2008年04月自学考试《英语国家概况》真题.pdfVIP

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全国2008年04月高等教育自学考试

英语国家概况试题

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1、(单选)Aboutahundredyearsago,asaresultofitsimperialist

expansion,Britainruledanempirethathadonefourthofthe

world’speopleand______oftheworld’slandarea.

A.half

B.onethird

C.onefourth

D.onefifth

2、(单选)ThenameWarsoftheRoseswas,infact,coinedbythe

great19thcenturynovelist______.

A.SirThomasBrowne

B.SirMaxBeerbohm

C.SirWalterScott

D.SirNormanAngell

3、(单选)Elizabeth’srelationshipwithParliamentwasoften

______.

A.peaceful

B.turbulent

C.cooperative

D.harmonious

4、(单选)______wasaboveallresponsibleforthereligiousreform

inEngland.

A.AlfredtheGreat

B.EdwardⅠ

C.HenryⅧ

D.WilliamtheConqueror

5、(单选)Thespiritofthe______wasthelimitationofthepowers

oftheking.

A.BookofConcord

B.MagnaCarta

C.DomesdayBook

D.commonlaw

6、(单选)Looselyspeaking,______werethosewhoopposed

absolutemonarchyandsupportedtherighttoreligiousfreedomfor

Nonconformists.

A.theWhigs

B.theTories

C.themembersoftheLaborParty

D.themembersoftheConservativeParty

7、(单选)______wasgenerallyconsideredthetransitionalperiod

betweentheMiddleAgesandmoderntimes,coveringtheyears

c.1350-c.1650.

A.TheReformation

B.TheRenaissance

C.TheRestoration

D.TheGloriousRevolution

8、(单选)ApartfromBritain,theQueenisalsotheheadofstateof

thefollowingcountriesEXCEPT______.

A.Australia

B.Canada

C.NewZealand

D.SouthAfrica

9、(单选)AsaresultoftheagricultureenclosureinEnglandinthe

late18thcentury,______.

A.dietbecamelessvaried

B.theEnglishtenantsgotbenefits

C.farmsbecamesmallerandsmaller

D.peasantfarmershadtolookforworkintowns

10、(单选)Oneofthemostfar-reachingconsequencesofthe

SecondWorldWaristhat______.

A.itimprovedBritisheconomy

B.itstrengthenedtheBritishEmpire

C.ithastenedt