1、英语国家概况自考题-20 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B/B(总题数：29，分数：29.00)1.Between the end of the Civil War and 1900, the U.S. saw a tremendous growth of _. A. the trade B. the economy C. government D. territory（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.By 1900 there were _ miles of railroad in the United States. A. 10000 B. 100000 C
2、. 193000 D. 290000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The American Standard Oil Company was founded by _. A. John Rockefeller B. du Pont C. J. P. Morgan D. Andrew Carnegie（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The largest producer of steel in the United States in the early years of the 20th century was _. A. Ford Corporation B. the Ste
3、el Mill C. the United States Steel Corporation D. the West Union Corporation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.With the development of industry and extension of railroad network in the early 20th century in the U.S.A., there appeared _. A. a rapid growth of cities B. an influx of foreign goods C. an increase of urb
4、an ghettos D. a great increase in the number of farms（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.In the political area, the Progressive Movement demanded _. A. the banning of child labor B. improve living conditions C. industrial accident insurance D. reforming the city and state governments（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Which of the f
5、ollowing is not among President Theodore Roosevelts contributions? _ A. The implementation of the Sherman Anti-trust Act. B. The initiation of large-scale irrigation projects. C. The adoption of the Hepburn Act of 1906. D. The passage of the Federal Reserve Act.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.In the early 19th c
6、entury, _ actively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to stop monopolistic business mergers in the United States. A. J.P. Morgan B. Woodrow Wilson C. Henry Rockefeller D. Theodore Roosevelt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.President Theodore Roosevelt made use of the Hepburn Act to _. A. regulate federal-funded electr
7、icity project B. maintain forest reserves C. regulate railway prices D. ban corporation merger（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Which of the following may not be President Wilsons achievements in his program of New Freedom? _ A. Making loans available to farmers at low rates. B. Adopting an income tax. C. Regulat
8、ing trusts by stating clearly the unfair business practices. D. Regulating railroad prices and their rebates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The 19th Amendment of voting right for women was adopted during the _ Administration. A. J.F. Kennedys B. Woodrow Wilsons C. Franklin Roosevelts D. Theodore Roosevelts（分数：
9、1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The 1920s in the United States has been described by many historians as a period of _. A. material failure B. spiritual frustration C. political setbacks D. welfare reform（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.After the World War I, the result of the _ was the emergence of the _. A. Peace Conference, T
10、reaty of Paris B. Paris Conference, Versailles Treaty System C. Teheran Conference, Versailles Treaty System D. Paris Conference, Munich Agreement（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.A typical example of American intolerant nationalism from 19191920 was _ that exaggerated the danger of Communism. A. McCarthyism B. t
11、he Ku Klux Klan C. the Red Scare D. Desegregation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Faced with the serious economic crisis the Hoover administration _. A. refused to take strong government action B. took some effective measures C. asked for help D. did nothing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16._ was the beginning of a long econo
12、mic depression in the U.S. in 1929. A. Business bankruptcy B. Serious unemployment C. The stock market crash D. Foreclosures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Which statement is not true about the Great Depression in the 1930s? _ A. Billions of dollars of paper profits were wiped out within a few days. B. Misery a
13、nd personal sufferings were widespread. C. Many lost their land and other properties because of foreclosures. D. The stock market crash was the beginning of long economic recovery.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The Great Depression in 1929 was caused by all the following but _. A. stock market speculation B. o
14、ver-expansion of credit C. too much investment in companies D. lack of stability in the banking system（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose _ as their next president who promised to get the U.S. out of the depression. A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Franklin
