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1、精品自學(xué)考試資料推薦全國(guó) 2018 年 4 月自學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)國(guó)家概況試題課程代碼：00522請(qǐng)將答案填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上I. 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

2、 question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.(50 points ， 1 point for each)1. of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history, in which William ，the Conqueror confiscated almost all the land and gave it to his followers.A. The Ro

3、man ConquestB. The Anglo-Saxon ConquestC. The Norman ConquestD. The Celt Conquest2.As a result of the Black Death ， .A. all land was left untendedB. no labor was required any longerC. 1and owners tended to change from arable to sheep-farmingD. surviving peasants were not able to bargain about their

4、wages3.Which of the following statements about Elizabeth I(1 55 8-1 603)is true?A. Elizabeth was 35 when she came to the throne.B. Elizabeth remained single.C. Elizabeth was not able to work with Parliament.D. Her reign was a time of diminishing English nationalism.4 . was not in the “ Allies ” in t

5、he First World War.A. BritainB. FranceC. RussiaD. Turkey5 .The English Civil War is also called .A. the Revolutionary WarB. the Puritan RevolutionC. the ReformationD. the Renaissance6 .The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The head of State is a king or a queen .Inpractice， .A. Parliament

6、 rules the countryB. the Sovereign reigns but does not ruleC. the Sovereign rules but does not reignD. the Prime Minister rules and reigns4.1 n January,1973， Britain finally became a full member of the， which wasestablished by the Treaty of Rome in 1957.A. Organization of Economic Cooperation and De

7、velopmentB. Organization of European DevelopmentC. European Economic CommunityD. European Union8 .Therefers to the mechanization of industry and the consequent changes in socialeconomic organization in Britain in the late 18 th and early 19th centuries.A. UrbanizationB. Economic BoomC. Glorious Revo

8、lutionD. Industrial Revolution9 .The major Christian festivals in Britain are.A. Christmas, Easter and Mother s DayB. Christmas, Easter and Whit SundayC. Christmas， Guy Fawkes Day and St. Patrick s DayD. Christmas， Whit Sunday and St. George s Day10 .The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association

9、 of independent countries that were oncecolonies of Britain. At present there are countries within the Commonwealth(1991).B. 40D. 60A. 30C. 5011 .Among the three tribes of the Celts coming to Britain, the most industrious and vigorous of theCeltic tribes was the .A. GaelsC. BelgaeB. BrythonsD. Vikin

10、gs12 .Political change in England came mainly throughA. gradual reformB. revolutionC. people s uprisingsD. working class movement13 .The two parties that have held power in Britain since 1945 are .A. the Democratic Party and the Republican PartyB. the Conservative Party and the Labor PartyC. the Lab

11、or Party and the Social Democratic PartyD. the Labor Party and the Democratic Party14. s reign was a time of confident English nationalism and of great achievementsin literature and other arts. in exploration and in battle.A. MaryB. Henry VIIIC. E1izabeth ID. Charles II15 .After the Restoration ， Pa

12、rliament passed a series of severe laws called againstthe Puritans， now known as Nonconformists.A. Agreement of the PeopleB. the Petition of the RightC. the Clarendon CodeD. the Act of Supremacy16 .Which statement about the“ Wars of Roses” is NOT true?A. The king s power now became supreme.B. Ordina

13、ry people were seriously affected.C. The wars were waged intermittently for 30 years.D. From these wars feudalism received its death blow.1 7.The finest exponents of Elizabethan drama in the English Renaissance were .A. Ben Johnson ， Christopher Marlowe and Charles DickensB. Edmund Spenser, Charles

14、Dickens and William ShakespeareC. William Shakespeare, Ben Johnson and Charles DickensD. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Johnson18 .The Chartist movement was the first nationwide movement.A. working classB. lower middle classC. upper middle classD. upper class19 .led the U.K. to fin

15、al victory in the Second World War.A. Winston ChurchillB. Neville ChamberlainC. Tony BlairD. William Gladstone20.Which statement about the religion in Britain is true?A. Every person in Britain may change his religion ， but with difficulty.B. Every person may not manifest his faith in teaching ， wor

16、ship and observance.C. Every person has the right to religious freedom without interference from the community or the State.D. Churches and religious societies of any kind cannot own property and propagate their beliefs in speeches and writing.21.In the late 15th century, Christopher Columbus ， a(n)

17、navigator, led his men to sailacross the vast ocean and reached some small islands in the now West Indies.A. FrenchB. SpanishC. ItalianD. English22.American troops defeated the British atin Northern New York. This was a greatturning point of the American War of Independence ， leading directly to an

