全国2012年7月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况代码00522试题以及答案.doc

全国2012年7月高等教育自学考试英语国家概况试题课程代码:00522全部题目用英文作答，请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上I.MultipleChoiceQuestions.(50points,1pointforeach)Directions:Inthispartofthetest,thereare50unfinishedstatementsorquestions.Foreachoftheunfinishedstatementsorquestions,foursuggestedanswers,markedA.B,CandDaregiven.Choosetheonethatyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.WritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceonyourAnswerSheet.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTageographicalnameofBritain?DP3A.TheUnitedKingdomB.GreatBritainC.EnglandD.TheBritishIsles2.TheRomansremainedincontrolofBritainfornearly___C__years.P18A.600B.500C.400D.2003.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutAlfred?DP23A.AlfredtheGreatstartedtheEnglishnavy.B.AlfredtheGreatreorganizedtheSaxonarmy,makingitmoreefficient.C.AlfredtheGreatestablishedschoolsandformulatedalegalsystem.D.AlfredtheGreatimposedatax,calledtheDanegeld,ontheSaxons.4.AftertheGloriousRevolutioncametheAgeofthe___B_,amonarchywithpowerslimitedbyParliament.A.CommonwealthB.ConstitutionalMonarchyC.EnglishcolonialexpansionD.HereditaryMonarchy5.AccordingtoMagnaCartanotaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovalof__B___.A.theHouseofLordsB.theKingC.theGrandCouncilD.theHouseofCommons6._C____,adramatistandpoet,isgenerallyregardedasthegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguage.A.CharlesDickensB.ChristopherMarloweC.WilliamShakespeareD.CharlotteBronte7.AftertheRestoration,BritishParliamentpassedaseriesofseverelawscalledtheClarendonCodeagainstthe_C____,nowknownasNonconformists.P58A.ChristiansB.ProtestantsC.PuritansD.Catholics8.ElizabethIreignedEngland,WalesandIrelandfor_D____yearsandremainedsingle.P45A.25B.30C.40D.459.AftertheWarsoftheRosestheruleof___A__began.A.thePlantagenetB.theYorkistsC.theStuartsD.theTudors10._C____wastheforerunneroftheConservativeParty.P62A.TheLiberalPartyB.TheWhigsC.TheToriesD.TheLaborParty11.TheFirstWorldWarwasfoughtbetweentwoEuropeanpowerblocs:the“CentralPowers”andthe“Allies”.The“Allies”includethefollowingEXCEPT__D___.A.BritainB.FranceC.RussiaD.Austria-Hungary12.In