2005年7月广东自考英语国家概况真题00522

全国2005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.Multiple Choice Questions.(40 points, 1 point for each)

Directions: 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; and then write your answers on the Answer Sheet.

1．The longest river in Britain is（　　　）,which is 338 kilometers long.

A．the Thames River                                              B．the Severn River

C．the Clyde                                                          D．the Tweed

2．（　　　）,the great Roman general, invaded Britain for the first time in 55 BC.

A．Julius Caesar                                                    B．The Emperor Claudius

C．Boadicea                                                          D．Agricola

3．King Alfred made a treaty with Danes allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as （　　　）.

A．Wessex                                                            B．Normandy

C．“the Danelaw”                                                 D．Sussex

4．William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as （　　　）.

A．William Rufus                                                   B．William the Confessor

C．William the Conqueror                                       D．William the Great

5．The spirit of （　　　）was the limitation of the powers of the king.

A．the Provision of Oxford                                     B．the Book of Doom

C．Domesday Book                                                D．Magna Carta

6．Although the Wars of he Roses were fought intermittently for （　　　）years, ordinary people were little affected and went about their business as usual.

A．20                                                                    B．30

C．40                                                                    D．50

7．In Ireland and the Scottish Highlands （　　　）led to mass emigration, particularly to the New World.

A．the Black Death                                                  B．the Civil Wars

C．the Great Famine                                                D．land enclosure