自考英语国家概况2012年7月真题及答案解析

“Great Compromise”of 1787

Halloween

Thatcherism

Domesday Book

What is partly the reason for New Zealand to have changeable weather and to be often windy?

Which is Australia’s largest lake?

What kind of system is the American economy based on?

Why did the population of Ireland decrease from the 1840s until about 1970?

What are the two most important provinces in Canada?

What are the major racial and ethnic minorities in the United States?

What is Emerson’s view of man and nature?

What is the difference between the ancestors of the English and Scots, Welshand Irish?

What was the impact of the Wars of the Roses on feudalism in England?

What is the main function of the House of Lords?

The first European to visit New Zealand was______.

Which of the following states in Australia is known as the garden state?

The______is a national symbol in New Zealand.

______is famous for its art festival.

It was______who established the first French settlement in Quebec City in 1608.

Although Australia has a large area, ______of the continent is hot and dry.

From east to west ten provinces and two territories in Canada can be dividedinto______geographical regions.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Prairie Provinces in Canada?

______was the first American writer who gained international fame.

Who was the first English king to bring all Ireland under English control?

The most significant feature of Irish landscape is______.

Theodore Dreiser was the literary representative of American______.

______ is the largest single source of goods imported by the United States.

According to the U.S. News & World Report and other journals’ evaluation, ______ on the west coast are the best research universities.

The writers of the Constitution worked out______in order to prevent thegovernment from misusing its power.

On Independence Day, some people bring their children to visit the birth placeof the nation—_______.

The presidential term in the U.S. is four years beginning on______.

The American policy towards the Soviet Union after the Second World Warwas______.

On April 30 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in______whichhoused the first American government.

After the Vietnam War, the contradiction between Congress and the Executiveresulted in the passage of______.

Which war turned out to be the longest war the U.S. fought?

_____ was a full-scale, anti-Communist hysteria in the United States in the1950s.

The real purpose of the Marshal Plan is______.

In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose_____ astheir next president who promised a “new deal”to get America out of the depression.

In the Second World War American diplomacy largely was American diplomacy towards______.

Which of the following is NOT the main cause for the American government to declare war on Germany in the World War I?

The great international influence of______is that the colonies in SpanishAmerica rose up one after another to overthrow Spanish colonial rule.

In the early 1850s with the Westward Movement, the_____issue became aserious political issue because it might tip the balance of power in the Senate.

The place where Christopher Columbus landed was______.

The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. is______.

Snooker is thought to have been invented by______.

There is no Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom. General responsibilitylies with the following EXCEPT_______.

_______provides for every resident, regardless of income, a full range of medicalservices. It has become available in Britain since 1948.

In summer there are open-air theatres, including one in London’s Regent’s Park, where_____are performed.

The Sovereign’s coronation takes place at______in London.

In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the second largest number of seatin the House of Commons becomes______.

The______is made up of statute law, common law and conventions.

Which of the following about UK’s monarchy is NOT true?

The First World War was fought between two European power blocs: the “Central Powers" and the "Allies". The "Allies” include the following EXCEPT ______.

In 1982, the Falkland Islands War broke out between Britain and_____.

Elizabeth I reigned England, Wales and Ireland for_____years and remained single.

______was the forerunner of the Conservative Party.

After the Wars of the Roses the rule of______began.

According to Magna Carta no tax should be made without the approval of______.

_______, a dramatist and poet, is generally regarded as the greatest writer in theEnglish language.

After the Restoration, British Parliament passed a series of severe laws called theClarendon Code against the______, now known as Nonconformists.

After the Glorious Revolution came the Age of the______, a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Alfred?

The Romans remained in control of Britain for nearly______years.

Which of the following is NOT a geographical name of Britain?