全国7月高等教育自学考试

全国20XX年7月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试课程代码：00522请将填在答题纸相应位置上。全部题目用英文作答I.MultipleChoiceQuestions.(50points,1pointforeach)b5E2RGbCAPDirections:Inthispartofthetest,thereare50unfinishedstatementsorquestions.Foreachoftheunfinishedstatementsorquestions,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.WritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceonyourAnswerSheet.p1EanqFDPw1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheCommonwealthofNationsisNOTtrue?DXDiTa9E3dA.Ithasnospecialpowers.B.Ithas50membercountriesin1991.C.Itsmembernationsarejoinedtogetherformilitarypurpose.RTCrpUDGiTD.ItisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.5PCzVD7HxA2.WhichofthefollowingtribescametoBritainfirst?jLBHrnAILgA.TheJutes.B.TheGaels.C.TheAngles.D.TheSaxons.3.KingAlfredmadeatreatywithDanesallowingthemtokeepthenorthernandeasternpartsofEngland,whichlaterbecameknownas______.xHAQX74J0XA.WessexB.SussexC.NormandyD.theDanelaw4.______,kingofEnglandinitiatedthelong,drawn-outstrugglewithFrancecalledtheHundredYears’War.LDAYtRyKfEA.EdwardIB.EdwardIIC.EdwardIIID.HenryIII5.Williamreplaced______,thecounciloftheAnglo-Saxonkings,with______.Zzz6ZB2LtkA.theWitan,ParliamentB.theGrandCouncil,theWitandvzfvkwMI1C.theWitan,theGrandCouncilD.theGrandCouncil,Parliamentrqyn14ZNXI6.UnderEdwardI,HenryIII’sson,______wasconquered(1277-1284)andcameundertheEnglishCrown.EmxvxOtOcoA.WalesB.IrelandC.ScotlandD.England7.MagnaCartawasastatementofthefeudalandlegalrelationshipbetween______,aguaranteeofthefreedomofthechurchandalimitationofthepowersoftheking.SixE2yXPq5A.theCrownandthebaronsB.theCrownandthechurch6ewMyirQFLC.theCrownandParliamentD.ParliamentandtheworkingclasskavU42VRUs8.______summonedin1265theGreatCounciltomeetatWestminster,ameetingwhichhasbeenseenasthatoftheearliestparliament.y6v3ALoS89A.KingJohnB.HenryIIIC.PrinceEdwardD.SimondeMontfort9.ThepurposeofHenryVIII’sreformwasallthefollowingEXCEPT______.M2ub6vSTnPA.toaltertheologyinanywayB.togetridofPapalinterferenceC.tomakeanindependentchurchofEnglandD.togetridoftheEnglishChurch’sconnectionwithPope0YujCfmUCw10.TheRestorationoftheHouseofStuarthappenedintheyear1660.Themonarchwhorestoredwas______.eUts8ZQVRdA.CharlesIB.CharlesIIC.JamesID.JamesII11.Ontheiracceptanceof______,WilliamandMarywerecrownedjointlyinWestminsterAbbey.Thustheageofconstitutionalmonarchybegan.sQsAEJkW5TA.theTestActB.MaganaCartaC.theBillofRightsD.thePetitionofRight12.TheEnglishRenaissancewaslargelyliterary,anditsfinestrepresentativedramatistswerethefollowingEXCEPT______.GMsIasNXkAA.BenJonsonB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.ChristopherMarlowe13.AftertheOpiumWarin1840,ChinacededHongKongtoBritainandopenedfiveportstoBritishtradeby______.TIrRGchYzgA.theTreatyofParisB.theTreatyofBeijingC.theTreatyofNanjingD.theTreatyofTianjin14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?7EqZcWLZNXA.The“open-field”system.B.Asystemofcroprotation.C.Introductionofartificialfertilizer.D.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.15.Toriesweretraditionalistswhowerecertainlyagainst______.lzq7IGf02EA.hereditarymonarchyB.ParliamentaryreformsC.theChurchofEnglandD.strictmaintenanceoflawandorderzvpgeqJ1hk16.ThePrivyCouncilremainedpowerfuluntilthe18thcenturywhenmostofitsworkwastakenoverby______.NrpoJac3v1A.ParliamentB.theCabinetC.theHouseofLordsD.theHouseofCommons17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutUK’smonarchyisNOTtrue?1nowfTG4KIA.TheSovereignreigns,butdoestnotrule.B.