05年7月高等教育自学考试《英语国家概况》试题

全国2005年7月高等教育自学考试

英语国家概况试题

课程代码：00522

Ⅰ.Multiple Choice Questions.(40 points, 1 point for each)

Directions: 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 question; and then write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

1．The longest river in Britain is（）,which is 338 kilometers long.

A．the Thames River B．the Severn River

C．the Clyde D．the Tweed

2．（）,the great Roman general, invaded Britain for the first time in 55 BC.

A．Julius Caesar B．The Emperor Claudius

C．Boadicea D．Agricola

3．King Alfred made a treaty with Danes allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as （）.

A．Wessex B．Normandy

C．“the Danelaw” D．Sussex

4．William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as （）.

A．William Rufus B．William the Confessor

C．William the Conqueror D．William the Great

5．The spirit of （）was the limitation of the powers of the king.

A．the Provision of Oxford B．the Book of Doom

C．Domesday Book D．Magna Carta

6．Although the Wars of he Roses were fought intermittently for （）years, ordinary people were little affected and went about their business as usual.

A．20 B．30

C．40 D．50

7．In Ireland and the Scottish Highlands （）led to mass emigration, particularly to the New World.

A．the Black Death B．the Civil Wars

C．the Great Famine D．land enclosure

8．In the United Kingdom, free medical care for everyone and financial help for the old, the sick and the unemployed, which have become available since 1948, are the foundation of （）

A．the welfare state B．the National Health Service

C．the civil service D．the National Insurance Fund

9．Margaret Thatcher believed in the following EXCEPT （）.

A．self-reliance B．privatization

C．the strengthening of trade unions D．the use of monetarist policies to control inflation

10．The monarchy is the oldest institution of government, going back to at least （）century.

A．the 8th B．the 9th

C．the 10th D．the 11th

11．All criminal trials are held in open court because the criminal law presumes the （）of the accused until he has been proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

A．innocence B．honesty

C．guilt D．impartiality

12．Easter is traditionally associated with the following EXCEPT （）.

A．the Resurrection of Christ B．the eating of Easter eggs

C．the custom of giving presents D．the coming of spring

13．（）is the most popular sport in England and in Europe.

A．Rugby B．Tennis

C．Snooker D．Football

14．Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama takes place for a period of 3 to 4 weeks between （）when Edinburgh becomes a center of cultural activity.

A．July and August B．August and September

C．September and October D．October and November

15．Up to the end of WWI, there were （）waves of large-scale immgration to the United States.

A．two B．three

C．four D．five

16．The idea of containment was first brought up by（）.

A．Harry Truman B．Franklin D. Roosevelt

C．Marshall D．George Kennan

17．In the last great population movement in America, a large number of people moved to（）.

A．the Northwest B．the sunbelt areas

C．the South D．the West

18．Who were the first settlers of the New England Region?

A．Hispanic groups. B．English Puritans.

C．German farmers. D．Asian Americans