2004年4月广东自考英语国家概况真题00522

全国2004年4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，否则不计分。

PART ONE  (40 POINTS)

I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet.(40 points,1 point for each)

1. British recorded history begins with the _____ invasion.

A. Roman                                          B. Viking

C. Anglo-Saxon                                 D. Norman

2. The Authorized Version of the Bible (published in 1611) was made by _____ command.

A. Edward IV’s                                  B. James I’s

C. Elizabeth I’s                                  D. Henry V III’s

3. In the United Kingdom, succession is founded on the _____ principle. Sons of the Sovereign have precedence over daughters in succeeding to the throne.

A. ethical                                          B. obligation

C. hereditary                                      D. public relations

4. In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _____.

A. the Speaker                                          B. the Lord Chancellor

C. the Duke of Edinburgh                   D. the Prime Minister

5. The most important prehistoric monument of the Iberians was _____.

A. Maiden Castle in Wiltshire             B. Stonehenge in Wiltshire

C. Avebury in Wiltshire                       D. Leeds Castle in Kent

6. The Royal National Eisteddfod is a(n) _____ festival of poetry, music and other arts.

A. English                                         B. Scottish

C. Welsh                                           D. Irish

7. In England no females were allowed to vote in national elections before _____.

A. 1918                                             B. 1920

C. 1928                                             D. 1945

8. The English Civil War is generally regarded as the beginning of modern _____ history.

A. European                                      B. Scottish

C. Welsh                                           D. world

9. London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the control of _____.

A. the Home Secretary                        B. the Lord Chancellor

C. the Prime Minister                         D. the Attorney General