2015年4月英语国家概况自考试卷绝密★考试结束前全国2015年4月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码：00522请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。

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I．MULTIPLE CHOICERead 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 correspondingspace on the answer sheet. (50 points,1 point for each)1. There are three dicisions on the island of Great Britain:Englan,Scotland and Wales. A.social B.culturalC.religiousD.political2. , among the British monarchs,was regarded as “the father of the British navy.”A.Henry ⅡB.Henry ⅧC.Alfred the Great C.William the Conqueror3. The Celtic tribes are NOT ancestors of the .A.IrishB.WelshC.EnglishD.Highland Scots4. The Romans remained in control of Britain for about years.A.100B.200C.300D.4005. One particular feafure of the feudal system ofEngland was that all landowners took oath of allegiance for the land they held .A.to their immediate lord,but not to the kingB.to the king, but not to their immediate lordC.neither to their immediate lord nor to the kingD.not only to their immediate lord but also to the king6.The Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses,of which the most important ones were the following EXCEPT that .A.no tax should be made without the approval of the Grand CouncilB.the Church should possess all its righs together with freedom of electionsC.London and other towns should give up their ancient rights and privilegesD.no freeman should be arrested,imprisoned,or deprived of his property except by the law of the land7.The name of the Hundred Years’War(1337-1453) is given to theintermittent war between .A.France and EnglandB.Spain and EnglanC.Germany and EnglandD.America and England8. The Peasant Uprising of 1381 in Britain .A.was brutally suppressedB.was a great success in English historyC.hindered the development of capitalismD.had little significance in English history9. treated 5 questions-her religion,her marriage,her foreign policy,her succession to the throne,and her finance-as personal and private.A.ElizabethⅠB.ElizabethⅡC.Mary StuartD.Mary Tudor10. The lasted intermittently for 30 years.A.Civil WarB.First World WarC. Wars of the RoesC.Second World War11. was responsible for the English Reformation in British history.A.Elizabeth ⅠB.Henry ⅧC.Alfred the GreatD.William the Conqueror12. The most famous literary work written by John Miton in the late 17th century was .A.Paradise lostB.Julius CaesarB.Dr.FaustusD.Pilgrim’s progress13.The Bill of Rights (1689)was finally accepted by thus marking the beginning of the age constitutional monarchy.A.JamesⅠB.James ⅡC.Charles ⅡD.William and Mary14.Agricultural changes in the late 18th century Britain were caused by the following Except.A.the enclosure ActsB.Robert Bakewell’s selective breedingC.small farms cultivated on the “open-field”D.new agricultural machinery invented by Jethro Tull15. The two events which most alarmed the British ruling classes in the closing decades of the 18th century were .A.the Enlightenment and Frence RevolutionB.the Industrial Revotution and French RevolutionC.the American War of Independence and French RevolutionD.the Hundred Years’War and the American War of Independence16.During the First World War,the Allies included .A.France,Italy and TurkeyB.Britain,France and RussiaC.Germany and Austria-HungaryD.Britain,Germany and Austriap-Hungary17.As the oldest British institution ,the has lasted for more than 1000 years.A.CabinetB.MonarchyC.ParliamentD.Privy Concil18.London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of .A.Lord ChancellorB.Ministry of JusticeC.the Home SecretaryD.the Attorney General19. A who practices with 7000 patients or more in England may apply for fundholding status.A.barristerB.professorC.magistrateD.general practitioner20.According to the textbook,the British public reads more than virtually any other country in the world.A.novelsB.magazinesC.newspapersD.scientific essays21. According to the textbook,the five most populous cities in the United States are .A.New York,Los Angeles,Chicago,Miami and DetroitB.New York, Chicago,Los Angeles,Pittsburgh and PhiladelphiaC.New York,Los Angeles,Chicago,New Orleans and PhiladelphiaD.New York,Los Angeles,Chicago,San Francisco and Philadelphia22. lived on the land by hunting,gathering,fishing and farming even before the discovery of the New World.A.The PuritansB.The IndiansC.The PilgrimsD.The black slaves23.The result of the War with Mexico was that .A.Texas was added to the UnionB.the United States paid 10 million dollars to MexicoC.Mexico agreed to give Louisiana to the United StatesD. Mexico was forced to agree to give Califormia and New Mexico to the United States24.The American Civil War ended in and cost American 618,000 lives.A.1861B.1863C.1865D.187325. was NOT among the contents of President Roosevelt’s New Deal.A.Cancellation