历年真题库：2017年10月自考00522英语国家概况试卷及答案

2017年10月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试

英语国家概况试卷

(课程代码00522)

本试卷共6页,满分100分,考试时间150分钟。

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PART ONE

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinishedstatement 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. (30 points, 1 point each)

1. The___ .that ocurred in London in 1952 left 4,000 people dead or dying.

A. storm

B. smog

C. hurricane

D. earthquake

2. The UK is bordered by.on the east.

A. the North Sea

B. the Irish Sea

C. the Straits of Dover

D. the English Channel

3. Christianity was first brought to England by

A. the Vikings

B. the Normans

C. the Romans

D. the Anglo-Saxons

4. In 1764, James Hargreaves invented-____ which contributed to the real“revolution“in textiles.

A. spinning jenny

B. flying shuttle

C. water frame

D. power loom

5. In about 2000 BC,_____ arived in Britain from the areas now known as Holland and the Rhineland.

A. the Celts

B. the Danes

C. the Iberians

D. the Beaker Folk

6. The author of The Canterbury Tales is

A. John Donne

B. Geoffey Chaucer

C. T. s. Eliot

D. Thomas Becket

​7. is Britain#39;s biggest television broadcaster.

A. BSkyB

B. The BBC

C. Channel Four

D. The ITV network

8. reform resulted from the Pope#39;s refusal to annul his marriage.

A. Edward V#39;s

B. Edward VI#39;s

C. Henry VII#39;s

D. Henry VII#39;s

9. In the UK, those secondary schools that prepare students for higher education are called

A. public schools

B. private schools

C. grammar schools

D. secondary modem schools

10. In the UK, national newspapers are generally divided into two types: popular papers and

A. quality

B. serious

C. specialist

D. business