2010年4月的英语国家概况自学考试试题和答案
A. Winston Churchill C. Tony Blair
B. Neville Chamberlain D. William Gladstone
20.Which statement about the religion in Britain is true?
A. Every person in Britain may change his religion，but with difficulty. B. Every person may not manifest his faith in teaching，worship and observance.
C. Every person has the right to religious freedom without interference from the community or the State.
D. Churches and religious societies of any kind cannot own property and propagate their beliefs in speeches and writing.
21.In the late 15th century, Christopher Columbus，a(n)___________navigator, led his men to sail across the vast ocean and reached some small islands in the now West Indies. A. French C. Italian
B. Spanish D. English
22.American troops defeated the British at___________ in Northern New York. This was a great turning point of the American War of Independence，leading directly to an alliance between the U.S. and France. A. Saratoga C. Lexington
B. Trenton D. Yorktown
23.In 1787，delegates from the states held a meeting in Philadelphia to make the Articles of Confederation adequate. The meeting came to be called the ___________ . A. First Continental Congress C. Constitutional Convention
B. Second Continental Congress D. Independent Convention
24.Which of the following is NOT among President Theodore Roosevelt’s contributions? A. The implementation of the Sherman Anti-trust Act. B. The initiation of large-scale irrigation projects. C. The adoption of the Hepburn Act of 1906. D. The passage of the Federal Reserve Act.
25.___________Was the beginning of a long economic depression in the U.S. in 1929. A. Business bankruptcy C. The stock market crash
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B. Serious unemployment D. Foreclosures
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26.During the Second World War, American wartime objectives were the total destruction of___________ powers and the establishment of a world order. A. Axis C. Allied
B. Asian D. European
27.In 1932，in the depth of the depression，the American people chose ___________ as their next president who promised to get the U.S. out of the depression. A. Theodore Roosevelt C. Woodrow Wilson
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Herbert
C. Hoover
28.Education was made a function of the state under the ___________Amendment to the US Constitution. A. Tenth C. Twelfth
B. Eleventh D. Thirteenth
29.McCarthyism was a full-scale ___________hysteria in the United States in the 1950s. A. pro-Nazi C. pro-Communist
B. anti-Fascist D. anti-Communist
30.On June 5，1947，___________suggested that the US should offer economic aid to Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion. A. George Kennan C. Dwight Eisenhower
B. George Marshall D. James F. Byrnes
31.A decision to set up a world organization，the United Nations，was made at___________. A. Yalta Conference C. Teheran Conference
B. Potsdam Conference D. Paris Conference
32.The safeguards against abuse of powers in the United States come in the form of___________. A. separation of powers C. presidential elections
B. executive orders D. judicial reviews
33.___________Was meant to guarantee the blacks and others the right to vote. A. Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
B. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865 C. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 D. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
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34.Woman obtained voting right from the___________ Amendment to the Constitution. A. 17th C. 19th
B. 18th D. 20th
35.Of the four kinds of high schools，___________ones only aim to prepare students for college. A. comprehensive C. vocational
B. academic D. technical
36.There have been__________ periods in the development of American political parties in the United States. A. two C. four
B. three D. five
37.The 1920s in the United States has been described by many historians as a period of ___________. A. material failure C. political setbacks
B. spiritual frustration D. welfare reform
38.___________is the largest single source of goods imported by the U.S.，accounting for nearly 30％of the total. A. Canada C. Japan
B. Mexico D. European Union
39.Mark Twain’s masterwork was ___________ . A. The Scarlet Letter C. The Sketch Book
B. Leaves of Grass
D. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
40.In the early part of the 19th century，___________was the center of American writing. A. Boston C. Chicago
B. Philadelphia D. New York City
41.Tourist trade is important in economy in ___________with rich green mountains and valleys. A. British Columbia C. the Canadian-Shield
B. Atlantic provinces
D. St. Lawrence-Great Lakes provinces