新英达自考英语专科试题2010年4月英语国家概况试题

全国2010年4月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码：00522请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion，foursuggestedanswersmarkedA，B，CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(50points，1pointforeach)1.___________of1066isperhapsthebest-knowneventinEnglishhistory,inwhichWilliam，theConquerorconfiscatedalmostallthelandandgaveittohisfollowers.A.TheRomanConquestB.TheAnglo-SaxonConquestC.TheNormanConquestD.TheCeltConquest2.AsaresultoftheBlackDeath，___________.A.alllandwasleftuntendedB.nolaborwasrequiredanylongerC.1andownerstendedtochangefromarabletosheep-farmingD.survivingpeasantswerenotabletobargainabouttheirwages3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutElizabethI(1558-1603)istrue?A.Elizabethwas35whenshecametothethrone.B.Elizabethremainedsingle.C.ElizabethwasnotabletoworkwithParliament.D.HerreignwasatimeofdiminishingEnglishnationalism.4.___________wasnotinthe“Allies”intheFirstWorldWar.A.BritainB.FranceC.RussiaD.Turkey5.TheEnglishCivilWarisalsocalled___________.A.theRevolutionaryWarB.thePuritanRevolutionC.theReformationD.theRenaissance6.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.TheheadofStateisakingoraqueen.Inpractice，___________.A.ParliamentrulesthecountryB.theSovereignreignsbutdoesnotruleC.theSovereignrulesbutdoesnotreignD.thePrimeMinisterrulesandreigns7.InJanuary,1973，Britainfinallybecameafullmemberofthe___________，whichwasestablishedbytheTreatyofRomein1957.A.OrganizationofEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentB.OrganizationofEuropeanDevelopmentC.EuropeanEconomicCommunityD.EuropeanUnion8.The___________referstothemechanizationofindustryandtheconsequentchangesinsocialeconomicorganizationinBritaininthelate18thandearly19thcenturies.A.UrbanizationB.EconomicBoomC.GloriousRevolutionD.IndustrialRevolution9.ThemajorChristianfestivalsinBritainare___________.A.Christmas,EasterandMother’sDayB.Christmas,EasterandWhitSundayC.Christmas，GuyFawkesDayandSt.Patrick’sDayD.Christmas，WhitSundayandSt.George’sDay10.TheCommonwealthofNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.Atpresentthereare___________countrieswithintheCommonwealth(1991).A.30B.40C.50D.6011.AmongthethreetribesoftheCeltscomingtoBritain,themostindustriousandvigorousoftheCeltictribeswasthe___________.A.GaelsB.BrythonsC.BelgaeD.Vikings12.PoliticalchangeinEnglandcamemainlythrough___________.A.gradualreformB.revolutionC.people’suprisingsD.workingclassmovement13.ThetwopartiesthathaveheldpowerinBritainsince1945are___________.A.theDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanPartyB.theConservativePartyandtheLaborPartyC.theLaborPartyandtheSocialDemocraticPartyD.theLaborPartyandtheDemocraticParty14.___________’sreignwasatimeofconfidentEnglishnationalismandofgreatachievementsinliteratureandotherarts.inexplorationandinbattle.A.MaryB.HenryVIIIC.E1izabethID.CharlesII15.AftertheRestoration，Parliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalled____________againstthePuritans，nowknownasNonconformists.A.AgreementofthePeopleB.thePetitionoftheRightC.theClarendonCodeD.theActofSupremacy16.Whichstatementaboutthe“WarsofRoses”isNOTtrue?A.Theking’spowernowbecamesupreme.B.Ordinarypeoplewereseriouslyaffected.C.Thewarswerewagedintermittentlyfor30years.D.Fromthesewarsfeudalismreceiveditsdeathblow.17.ThefinestexponentsofElizabethandramaintheEnglishRenaissancewere___________.A.BenJohnson，ChristopherMarloweandCharlesDickensB.EdmundSpenser,CharlesDickensandWilliamShakespeareC.WilliamShakespeare,BenJohnsonandCharlesDickensD.WilliamShakespeare,ChristopherMarloweandBenJohnson18.TheChartistmovementwasthefirstnationwide___________movement.A.workingclassB.lowermiddleclassC.uppermiddleclassD.upperclass19.______________ledtheU.K.tofinalvictoryintheSecondWorldWar.A.WinstonChurchillB.NevilleChamberlainC.TonyBlairD.WilliamGladstone20.WhichstatementaboutthereligioninBritainistrue?A.EverypersoninBritainmaychangehisreligion，butwithdifficulty.B.Everypersonmaynotmanifesthisfaithinteaching，worshipandobservance.C.EverypersonhastherighttoreligiousfreedomwithoutinterferencefromthecommunityortheState.D.Churchesandreligioussocietiesofanykindcannotownpropertyandpropagatetheirbeliefsinspeechesandwriting.21.Inthelate15thcentury,ChristopherColumbus，a(n)___________navigator,ledhismentosailacrossthevastoceanandreachedsomesmallislandsinthenowWestIndies.A.FrenchB.SpanishC.ItalianD.English22.AmericantroopsdefeatedtheBritishat___________inNorthernNewYork.ThiswasagreatturningpointoftheAmericanWarofIndependence，leadingdirectlytoanalliancebetweentheU.S.andFrance.A.SaratogaB.TrentonC.LexingtonD.Yorktown23.In1787，delegatesfromthestatesheldameetinginPhiladelphiatomaketheArticlesofConfederationadequate.Themeetingcametobecalledthe___________.A.FirstContinentalCongressB.SecondContinentalCongressC.ConstitutionalConventionD.IndependentConvention24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongPresidentTheodoreRoosevelt’scontributions?A.TheimplementationoftheShermanAnti-trustAct.B.Theinitiationoflarge-scalei