自考英语国家概况2010年7月真题及答案解析

Boston Tea Party

the Great Depression

the Great Charter (1215)

Why is Ireland also called the Emerald Isle?

What are many Maori people determined to do with Maoritanga?

the Black Death

What does the Outback usually refer to?

How many geographical regions are there in Canada? What are they?

What mechanism did the writers of the American Constitution introduce to provide safeguards?

Why were American children awarded the 1965 Nobel Peace Prize?

What is the “winner-take-all” system?

What is the significance of the expulsion of the English from France?

What is the peculiar feature of the feudal system of England?

Who is directly responsible for the NHS in Britain?

Since 1945 the Canadian government has adopted a policy of_______.

In Australia, _______is better known as the Great Dividing Range.

In Australia, the hot, dry environment has a great influence on the following EXCEPT_______.

Who was the first European to discover Canada?

In the years that followed the Land Wars the basic philosophy of race relations became _______, rather than Maori self-determination.

In 1931 by_______Canada was formally declared to be a sovereign nation and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Britain established _______with dominion status in Ireland in 1921.

New Zealand is just_______ of the International Date Line, so it is the first country to get the new day.

Ireland is unique among European countries for_______.

In the year 1845, _______marked the end of one era and the beginning of another in the social history of Ireland.

_______ embodies Thomas Jefferson’s belief that an education should be practical as well as liberal.

The American Constitution is the oldest written constitution in the world. It was drawn up in 1787 and went into effect in_______.

Which is NOT the power of the President of the United States?

Under _______to the United States Constitution, _______ takes the responsibility for education.

In _______masterpieces, Leaves of Grass, he praised the ideas of equality and democracy and celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man.

Which of the following is NOT associated with Halloween?

The American economy is characterized by a high degree of _______.

The slave system was formally ended by________in 1863 and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.

After the_______, the United States replaced France and became the main force in providing aid for the South Vietnam government.

On June 5, 1947, _____suggested that the U.S. should offer economic aid to Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion.

President Truman on March 21, 1947 issued an executive order, initiating a comprehensive investigation of the loyalty of all federal employees. This was the beginning of _____.

Which of the following did NOT account for President Theodore Roosevelt’s contributions?

As a result of_____, the United States had changed from a debtor nation to a creditor.

The Progressive Movement refers to a number of diverse efforts at_____ reforms.

Faced with the serious economic crisis, the _____ administration refused to take strong government action to soften the effects of the Great Depression.

After_____, the United States saw great developments in industry, agriculture, science and technology, and population.

_____is a clear explanation of the political theory behind the revolution and this theory came from the British philosopher John Locke.

On April 6, 1789, George Washington was elected the President of America and took the oath of office in_____.

________is the most popular sport in England and in Europe.

The Open University is a non-residential university based in the new town of________.

From 1980 to 1989, the population between the age of 25 and 44 increased by 28.1% in America because_____.

Established Churches in Britain are________.

________appeal to people wanting news of more entertaining character in Britain.

Margaret Thatcher believed in the following EXCEPT________.

The Witan, the basis of the Privy Council was created by________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the members of the Lords Temporal in the House of Lords?

In Britain, the election of ________returned the________ to power and Margaret Thatcher became the first woman prime minister in Britain.

The House of Commons is headed by________.

As a result of the First World War settlement, the ______was established.

After William and Mary were crowned jointly in Westminster Abbey on theiracceptance of the Bill of Rights, the age of_______ began.

Real religious Change came in Edward Ⅵ’s time. People call his switch to______ theology “the Reformation”.

The English Civil War has been seen as a conflict between________.

It was during the reign of______that the name Great Britain came into being in 1707.

For electoral purposes Britain is divided into ______ constituencies, each of whichhas ______ representative(s) in Parliament.

The Wars of the Roses broke out shortly after ______.

Many hundreds of rebels were put to death by______ as he passed triumphantly with an army of 40, 000 men through Kent and Essex.

At about 700 BC, ______began to arrive in England from eastern and central Europe, now France, Belgium and southern Germany.

______made a treaty with the Danes allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as the Danelaw.

The names such as Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday came from______.

Christianity was first brought to England by______.