全国2003年4月高等教育自学考试

英语国家概况试题

课程代码：00522

PART ONE

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.(40 points, 1 point for each)

1.The Lake District,  which is well-known for its beautiful scenery, is located in the _______.

A. South of Scotland

B. Northwest of England

C. North of Wales

D. East of England

2.About three million people have migrated to Britain since World War Ⅱ.They are mainly from the West Indies, India and _______.

A. Indonesia

B. Singapore

C. Hong Kong

D. Pakistan

3.As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of _______ in England.

A. grain

B. farm tools

C. houses

D. labour

4.The first steam engine was devised by _______ at the end of the 17^th century, and the Scottish inventor James Watt modified and improved the design.

A. Robert Bakewell

B. Thomas Newcomen

C. Jethro Tull

D. Thomas Coke

5.The British Prime Minister's official residence is No.10 _______ Street in Landon.

A. Downing

B. Oxford

C. Regent

D. New Bond

6.In the United Kingdom, each member of Parliament represents a _______ , and holds his seat during the life of a parliament.

A. constituency

B. shire

C. borough

D. county

7.The British constitution is made up of the following laws except _______.

A. statute law

B. common law

C. commonwealth law

D. European Community law

8.Under Margaret Thatcher Britain adopted an economic policy of _______.

A. prices and incomes control

B. state intervention