全国2011年4月自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码：00522I.Readthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.Writetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(50points,1pointforeach)1._______isNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain.A.IrelandB.WalesC.EnglandD.Scotland2._______,KingofWessex,isknownas“thefatherofBritishNavy”whofoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea.A.AlfredB.HenryC.EdwardD.William3.The_______Conquestin1066isperhapsthebestknowneventinEnglishhistory.A.RomanB.VikingC.Anglo-SaxonD.Norman4._______wasthemodernnamegiventothedeadlybubonicplague,anepidemicdiseasespreadbyratfleasinthe14thcentury.A.CholeraB.MalariaC.BlackDeathD.YellowFever5.ThenameWarsofRoseswas,infact,coinedbythegreat19thcenturynovelist_______.A.WalterScottB.BenJohnsonC.FrancisBaconD.EdmundSpenser6.WinstonChurchillwasheavilydefeatedatthegeneralelectionof1945because_______.A.hedidnotactasagreatwarleaderB.hefailedtoleadhiscountrytovictoryC.peoplewantedBritaintoreturntothepoliticsofthe1920sand30sD.theConservativeParty’straditionalprinciplesseemedold-fashioned7._______overthrewthefeudalsysteminEnglandandisgenerallyregardedasthebeginningofmodernworldhistory.A.PuritanRevolutionB.TheWarofRosesC.TheEnglishCivilWarD.TheGloriousRevolution8.TheBritishMonarchyhasbeeninexistenceformorethan1,000yearsgoingbacktoatleastthe_______century.A.8thB.9thC.10thD.11th9.Inthelineofsuccessiontothethrone,_______haveprecedenceoverothercandidates(heirs).A.themonarch’ssonsB.thequeen’ssistersC.themonarch’sbrothersD.thequeen’sdaughters10._______isNOTaconstitutionalpartoftheBritishParliament.第1页A.TheCabinetB.TheSovereignC.TheHouseofLordsD.TheHouseofCommons11.EachsessionoftheBritishParliamentusuallylastsfor_______.A.oneyearB.twoyearsC.fouryearsD.halfayear12.Inthegeneralelection,anMPcandidatemustdeposit500pounds,whichisreturnedifheorshereceives_______ormoreofthevotecast.A.5%B.10%C.15%D.20%13.Onlyin_______arepoliceofficersallowedtocarryfirearmsforpersonalprotectionandfordutypurposes.A.WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland14.InGreatBritain,almost_______ofmedicalprescriptionitemsaresuppliedfree.A.50%B.60%C.70%D.80%15.ThetwoestablishedchurchesinBritainare_______.A.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofWalesB.ChurchofIrelandandChurchofEnglandC.ChurchofIrelandandChurchofScotlandD.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofScotland16.Fulltimefirst-degreeuniversitycoursesusuallylast_______inEngland.A.2yearsB.3yearsC.4yearsD.5years17._______isa“quality”newspaperinBritain.A.TheSunB.TheTimesC.TheDailyStarD.TheDailyMirror18.Thehomeofgolfis_______.A.WalesB.EnglandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland19.IntheUnitedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof_______.A.thePrimeMinisterB.theLordChancellorC.theDukeofEdinburghD.theSpeakeroftheHouseofCommons20._______wastheBritishPrimeMinisterwhoadoptedappeasementpolicytoNaziGermanyduringtheSecondWorldWar.A.TonyBlairB.MargaretThatcherC.WinstonChurchillD.NevilleChamberlain21.ThepercentageofimmigrantsintheUnitedStatesvariesgreatlyfromregiontoregionwiththe_______UnitedStatesaccountingfor14.8%offoreign-bornpopulationinthe1980s.A.SouthernB.NorthernC.WesternD.Eastern22.IntheU.S.thehighbirthrateduringthe“babyboom”mainlyref...