15、 . Roosevelt C. Woodrow Wilson D. Herbert . Hoover（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20._ was not an idealist, not a dreamer, so he presented to Congress his program known as _. A. John F. Kennedy, the New Frontier B. Theodore Roosevelt, the New Deal C. Woodrow Wilson, the program of New Freedom D. Franklin D. Roosev
16、elt, the New Deal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.Which of the following statements about Franklin Roosevelt is not true? _ A. He was a great communicator. B. He had a sure sense of what seemed practical or possible. C. He called out the army to drive out the World War I veterans. D. His fireside chats over the
17、radio were listened to by millions of people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.As a result of the Great Depression, many people lost their land and other properties because of _. A. bankruptcy B. foreclosure C. speculation D. profiteering（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.In his inaugural speech, _ said that “the only thing we
18、have to fear is fear itself“. A. Lyndon Johnson B. Theodore Roosevelt C. John F. Kennedy D. Franklin Roosevelt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.In the early 1930s, the American foreign policy was isolationist, but the _ suddenly changed the whole situation, which propelled the U.S. into the Second World War. A. P
19、earl Harbor attack B. bombing of Guam island C. seizing of American merchant ships D. sinking of American passenger ships（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.During the Second World War, American wartime objectives were the total destruction of _ powers and the establishment of a world order. A. Axis B. Asian C. All
20、ied D. European（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.The most important issue in Anglo-American diplomacy after Pearl Harbour was the formulation of a grand strategy aimed at _ and _. A. Germany, China B. Germany, Soviet Union C. China, Soviet Union D. Italy, Germany（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.The first summit between the Un
21、ited States, the Soviet Union and Britain during World War II was held in _ in November 1943. A. Yalta B. Cairo C. Teheran D. Potsdam（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Overlord is a code name for _. A. American lend-lease assistance to the Soviet Union. B. the summit conference at Teheran C. the allied landing at
22、Normandy, France in 1944 D. the North African campaign（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.A decision to set up a world organization, the United Nations, was made at _. A. Yalta Conference B. Potsdam Conference C. Teheran Conference D. Paris Conference（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、B/B(总题数：8，分数：32.00)30.What is the American tra
23、dition of laissez faire?（分数：4.00）_31.What policy did the United States pursue during the early period of WWI?（分数：4.00）_32.How was the 1920s in the United States described by many historians?（分数：4.00）_33.Give an Example to illustrate the highly aggressive and intolerant nationalism in 1919 and 1920 i
24、n the United States?（分数：4.00）_34.What was Red Scare?（分数：4.00）_35.What is the aim of the New Deal measures?（分数：4.00）_36.What foreign policy did the American government pursue in the early 1930s?（分数：4.00）_37.What were American wartime objectives during the Second World War?（分数：4.00）_三、B/B(总题数：4，分数：39.
25、00)38.the Progressive Movement（分数：10.00）_39.Muckrakers (U.S.)（分数：9.00）_40.The stock market crash of 1929（分数：10.00）_41.the New Deal（分数：10.00）_英语国家概况自考题-20 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B/B(总题数：29，分数：29.00)1.Between the end of the Civil War and 1900, the U.S. saw a tremendous growth of _. A. the trade B
26、. the economy C. government D. territory（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 从内战结束到 1900年，美国经济获得巨大发展。2.By 1900 there were _ miles of railroad in the United States. A. 10000 B. 100000 C. 193000 D. 290000（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 到 1900年，美国有铁路 19.3万英里。3.The American Standard Oil Company was founded by _. A. John Roc
27、kefeller B. du Pont C. J. P. Morgan D. Andrew Carnegie（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 洛克菲勒的美孚石油公司 1904年精炼的原油占美国原油的 84%，它还生产了超过 6%的美国照明用油。4.The largest producer of steel in the United States in the early years of the 20th century was _. A. Ford Corporation B. the Steel Mill C. the United States Steel Corpora
28、tion D. the West Union Corporation（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 美国钢铁公司兼并了 200多家制造和运输公司，控制了三分之二以上的钢材市场。5.With the development of industry and extension of railroad network in the early 20th century in the U.S.A., there appeared _. A. a rapid growth of cities B. an influx of foreign goods C. an increase of
29、urban ghettos D. a great increase in the number of farms（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 随着工业的发展和铁路网的扩张，城市也迅速发展起来。6.In the political area, the Progressive Movement demanded _. A. the banning of child labor B. improve living conditions C. industrial accident insurance D. reforming the city and state governmen
