2023年4月高等教育自学考试

英语国家概况试题

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I.MULTIPLECHOICE

Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.WritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheANSWERSHEET.(30points,1pointeach)

1.Britainwasoriginallyapartofthecontinent.

A.AsianB.African

C.AmericanD.European

2.Thesuffix-casterinEnglishplacenamessuchasLancasterderivesfromtheLatinword

castra,whichmeans

A.campB.port

C.fortD.villa

3.TheHundredYears'WarwasanintermittentwarbetweenEnglandandA.GermanyB.Holland

C.FranceD.Italy

4.OneimportanteffectofthelawsmakingHenryVIII'sreformpossiblewasthestresson

hepowerof

A.thenobilityB.thechurch

C.theparliamentD.themonarch

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5.RegardedasthegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguage,WilliamShakespearecomposed

altogether37

A.novelsB.plays

C.essaysD.sonnets

6.Insteadofgivingthepoorpeoplesufficientmoneytosurviveintheirownhomes,

forcedthemintoworkhouses.

A.theReformActof1832B.theNewPoorLawof1834

C.thePeople'sCharterof1838D.theCombinationActsof1799-1809

7.OnJuly7,2005,hitLondon.ItwasBritain'sworstattacksinceWorldWarⅡ.A.aterroristbombingB.atornado

C.anearthquakeD.afire

8.InmuchofNorthernIreland,thesecondaryschoolsthatpreparepupilsforhigher

educationarecalled

A.grammarschoolsB.privateschools

C.comprehensiveschoolsD.secondarymodernschools

9.OfthefollowingBritishnewspapers,hasconsistentlysupportedtheConservative

Party.

A.TheGuardianB.TheDailyTelegraph

C.DailyMirrorD.TheSun

10.AsanimportantriverintheUS,hasbeencalled"fatherofwaters".

A.theMissouriB.theColorado

C.theMississippiD.theColumbia

11.ThepoliticaltheorybehindtheAmericanWarofIndependenceoriginatedwiththe

Britishphilosopher

A.BertrandRussellB.FrancisBacon

C.DavidHumeD.JohnLocke

12.In1919,theNineteenthAmendmenttotheConstitutionwasadopted,givingAmerican

womentheright

A.toemploymentB.toabortion

C.toeducationD.tovote

13.The1920sintheUnitedStatesisgenerallyregardedasatimeofandspiritual

frustration.

A.politicalturbulence	B.culturalrevival
C.materialsuccess	D.landscarcity

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14.InFebruary1972,theUSpresidentvisitedChina,andthetwocountriesissued

theShanghaiCommunique.

A.RichardNixonB.LyndonB.Johnson

C.JohnF.KennedyD.DwightD.Eisenhower

15.in1991markedtheendoftheColdWar.

A.TheoutbreakoftheGulfWar	B.Thecollapseofthe SovietUnion
C.ThereunionofGermany	D.TheUSinvasionofPanama

16.Whatwasthemaincampaignissueinthepresidentialelectionof1860intheUnited

States?

A.Expansion. B.Reconstruction.

C.Slavery.D.Reform.

17.AlexanderGrahamBellwasawardedthefirstUSpatentforA.theradioB.thetelephone

C.thetelevisionD.thephonograph

18.In1851,therewere25,000ChineselaborersworkingintheindustryinCalifornia.A.miningB.steel

C.lumberD.construction

19.ThemostabundantformofplantlifeinCanadaisborealforest,whichliesinthe

ofCanada.

A.northB.south

C.eastD.west

20.InCanada.isthelargestFrench-speakingcityoutsideFrance.A.OttawaB.Montreal

C.TorontoD.Vancouver

21.In1949,joinedCanadaasitslastprovince.

A.NewfoundlandB.Alberta

C.BritishColumbiaD.PrinceEdwardIsland

22.Themainpurposeof"guidebooknovels",theearliestworksofwrittenfictioninAustralia,

wasto

A.attractimmigrantstoAustralia

B.instructnewsettlersinsurvivalskills

C.recommendsightseeingspotstovisitors

D.introducefarmingtechniquestoAborigines

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23.ThethreelargestcitiesinAustraliaareSydney,andBrisbane.

