全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试
英语国家概况试题
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本试卷共8页，满分100分，考试时间150分钟。
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．Which of the following is NOT true of Elizabeth I?
A．Her religious reform was a compromise of views.
B．Her religious reform was welcomed by both the Puritans and ardent Catholics.
C．She desired “that there should be outward conformity to the Established religion”.
D．She broke Mary’s ties with Rome and restored her father’s independent Church of England.
2．The Restoration in English history took place in _______.
A．1042
B．1066
C．1606
D．1660
3．Historically, _______ were ferocious people, but they laid the foundations of the English state.
A．the Celts
B．the Vikings
C．the Anglo-Saxons
D．the Normans
4．William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as _________.
A．William Rufus
B．William the Confessor
C．William the Great
D．William the Conqueror
5．In Britain, the Tories were the forerunners of _______ which still bears the nickname today.
A．the Social and Democratic Liberal Party
B．the Liberal Party
C．the Labor Party
D．the Conservative Party
6．The person who was responsible for the religious Reformation of England in the 16th century was _________.
A．Edward VIII
B．Henry VIII
C．Elizabeth I
D．Edward VI
7．Queen Mary Tudor has been known as “Bloody Mary ”because under her reign ________.
A．a series of bloody wars were fought
B．many Protestants were persecuted and burnt as heretics
C．many rebel peasants were put to death
D．many protesters against her rule were killed
8．The _______ developed later into the Lords and the Commons known as Parliament.
A．Witan
B．Privy Council
C．Public Records Office
D．Great Council
9．In Britain,________ is the symbol of the whole nation.
A．the Queen
B．the Prime Minister
C．the Prince
D．the Parliament
10．Easter is the chief Christian festival, which celebrates________.
A．the birth of Jesus Christ
B．the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
C．the coming of spring
D．the revival of Christianity
