全国2012年4月自考英语国家概况试题

全国2012年4月自考英语国家概况试题

全国2012年4月自考英语国家概况试题

课程代码：00522

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 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. (50 points, 1 point for each)

1. About a hundred years ago, Britain ruled an empire that had colonies in ______.

A. Europe, Africa and Asia

B. Australia, Africa and Europe

C. Asia, Africa and North America

D. Europe, Africa and North America

2. The ______ tribes are ancestors of the highland Scots, the Irish and the Welsh.

A. Danish B. Celtic

C. Anglo-Saxon D. Viking

3. Which of the following statements about Roman Britain is true?

A. The Romans remained in control of Britain for over 500 years.

B. The Romans never treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.

C. During the four centuries, Romans and Britons had a lot of intermarriages.

D. The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.

4. Under ______, the feudal system in England was completely established.

A. Edward I

C. King Alfred B. Henry II D. William the Conqueror

5. _______ was, above all, responsible for the religious reform of the Church in the 16th century.

A. Henry VII

C. Edward IV B. Henry VIII D. Edward VI

6. Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, was Elizabeth I’s ______.

A. sister

C. cousin B. daughter D. half-sister