英语国家概况自考题分类模拟15_真题-无答案 .pdfVIP

英语国家概况自考题分类模拟 15 (总分 49,考试时间 90 分钟) Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked are given. Choose the one that you think **pletes the statement or answers the question. 1. The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ______. A. friendship and happiness B. peace and plenty C. cooperation and rich reward D. love and happiness 2. William replaced the Anglo-Saxon Kings Council known as ______ with a new council known as ______. A. Kings Council, Norman Council B. the Witan, the Grand Council C. Anglo-Saxon Council, Barons Council D. Grand Council, Parliament 3. The Christian festivals in Britain are ______. A. Christmas and Easter B. Christmas and Whit Sunday C. Easter and Whit Sunday D. Christmas, Easter and Whit Sunday 4. Among the five Australian cities with a population of over a million only ______ lies on the Western coast. A. Sydney B. Brisbane C. Melbourne D. Perth 5. Which of the following is a typical bilingual city in Canada? A. Ottawa. B. Calgary. C. Toronto. D. Vancouver. 6. In 1903, the ______ flew an aeroplane for a brief 12 seconds at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. A. Franklin B. Wright brothers C. Johnson D. Einstein 7. William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as ______. A. William Rufus B. William the Confessor C. William the Great D. William the Conqueror 8. The name Wars of the Roses was, in fact, coined by the great 19th century-novelist ______. A. Sir Thomas Browne B. Sir Max Beerbohm C. Sir Walter Scott D. Sir Norman Angell 9. Which of the following is not considered a characteristic of farming in the late 18th and early 19th centuries? A. The open-field system. B. A system of crop rotation. C. Introduction of artificial fertilizer. D. Introduction of new agricultural machinery. 10. In 1947 the Truman Administ