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2002年4月全国自考英语国家概况试题及答案 Ⅰ.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 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.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.Petroleum, 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 members 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. George's Channel D.the North Sea5.In Britain, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of ________.A.the Lord Chancellor B.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 men, and it took its name from “________”.A.The Bill of Rights B.The Agreement of the PeopleC.The People's Charter D.The Great Charter8.In the 1960s pop music