2014年4月全国高等教育自学考试英语国家概况真题
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I.MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B,C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question, Blacken the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points,1 point for each)
1.The official name of the U.K. is ______.
A. England
B.Great Britain
C.the British Isles
D.the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. ______ was the Roman general who invaded Britain for the first time in 55 BC.
A. Claudius B. Agricola
C. Augustus D. Julius Caesar
3.Among the following groups of people, the ______ came to Britain first.
A. Jutes B. Angles
C.Saxons D. Normans
4. The English people got their name from the Angles who came from ______.
A. France B. Norway
C. Denmark D. Germany
5. According to the feudal system in England, ______ owned all the land personally.
A. the king B. the serfs
C. the knights and freemen D. the barons
6. The Magna Carta was a statement of the feudal and legal relationship between ______ .
A. the crown and the barons
B. the king and the parliament
C. the aristocrats and the middle class
D. the monarch and the working people
7. ______ in the 14th century was the modern name given to the deadly bubonic plague, an epidemic disease spread by rat fleas.
A. Bird Flu B. Black Death
C. Yellow Fever D. Scarlet Fever
8. The English Civil War in the 17th century is also called the ______.
A. Puritan Revolution B. English Reformation
C. English Renaissance D. Industrial Revolution
9. The Wars of the Roses were fought between ______ .
A. the House of Lancaster and the House of York
B. the House of Lancaster and the House of Kent
C. the House of Winchester and the House of York
D. the House of Winchester and the House of Commons
10. ______ was generally regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
A. Ben jonson B. Edmund Spencer
C. William Shakespeare D. Christopher Marlowe
11. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries the ______ system ended when the Enclosure Acts were introduced.
A. “tenant” B. “feudal”
C. “open-field” D. “enclosed field”
12. As a result of the industrial revolution, Britain was by 1830 ______.
A. the workshop of the world B. an agricultural country
C. the workshop of auto industry D. the production center of grain
13. The First World War was fought ______.
A. at the end of the 19th century
B. at the end of the 20th century
C. at the beginning of the 19th century
D. at the beginning of the 20th century
14. In each member state of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Queen is represented by ______.
A. a consul B. a general
C. an ambassador D. a Governor-General
15. Queen Elizabeth II, the current monarch of the U.K., came to the throne in ______.
A. 1950 B. 1952
C. 1954 D. 1956
16. The House of Commons is elected by universal adult suffrage and consists of ______ Members of Parliament (MPs).
A. 551 B. 601
C. 651 D. 701
17. In the United Kingdom, central judicial responsibility lies with the following EXCEPT ______.
A. Lord Chancellor B. Ministry of justice
C. the Home Secretary D. the Attorney General
18. ______ was one of the two established churches in Britain.
A. The Baptist Church B. The Methodist Church
C. The United Reformed Church D. The Church of Scotland
19. ______ University was the oldest British university dating from the 12th century.
A. Oxford B. Glasgow
C. Edinburgh D. Cambridge
20. ______ is NOT a popular division of the British national newspapers based on the differences in style and content.
A. Quality newspapers B. Popular newspapers
C. Spectator newspapers D. Mid-market newspapers 21. Supported by the ______ queen, Christopher Columbus discovered the New World in the late 15th century.
A. Spanish B. Danish
C. Portuguese D. Norwegian
22. According to the textbook, there are ______ big cities with a population over two million in the U.S.
A. 5 B. 1 5
C. 21 D. 30
23. The first ______ were brought to North America as slaves in 1619.
A. Blacks B. Hispanics
C. Indians D. Mexicans
24. In September, ______, the Treaty of Paris was signed and Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
A. 1776 B. 1781
C. 1783 D. 1785
25. Black slavery disappeared in the north because of the following EXCEPT that ______.
A. the price of slaves was high
B. the North disliked black slaves
C. the North turned towards industry
D. the Africans could not stand cold winters in the North
26. ______ was NOT a feature in the growth of the American economy in the early 20th century.
A. A mushroom growth of cities
B. A slow development of steel industry
C. A rapid development of new technology
D. A growth of industrial and financial mergers
27. The ______ in the U.S. has been described by many historians as a period of material success, spiritual frustration or confusion and purposelessness.
2014年4月全国高等教育自学考试英语国家概况真题
