自考英语国家概况200807试卷及答案.doc

2008年7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 0522 I. Multiple Choice Questions. (50 points, 1 point for each) Directions: In this part of the test, there are 50 unfinished statements or questions. For each of the unfinished statements or questions, 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 your Answer Sheet. 1. Which of the following statements about the Commonwealth of Nations is NOT true? A. It has no special powers. B. It has 50 member countries in 1991. C. Its member nations are joined together for military purpose. D. It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. 2. Which of the following tribes came to Britain first? A. The Jutes. B. The Gaels. C. The Angles. D. The Saxons. 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. Sussex C. Normandy D. the Danelaw 4. ______, king of England initiated the long, drawn-out struggle with France called the Hundred Years’ War. A. Edward I B. Edward II C. Edward III D. Henry III 5. William replaced ______, the council of the Anglo-Saxon kings, with ______. A. the Witan, Parliament B. the Grand Council, the Witan C. the Witan, the Grand Council D. the Grand Council, Parliament 6. Under Edward I, Henry III’s son, ______ was conquered (1277-1284) and came under the English Crown. A. Wales B. Ireland C. Scotland D. England 7. Magna Carta was a statement of the feudal and legal relationship between ______, a guarantee of the freedom of the church and a limitation of the powers of the king. A. the Crown and the barons B. the Crown and the church C. the Crown and Parliament D. Parliament and the working class 8. ______ summoned in 1265 the Great Council to meet at Westminster, a meeting which ha