自考英语国家概况2009年4月真题及答案解析

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The stock market crash of 1929
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Muckrakers
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Open University
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The Speaker (of the House of Commons in Britain)
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Who are the native people living in Australia?
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What is the most central function of the U.S. Congress?
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What are the two major parties that dominate American politics at the federal, state and local levels?
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What are the two official languages used in Ireland?
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What are the three main Christian festivals in the U.K.?
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What were the three cornerstones of American postwar economic boom?
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What was the most important document produced between China and the United States when President Nixon visited China in 1972?
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What were the two countries ElizabethⅠsuccessfully played off against each other for nearly 30 years?
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What was the outcome of the English Civil War?
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What are the main functions of the British Parliament?
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The Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 was an agreement between ______.
- A.the Maori whalers and the British Crown
- B.the Maori people and the British missionaries
- C.the Maori traders and the British missionaries
- D.the chiefs of the Maori people and the British Crown
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A ______, where two parts of the earth’s crust meet, runs the length of New Zealand.
- A.fault line
- B.built area
- C.dormant volcano
- D.geothermal area
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In terms of land area, Canada is the ______ largest country in the world.
- A.second
- B.third
- C.fourth
- D.fifth
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The head of state of Australia is ______.
- A.the Governor
- B.the President
- C.the Prime Minister
- D.the Queen of England
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______ is the only city on the western coast of Australia with a population of over one million.
- A.Perth
- B.Sydney
- C.Brisbane
- D.Melbourne
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Which of the following statements about immigration in Canada is NOT true?
- A.It is estimated that one-third of Canadians were born in other countries.
- B.Immigration has always been an important source of its population growth.
- C.Immigration has played an important role in the development of its economy.
- D.in the past Britain and Western Europe were the principal sources of Canadian immigration.
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Which of the following is a typical bilingual city in Canada?
- A.Ottawa
- B.Calgary
- C.Toronto
- D.Vancouver
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Ireland has the following demographic features EXCEPT ______.
- A.a late marriage age
- B.an excess of females in the population
- C.a high proportion of bachelors and spinsters of all ages
- D.a low birthrate compounded by a century of emigration
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Historically, Ireland has been free of ethnic conflicts because of its ______.
- A.racial unity
- B.racial homogeneity
- C.multi-culturalism
- D.high rate of emigration
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The capital city of Ireland is ______.
- A.Cork
- B.Dublin
- C.Galway
- D.Waterford
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The most important patriotic holiday in the U.S. is ______.
- A.Halloween
- B.Veterans’Day
- C.Thanksgiving Day
- D.Independence Day
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In the early part of the 19th century, ______ was the center of American writing.
- A.Boston
- B.Detroit
- C.New York City
- D.Philadelphia
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In his Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway ______.
- A.expresses the idea of facing defeat courageously
- B.shows the basic goodness and wisdom of ordinary people
- C.praises the ideas of equality and democracy and the joy of common people
- D.describes the sharp contrast of wealth and poverty in Chicago and New York
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Formal education in the United States consists of ______.
- A.kindergarten, junior and senior education
- B.junior, elementary and secondary education
- C.elementary, secondary and higher education
- D.kindergarten, secondary and higher education
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It is generally agreed that U.S. higher education began with the______.
- A.Civil War
- B.Independence War
- C.founding of Harvard College
- D.founding of Princeton University
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Which one of the following is NOT government-run at the U.S. federal level?
- A.Motor vehicle
- B.The road system
- C.National defense
- D.The postal service
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The U.S. Constitution provides that the ______ shall be President of the Senate.
- A.Vice President
- B.Secretary of State
- C.Senate Majority Leader
- D.Senate Minority Leader
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Which statement about the U.S. Constitution is NOT true?
- A.It is the supreme law of the land.
- B.It is the oldest written constitution in the world.
- C.It was adopted in 1781 at the Second Continental Congress.
- D.It provides the basis for political stability, economic growth and social progress.
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The American President usually takes an oath of office, administered by the ______ of the United States in January.
- A.Chief Justice
- B.House Speaker
- C.Secretary of State
- D.Senate Majority Leader
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The four problems that face the economy of the United States are______.
- A.unemployment, inflation, financial crisis and trade deficit
- B.unemployment, inflation, financial deficit and trade deficit
- C.mortgage losses, inflation, financial deficit and trade deficit
- D.unemployment, market failures, financial deficit and trade deficit
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In 1853, in the ______, another 30,000 square miles of Mexican land were added to the territory of the U.S.A.
- A.Atlantic Purchase
- B.Mexican Purchase
- C.Gadsden Purchase
- D.Louisiana Purchase
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In the early 1930s, the American foreign policy was isolationist, but the ______ suddenly changed the whole situation, which propelled the U.S. into the Second World War.
- A.Pearl Harbor attack
- B.bombing of Guam island
- C.seizing of American merchant ships
- D.sinking of American passenger ships
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The Red Scare in 1919 and 1920 was a typical example of American ______.
