自考英语国家概况2008年4月真题及答案解析

the U.S. Federal system

constitutional monarchy

“No taxation without representation”

bank holidays

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

What was the result of growing Irish nationalism in the early decades of the 20th century?

What dose IBM stand for?

On which side did Canada fight during WWⅡ?

What kinds of vegetation are suitable for the hot dry climate in Australia?

How many Members of Parliament does the House of Commons in the U.K. consist of?

What are the three branches in the U.S. federal government?

Please write any three of the 13 colonies the British established along the east coast of North America between 1607 and 1733.

What was the military significance of the destruction of the Spanish Armada for Britain?

Today 93% of the Irish population are ______.

When did the recorded history of Britain begin?

The natural disasters in New Zealand may include ______.

According to the Waitangi Treaty, if the Maoris want to sell land, only ______ willhave the right to buy.

During the 19th century, ______ was a most important reason for a century-longpopulation decline in Ireland.

Sydney, the largest city in Australia, is the capital of ______.

Most of the land in Australia’s rural areas is used ______.

Adelaide is internationally well-known ______.

In 1885, Canada was linked from coast to coast because ______.

______, the second largest city of Canada, is located in Quebec.

In his Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway praises the old fisherman’s ______.

One of the goals set by President Bush in his plan“America 2000”is ______.

Quebec differs from other Canadian provinces because ______.

Theodore Dreiser was the literary representative of American______.

In America, the Constitution provides that ______ shall be President of the Senate.

Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ______ in 1636.

The ______ turned out to be America’s longest war it had ever fought.

The U.S. Constitution allows the President to give ______ and pardons in federalcriminal cases.

In the U.S. each local school district has a governing board which is usually ______.

In 1947 the Truman Administration decided to provide aid for ______ to preventthese two countries from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union.

Since 1945 the United States had entered a twenty-five-year period ofeconomic boom, but its ______ industry did not experience great development.

In his inaugural speech,______ said that“the only thing we have to fear is fearitself”.

The Second World War came to an end in ______.

The Great Depression in 1929 was caused by all the following BUT______.

After the Civil War, ______ became a strong trend in American economy.

The Federalist Papers are regarded as the best explanation of the ______.

The Peace Conference in 1919 was dominated by the Big Four, that is, ______.

After much debate, the Compromise of 1850 was passed, which allowed ______to be accepted as a free state.

The Articles of Confederation in 1781 was unusual because it provided for ______.

______ to the Constitution, as the foundation of the American constitutionalsystem, were called the Bill of Rights.

The Privy Council includes ______.

______ newspapers are directed at readers who want full information on a widerange of public matters.

______ of New York used to be an important immigration reception spot.

There are two established Churches in Britain, that is, ______.

______ is a public holiday in Britain.

In Britain, the position of ______ is traditionally held by the Prime Minister.

______ is NOT the function of the British Parliament.

No.10 Downing Street in London is ______.

In the U.K., the public are admitted to ______ in the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

Apart from Britain, the Queen is also the head of state of the following countries EXCEPT ______.

The Prime Minister of Britain was ______.

Loosely speaking, ______ were those who opposed absolute monarchy and supported the right to religious freedom for Nonconformists.

As a result of the agriculture enclosure in England in the late 18th century, ______.

One of the most far-reaching consequences of the Second World War is that ______.

______ was generally considered the transitional period between the Middle Agesand modern times, covering the years c.1350-c.1650.

The name Wars of the Roses was, in fact, coined by the great 19th century novelist ______.

Elizabeth’s relationship with Parliament was often ______.

Which of the following statements about the Celts is NOT true?

The spirit of the ______ was the limitation of the powers of the king.

______ was above all responsible for the religious reform in England.

About a hundred years ago, as a result of its imperialist expansion, Britain ruled an empire that had one fourth of the world’s people and ______ of the world’s land area.