWesternMail.D.TheBelfastTelegraph.

14.formsanaturalboundarybetweenMexicoandtheUSA.

A.TheColoradoRiverB.TheRioGrandeRiver

C.TheAmericanRuhrD.TheGulfofCalifornia

15.WhichofthefollowingwasthechiefcenteroftheAmericanWarof

Independence?

A.TheSouth.B.TheMidwest.

C.NewEngland.D.TheMiddleAtlanticStates.

16.WhatlanguagehasofficialstatusinthestateofNewMexico?

A.French.B.Russian.

C.Spanish.D.Portuguese.

17.InSeptember1783,byBritainrecognizedtheindependenceofthe

UnitedStates.

A.theTreatyofParisB.theAlienandSeditionActs

C.theDeclarationofIndependenceD.theEmancipationProclamation

18.InwomenintheUSAweregiventherighttovote.

A.1870B.1890

C.1913D.1920

19.In1607,theEnglishfoundedtheirfirstpermanentsettlementinon

theAmericancontinent.

A.VirginiaB.Maryland

C.ConnecticutD.Massachusetts

20.ThenatureofMcCarthyismis.

A.anti-racism

B.anti-Communism

C.advocatingfreemarket

D•advocatingenvironmentalprotection

21.JohnMaynardKeynesbelievedthegovernmentcouldenhancethe

developmentofeconomyby.

A・limitingbirthrate

B.weakeningmanufacturing

C.averaginghouseholdincome

D.controllingspendingandtaxes

22.isoftenconsideredthefatherofAmericandrama.

A.WilliamInge

B.ArthurMiller

C.EugeneO'Neill

D.TennesseeWilliams

23.,as"thenationalsport,“istheoldestofthemajorAmericanteam

sports.

A.BaseballB.Football

C.BasketballD.Icehockey

24.InCanadacanintroducebillsinvolvingtaxation.

A.theSupremeCourtB.theHouseofCommons

C.theSenateD.theGovernor-General

25.AmongthenaturalregionsofCanada,farthesteastis.

A.theCanadianShieldB.theArcticRegion

C.theAppalachianRegionD.theCordilleranRegion

26.TherehavebeenninemajoroccurrencesofinAustraliasince1788

duetoitslocationandgeographicalfeatures.

A.floodB.drought

C.landslideD.earthquake

27.AsthefederalcapitalofAustralia,Canberrabalancesthepowerbetweentwo

centersofSydneyandMelbourne.

A.economicB.political

C.educationD.population

28.IrelandiscalledtheEmeraldIslebecauseof.

A.itsrichgreencountrysideB.itsrichemeraldstones

C.itssurroundingblueseaD.itsnumerousislands

29.,thecapitalofIreland,isknownfbritstheatersandwriters.

A.DublinB.Cork

C.LimerickD.Waterford

30.Irelandenjoysaclimateofwesternmaritimeundertheinfluenceof.

A.theIndianOceanB.thePacificOcean

C.theArcticOceanD.theAtlanticOcean

PARTTWO(70POINTS)

ILBLANKFILLING

Choose10answersfromtheboxandwritethecorrectletterinthe

blanks31-40ontheANSWERSHEET.(20points,2pointseach)

31.Knownas'"thefatheroftheBritishnavy/foundedastrongfleet

whichfirstbeattheDanesatsea.

32.Duringnearly400yearsofcontrolofBritain,theRomansalwaystreatedthe

Britonsasapeopleofslaveclass.

33.markedthebeginningofmodemworldhistorybecauseitshookthe

foundationofthefeudalruleinEurope.

34.AmericanscelebratetohonorveteransofallwarsinwhichtheUS

hasfought.

35.ThefirstimmigrantsinAmericanhistorycamefromEnglandand.

36.OnceacolonyofGreatBritain,Canadabecameindependentin

throughtheBritishNorthAmericaAct.

37.In1840,onbehalfoftheBritishgovernment,WilliamHobsonsigned

withMaorichiefsinNewZealand.

38.InAustralia,Britain'smonarchisofficiallyrepresentedbyandsix

stategovernors.

39.ThearmedIrishuprisingagainsttheBritishrulein1916isknownas.

40.UlysseswaswrittenbytheIrishnovelist.

