2019年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习汇总（下）

I. 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 you think best completes the statements or answers the question.

1. Traditional farming involved the open field village, a system that dated back to the ____century.

A. 4th

B. 5th

C. 6th

D. 7th

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The open field system provided a good opportunity to experiment.

B. The open field system wasted land.

C. The open field system was wasteful of labor and time.

D. The open field system made livestock farming difficult.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT considered a characteristic of farming in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

A. Use of artificial fertilizer.

B. Introduction of new agricultural machinery.

C. The 'Open-field' system.

D. A system of crop rotation.

4. Land enclosure was a disaster for the ____evicted from their land by the enclosures.

A. landlords

B. tenants

C. farmers

D. wage laborers

5. In Ireland and Scottish Highlands land enclosure led to mass emigration, particularly to ____.

A. Africa

B. Eastern Europe

C. Asia

D. The New World

6. By the early 19th century, Britain had a road network of some ____miles.

A. 115,000

B. 120,000

C. 125,000

D. 130,000

7. In England no females were allowed to vote in national elections before ____.

A. 1918

B. 1920

C. 1928

D. 1945

8. In 1836 a group of ____and small shopkeepers formed the London Working Men's Association.

A. householders

B. tenants

C. skilled workers

D. office workers

9. The six points of the People's Charter were achieved gradually over the

period of ____, although the sixth has never been practical.

A. 1836-1848

B. 1842-1848

C. 1848-1908

D. 1858-1918

10. Parliament passed the Combination Acts of 1799-1800 to forbid the

formation of ____.

A. a new government

B. societies

C. communes

D. unions

11. The Labor Party had its origins in the ____, which was formed in January,1893.

A. Independent Labor Party

B. Grand National Consolidated Trade Union

C. Amalgamated Society of Engineers

D. Trade Union Congress

12. Thanks to the militant feminist movement of the ____led by Mrs. Pankhurst before the First World War, votes were granted to women over 30 in 1918.

A. Luddites

B. Suffragettes

C. Chartists

D. Levellers

13. The spark of the First World War was struck at Sarajevo on June 28, ____, when the Austrian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.

A. 1913

B. 1914

C. 1915

D. 1916

14. As a result of the First World War settlement the ____was established in 1920.

A. League of Nations

B. British Commonwealth

C. British East India Company

D. United Nations

15. After World War I political unrest in Britain led to ____general elections in just over 5 years.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

16. The Blitz radically changed the face of London for the first time since ____nearly 3 centuries earlier.

A. the Black Death

B. the Great Fire

C. the Civil War

D. the Great Plague

17. The foundations of ____was laid in the late 1940s, providing free medical care for everyone and financial help for the old, the sick and the unemployed.

A. the welfare state

B. the National Health Service

C. the compulsory education

D. the Women's Liberation Movement

18. In the 1960s Pop music underwent a revolution when the Beatles became

world famous and turned their hometown of ____into a place of pilgrimage.

A. Manchester

B. Blackpool

C. Liverpool

D. Sheffield

19. The 1970s saw the growth of ___in Wales and Scotland.

A. liberalism

B. Marxism

C. chauvinism

D. nationalism

20. Margaret Thatcher believed in the following except____.

A. self-reliance

B. the strengthening of trade unions

C. privatization

D. the use of monetary policies to control inflation

　　 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7. A 8.C 9. D 10.D　11.A 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.B
 

I. 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 you think best completes the statements or answers the question.

1. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of ____.

A. Adam Smith

B. John Maynard Keynes

C. Margaret Thatcher

D. Karl Marx

2. In the 1970s Britain maintained the _____ growth rate and the _____ inflation rate among the developed countries.

A. lowest/lowest

B. highest/highest

C. lowest/highest

D. highest/lowest

3. Under Margaret Thatcher Britain experienced _______.

A. economic recession

B. economic expansion

C. economic decline

D. economic depression

4. In Britain service industries account for about ____ of its gross domestic product (GDP).

A. one-third

B. two-thirds

C. three-fifths

D. four-fifths

5. The following are the reasons why British coal mining is today called a "sick" industry except _____.

A. Britain has used up almost all coal deposits

B. the demand for British coal has declined

C. petroleum, water power, and electric power are replacing coal for many purposes

D. the old British mines are narrow and deep, making it difficult to sue machines fro mining.

6. Which of the following is not true of British iron and steel industry?

A. Britain's steel industry is declining.

B. No more new discoveries of iron ore have been found in Britain.

C. Supplies of iron ore are now mostly foreign.

D. Compared with newer plants in the world, Britain's steelworks are not efficient.

7. Rolls-Royce is world famous for _____.

A. machine tools

B. household appliances

C. luxury automobiles

D. high-quality knives and hand tools

8. Why is it that Britain today imports more clothing than it exports?

A. British clothing is of poor quality.

B. Britain does not grow cotton.

C. Many countries with lower costs can produce clothing more cheaply than the British can.

D. Britain has a highly developed transportation system.

9. The area between _____ and ______ is now often referred to as the "Silicon Glen".

A. London/South Wales

B. the Oxford/the Cambridge

C. London/the Cambridge

D. Glasgow/Edinburgh

10. Which of the following is not true of Britain's agriculture?

A. British farming is highly mechanized.

B. Agriculture in Britain is intensive.

C. British farming is very efficient.

　　 D. Britain's agriculture can produce enough food for its people
 

I. 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 you think best completes the statements or

answers the question.

1. All criminal trials are held in open court because the criminal law presumes the _____ of the accused until he has been proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

A. guilt

B. impartiality

C. innocence

D. honesty

2. The jury consists of ordinary, independent citizens summoned by the court: 12 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and ____ in Scotland.

A. 12

B. 13

C. 14

D. 15

3. People between the ages of _____ and 70 (65 in Scotland) whose names appear on the electoral register, with certain exceptions, are liable for jury service and their names are chosen at random.

A. 18

B. 19

C. 20

D. 21

4. Youth Courts try most cases involving people under _____.

A. 17

B. 18

C. 19

D. 20

5. The Crown Court sits at _____ centers and is presided over by High Court

Judges, full-time Circuit Judges and part-time Recorders.

A. 91

B. 92

C. 93

D. 94

6. The main courts of civil jurisdiction in England and Wales are the County

Courts of which there are _____.

A. 270

B. 271

C. 272

D. 273

7. In Northern Ireland civil cases up to the value of ￡_____ are dealt with

in county courts.

A. 14,000

B. 15,000

C. 16,000

D. 17,000

8. There are _____ police forces in England and Wales, 8 in Scotland and one

(the Royal Ulster Constabulary) 9n Northern Ireland.

A. 40 B. 41

C. 42 D. 43

9. Police officers are not allowed to join ____ or to go on strike.

A. a club

B. a trade union

C. a political party

D. the army

10. There are about 130 prison establishments in England and Wales and some

20 in Scotland, many of which were built in the ____ century.

A. 16th

B. 17th

C. 18th

D. 19th

　　 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C　6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D