全国2012年4月自考英语国家概况试题(2)

全国2012年4月自考英语国家概况试题

7. The English Renaissance was largely ______.

A. literary

C. religious B. political D. philosophical

8. Loosely speaking, ______ opposed absolute monarchy and supported the right to religious freedom for Nonconformists.

A. the Whigs

C. the House of Lords B. the Tories D. the House of Commons

9. Which of the following statements about World War II is true?

A. Britain lost about 250,000 lives during the war.

B. Britain became a powerful empire after the war.

C. Britain only devoted part of its entire strength to the war.

D. Britain suffered far more military casualties in World War II than in World War I.

10. The Industrial Revolution refers to the ______ and the consequent changes in social and

economic organizations in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A. urbanization of Britain B. reformation of the Church

C. mechanization of industry D. mechanization of agriculture

11. The oldest institution of government in the U.K. is ______, which goes back to at least the 9th century.

A. the Monarchy B. the Parliament

C. the Privy Council D. the Metropolitan Police

12. The maximum duration of a Parliament in the U.K. is ______.

A. two years B. four years

C. five years D. six years

13. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II is ______.

A. Prince Andrew B. Prince Philip

C. Prince Charles D. Prince William

14. The Lords Temporal in Britain’s House of Lords consists of all the following EXCEPT _____.

A. life peers

B. hereditary peers

C. Lords of appeal of “law lords”

D. the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

15. The House of Commons in the U.K. had its first woman speaker in ______.

A. 1990 B. 1991

C. 1992 D. 1993

16. In England and Wales, lay magistrates (“justice of the peace” or JPs) are appointed by ______.

A. the Monarch B. the Parliament

C. the Prime Minister D. the Lord Chancellor

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