A.CanberraB.Melbourne

C.AdelaideD.Perth

24.Thesecretballotisuniversallyknownastheballot.

A.BritishB.Australian

C.CanadianD.Irish

25.AcommonnicknameforNewZealandersis

A.TakahesB.Moas

C.KakaposD.Kiwis

26.NewZealandandAustraliasignedin1944,claimingavoiceinthepostwaraffairs

ofthePacific

A.theStatuteofWestminsterB.theLandforSettlementsAct

C.theCanberraPactD.theANZUSTreaty

27.ThelargestcityofNewZealandis

A.ChristchurchB.Wellington

C.AucklandD.Hamilton

28.Irelandenjoysawestern maritimeclimate becauseofthe predominantinfluenceof

,

A.theIrishSeaB.theNorthSea

C.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean

29.AsanannualcelebrationinDublin,"Bloomsday"honors

A.JonathanSwiftB.JamesJoyce

C.SeamusHeaneyD.WilliamButlerYeats

30.Thepresidentof theIrishrepubliciselecteddirectlybythepublicforatermof

years.

A.fourB.five

C.sixD.seven

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I.BLANKFILLING

Choose10answersfromtheboxandwritethecorrectletterintheblanks31-40ontheANSWERSHEET.(20points,2pointseach)

31."Chunnel"isachannelthatjoinsEnglandandFrancetogether.

32.AlthoughhasbeenregardedasthefoundationofEnglishliberties,itwasa

statementofthefeudalandlegalrelationshipbetweentheCrownandthebarons.

33.Onthedeathofin1952,PrincessElizabethwascrownedQueenElizabethⅡ.

34.IntheUS,arethebasisofthepoliticalsystem.

35.Thefirstblack persontograduatefromtheUniversityofMississippiwas

36.In1932,theAmericanpeoplechoseastheir nextpresidentwhopromiseda"newdeal"togetAmericaoutofthedepression.

37.InCanada,astrongsenseofhasresultedfromacombinationofphysicalbarriers

andascatteredpopulation.

38.AustraliahasawrittenConstitutionwhichcanbechangedonlyby

39.ThecultureofNewZealandshowsthestronginfluenceofthepeoplewhocametotheregionmuchearlierthanEuropeans.

40.SincetheconversiontoChristianity,has beenIreland's principalreligion.

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A.MagnaCarta

B.politicalparties

C.JamesMeredith

D.Maori

E.RomanCatholicism

F.tunnel

G.multiculturalism

H.GeorgeVI

I.regionalism

J.EdwardVIII

K.referendum

L.FranklinD.Roosevelt

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III.TERMEXPLANATION

DefinethefollowingtermsinEnglish.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEETinaround40words.(10points,5pointseach)

41.TheCubanMissileCrisis

42.QuebecSeparatism

IV.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS

Giveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Youarerequiredtousecompletesentences.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(30points,3

pointseach)

43.WhathasbeendoneinBritaininresponsetothe1952Londonsmog?

44.WhatwasthetrendofinternalmigrationinBritainattheendofthe20thcentury?

45.HowmanytimeshastheUKhostedsummerOlympicGames?Andinwhichcity?

46.WhyareAlaskaandHawaiicalledthe NewStates?

47.AtthetimeoftheAmericanRevolution,whatdidthe peopleinthecoloniesmeanwhentheydeclared"Notaxationwithoutrepresentation"?

48.Whatwastheassembly-linemethodofmakingcarsintroducedbyHenryFord?

49.WhathasshapedandreshapedCanada'sheterogeneouspopulation?

50.Whatwasthemaincauseofthe1975constitutionalcrisisinAustralia?

51.WhyaremostofNewZealand'snativeplantandanimalspeciesnotfoundanywhereelse

intheworld?

52.Whatistheroleofthe pubinIrishpeople'sdailylife?

V.ESSAYQUESTION

Write100-120wordsonthefollowingtopicontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

53.WhatdidtheNormanConquestresultin?