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2024年4月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码：005221.请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。选择题部分注意事项：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I.MULTIPLECHOICERead thefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatement or question,foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandDaregiven.Choose theone that you think bestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.WritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceontheANSWERSHEET.(30points,1pointeach)1.LoughNeagh,thelargestlakeintheUK,liesinA.Wales B.ScotlandC.England D.NorthernIreland2.had little influence on the language or cultureofordinary Britons.A.TheRomans B.TheAnglo-SaxonsC.The Danes D.The Normans3.A two-party system has existed in the UK since thelatecentury.A.16thB.17thC.18th D.19th4.AfterbecomingthefirstArchbishopof Canterbury, was remarkably successful inconverting the king and the nobility to Christianity.A.KingEthelbert B.PopeGregorylC.St.Augustine D.St.Andrew00522#英语国家概况试题第1页(共6页)

5.Thesmoothtakeoverof theEnglishthronebyWilliamandMarywithoutbloodshedin1688 became known asin British history.A.the GloriousRevolution B.the RestorationC.the English Reformation D.the Gunpowder Plot6.In England, redistributed parliamentary seats morefairlyamongthegrowingtowns.A.theActofSupremacyof1535 B.the Test Act of 1673C.the1825 Act D.the ReformAct of18327.Afterthe"BlackWednesday"fiascoofSeptember 16,1992intheUK,economicpolicies were criticized.A.TonyBlair's B.John Major'sC.David Cameron'sD.Gordon Brown's8.Thediscoveryofoilin led to the rapid development ofoilexploitation intheUK.A.the NorthSea B.the English ChannelC.the Irish Sea D.the Bristol Channel9.The Houseof Commonsin the UK iselectedforamaximumtermof years.A.two B.threeC.four D.five10.Theworld-renowned events in Britain includetheRoyalAscot,theDerbyandtheGrand NationalSteeplechase.A.track-and-field B.horse-racingC.rowing D.yachting11.At the beginning of the 20thcentury, made a fortune as theleaderoftheenormousexpansionofthesteelindustry.A.John D.Rockefeller B.Andrew CarnegieC.Henry FordD.WilburWright12.Leadville,whichstillpreservesalivingpictureofgoldrushdaysintheUnitedStates,liesinA.theAmerican West B.the PacificCoastC.theMidwest D.theSouth13.Beginningin thelate1990sandearly2000s,theimageofthe UnitedStateschangesfroma melting pot toaA.coloredbowl B.golden bowlC.salad bow1 D.super bowl00522#英语国家概况试题第2页(共6页)

14.IntheUnited States,the firstrailroadtocrosstheentirecountrywascompletedin in1869.A.Texas B.UtahC.Kansas D.Nebraska15.Theterrorist attacksthattookplace in September 2001 shifted America's attention to theproblemofA.national economy B.public welfareC.racial discrimination D.domestic security16.TheSpanish-AmericanWarin 1898resultedfromUS supportfortheindependencemovement in ,whichwasthenruledby Spain.A.Panama B.Puerto RicoC.Mexico D.Cuba17.In 1955,MartinLutherKingorganizedtheblackcitizensofto boycottthebussystem.A.Montgomery B.Little RockC.Memphis D.Topeka18.Although lostthepopularvote,hewas stillelectedpresidentof theUnited States.A.RonaldReaganB.Bill ClintonC.George W.Bush D.Barack Obama19.The Supreme Court ofthe United States consists ofa chief justice andassociatejustices.A.six B.sevenC.eightD.nine20.WhoisgenerallyconsideredtobethefatherofAmericandrama?A.EugeneO'Neill. B.Ernest HemingwayC.EmilyDickinson. D.Henry David Thoreau.21.isthecapitalof Canada.A.Ottawa B.TorontoC.VancouverD.Montreal22.After Russia.istheworld's secondlargestcountryinarea.A.Australia B.New ZealandC.India D.Canada00522#英语国家概况试题第3页(共6页)