- A.religious intolerance
- B.intolerant nationalism
- C.Progressive Movement
- D.deregulation of big trusts
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In 1962, President ______ finally decided on the use of naval force to prevent military material and arms from entering Cuba and demanded Soviet removal of the missiles there.
- A.Nixon
- B.Truman
- C.Johnson
- D.Kennedy
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With the development of industry and extension of railroad network in the early 20th century in the U.S.A., there appeared ______.
- A.a rapid growth of cities
- B.an influx of foreign goods
- C.an increase of urban ghettos
- D.a great increase in the number of farms
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In the early 19th century, ______ actively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to stop monopolistic business mergers in the United States.
- A.J.P. Morgan
- B.Woodrow Wilson
- C.Henry Rockefeller
- D.Theodore Roosevelt
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When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the southern states broke away and formed a new nation called ______.
- A.the Southern States of America
- B.the Federalist States of America
- C.the Confederate States of America
- D.the Anti-confederate States of America
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The three well-known authors who penned the Federalist Papers are ______.
- A.Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Jay
- B.George Washington, James Madison and John Jay
- C.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
- D.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Adams
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Which statement about the Puritans is NOT true?
- A.The Puritans did not allow religious dissent.
- B.The Puritans were poor artisans and unskilled peasants.
- C.They were dissatisfied with the political corruption in England.
- D.They went to the United States to establish what they considered the true church.
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The largest racial and ethnic minority in the U.S. is the ______, which accounts over 12.1% of the population.
- A.blacks
- B.Asians
- C.Indians
- D.Hispanics
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Which statement about the British universities is NOT true?
- A.They enjoy academic freedom.
- B.They cannot appoint their own staff.
- C.They are governed by royal charters.
- D.They provide their own courses and award their own degrees.
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London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of _______.
- A.the Prime Minister
- B.the Lord Chancellor
- C.the Home Secretary
- D.the Attorney General
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______, the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe, has its traditional home in England where it was developed in the 19th century.
- A.Basketball
- B.Tennis
- C.Football
- D.Baseball
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Which of the following is NOT involved in the British judicial responsibilities?
- A.Attorney General
- B.Ministry of Justice
- C.The Lord Chancellor
- D.The Home Secretary
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Bank holidays in Britain refer to ______.
- A.official public holidays
- B.holidays for the banks only
- C.public holidays except for the banks
- D.holidays for the financial institutions only
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Who has the power to appoint the Prime Minister in Britain?
- A.The Queen
- B.The Parliament
- C.The House of Lords
- D.The Church of England
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In Britain, a full meeting of ______ is called only when a Sovereign dies or announces his or her intention to marry.
- A.the Privy Council
- B.the Parliament
- C.the House of Commons
- D.the House of Lords
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Over the past one thousand years, the British _______ has been broken only once between 1649 and 1660.
- A.Cabinet
- B.Parliament
- C.Monarchy
- D.Privy Council
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Who was the man that led Britain in the crisis of the Second World War?
- A.George Ⅵ
- B.Theodore Roosevelt
- C.Neville Chamberlain
- D.Sir Winston Churchill
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The new policies adopted by Mrs. Thatcher and Conservative Government after the 1979 election was known as ______.
- A.Thatcherism
- B.the New Deal
- C.New Frontier
- D.Keynesianism
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During the First World War, Britain was allied with ______.
- A.Turkey
- B.the Central Powers
- C.France and Russia
- D.Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Which of the following was NOT included in the six-point demand of the Chartist Movement?
- A.Equal electoral districts
- B.Voting by secret ballot
- C.The vote for all adult males
- D.The vote for all adult females
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The Tories in Britain were the forerunners of ______, which still bears this nickname today.
- A.the Labor Party
- B.the Liberal Party
- C.the Conservative Party
- D.the Social Democratic Party
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British constitutional monarchy is a system under which the powers of the ______ are limited by Parliament or the constitution.
- A.church
- B.king or queen
- C.government ministers
- D.Bishop’s court
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The English Renaissance was largely literary, and it achieved its finest expression in the so-called ______.
- A.Romantic poetry
- B.Romantic fiction
- C.Elizabethan poetry
- D.Elizabethan drama
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Which of the following is NOT true about the result of the Black Death?
- A.Much land was left untended.
- B.There was a terrible shortage of labour.
- C.The surviving peasants had lost their power of bargaining.
- D.Landowners tended to change from arable to sheep-farming.
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The War of Roses that took place from 1455 to 1485 was fought between ______.
- A.Britain and France
- B.the Parliament and the Crown
- C.the working people and the aristocrats
- D.two branches of the Plantagenet family
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Which of the following kings was responsible for the complete establishment of the feudal system in England?
- A.EdwardⅠ
- B.HenryⅡ
- C.Alfred the Great
- D.William the Conqueror
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The spirit of the Great Charter was ______.
- A.a limitation of the powers of the king
- B.a guarantee of the freedom of the serfs
- C.a limitation of the powers of the Church
- D.a declaration of equality among all people
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Strictly speaking,“the British Isles” refers to_______.
- A.Great Britain
- B.Ireland
- C.the United Kingdom
- D.Great Britain and Ireland
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