自考英语国家概况2010年4月真题及答案解析

the New Deal

English feudal system

the U.S. two-party system

What is Maoritanga?

What was the consequence of the the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921?

the House of Commons

Why does Great Britain have the greatest influence upon Australia?

What are Conglomerates in the USA?

Where is the name“Canada”believed to have come from?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

What foreign policy did the American government pursue in the early 1930s?

Who has the power to declare war and make peace in the U.K.?

What are the three political divisions on the island of Great Britain?

What is the Magna Carta also known as?

A chain of mountains runs almost the whole length of South Island in New Zealand. The highest peak is___________.

One of the four unusual demographic features of Ireland is___________.

Migration in Ireland declined sharply___________.

The only native mammals in New Zealand are___________.

The Australian political division borders are drawn___________.

The first Australian colony, established by Britain in 1788 and called the premier state, is ___________ .

Which of the following about Canada in World War I is NOT true?

Generally speaking, Canada can be divided into___________ geographical regions.

Which of the following statements about Australia is true?

Tourist trade is important in economy in ___________with rich green mountains and valleys.

In the early part of the 19th century, ___________was the center of American writing.

Mark Twain’s masterwork was ___________ .

___________is the largest single source of goods imported by the U.S., accounting for nearly 30%of the total.

The 1920s in the United States has been described by many historians as a period of ___________.

Of the four kinds of high schools, ___________ones only aim to prepare students for college.

There have been__________ periods in the development of American political parties in the United States.

Woman obtained voting right from the___________ Amendment to the Constitution.

___________was meant to guarantee the blacks and others the right to vote.

A decision to set up a world organization, the United Nations, was made at___________.

The safeguards against abuse of powers in the United States come in the form of___________.

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

McCarthyism was a full-scale ___________hysteria in the United States in the 1950s.

In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose ___________ as their next president who promised to get the U.S. out of the depression.

Education was made a function of the state under the ___________Amendment to the US Constitution.

During the Second World War, American wartime objectives were the total destruction of___________ powers and the establishment of a world order.

In 1787, delegates from the states held a meeting in Philadelphia to make the Articles of Confederation adequate. The meeting came to be called the___________ .

Which of the following is NOT among President Theodore Roosevelt’s contributions?

___________was the beginning of a long economic depression in the U.S. in 1929.

In the late 15th century, Christopher Columbus, a(n)___________navigator, led his men to sail across the vast ocean and reached some small islands in the now West Indies.

American troops defeated the British at___________ in Northern New York. This was a great turning point of the American War of Independence, leading directly to an alliance between the U.S. and France.

Which statement about the religion in Britain is true?

The Chartist movement was the first nationwide ___________ movement.

______________led the U.K. to final victory in the Second World War.

Which statement about the“Wars of Roses”is NOT true?

The finest exponents of Elizabethan drama in the English Renaissance were ___________ .

After the Restoration, Parliament passed a series of severe laws called ____________against the Puritans, now known as Nonconformists.

The two parties that have held power in Britain since 1945 are ___________ .

___________’s reign was a time of confident English nationalism and of great achievements in literature and other arts in exploration and in battle.

Political change in England came mainly through___________.

The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. At present there are ___________ countries within the Commonwealth (1991).

Among the three tribes of the Celts coming to Britain, the most industrious and vigorous of the Celtic tribes was the ___________.

The major Christian festivals in Britain are___________ .

In January, 1973, Britain finally became a full member of the___________, which was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957.

The___________refers to the mechanization of industry and the consequent changes in social economic organization in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The head of State is a king or a queen. In practice, ___________.

The English Civil War is also called ___________.

___________ was not in the“Allies” in the First World War.

Which of the following statements about Elizabeth I ( 1558-1603) is true?

___________of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history, in which William, the Conqueror confiscated almost all the land and gave it to his followers.

As a result of the Black Death, ___________.