30、ts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 在政治领域，进步主义运动要求改革市政府和州政府，结束镀金时代的腐败。7.Which of the following is not among President Theodore Roosevelts contributions? _ A. The implementation of the Sherman Anti-trust Act. B. The initiation of large-scale irrigation projects. C. The adoption of the Hepburn Act of 1906. D. T
31、he passage of the Federal Reserve Act.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 西奥多罗斯福总统的贡献有以下三方面：(1)收回两亿公用地作为森林保护区，开始大规模灌溉工程建设；(2)积极利用谢尔曼反托拉斯法阻止垄断性的商业合并；(3)1906 年赫伯恩法的实施。可见，只有 D项内容没有提到。8.In the early 19th century, _ actively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to stop monopolistic business mergers in the United States. A
32、. J.P. Morgan B. Woodrow Wilson C. Henry Rockefeller D. Theodore Roosevelt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 19 世纪早期，西奥多罗斯福总统积极利用谢尔曼反托拉斯法阻止垄断性的商业合并。9.President Theodore Roosevelt made use of the Hepburn Act to _. A. regulate federal-funded electricity project B. maintain forest reserves C. regulate railway pri
33、ces D. ban corporation merger（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 西奥多罗斯福总统利用 1906年通过的赫伯恩法规范铁路运价，废除回扣。10.Which of the following may not be President Wilsons achievements in his program of New Freedom? _ A. Making loans available to farmers at low rates. B. Adopting an income tax. C. Regulating trusts by stating c
34、learly the unfair business practices. D. Regulating railroad prices and their rebates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 A给农场主提供低息贷款，B采纳征取所得税，C通过发布不公平贸易行为和设立联邦贸易委员会听取投诉、进行调查来节制托拉斯，这三项属于威尔逊总统的“新自由”政策。规定铁路价格是西奥多罗斯福的成就。11.The 19th Amendment of voting right for women was adopted during the _ Administration. A. J.F
35、. Kennedys B. Woodrow Wilsons C. Franklin Roosevelts D. Theodore Roosevelts（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 威尔逊总统的“新自由”政策中，通过宪法第 19条修正案给予妇女选举权。12.The 1920s in the United States has been described by many historians as a period of _. A. material failure B. spiritual frustration C. political setbacks D. welfar
36、e reform（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 许多历史学家把美国的 20年代描写成一个物资成功、精神颓废或迷茫和漫无目标的时期。13.After the World War I, the result of the _ was the emergence of the _. A. Peace Conference, Treaty of Paris B. Paris Conference, Versailles Treaty System C. Teheran Conference, Versailles Treaty System D. Paris Conference, M
37、unich Agreement（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 一战后，巴黎和会的结果就是欧洲出现了凡尔赛和约体系。14.A typical example of American intolerant nationalism from 19191920 was _ that exaggerated the danger of Communism. A. McCarthyism B. the Ku Klux Klan C. the Red Scare D. Desegregation（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 战争时期，国家需要爱国主义和一致性。战争结束后，有
38、一段时期，存在一股有很大侵略性和偏执性的民族主义，这就是说，不允许与主流观点或信仰相违背的思想或信仰的存在。这种偏执性的一个典型例子就是 1919年到 1920年的“红色恐惧”。15.Faced with the serious economic crisis the Hoover administration _. A. refused to take strong government action B. took some effective measures C. asked for help D. did nothing（分数：1.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 美国股票市场的崩
39、溃后，胡佛总统拒绝采取强有力的政府措施来减少经济损失，局势迅速恶化。16._ was the beginning of a long economic depression in the U.S. in 1929. A. Business bankruptcy B. Serious unemployment C. The stock market crash D. Foreclosures（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 1929 年美国的股票市场的崩溃是一个长期经济萧条的开始。17.Which statement is not true about the Great Depr
40、ession in the 1930s? _ A. Billions of dollars of paper profits were wiped out within a few days. B. Misery and personal sufferings were widespread. C. Many lost their land and other properties because of foreclosures. D. The stock market crash was the beginning of long economic recovery.（分数：1.00）A.B
41、.C.D. 解析：解析 数十亿美元的票面盈利在几个小时之内彻底毁掉。许多人失去了土地和其他财产。艰难的生活和痛苦的人们到处可见。股票市场的崩溃是一个长期经济萧条的开始。D 项说成是经济复苏的开始是错误的。18.The Great Depression in 1929 was caused by all the following but _. A. stock market speculation B. over-expansion of credit C. too much investment in companies D. lack of stability in the banking
42、 system（分数：1.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 1929 年经济大萧条的原因有：银行体系缺乏稳定性，股票市场的投机和信贷过度膨胀。19.In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose _ as their next president who promised to get the U.S. out of the depression. A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Franklin . Roosevelt C. Woodrow Wilson D. Herbert . Hoo
43、ver（分数：1.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 1932 年，在大萧条处于低谷的时候，美国人民选举富兰克林罗斯福为他们的下一任总统，他许诺实施“新政”使美国走出危机。20._ was not an idealist, not a dreamer, so he presented to Congress his program known as _. A. John F. Kennedy, the New Frontier B. Theodore Roosevelt, the New Deal C. Woodrow Wilson, the program of New Freedom D. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 罗斯福既不是一个理想主义者也不是一个梦想家，但他却知道什么是可行的或可能的。1932年，在大萧条处于低谷的时候，美国人民选举富兰克林罗斯福为他们的下一任总统，他许诺实施“新政”使美国走出危机。21.Which of the following statements about Franklin Roosevelt is not true? _ A