23.The novelistwas the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.A.MarcusClarke B.PatrickWhiteC.HenryKingsleyD.ThomasKeneally24.Situated in the Eastern Highlands,isa monumentalgardencityin Australia.A.SydneyB.PerthC.AdelaideD.Canberra25.InAustralia,thepowerofParliamentislimitedbyA.theQueen B.social conventionsC.theGovernor-General D.awrittenconstitution26.Pakehaisatermusedtorefertopeopleof non-Polynesianheritagein NewZealand,especially those of descent.A.European B.AfricanC.American D.Asian27.Thetuatara,foundon some ofthe smaller islands ofNewZealand,is akind ofA.insect B.reptileC.bird D.fish28.ThreefourthsofNew Zealandersliveon A.theChathamIslands B.the SouthIslandC.theNorthIsland D.theCookIslands29.EnglishwasfirstintroducedtoIrelandduring A.theTudorconquest B.the NorsemeninvasionC.theNormaninvasion D.theCromwellianconquest30.It was thatjoinedGreat BritainandIrelandintotheUnitedKingdomin1801.A.the Anglo-Irish Agreement B.the Sunningdale AgreementC.the Belfast Agreement D.theActof Union非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。II.BLANK FILLINGChoose10answers from the boxand write thecorrect letterintheblanks31-40on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points,2 points each)31.The forerunnersofthe ConservativePartyintheUKwere 32.Inthe 14th century, killed between one halfand one third ofthe population ofEngland.00522#英语国家概况试题第4页(共6页)

33.Mrs.ThatcherwasremovedfromthepositionofPrimeMinisterin 1990byher ownpartypartlybecauseofherimpositionofa34.English oppression and of 1845-1849 ledtothe immigrationof1.5millionIrishpeopletotheUnitedStates.35.In 1867,Russia sold totheUnited Statesfor7.2milliondollars.36.haswonCanada'sGovernorGeneral'sAwardforfictionthreetimes.37.The moviecontains criticalperspectivesonAustralianhistory andsociallife.38.Atitsfoundinginthelate 1700s,Australiawasa39.Theunrivaledscenicattractionsof NewZealandareshowntotheworldin trilogy40.TheNationalTheaterofIrelandwasfoundedinpartbythepoetandplaywright***************************************A.the ToriesB.prison colonyC.Black DeathD.TheLordoftheRingsE.Alice MunrcF.the Potato FamineG.ACryinthe DarkH. WilliamButler YeatsI.the WhigsJ.HawaiiK.AlaskaL.“polltax”***************************************00522#英语国家概况试题第5页(共6页)

III.TERM EXPLANATIONDefine the following terms in English.Write your answers on theANSWERSHEETin around 40 words.(10 points,5 pointseach)41.Aotearoa42.thePetitionof RightIV.SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONSGiveabriefanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Youarerequiredtousecomplete sentences.Write your answers on the ANSWERSHEET.(30 points, 3points each)43.Whatwerethethreevast,underpopulatedterritoriesacquiredbyBritaininthelate 18thcentury?44.WhatarethethreebranchesoftheBritishgovernment?45.WhydocourtsintheUKenforcealawof contempt?46.WhyistourismquitedevelopedinNewEngland?47.What were the guiding principles behind all American diplomatic activities during WWII?48.For what purpose did the Canadian governmentadopt an official policyofmulticulturalismin1971?49.WhoappointstheGovernor-GeneralofCanada?50.Whatarethethreebasicgeographicalregionsof Australia?51.WhichtwocountriessignedtheDowningStreetDeclarationin1993?52.WhatdoesthesecondaryschoolsysteminIrelandcomprise?V.ESSAYQUESTIONWrite100-120 words on the following topic on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)53.What were the main characteristics ofthe American economic developmentintheearly20th century?00522#英语国家概况试题第6页(共6页)