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.fjnFLDa5ZoC.Thecontinuityofthemonarchyhasbeenbrokenonlyonce.tfnNhnE6e5D.Themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment,goingbacktoatleastthe7thcentury.HbmVN777sL18.Exceptthat______maynotbeaRomanCatholic,publicofficesinBritainareopenwithoutdistinctiontomembersofallchurchesorofnone.V7l4jRB8HsA.theLordChancellorB.thePrimeMinisterC.theHomeSecretaryD.theAttorneyGeneral19.TheUniversityBoatRacebetweenOxfordandCambridgehasbeenrowedontheThamesalmostevery______since1836.83lcPA59W9A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter20.TheRoyalNationalEisteddford,whichdatesbackto1176,takesplacein______foraweekannually.mZkklkzaaPA.WalesB.LondonC.ScotlandD.Edinburgh21.Betweentheendofthecivilwarand1880,therewasabigpopulationmovementintheUnitedStates,withpeoplemoving______.AVktR43bpwA.fromtheruralareastocitiesB.fromthecorecitiestothesuburbsC.fromtheNortheasttotheSouthandtheWestD.fromthedensely-populatedeastcoasttothesparsely-populatedwestORjBnOwcEd22.IntheUnitedStates,thelargestminoritygroupis______whilethefastest-growingminoritygroupis______.2MiJTy0dTTA.theAsian-Americangroup,HispanicsB.theAfrican-Americangroup,EuropeanethnicgroupsgIiSpiue7AC.theAfrican-Americangroup,theAsian-AmericangroupuEh0U1YfmhD.theAsian-Americangroup,theAfrican-AmericangroupIAg9qLsgBX23.ThechiefreasonsforearlysettlerstocometotheNewContinentwerethefollowingEXCEPT______.WwghWvVhPEA.toescapefrompovertyB.toseekbetteropportunityasfpsfpi4kC.topracticereligioustolerationD.toescapereligiouspersecutionooeyYZTjj124.ThesignificanceoftheWarofIndependenceisthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.BkeGuInkxIA.itpavedthewayforthedevelopmentofcapitalisminAmericaPgdO0sRlMoB.itwasahistoricevent,bywhichtheAmericanpeoplegainedindependence3cdXwckm15C.itmadebothBritainandAmericarealizethattheirdisputesshouldbesolvedthroughnegotiationh8c52WOngMD.ithadgreatinternationalinfluence—forinstance,thecoloniesroseuponeafteranothertooverthrowcolonialrulev4bdyGious25.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbythe______ContinentalCongresson______.J0bm4qMpJ9A.First,July4,1767B.First,July14,1767C.Second,July4,1776D.Second,July14,177626.TheRedScarein1919and1920reflected______inAmericanhistory.XVauA9grYPA.materialsuccessB.spiritualfrustrationC.intolerantnationalismD.rapidgrowthofeconomybR9C6TJscw27.______realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.pN9LBDdtrdA.AbrahamLincolnB.JamesMadisonC.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheProgressiveMovement?DJ8T7nHuGTA.Ithappenedattheturnofthe20thcentury.B.Itwasanorganizedcampaignwithclearlydefinedgoals.QF81D7bvUAC.Itdemandedgovernmentregulationoftheeconomyandsocialconditions.4B7a9QFw9hD.Itwasanumberofdiverseeffortsatpolitical,social,andeconomicreforms.ix6iFA8xoX29.______ConferencebeganonJanuary18,1919wasactuallyaconferenceofdivisionofcoloniesofGermany,Austro-HungaryandtheOttomanEmpire.wt6qbkCyDEA.TheParisB.TheYaltaC.TheTeheranD.ThePotsdam30.The______inthe1920swasthebeginningofalongeconomicdepressionintheU.S.Kp5zH46zRkA.stockmarketcrashB.politicalpersecutionC.governmentcorruptionD.governmentinterferenceYl4HdOAA6131.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericandiplomacylargelywasAmericandiplomacytowards______.ch4PJx4BlIA.GermanyandItalyB.GermanyandJapanC.BritainandFranceD.BritainandSovietUnion32.TheopendeclarationofthecontainmentpolicytowardtheSovietUnionwasmadeby______onMarch12,1949inaspeechtothejointsessionofcongress.qd3YfhxCzoA.TrumanB.GeorgeKennanC.GeorgeMarshallD.FranklinRoosevelt33.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtotheupsurgeinbirths?E836L11DO5A.Oilindustry.B.Automobileandhousing.C.Housinganddefenseindustries.D.Automobileanddefenseindustries.S42ehLvE3M34.TheSupremeCourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communisthysteriaby______.501nNvZFisA.supportingthetrialofAlgerHissB.supportingPresidentTruman’sexecutiveorderC.convicting11high-rankingCommunistleadersD.decidingthattheSmithActwasinlinewiththeConstitutionjW1viftGw935.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheU.S.economy?xS0DOYWHLPA.Thereislittlegovernmentinvolvementintheeconomy.LOZMkIqI0wB.TheAmericaneconomyisbasedlargelyonafreeenterprisesystem.ZKZUQsUJedC.TheAmericaneconomyischaracterizedbyahighdegreeofmonopoly.dGY2mcoKtTD.Unemployment,inflation,financialdeficitarethemainproblemsinAmericaneconomy.rCYbSWRLIA36.Inordertopreventthegovernmentfrommisusingitspower,thewritersoftheConstitutionworkedout______.FyXjoFlMWhA.BillofRightsB.checksandbalancesC.theArticlesofConfederationD.TheCivilRightsActof1964TuWrUpPObX37.