英语国家概况自考2015年04月真题及答案解析

Thatcherism

American federal system

The Progressive Movement

What does the kiwi (a nocturnal bird) mean to the New Zealanders?

Alfred the Great

According to Australian Aboriginal culture, what is the relationship between the people and the environment?

What incident made the United States formally declare war against the Axis powers in World War II?

What is the U.S. President’s official residence?

What are the three principal functions of the system of higher education in the United States?

What institution in the U.K. is the largest single employer of labor?

What accounts for a major source of population growth in the United States?

When was Princess Elizabeth crowned Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey?

In which year did the English navy defeat the Armada (the Spanish fleet),establishing England’s superiority as a naval power?

What were the two conflicting sides during the English Civil War in the 17th century?

Waitangi Day is New Zealand’s _______.

There are______all over New Zealand.

In recent years Australian governments have encouraged people with differentethnic backgrounds to______and this policy is called multiculturalism.

In 1996, Australia’s population is about 18 million or about______peopleto the square kilometer.

Australia’s Eastern Highlands are better known as_______.

In 1948, Ireland voted itself_______the Commonwealth and on April 18, 1949 declared itself a republic.

In 1885, the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed and the country waslinked______.

According to the textbook, Canada is a_______country with a_______ population of 26,300,000.

There is/are_______official language(s) in Ireland.

_______ was the spokesman for the“Lost Generation”.

Montreal became a major port in Canada because it is_______.

In the early 1900s, the kind of two-year colleges that emerged to meet theimmediate need of the economic expansion and rapid rise in immigrants of the times was the______.

_______is a historical, national and religious holiday that began with the Pilgrims.

_______is regarded as Mark Twain’s master work.

There is a certain degree of similarity in the U.S. elementary school curriculum, which mainly consists of mastery of the“basics”，such as_______.

In order to make sure that the new government would not misuse its powers,the writers of the Constitution set up a system of_______in the form ofseparation of powers.

Generally, the number of presidential electors in the U.S. is______the number of Senators and Representatives each state has in Congress.

Which statement about the U.S. Constitution is NOT true?

U.S. Government involvement in the economy increased dramatically duringthe______.

In the U.S., ________produce about 85% of the total output of goods and services.

______was the beginning of American involvement in Vietnam.

Which statement about the U.S. economy is NOT true?

The great impacts of the Vietnam War on American society included thefollowing EXCEPT that______.

______was NOT among the contents of President Roosevelt’s New Deal.

The leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union and_______met three times during the Second World War.

______lived on the land by hunting, gathering, fishing and fanning evenbefore the discovery of the New World.

The result of the War with Mexico was that______.

The American Civil War ended in_______and cost America 618,000 lives.

A______who practices with 7,000 patients or more in England may apply for fundholding status.

According to the textbook, the British public reads more______than virtually any other country in the world.

According to the textbook, the five most populous cities in the United Statesare______.

As the oldest British institution, the______has lasted for more than 1,000 years.

London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of_______.

During the First World War, the Allies included_______.

Agricultural changes in the late 18th century Britain were caused by thefollowing EXCEPT_______.

The Bill of Rights (1689) was finally accepted by______thus marking the beginning of the age of constitutional monarchy.

The two events which most alarmed the British ruling classes in the closingdecades of the 18th century were_______.

The_______lasted intermittently for 30 years.

_______ was responsible for the English Reformation in British history.

The most famous literary work written by John Milton in the late 17th century was_______.

_______ treated 5 questions - her religion, her marriage, her foreign policy,her succession to the throne, and her finance - as personal and private.

The Peasant Uprising of 1381 in Britain_______.

The name of the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) is given to the intermittentwar between_______.

The Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses, of which the most important oneswere the following EXCEP that_______.

One particular feature of the feudal system of England was that all landowners took oath of allegiance for the land they held______.

The Celtic tribes are NOT ancestors of the_______.

_______, among the British monarchs, was regarded as “the father of theBritish navy”.

The Romans remained in control of Britain for about______years.

There are three_______divisions on the island of Great Britain: England,Scotland and Wales.