2010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习

1. Conflicts arose between the United States and the Soviet Union because___. A. their common enemies Nazi Germany and Japan were defeated B. They had very different concepts of postwar world order

C. the United States wanted cooperation with the Soviet Union but the Soviet Union refused.

D. the soviet Union wanted cooperation with the United States but the Untied States refused

2. The idea of containment was first brought up by ______. A. Harry Truman B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. Marshall D. George Kennan

3. The essence of the Truman Doctrine was ______.

A. to provide economic and military support for any country which was fighting internal Communist rebels or external Communist pressure B. to provide aid for Greece and Turkey which were fighting against Communism

C. to provide economic aid to needy countries D. to give moral support to the struggle of free people

4. As a result of American economic aid under the Marshall Plan, Western Europe _____.

A. managed to tie over the difficult years in the late 1940s B. succeeded in solving the food problem

C. recovered from war destruction and its economy began to develop D. became prosperous

5. It was _____ which started the Berlin blockade. A. the Soviet Union B. the United States C. Britain D. France

6. Why did the United States decide to go ahead and set up a separate German state?

A. Because the United States wanted to rearm the Germans.

B. Because only in this way could German economy be reinvigorated. C. Because the United States realized it was impossible to have a unified Germany under American influence.

D. Because the Soviet Union first set up a separate German state in its occupied zone.

7. The purpose of Marshall's mediation in China in 1945 and 1946 was ______. A. to support the Kuomintang in starting a civil war

B. to pressure the Kuomintang into forming a coalition government with the Communist Party as an equal partner. C. to bring the two sides together for negotiations

D. to bring the Communist Party into a coalition government dominated by Kuomintang and put Communist led troops under the command of the coalition government

8. The Chinese government changed its timetable of liberation of Taiwan in 1950 because ______. A. the Korean War broke out

B. the United States sent the 7th Fleet into the Taiwan Straits. C. the Soviet Union did not support China's liberation of Taiwan then D. the United States army was approaching the Yalu River

9. The Chinese Volunteers crossed the Yalu River and fought side by side with the North Koreans until an armistice was signed in ______. A. July 1952. B. July 1953. C. July 1954. D. June 1953.

10. President Truman on March 21, 1947 issued an executive order, initiating a comprehensive investigation of the loyalty of all federal employees. This was the beginning of ______. A. McCarthyism

B. Clearing out Soviet spies

C. widespread persecution of Communists and progressive people D. persecution of federal employees 11. The trial of Alger Hiss proved ______. A. that he was a Soviet spy

B. that he did not tell the truth in court

C. that he provided Soviet agent with secret information on atomic weapon

D. None of the above

12. The Supreme Court played a role in whipping up the anticommunist hysteria by ______.

A. upholding the constitutionality of the Smith Act B. convicting 11 high-ranking Communist leaders C. supporting the trial of Alger Hiss

D. supporting President Truman's executive order 13. What did the Little Rock Incident refer to?

A. It referred to a violent outburst of a thousand white in Clinton, Tennessee against school desegregation.

B. It referred to an incident in Alabama in opposition to Supreme Court

decision on school desegregation.

C. It referred to Arkansas governor's use of state National Guard to prevent African-American students from going to an all white school in Little Rock and Federal government intervention to carry out court decision.

D. It referred to Arkansas governor's use of state National Guard to prevent African-American students from going to an all white school in Little Rock.

14. The pillar industries for the postwar economic boom were ______. A. information, space and biotechnology B. textile, automobile and construction C. defense, information and housing D. automobile, housing and defense

15. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, there was ______ a nuclear war. A. little danger of B. grave danger of

C. real intention for D. earnest preparation for

16. When ______,this was the beginning of American involvement in Vietnam. A. the United States decided to provide France with military aid in their fight in Vietnam

B. the United States started to provide aid for the South Vietnamese government after the Geneva Conference in 1854

C. the United States sent more and more military advisers to South Vietnam

D. the United States began to Americanize the war in Vietnam

17. The Paris Agreement was signed by the U.S. and North Vietnam in Jan. 1973 and the fall of Saigon was in ______. A. April, 1973 B. April, 1975 C. Jan, 1975 D. None of the above

18. The conditions the People's Republic of China set for the establishment of diplomatic relations with the United States were ______. A. the withdrawal of the 7th Fleet from the straits and the end of diplomatic relations with Taiwan

B. the cancellation of the mutual defense treaty and the end of diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

C. the stop of 7th Fleet patrol in Taiwan straits, the cancellation of the mutual defense treaty and the end of diplomatic relations with Taiwan

D. the withdrawal of all military forces from Taiwan, the cancellation of the mutual defense treaty and the end of diplomatic relations with Taiwan

19. New Frontier and War on Poverty were programs initiated by ______. A. President Kennedy B. President Johnson

C. Presidents Kennedy and Johnson respectively D. Presidents Johnson and Kennedy respectively 20. The Watergate Scandal refers to ______.

A. the break-in at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington,D. C.

B. the break-in and Nixon's secret taping

C. the break-in, the cover up and Nixon's involvement in the cover up D. Nixon's resignation

I. B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.B 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.C