2017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、The_______that occurred in London in 1952 left 4,000 people dead or dying.

A．storm

B．smog

C．hurricane

D．earthquake

2、The UK is bordered by______on the east.

A．the North Sea

B．the Irish Sea

C．the Straits of Dover

D．the English Channel

3、Christianity was first brought to England by______.

A．the Vikings

B．the Normans

C．the Romans

D．the Anglo-Saxons

4、In 1764, James Hargreaves invented______which contributed to the real“revolution” in textiles.

A．spinning jenny

B．flying shuttle

C．water frame

D．power loom

5、In about 2000 BC, _______arrived in Britain from the areas now known as Hollandand the Rhineland.

A．the Celts

B．the Danes

C．The Iberians

D．the Beaker Folk

6、The author of The Canterbury Tales is_______.

A．John Denne

B．Geoffrey Chaucer

C．T. S. Eliot

D．Thomas Becket

7、________is Britain’s biggest television broadcaster.

A．BSkyB

B．The BBC

C．Channel Four

D．The ITV network

8、________reform resulted from the Pope’s refusal to annul his marriage.

A．Edward Ⅴ’s

B．Edward Ⅵ’s

C．Henry Ⅶ’ s

D．Henry Ⅷ’s

9、In the UK, those secondary schools that prepare students for higher educationare called________.

A．public schools

B．private schools

C．grammar schools

D．secondary modem schools

10、In the UK, national newspapers are generally divided into two types: popularpapers and_______papers.

A．quality

B．serious

C．specialist

D．business

11、The great turning point of the American War of Independence occurredat_______, where the American troops defeated the British.

A．Boston

B．Lexington

C．Saratoga

D．Philadelphia

12、English oppression and the Potato Famine drove 1.5 million Irishmen from theirhomeland to the United States in the period between_______.

A．1810 and 1820

B．1845 and 1854

C．1860 and 1890

D．1965 and 1970

13、The Declaration of Independence is a clear explanation of______political theory.

A．John Locke’s

B．Washington Irving’s

C．Francis Bacon’s

D．Benjamin Franklin’s

14、The 1920s in the United States has been described by many historians as a period of material_______and spiritual_______.

A．prosperity/fulfillment

B．collapse/fulfillment

C．collapse/frustration

D．success/frustration

15、American music in the first half of the 20th century was famous for_______,introduced by African-Americans in the south.

A．rock

B．jazz

C．hip-hop

D．country

16、________began the rise of the United States as a world power.

A．The War of 1812

B．The Spanish-American War

C．World War Ⅰ

D．The Civil War

17、In the United States, a humid ________climate is found in New England.

A．maritime

B．subtropical

C．continental

D．Mediterranean

18、Which state did the Americans buy from Napoleon for only 15 million dollars in the 1790s?

A．Ohio.

B．Indiana.

C．Illinois.

D．Louisiana.

19、The United States trends towards cultural diversity, pluralism and the image of a________.

A．golden bowl bowl

B．colored bowl

C．salad bowl

D．square bowl

20、Canada spans________time zones and borders_______oceans.

A．five/two

B．five/three

C．six/two

D．six/three

21、The Canadian writer _______won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature for her workas“master of the modem short story.”

A．Alice Munro

B．Cynthia Ozick

C．Margaret Atwood

D．Margaret Laurence

22、The first permanent Canadian settlements were established by_______in the early 17th century.

A．the British

B．the French

C．the Germans

D．the Russians

23、The swimming styles known as_______ were invented by Australians.

A．the breaststroke and the butterfly stroke

B．the backstroke and the breaststroke

C．the crawl and the butterfly stroke

D．the crawl and the backstroke

24、Most Australians do not know their continent very well because they live on the cool, wet and forested________.

A．northeast highland

B．northwest highland

C．southeast coastland

D．southwest coastland

25、The largest component of the Australian economy is________.

A．services

B．agriculture

C．forestry

D．fishing

26、In New Zealand, _______acts as the final court of appeal.

A．the District Court

B．the Parliament

C．the High Court

D．the British Privy Council

27、In New Zealand, Pakeha refers to people of non-Polynesian heritage, especially those of_______descent.

A．Asian

B．African

C．European

D．American

28、The two dominant political parties in New Zealand are______and Labor.

A．Liberal

B．National

C．Country

D．Democratic

29、_______was first introduced to Ireland in the Norman invasion.

A．Latin

B．Norse

C．English

D．Greek

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【一、单项选择题】

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