【成人自考】【英语国家概况】【00522】高频考点(22)
(1).One of the important decisions at the Yalta Conference was ______.
A.the allied landing at Normandy正确答案B
B.the setting-up of a world organization, the United Nations, to manage peace and security after the war
C.coordinated efforts in war against Japan
D.None of the above
(2).The most important features in the growth of American economy in the early 20th cenruty were ______.
A.the use of steam and electricity as chief energy, the development of lare corporation and thedevelopment of railway正确答案B
B.the development of large corporation, urbanization and the employment in production of new technology
C.the appearance of airplane, the use of electricity on a large scale and urbanization
D.the rapid development of industry, railway and large cities
(3).The Progressive Movement was ______.
A.an organized campaign with definite goals正确答案D
B.a movement aiming at exposing the dark sides of society
C.not an organized campaign with efforts to improve people's living standard
D.a number of diverse efforts aiming at achieving political, social and economic reforms
(4).In the political area, the Progressive Movement wanted to ______.
A.improve the living conditions of urban poor正确答案C
B.reform the national government
C.change election systems in city and state governments and check corruption
D.check corruption in city and state governments
(5).The Progressive Movement wanted to ______ in order to stop big business control.
A.initiate strict government regulation正确答案A
B.have the government to fix prices
C.break up all the big businesses
D.do away with rebates
(6).One of the contribution of Theodore Roosevelt as President was ______.
A.the banning of child labor正确答案C
B.the giving of voting right to women
C.in the field of natural conservation
D.in urban renovation
(7).The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries ____.
A.that were once colonies of Britain正确答案A
B.that have a large number of British immigrants
C.that have close relations with Britain
D.that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars
(8).Scotland occupies the ____ third of the island of Great Britain in the British Isles.
A.southern正确答案B
B.northern
C.eastern
D.western
(9).Britain's climate is influenced by____，a warm ocean current that passes the western coast of the British Isles and warms them.
A.the North Atlantic Drift正确答案A
B.the Brazil Current
C.the Labrador Current
D.the Falkland Current
(10).The English people and the English language were born from the union of ____.
A.the Angles and the Saxons正确答案D
B.Germanic conquerors and the Norman French
C.Danes or Vikings and the Norman French
D.Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons
(11).Generally speaking the English southerners speak the type of English closer to ____.
A.the Cockney正确答案D
B.the Queen's English
C.the Gaelic
D.the BBC English
(12).Although Wales has been united with England for more than 400 years，the Welsh has kept alive ____.
A.their own language正确答案D
B.their own literature
C.their own tradition
D.All of the above
(13).The Eisteddfod is a（n）____ festival of poetry，music and other arts.
A.English正确答案C
B.Scottish
C.Welsh
D.Irish
(14).Nowadays the Gaelic language，which is an ancient____，is still heard in the Highlands and the Western Isles.
A.Scottish language正确答案D
B.English language
C.Irish language
D.Celtic language
(15).In Northern Ireland ____ make up the dominant group.
A.Roman Catholics正确答案B
B.English Protestants
C.non-religious people
D.Jewish people
(16).Northern Ireland is small，but it is significant because of the __.
A.the economic problems正确答案B
B.the political troubles
C.the immigration issues
D.the national identity
(17).One of the contributions of Woodrow Wilson was ______.
A.natural conservation正确答案C
B.the construction of irrigation projects
C.the setting-up of the Federal Reserve Board and twelve Federal Reserve Banks
D.the introduction of tariff increase and a low income tax
(18).The policy the United States actually pursued in the first two years of WWI was ______.
A.impartial neutrality正确答案D
B.partial neutrality
C.firm support of the Allies
D.Pro-Ally partial neutrality
(19).The essence of the Paris Peace Conference was _____.
A.to bring peace to Europe正确答案B
B.to carve up the colonies of the defeated countries and to get war compensation for the victors
C.to settle the colonial problem of the Ottoman Empire
D.to put the Fourteen Points into Practice
(20).Typically represented the world pattern between the two world wars _____.
A.The Versailles Treaty System正确答案B
B.The Versailles Treaty System and the Washington Treaty System
C.The collapse of the German, Austro-Hungary and the Ottoman colonial systems
D.Both B and C
(21).Sacco and Vanzetti were sentenced to death and executed because ______.
A.of their radical political views正确答案A
B.they were guilty of killing two people
C.they were members of KKK
D.they stole $ 16,000
(22).One of the serious weaknesses in American economy in the 1920s was _____.
A.uncontrolled speculation in the stock market正确答案A
B.tariff protection
C.huge profits of big businesses
D.too much control over the banking system
(23).The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and 1930s first brought about by ______.
A.bank failures正确答案D
B.serious unemployment
C.farm foreclosures
D.the stock market crash
(24).The Hoover Administration ______ to deal with the economic crisis.
A.took effective measures正确答案D
B.did not take any measure
C.asked the private sector
D.refused to take strong government action
(25).Most of the measures F. Roosevelt took in the first hundred days in the White House were to ______.
A.stop bank failures正确答案C
B.prevent radical actions in the United States
C.prevent the further worsening of the economic situation and lessen the personal sufferings of the people
D.prevent further worsening of the unstable political situation
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