2002年7月广东自考英语国家概况真题00522

广东省2002年7月高等教育自学考试

英语国家概况试题

课程代码：00522

Ⅰ.Read the following statements and decide which are true and which are false by putting T for true or F for false.Then write the answer on the Answer Sheet.(20%)

1.Hispanics refer to Spanish-speaking people to the exclusion of Cubans and Puerto Ricans.

2.The Wars of Roses was waged between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

3.The Magna Carta of 1215 is looked upon by many Englishmen as a legal step toward constitutional monarchy.

4.The Civil Service helps provide stability when the government changes,for a change of ministers does not involve a change of staff.

5.During American Colonialism,most colonies were left free to manage themselves politically, economically and culturally.

6.By the end of the 18^th century,the United States had stepped into the imperialist stage and become the strongest power in the world.

7.Canada,a self-governing member of the Commonwealth of Nations,is a federation of 10 provinces and two territories.

8.The Progressive Democratic Party is the oldest of all the parties in Ireland.

9.The spiritual head of the Church of England is the British monarch.

10.The history of Australia began with the arrival of Aborigines.

11.Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the East Sea in the east.

12.The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands.

13.Criminal courts in England and Wales include Magistrates' Courts,Youth Courts and the Crown Court.

14.The weather of Ireland is described as “mild,dry and changeable."The national newspapers in Great Britain can be divided into two groups:national Dailies and national Sundays.

16.The Kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand,and the New Zealanders refer to themselves as Kiwis.

17.The universities of Oxford and Cambridge,popularly known as Oxbridge,date from the 12th & 13th centuries.

18.The US government is divided into three branches,the legislative,the executive and the judicial,each having part of the power but not all the power.

19.John Donne is best known of the “Graveyard" poets.

20.The Hundred Years' War was a war between England and Russia.

Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks with appropriate information.Write the answer on the Answer Sheet(10%)

1._____ runs through the central part of America from north to south.

2.The US senate has _____ members who are called senators.

3.The Pentagon is a large building which houses the US _____ Department.

4.On February 4,1861,representatives from the southern states of America met and agreed to form a government which they named the _____.

5.Acts passed by the English Parliament must be signed by _____ before they become laws.

6.The Short Parliament and the Long Parliament were two important meetings held before the