2023 年 4 月高等教育自学考试
英语国家概况试题
课程代码：00522
选择题部分
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE （参考答案在文件末尾）
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. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the
corresponding space on t he ANSWER SHEET.(30 points,1 point each)
1. Britain was originally a part of the continent.
A. Asian B. African
C. American D.European
2. The sufix -caster in English place names such as Lancaster derives from the Latin word
castra, which means
A. camp B. port
C. fort D. villa
3. The Hundred Years' War was an intermittent war between England and
A. Germany B. Holland
C. France D. Italy
4. One important effect of the laws making Henry VllI's reform possible was the stress on
the power of
A. the nobility B. the church
C. the parliament D. the monarch
5. Regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare composed
altogether 37
A. novels
C. essays
B.
D.
plays
sonnets
6. Instead of giving the poor people sufficient money to survive in their own homes,
forced them into workhouses.
A. the Reform Act of 1832
B. the New Poor Law of 1834
C. the People's Charter of 1838
D. the Combination Acts of 1799-
1809
7. On July 7,2005, hit London. It was Britain's worst attack since World
WarⅡ . A. a terrorist bombing B. a tornado
C. an earthquake D. a fire
8. In much of Northern Ireland, the secondary schools that prepare pupils for higher
education are called
A. grammar schools B. private schools
C. comprehensive schools D. secondary modern schools
9. Of the following British newspapers, has consistently supported the
Conservative
Party.
A. The Guardian B. The Daily Telegraph
C. Daily Mirror D. The Sun
10. As an important river in the US. has been called "father of waters".
A. the Missouri B. the Colorado
C. the Mississippi D. the Columbia
11. The political theory behind the American War of Independence originated with
the
British philosopher
A. Bertrand Russell B. Francis Bacon
C. David Hume D. John Locke
12. In 1919, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, giving American
women the right
A. to employment B. to abortion
C. to education D. to vote
13. The 1920s in the United States is generally regarded as a time of and
spiritual
frustration.
A. political turbulence B. cultural revival
C. material success D. land scarcity
14. In February 1972,the US president visited China, and the two countries
issued
the Shanghai Communique.
A. Richard Nixon
B.Lyndon B.Johnson
C. John F.Kennedy
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
15. in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War.
A. The outbreak of the Gulf War
B. The collapse of the Soviet Union
C. The reunion of Germany
D. The US invasion of Panama
16. What was the main campaign issue in the presidential election of 1860 in the
United
States?
A. Expansion. B. Reconstruction.
C. Slavery. D. Reform.
17. Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first US patent for
A. the radio B. the telephone
C. the television D. the phonograph
18. In 1851,there were 25,000 Chinese laborers working in the industry in
California. A. mining B. steel
C. lumber D. construction
19. The most abundant form of plant life in Canada is boreal forest, which lies in the
of Canada.
A. north B. south
C. east D. west
20.In Canada. is the largest French-speaking city outside France.
A. Ottawa B. Montreal
C. Toronto D. Vancouver
21. In 1949. joined Canada as its last province.
A. Newfoundland B. Alberta
C. British Columbia D. Prince Edward Island
22.The main purpose of"guidebook novels", the earliest works of written fiction in
Australia,
was to
