试卷代号：6545
湖南广播电视大学 2018年1月开放教育期末考试
英语国家简况（2）试卷
2018年12月
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PartI.Multiple Choice (20小题，每题2分，共40分) Choose the best answer according to the coursebook.
1. Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution? A. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants. B. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians. C. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with blacks.
D. The American had the blood of English and their descendants only. 2. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?
A. separation of state and church B. respect of education C. intolerant moralism D. a sense of mission
3. Which of the following statements was NOT corrected when the War of Independence was over?
A. Each new state had its own government. B. Each new state made its own government.
C. The nation government was called the Congress with little power.
D. The relationship between the states and the national government were clearly defined. 4. The “American system” of mass production was first used in ______.
A. car industry B. textile industry C. firearms industry D. agriculture 5. Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United States?
A. Catholics can build their own schools and hospitals. B. Public money is provided to support religious schools. C. Non-Catholics can go to Catholic-run schools. D. Women have the right to abortion. 6. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by the following except ______.
A. sense of humor B. egotism C. jokes D. tall tales 7. Three of the following authors are Nobel Prize winners. Which one is not?
A. Ernest Hemingway. B. Eugene O’Neil. C. William Faulkner. D. F. Scott Fitzgerald.
8. Black Americans sang the anthem of the civil rights movement, “______” affirming their commitment to fight racial prejudice. A. Let it all hang out B. Hell, no, we won’t go C. We shall overcome
D. Speak your heart without interruption
9. In the 1950s the conditions of American women were generally improved except ______. A. they had better education
B. they spent less time making food and clothes at home
C. they had more job opportunities than their mothers’ generation D. their families owned their own houses in the suburbs
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10. The American foreign policy up to WWII can be described as ______. A. containment
B. swinging between containment and interventionism C. unilateralism
D. swinging between isolationism and internationalism 11. What did the U.S. mean by containment?
A. It would use whatever means to prevent the Soviet Union from breaking out of its sphere of
influence.
B. It wanted to reverse the situation in which the Soviet Union reached parity with the US in
nuclear force
C. It planned to drag the Soviet Union into another round of arms race. D. It intended to shift the balance of terror.
12. When did President Nixon make a trip to China to improve relations with the People’s
Republic of China? A. In 1970. B. In 1971. C. In 1972. D. In 1973.
13. The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New
Mexico is ______.
A. the Appalachian Mountains B. the Rocky Mountains C. the Green Mountains D. the Blue Ridge Mountains 14. The State of California is on ______. A. the AtlanticCoast B. the Gulf of Mexico C. the Pacific coast D. the Caribbean Sea 15. Blues was derived from a blend of field chantey and spiritual which is ______. A. a form of rock ‘n’ roll singing popular among American teenagers
B. a form of operatic singing originated from Southern European countries C. a form of country music singing
D. a form of hymn singing prevalent in African-American Christian churches
16. The Complex drumming in the rhythm section of early jazz music was brought over to
America by ______.
A. Spanish missionaries from Europe B. Black slaves from West Africa C. British colonists from Asia D. the Creole from the West India 17. The two main land masses in New Zealand are ______.
A. the WhiteIsland and the thermal region B. the North Island and the South Island C. the Southern Alps and the NorthIsland D. Auckland and the South Island
18. The three levels of local governments of New Zealand are ______.
A. regional councils, District Courts and community boards B. the High Court, District Courts and Dispute Tribunals
C. regional councils, territorial authorities and community boards D. regional councils, city councils and community boards 19. Who is the most influential person in the Canadian government?
A. The Queen. B. A Cabinet Minister. C. The Prime Minister. D. The Governor General 20. To promote peace and cooperation among nations, Canada played an active role in the
following international organizations. Which is the exception?
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