2018年自考专业(英语)英语国家概况考试真题及答案

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一、单项选择题 Multiple Choice Questions (30 points, 1 points for each) Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statements or questions, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statements or answers the question. Blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.参考答案见试卷末尾

1、“Chunnel” is a channel _______ that joins England to France.

A．highway

B．bridge

C．tunnel

D．cable

2、When George VI died in 1952, _______ was crowned.

A．Prince Charles

B．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ

C．Mary Tudor

D．Lord Darnley

3、On July 7, 2005, London was struck by _______. Britain’s worst attack sinceWorld WarⅡ.

A．a fire

B．a tornado

C．an earthquake

D．a terrorist bombing

4、Margaret Thatcher was removed by her own party in 1990 partly because of her________.

A．opposition to European Union

B．imposition of property taxes

C．weakening of trade unions

D．failure to control inflation

5、In the UK, historic ________ remain important cultural units and serve as a focusfor local identity, though they have little administrative power.

A．cities

B．towns

C．shires

D．counties

6、British culture industry accounts for _______ of the world’s cultural exports.

A．one-sixth

B．one-fourth

C．one-third

D．one-half

7、The causes of the Hundred Years’ War were territorial and _________.

A．racial

B．political

C．economic

D．religious

8、The real legislative body in the UK is ________.

A．the Cabinet

B．the Sovereign

C．the House of Lords

D．the house of Commons

9、In the UK, primary educations is free and compulsory from age________.

A．4 to 10

B．5 to 11

C．7 to 12

D．8 to 13

10、In the US________introduced the assembly-line method of making cars.

A．Henry Ford

B．Wilbur Wright

C．Andrew Carnegie

D．John D. Rockefeller

11、Among many of the important rivers in the United States, ________has beencalled “father of waters.”

A．the Missouri

B．the Mississippi

C．the Ohio River

D．the Colorado River

12、The moviemaker of Reservoir Dogs is _______.

A．Quentin Tarantino

B．Steven Soderbergh

C．Kevin Smith

D．Spike Lee

13、The first representative assembly in America, which was organized by the people of Virginia in 1619, was_______.

A．the senate

B．the congress

C．the house of Burgesses

D．the house of Representatives

14、The first railroad to cross the entire country of the US was completed in Utah in________.

A．1865

B．1869

C．1870

D．1893

15、The final defeat of the Native Americans came in the battle of Wounded Knee in_______in 1890.

A．Kansas

B．South Dakota

C．California

D．New Hampshire

16、President _________visited China in 1972, which led to the establishment ofdiplomatic relations between China and the US.

A．Nixon

B．Carter

C．Reagan

D．Kennedy

17、The largest state in the US is ________.

A．Texas

B．Alaska

C．Nevada

D．Carolina

18、Why was the new continent named America after Amerigo Vespucci?

A．Because he gave his own name to the new.

B．Because he was the first European to reach the new continent.

C．Because he proved the land was not India, but a new continent.

D．Because he was the first European to discover the new continent.

19、Who is considered the father of Canadian literature?

A．Alice Munro.

B．Frances Brooke.

C．Ernest Thompson Seton.

D．Charles G.D.Roberts.

20、Plant life in Canada varies with land type and climate, and by far the most formis ________.

A．long grass

B．scattered trees

C．boreal forest

D．muskeg swamp

21、_______is the principal religion in Canada.

A．Buddhism

B．Christianity

C．Islam

D．Hinduism

22、Although Australia is not a large continent, it is the world’s ______largestcountry.

A．third

B．fourth

C．fifth

D．sixth

23、________is Australia’s primary crop, for both domestic consumption andexports.

A．Cotton

B．Wheat

C．Sugar

D．Fruit

24、New Zealand lies in ________ latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere.

A．cold

B．tropical

C．subtropical

D．temperate

25、In New Zealand there is wide-spread participation in ________.

A．soccer

B．basketball

C．rugby football

D．high jump

26、Appointed by the British monarch, the Governor-General in New Zealand holdsa _______term.

A．three-year

B．four-year

C．five-year

D．six-year

27、Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland and _______.

A．Northern Ireland

B．Scotland

C．England

D．Wales

28、In ________, the Irish Free State left the British Commonwealth and became theRepublic of Ireland.

A．1918

B．1920

C．1921

D．1948

参考答案：

【一、单项选择题】

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