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2012年自考英语国家概况模考试题-自学考试一、单选题

1.Intheearly1850s,withthewestwardmovement,theslaveryissuebecameaseriouspoliticalissueendangeringtheunityofthecountrybecause___.

A.whetherthefuturestatesformedasaresultofthewestwardmovementshouldbefreeorslaveworldaffectthebalanceofpowerintheSenate

B.thesouthinsistedthatslaveryshouldbeallowedtospreadintoallnewterritories

C.thenorthrefusedtoletslaveryspreadintonewterritories

D.thenorthwantedtoputandendtoslavery

2.HighereducationintheUnitedStatesconsistsof___typesofinstitutions.

A.four

B.five

C.six

D.seven

3.Itwas___whofirstbroughtuptheideaofcontainment.

A.GeorgeMarshall

B.HarryTruman

C.GeorgeKennan

D.Franklin

4.The“LostGeneration”referstothosewho___.

A.havenoambitioninlife

B.arephysicallyandspirituallyimpotent

C.arehomeless

D.areexpatriates

5.Coloredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsof___.

A.Easter

B.Christmas

C.Valentine

D.NewYear’sDay

6.WashingtonIrving’smostfamousbookTheSketchBookcontains___.

A.TheLegendofSleepyHollow

B.RipVanWinkle

C.AHistoryofNewYork

D.BothAandB

7.Intheearly19thcentury,NewYorkCitywas___.

A.thecapitaloftheUnitedStates

B.thecenterofHarlemRenaissance

C.thecenterofknickerbockers

D.Noneoftheabove

8.TheoriginalinhabitantsofNewZealandarecalled___.

A.Eskimos

B.Aborigines

C.Indians

D.Maoris

9.___istheMaorinameforNewZealand，meaning”landofthelong，whitecloud”.

A.Kiwi

B.Waitangi

C.Maoritanga

D.Aotearoa

10.Inthe18thcentury,thereappeared___inEngland,whichowedagreatdealtotheinvertionofmachines.

A.theIndustrialRevolution

B.theBourgeoisReformation

C.theWarsoftheRoses

D.theReligiousReformation

11.NorthernIreland，whichtakesupthenorthernfifthofIreland，isafourthpoliticaldivisionof___.

A.theUnitedKingdom

B.Britain

C.theBritishIsles

D.AorB

12.Irelandisoneofthemost___countriesofEurope.

A.Puritan

B.Catholic

C.Christian

D.Protestant

13.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutIreland?

A.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalunits

B.NorthernIrelandispartoftheUnitedKingdom

C.TheRepublicofIrelandisanindependentcountry

D.IrelandiscalledtheEmeraldIslebecauseofitsrichdepositofemeralds

14.WhyhasAustraliaalwaysbeenacontinentwithfewpeople?

A.BecauseAustraliaistoofarawayfromEurope

B.BecauseAustraliaistheleastmountainousandmostleveloftheworld’scontinents

C.BecauseAustraliaisseparatedfromtherestoftheworldbyseas

D.Becausemostofthecontinentishotanddry

15.InAustralia___hasthecountry’srichestfarmlandandbestgrazingland.

A.theGreatWesternPlateau

B.theEasternHighlands

C.theCentralEasternLowlands

D.theOutback

16.TheAustralianConstitutioncanonlybechangedby___.

A.thePrimeMinister

B.theGovernor-General

C.theParliament

D.referendum

17.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Canadaistheworld’sthirdlargestcountryafterRussiaandChina

B.Canadahasalandareaofabout10millionsquareKilometers

C.MontrealisthelargestcityinCanada

D.CanadaliestothesouthoftheUnitedStates

18.Itwas___whoestablishedthesettlementinCanadain1608.

A.SamueldeChamplain

B.JohnCabot

C.JacquesCartier

D.HenryHudson

19.WhofoundedthefirstpermanentsettlementsatQuebecandMontrealontheSt.LawrenceRiver?

A.JohnCabot

B.JacquesCartier

C.SamueldeChamplain

D.HenryHudson

20.WhatwasthemaincauseoftheSecondWorldWar?

A.Themaincausewasbigpowerstruggleforcontroloftheworld

B.Itwastheworld-wideeconomiccrisis

C.ItwasthemilitaryexpansionofJapan,andGermany

D.BothBandC

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