2012 年 7 月英语国家概况自考试题I. Multiple Choice Questions. (50 points, 1 point for each)Directions: In this part of the test, there are 50 unfinished statements or questions. For each of the unfinished statements or questions, 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 your Answer Sheet.1. Which of the following is NOT a geographical name of Britain?A. The United Kingdom B. Great BritainC. England D. The British Isles2. The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly _____ years.A. 600 B. 500C. 400 D. 2003. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Alfred?A. Alfred the Great started the English navy.B. Alfred the Great reorganized the Saxon army, making it more efficient.C. Alfred the Great established schools and formulated a legal system.D. Alfred the Great imposed a tax, called the Danegeld, on the Saxons.4. After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of the _____, a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament.A. Commonwealth B. Constitutional MonarchyC. English colonial expansion D. Hereditary Monarchy5. According to Magna Carta no tax should be made without the approval of _____.A. the House of Lords B. the King C. the Grand Council D. the House of Commons6. _____, a dramatist and poet, is generally regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.A. Charles Dickens B. Christopher MarloweC. William Shakespeare D. Charlotte Bronte 7. After the Restoration, British Parliament passed a series of severe laws called the Clarendon Code against the _____, now known as Nonconformists.A. Christians B. ProtestantsC. Puritans D. Catholics8. Elizabeth I reigned England, Wales and Ireland for _____ years and remained single.A. 25 B. 30C. 40 D. 459. After the Wars of the Roses the rule of _____ began.A. the Plantagenet B. the YorkistsC. the Stuarts D. the Tudors10. _____ was the forerunner of the Conservative Party.A. The Liberal Party B. The WhigsC. The Tories D. The Labor Party11. The First World War was fought between two European power blocs: the “Central Powers” and the “Allies”. The “Allies” include the following EXCEPT _____.A. Britain B. FranceC. Russia D. Austria-Hungary12. In 1982, the Falkland Islands War broke out between Britain and _____. A. Argentina B. BrazilC. Peru D. Chile13. Which of the following about UK’s monarchy is NOT true?A. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.B. There is no written constitution in the United Kingdom.C. Today the Queen holds the real power in UK.D. The continuity of the monarchy has been broken only once.14. In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the second largest number of seat in the House of Commons becomes _____.A. the official Opposition B. the leading partyC. the predominant party D. the “shadow cabinet”15. The Sovereign’s coronation takes place at _____ in London.A. Westminster Abbey B. Canterbury AbbeyC. York Abbey D. Northanger Abbey16. The _____ is made up of statute law, common law and conventions.A. British Constitution B. American ConstitutionC. Commonwealth law D. European Community law17. There is no Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom. General responsibility lies with the following EXCEPT _____.A. the Lord Chancellor B. the Home SecretaryC. the Attorney General D. the Prime Minister18. _____ provides for every resident, regardless of income, a full range of medical services. It has become available in Britain since 1948.A. The Social Security Benefits B. The National Health Service C. The Civil Service D. The National Insurance Fund19. In summer there are open-air theatres, including one in London’s Regent’s Park, where _____ are performed.A. William Shakespeare’s plays B. Christopher Marlowe’s playsC. Ben Johnson’s plays D. George Bernard Shaw’s plays20. Snooker is thought to have been invented by _____A. Sir Winston Churchill B. Sir Neville ChamberlainC. Sir Charlie Chamberlain D. Sir John Churchill21. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. is_____.A. the Indians B. the JapaneseC. the Chinese D. the Blacks22. The place where Christopher Columbus landed was _____ .A. India B. the islands in AsiaC. the current territory of America D. the islands in the now West Indies23. The great international influence of _____is that the colonies in Spanish America rose up one after another to overthrow Spanish colonial rule.A. the American Civil WarB. the Vietnam WarC. the American War of IndependenceD. the Korean War24.In the early 1850s with the Westward Movement, the _____ issue became a serious political issue because it might tip the balance of power in the Senate.A. slavery B. immigrationC. territory D. Indian25. Which of the following is NOT the main cause for the American government to declare war on Germany in the World War I?A. Germany refused to give up its submarine warfare。