2006年4月自考英语国家概况试题.doc

中国自考人()——700门自考课程 永久免费、完整 在线学习 快快加入我们吧！ 2006年4月自考英语国家概况试卷 PART ONE I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfmished 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 answer to the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points, 1 point for each) 1. Which of the following is true about the British Commonwealth?（ ） A. Members of nations are joined together politically. B. The Commonwealth has special powers. C. The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is made by Britain. D. It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. 2. Under_____, the feudal system in England was completely established.( ) A. King Alfred B. Henry II C. Edward I D. William the Conqueror 3. The cause of the Hundred Years War was____.( ) A. territorial B. economic C. partly territorial and partly economic D. partly territorial and partly religious 4. Which of the following is NOT true about the Anglo-Saxons?( ) A. They were regarded as ferocious people. B. They established the manorial system. C. They divided the country into different shires. D. Their tribes were seldom at war with one another. 5. As a result of the Black Death, _____.( ) A. much land was left untended and there was a shortage of labour B. landowners tended to change from sheep-farming to arable-farming C. the government did not show much concern about the labour shortage D. the government took several measures to raise the peasants wages 6. The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _____.( ) A. 1035 B. 1042 C. 1066 D. 1606 7. Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Wars of the Roses?( ) A. Feudalism received its death-blow. B. The great medieval nobility was much weakened. C. The kings power became supreme.