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto______.7qWAq9jPqEA.theconflictbetweenDemocratsandRepublicansB.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti-FederalistsllVIWTNQFkC.thestrugglebetweenthosewhosupportedslaveryandthosewhoopposedslaveryyhUQsDgRT1D.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependenceMdUZYnKS8I38.InAmerica,itis______thatestablishespoliciesfortheeducationwithinitsboundary.09T7t6eTnoA.thestateB.themayorC.thefederalgovernmentD.thegovernorofthestatee5TfZQIUB539.In1836,______publishedhisfamousbookNature,whichisthecleareststatementofTranscendentalistideas.s1SovAcVQMA.WaltWhitmanB.EmilyDickersonC.NathanielHawthorneD.RalphWaldoEmerson40.Ofallthesymbols,______whichareconsideredtorepresentfertilityandnewlife,aremostfrequentlyassociatedwithEaster.GXRw1kFW5sA.thelambandthebeefB.theeggandtherabbitC.thepumpkinandtheturkeyD.thespringpeasandboxofchocolate41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthePrairieProvinces?UTREx49Xj9A.Alberta.B.Manitoba.C.Saskatchewan.D.NewBrunswick.42.In1931by______CanadawasformallydeclaredtobeasovereignnationandbecomeamemberoftheCommonwealthofNations.8PQN3NDYyPA.theQuebecActB.theActofUnionC.theStatuteofWestminsterD.theBritishNorthAmericanActmLPVzx7ZNw43.WhyweretheFrenchtroopsinCanadadefeatedbytheBritishduringtheSevenYears’War?AHP35hB02dA.BecauseBritishtroopsaretoostrongtobedefeated.NDOcB141gTB.BecausetheywerenotusedtotheweatherinCanada.1zOk7Ly2vAC.Becausetheydidnotgetsupportfromthelocalpeople.fuNsDv23KhD.Becausetheydidnotreceivethesuppliestheyneededsobadly.tqMB9ew4YX44.Australiaispoliticallydividedinto______statesand______territories.HmMJFY05dEA.six,twoB.six,threeC.eight,twoD.ten,two45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorofthehotanddryclimateinAustralia?ViLRaIt6skA.Australiahasfewmountains.B.MostofAustraliaisfarfromtheoceans.C.MostofAustralialiesbetween20°and35°north.D.Theairmassesaredry,sunny,andhighpressurecells.9eK0GsX7H146.Queenslandisalsocalled______.A.thegardenstateB.thesunshinestateC.thepremierstateD.thestateofexcitement47.ThefirstEnglishmantovisitNewZealandwas______.naK8ccr8VIA.JamesCookB.AbelTasmanC.JacquesCartierD.JohnCabot48.NewZealandisthefirstcountryintheworldtogetthenewdaybecause_____.B6JgIVV9aoA.itislocatedintheSouthernPacificOceanB.itisjusteastoftheInternationalDateLineC.itisjustwestoftheInternationalDateLineD.itislocatedhalfwaybetweentheequatorandtheSouthPoleP2IpeFpap549.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalunits.Theyare______.3YIxKpScDMA.GreatBritainandIrelandB.theUnitedKingdomandNorthernIslandC.NorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandD.theUnitedKingdomandtheRepublicofIreland50.ThepopulationofIrelandispredominantlyof______origin.gUHFg9mdSsA.CelticB.NormanC.DanishD.Anglo-SaxonII.AnswertheQuestions.(30points,3pointsforeach)uQHOMTQe79Directions:Giveaone-sentenceanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.WriteyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.IMGWiDkflP51.WhydidWilliamIhavetheDomesdayBookcompiled?WHF4OmOgAw52.WhatistheBritishconstitutionmadeupof?53.InwhatwayisChurchofEnglanduniquelyrelatedtotheCrown?aDFdk6hhPd54.WhydidHawthorneattacktranscendentalism?55.Whatistheguidingprincipleofcommunitycollege?ozElQQLi4T56.What’sthemostcentralfunctionoftheCongressintheUnitedStates?CvDtmAfjiA57.WhatarethetwoprincipalriversystemsinCanada?QrDCRkJkxh58.WhatarethethreetopographicalregionsinAustralia?4nCKn3dlMX59.WhatdoyouknowaboutKiwi?60.WhydidIrelandrefusetojoininWorldWarII?ijCSTNGm0EIII.TermExplanation.(20points,5pointsforeach)vfB1pxanfkDirections:ExplaineachofthefollowingtermsinEnglish.WriteyouranswersinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheetinaround40words.JbA9VhEou161.IndependentSchool62.WarsoftheRoses63.FederalistPapers64.HarlemRenaissancePAGE/NUMPAGES