of federal labor lawsB.Establishing social security systemsC.Stimulating the recovery of industry and agricultureD.Strengthening government regulation and control of banking, credit and currency systems26.The leaders of the United States,the Soviet Union and met three times during the Second World War.A.FranceB.BritainC.JapanD.Germany27.Through an executive order in 1947 started the violation of the Bill of Rights andwidespread persecution of Communists and progressive people.A.President TrumanB.Senator McCarthyC.General MarshallD.George Kennan28.The great impacts of the Vietnam War on American society included the following EXCEPT that .A.there was great unity within the ruling circleB.the image of the United States was discreditedC.the United States was weakened because of the long warD.people were divided in their attitudes towards American society29. was the beginning of American involvement in Vietnam.A.Japanese surrender in 1945B.The outbreak of the Korean WarC.The French invasion of IndochinaD.Truman’s decision to send military aid to Vietnam to support the FrenchNOT true?A.It is both an economic and technological giant.B.The U.S.is by far the biggest industrial country in the world.C.It is first in such advanced fields as computers, space,nuclear energy and electronics.D.It produces a major portion of the world’s industrial products and its share is growing rapidly.31. In the U.S. produce about 85% of the total output of goods and services.A.stare-run enterisesernment enterprisesC.people in independent professional practiceD.the privately owned and operated businesseserment involvement in the economy increased dramatically during the .A.Great DepressionB.period of prosperityC.Second World WarD.Progressive Movementis NOT true?A.The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.B.The American Constitution is the oldest written constitution in the world.C.The Constitution was drawn up in 1787 and went into effect in the same year.D.The Constitution has provided the basis for its political stability,economic growth and social progress.34.In order to make sure than the new government would not misuse its powers,the writers of the Constitution set up a system of in the form of separation of powers.A.winner-take-allB.mutual supervisonC.checks and balancesD.voluntary supervision35.Generally,the number of presidential electors in the U.S. is the number of Senators and Representatives each state has inCongress.A.equal toB.less thanC.more thanD.10% more than36.There is a certain degree of similarity in the U.S. elementary school curriculun,which mainly consists of mastery of the “basics”,such as .A.reading,writing and arithmeticB.science,visual arts and grammarC.science,history and musicD.reading,writing and music37.In the early 1900s,the kind of two-year colleges that emerged to meet the immediate need of the economic expansion and rapid in immigrants of the times was the .A.liberal arts collegemunity collegeC.research universityD.doctoral university38. is a historical,national and religious holiday that began with the Pilgrims.A.Christmas dayB.Thanksgiving DayC.New Year’s DayD.Valentine’s Day39. is regarded as Mark Twain’s master work.A.The Gilded AgeB.Life on the MississippiC.The Adventures of Tom SawyerD.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn40. was the spokesman for the “Lost Generation’.A.Ernest HemingwayB.T.S.EliotC.Theodore DreiserD.Richard Wright41.Montreal became a major port in Canada because it is .A.next to OttawaB.next to the city of QuebecC.in the province of QuebecD.on an island in the wremce River42. According to the textbook,Canada is acountry with a population of 26,300,000.rge/largeB.small/largerge/smallD.small/small43. In 1885,the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed and the country was linked .A.from north to southB.from coast to coastC.with the United StatesD.with South America44.There is official language(s) in Ireland.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four45.In 1948,Ireland voted itself the commonweath and on April 18,1949 declared itself a republic.A.intoB.out ofC.a part ofD.a member of46.Australia ’s Eastern Highlands are better known as .A.the Dividing RangeB.the Great BarrierC.the Great Dividing RangeD.the Great Barrier Range47. In 1996,Australia’s population is about 18 million or about people to the square kilometer.A.twoB. threeC.fourD.five48.In recent years Australian governments have encouraged people with different ethnic backgrounds to and this policy is called multiculturalism.A.change their culturesB.keep their own culturesC.learn from other culturesD.give up their own cultures49.There are all over Newzealand.A.bogsB.desertsC.wetlandsD.mountains50.Waitangi Day is New Zealand’s .bor DayB.National DayC.New Year’s DayD.Independence Day非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。