全國(guó)2014年4月高等教育自學(xué)考試

　　英語(yǔ)國(guó)家概況試題

　　課程代碼：00522

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　　I.MULTIPLE CHOICE

　　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, Blacken the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (50 points,1 point for each)

　　1.The official name of the U.K. is ______.

　　A. England

　　B.Great Britain

　　C.the British Isles

　　D.the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

　　2. ______ was the Roman general who invaded Britain for the first time in 55 BC.

　　A. Claudius B. Agricola

　　C. Augustus D. Julius Caesar

　　3.Among the following groups of people, the ______ came to Britain first.

　　A. Jutes B. Angles

　　C.Saxons D. Normans

　　4. The English people got their name from the Angles who came from ______.

　　A. France B. Norway

　　C. Denmark D. Germany

　　5. According to the feudal system in England, ______ owned all the land personally.

　　A. the king B. the serfs

　　C. the knights and freemen D. the barons

　　6. The Magna Carta was a statement of the feudal and legal relationship between ______ .

　　A. the crown and the barons

　　B. the king and the parliament

　　C. the aristocrats and the middle class

　　D. the monarch and the working people

　　7. ______ in the 14th century was the modern name given to the deadly bubonic plague, an epidemic disease spread by rat fleas.

　　A. Bird Flu B. Black Death

　　C. Yellow Fever D. Scarlet Fever

　　8. The English Civil War in the 17th century is also called the ______.

　　A. Puritan Revolution B. English Reformation

　　C. English Renaissance D. Industrial Revolution

　　9. The Wars of the Roses were fought between ______ .

　　A. the House of Lancaster and the House of York

　　B. the House of Lancaster and the House of Kent

　　C. the House of Winchester and the House of York

　　D. the House of Winchester and the House of Commons

　　10. ______ was generally regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

　　A. Ben jonson B. Edmund Spencer

　　C. William Shakespeare D. Christopher Marlowe