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1、第 1 页全国 2002 年 4 月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码：00522.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
2、letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (40 points, 1 point for each)1.Britain has, for centuries, been slowly tilting with _.A.the North-West slowly rising and the South-East slowly sinkingB.the North-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinkingC
3、.the South-East slowly rising and the South-West slowly sinkingD.the South-West slowly rising and the North-East slowly sinking2.Which often following statements is not true about British coal mining?A.Brition has used up almost all coal deposits.B.The demand for British coal has declined.C.Petroleu
4、m, water power, and electric power replacing coal for many purposes.D.The old British mines are narrow and deep, making it difficult to use machines3.For electoral purposes Britain is divided into 659 constituencies, each of whichreturns _ to the House of Commons.A.one member B.two membersC.three me
5、mbers D.four members4.In the 1970s oil was discovered in _, but the revenue from oil did not create an economic for Britain.A.the English Channel B.the Irish SeaC.St. Georges Channel D.the North Sea5.In Britain, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _.A.the Lord Chancellor B.
6、the Prime MinisterC.the Speaker D.the Parliamentary Commissioner6.Thanks to the militant feminist movement of the suffragettes before the First World War, votes were granted to women over the age of _ in 1918.A.18 B.20 C.30 D.357.The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all m
7、en, and it took its name from “_”.A.The Bill of Rights B.The Agreement of the PeopleC.The Peoples Charter D.The Great Charter8.In the 1960s pop music underwent a revolution when _ became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.A.teh Beach Boys B.the Rolling St
8、oneC.the Animals D.the Beatles9.The Tories were the forerunners of _, which still bears this nickname today.A.the Labour Party B.the Conservative PartyC.the Liberal Party D.the Social Democratic Party10.In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the _ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes
9、 the official Opposition.第 2 页A.largest B.second largestC.third largest D.fourth largest11.In the United Kingdom,police officers are not allowed to join _ or to go on strike.A.a trade union B.a choirC. apolitical party D.a club12.Agricltural changes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Engla
10、nd were so great that they were worthy of the term “_”.A.reform B.evolutionC.revolution D.reformation13.The Mississippi, which is sometimes called _, has played a vital role in the history of the United States.A.“Old Man River” B.“Moon River”C.“Old Father River” D.“Mother of the United States”14.The
11、 largest and smallest states of the United States are _.A.Alaska and Rhode Island B.Texas and MaineC.Texas and Rhode Island D.Alaska and Maine15.A trend that occurs at the same time with the movement to the South and the Weast of the United States is _.A.the flow of people to sunbelt areaB.the flow
12、of peole from small cities to big citiesC.the growth of small townsD.the outflow of city residents from the core cities to the suburbs16.The average life expectancy of the Red Indians is _.A.higher than the national averageB.lower than the national averageC.about the same with the national averageD.
13、none of the above17.The three Puritan traditions are _.A.religious tolerance, respect for achievement and respect for learningB.religious dissent aggressiveness and respect for learningC.religious intolerance, respect for achievement and respect for learningD.religious intolerance, aggressiveness, r
14、espect for achievement18.In 1900, the United States ranked first in the world in the production of _.A.coal B.electricity C.oil D.wheat19.During the Second World War, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met at _.A.Teheran, Yalta and PotsdamB.Teheran and YaltaC.Yalta, Potsdam and BerlinD.Teheran and Potsdam20.The New Frontier and War on Poverty were put forward respectively by _.A.Eisenhower and KennedyB.Johnson and NixonC.Johnson and KennedyD.Kennedy and Johnson21.The origin of t