18、alliance between the U.S. and France.A. SaratogaB. TrentonC. LexingtonD. Yorktown23.In 1787， delegates from the states held a meeting in Philadelphia to make the Articles of Confederation adequate. The meeting came to be called the .A. First Continental CongressB. Second Continental CongressC. Const

19、itutional ConventionD. Independent Convention24 .Which of the following is NOT among President Theodore Roosevelt s contributions?A. The implementation of the Sherman Anti-trust Act.B. The initiation of large-scale irrigation projects.C. The adoption of the Hepburn Act of 1906.D. The passage of the

20、Federal Reserve Act.25 .Was the beginning of a long economic depression in the U.S. in 1929.A. Business bankruptcyB. Serious unemploymentC. The stock market crashD. Foreclosures26.During the Second World War, American wartime objectives were the total destructionofpowers and the establishment of a w

21、orld order.A. AxisB. AsianC. AlliedD. European27.In 1932， in the depth of the depression ， the American people chose as their nextpresident who promised to get the U.S. out of the depression.A. Theodore RooseveltB. FranklinD. RooseveltC. Woodrow WilsonD. HerbertC. Hoover28.Education was made a funct

22、ion of the state under the Amendment to the USConstitution.A. TenthB.EleventhC. TwelfthD.Thirteenth29.McCarthyism was a full-scale hysteria in the United States in the 1950s.A. pro-NaziB.anti-FascistC. pro-CommunistD.anti-Communist30.On June 5， 1947， suggested that the US should offer economic aid t

23、o WesternEurope so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion.A. George KennanB. George MarshallC. Dwight EisenhowerD. James F. Byrnes31 .A decision to set up a world organization ， the United Nations ， was made at.A. Yalta ConferenceB. Potsdam ConferenceC. Teheran ConferenceD. Paris Conference3

24、2 .The safeguards against abuse of powers in the United States come in the form of.A. separation of powersB. executive ordersC. presidential electionsD. judicial reviews33 .Was meant to guarantee the blacks and others the right to vote.A. Emancipation Proclamation in 1863B. The Thirteenth Amendment

25、to the Constitution in 1865C. The Civil Rights Act of 1964D. The Voting Rights Act of 196534 .Woman obtained voting right from theAmendment to the Constitution.A. 17thB.18thC. 19thD.20th35.Of the four kinds of high schools ， ones only aim to prepare students for college.A. comprehensiveB.academicC.

26、vocationalD.technical36 .There have beenperiods in the development of American political parties inthe United States.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five37 .The 1920s in the United States has been described by many historians as a period ofA. material failureB. spiritual frustrationC. political setbacksD. w

27、elfare reform38.is the largest single source of goods imported by the U.S. ， accounting for nearly30 of the total.A. CanadaB.MexicoC. JapanD.European Union39.Mark Twain s masterwork was .A. The Scarlet LetterB.Leaves of GrassC. The Sketch BookD.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn40.1 n the early part

28、 of the 19th century ， was the center of American writing.A. BostonB.PhiladelphiaC. ChicagoD.New York City41 .Tourist trade is important in economy in with rich green mountains and valleys.A. British ColumbiaB. Atlantic provincesC. the Canadian-ShieldD. St. Lawrence-Great Lakes provinces42 .Which of

29、 the following about Canada in World War I is NOT true?A. It founded its navy to enter World War I.B. It took a seat as a member of the League of Nations.C. It won the right to sign the Peace Treaty of 1919 in its own name.D. It has found its place among the nations of the world since World War I.ge

30、ographical regions.43 .Generally speaking ， Canada can be divided intoB. fourD. sixA. threeC. five44 .Which of the following statements about Australia is true?A. It is the world s fifth largest country and is surrounded by sea.B. It is the smallest and the only continent that contains only one coun

31、try.C. It is a continent that contains only Australia and New Zealand.D. It is the world s smallest continent and the world s fourth largest country.45 .The first Australian colony, established by Britain in 1788 and called the premier state， isA. VictoriaB. TasmaniaC. QueenslandD. New South Wales46

32、 .The Australian political division borders are drawn.A. along straight lines of latitude and longitudeB. along rivers and forestsC. along mountain rangesD. along natural features47 .The only native mammals in New Zealand are.A. rabbitsB. batsC. opossumsD. goats48 .A chain of mountains runs almost t

33、he whole length of South Island in New Zealand. The highest peak is.A. Mt RuapehuB. Mt CookC. Mt NgaurohoeD. Mt Tongariro49.One of the four unusual demographic features of Ireland is.A. an early marriage ageB. an excess of males in the populationC. a low proportion of bachelors and spinsters of all agesD. a high birthrate compounded by a century of emigration50 .Migration in Ireland declined sharply.A. d