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A.1867

B.theNetherlands

C.theEasterRising

D.ThanksgivingDay

E.subject

F.JamesJoyce

G.VeteransDay

H.theprimeminister

I.TheEnglishCivilWar

J.Alfred

K.theTreatyofWaitangi

L.theGovernor-General

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IILTERMEXPLANATION

DefinethefollowingtermsinEnglish.Writeyouranswersonthe

ANSWERSHEETinaround40words.(10points,5pointseach)

41.WarsoftheRoses

42.ANZUSTreaty

IV.SHORTANSWERQUESTI*ONS

Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Youare

requiredtousecompletesentences.Writeyouranswersonthe

ANSWERSHEET.(30points,3pointseach)

43.WhatwastheeffectoftheGloriousRevolutionontheBritishformof

government?

44.HowimportantistradeintheUK'seconomy?

45.WhatroledidMartinLutherKingplayintheCivilRightsMovement?

46.ForwhatpurposedidtheBritishgovernmentputtheStampTaxintoeffectin

America?

47.WhatarethemainfactorsshapingtheCanadianclimate?

48.WhoaretheaboriginalpeopleofCanada?

49.WhyisAustraliarichinuniquespeciesofanimalsandplants?

50.WhywasAustraliacalledaprisoncolonywhenitwasfoundedinthelate

1700s?

51.WhatisthebaseofsupportoftheLaborPartyinNewZealand?

52.WhatcausedthefalloftheIrishpopulationinthe19thcentury?

VESSAYQUESTION

Write100-120wordsonthefollowingtopicontheANSWERSHEET.

(10points)

53.WhatarethedistinctcharacteristicsoftheUSgovernment?

绝密★启用前

2017年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语国家概况试题答案及评分参考

（课程代码00522）

LMultipleChoice.（30points,1pointeach）

1.C2.C3.B4.D5.B

6.A7.A8.C9.C10.B

11.B12.C13.D14.B5C

16.C17.A18.D19.A20.B

21.D22.C23.A24.B25.C

26.B27.D28.A29.A30.D

II.BlankFilling.（20points,2pointseach）

31.J32.E33.I34.G35.B

36.A37.K38.L39.C40.F

111.TennExplanation.（10points,5pointseach）

41.WarsoftheRoses

CoinedbySirWalterScott,thenameWarsoftheRosesreferstothebattles

betweenthegreatHouseofLancaster,symbolizedbytheredrose,（2分）and

thatofYork,symbolizedbythewhite.（1分）Thebattleswerefoughtbetween

1455and1485.（1分）

42.ANZUSTreaty

in1951Australia,NewZealand,andtheUnitedStatessignedtheANZUS

Treaty,creatingaPacificdefensealliance.（2分）After1985,however,the

UnitedStatescutthislinkwithNewZealandafterthelatterbannedallnuclear

warshipsfromitsharbors.（2分）

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IVShortAnswerQuestions.(30points,3pointseach)

43.Theageofconstitutionalmonarchybegan.

44.TradehaslongbeenvitaltotheUK'seconomy.Thetotalvalueofimports

andexportsrepresentsnearlyhalfthecountry'sGDP.Thevolumeofboththe

exportsandtheimportshasgrownsteadilyinrecentyears.

45.MartinLutherKingwasAmerica'smostfamouscivilrightsleaderwithhis

memorablespeech“Ihaveadream/'Underhisleadership,blackAmericans

foughtagainstracialseparationandobtainedtherighttovote.

46.TheBritishgovemmentputtheStampTaxintoeffectinordertofinancea

largearmystationedinAmerica,

47.ThemainfactorsshapingtheCanadianclimateareoceancurrents,mountain

rangesandlatitude,

48.Canada'saboriginalpeoplearetheIndiansandtheInuit.

49.Australiaisrichinuniquespeciesofanimalsandplantsbecauseofmillions

ofyearsofisolationftomAsia.

50.AustraliawascalledaprisoncolonybecauseEuropeansweresenttothe

continentasconvictsfromGreatBrilainandIrelandandassecurity-support

personnel,suchasguardsandsoldiers.

51,Labordrawssupportfromtradeunionsandurbanblue-collarworkers.

52.Thefall