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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中11.The English king, who gave up his crown for the sake of a marriage with Wallis Simpson, was _______.
A. Henry Ⅷ
B. Edward Ⅷ
C.George Ⅵ
D.James Ⅵ
12.Those who tried to destroy the hated machines during the English Industrial Revolution were called ______.
A.Destroyers
B.Breakers
C.Unionists
D.Luddites
13.The great King of Wessex who fought against the invasion of the Danes in the 9th century was known as _______.
A.Hengist
B.Alfred the Great
C.the Pilgrim
D.King of Picts
14.The Seven Year’s War (1756—1763) was fought between Britain and _______ for the colonization in North America.
A.Spain
B.Russia
C.Holland
D.France
15.In Britain, the national newspapers can be divided into two groups: _______.
A.daily papers and weekly papers
B.daily papers and Sunday papers
C.weekly papers and monthly papers
D.weekly papers and quarterly papers
16.The People’s Charter was drawn up by _______ as their demands.
A.the London Working Men’s Association
B.the British Steel Corporation
C.the activists in the Chartist Movement
D.the Trade Union
17.Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, a Conservative Party leader in the 1980s, believed in the following EXCEPT _______.
A.self-reliance
B.privatization
C.the strengthening of the trade unions
D.the keeping of law and order
18.The two main tiers of local authority throughout England and Wales are ______.
A.counties and districts
B.cities and towns
C.cities and villages
D.cities and shires
19.In Britain, official public holidays are also called ______.
A.religious holidays
B.saints’ holidays
C.memorial holidays
D.bank holidays
20.The English Channel separates the island of Great Britain from ______.
A.Denmark
B.Belgium
C.the Netherlands
D.France