北语网院17秋《英语国家概况（I）》作业_1234题目
17秋《英语国家概况（I）》作业_1第1题（单选题）New Zealand consists of two main islands:（ ）.
A.North Island and South island
B.Steward Island and Long Island
C.West Island and East Island
D.Victorian island and Tasman Island
第2题（单选题）The original inhabitants of New Zealand are called___.
A.Eskimos
B.Aborigines
C.Indians
D.Maoris
第3题（单选题）In Britain,()formally appoints important government ministers, judges,etc.
A.the Queen
B.the Prime Minister
C.the Lord President of the Council
D.the Speaker of the House of Commons
第4题（单选题）Why has Australia always been a continent with few people?
A.Because Australia is too far away from Europe
B.Because Australia is the least mountainous and most level of the world's continents
C.Because Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seas
D.Because most of the continent is hot and dry
第5题（单选题）Which of the following is not true about football in Britain?
A.Millions of people attend the FA games each season
B."Football hooligans" sometimes have violent clashes
C.It was invented by Scottish people
D.It was once described as "beastly" violent
第6题（单选题）Which of the following is NOT a neighbouring country of Australia?
A.Indonesia
B.Papua New Guinea
C.Thailand
第7题（单选题）Which of the following about the BBC is not true?
A.There is no advertising on any of the BBC programmes
B.The BBC is funded by licence fees paid by people who possess television receiving sets
C.The BBC has four television channels
D.The BBC provides the World Service throughout the world
第8题（单选题）Northern Ireland，which takes up the northern fifth of Ireland，is a fourth political division of___.
A.the United Kingdom
B.Britain
C.the British Isles
D.A or B
第9题（单选题）New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi, ________.
A.which is a native flightless bird
B.which was the only mammal in New Zealand
C.which was introduced to New Zealand about 1000 years ago
D.which is an introduced flightless bird
第10题（单选题）Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for_______.
A.its most famous landmark
B.its rich cultural life
C.its low living standards
D.its endless political problems
第11题（单选题）The central part of Ireland is characterized by many lakes, low ridges and（ ）.
A.peat bogs
B.rapid streams
C.small islands
D.high cliffs
第12题（单选题）The modern games of tennis originated in（ ）in the late 19th century.
A.Scotland
B.Ireland
C.England
D.Wales
第13题（单选题）If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called_______.
A.General Certificate of Education--Advanced
B.General Certificate of Secondary Education
C.the common entrance examination
D.General National Vocational Qualifications
第14题（单选题）The two animals in Australia＇s coat of arms are _________.
A.koala and kangaroo
B.emu and kangaroo
C.emu and koala
第15题（单选题）Which of the following was first adopted in Australia?
A.The three-tier government system
B.Secret Ballots
C.The two-chamber parliament
D.The public services
第16题（判断题）Ireland had long been dominated by Britain, but Irish desire for an independent Irish state was never lost. In late 19th century, there was a campaign in parliament called “home-rule”- Irish political control of Irish affairs.
A.对
B.错
第17题（判断题）Pauline set up the One Nation Party.
A.对
B.错
第18题（判断题）In communication, the Irish value talking most.
A.对
B.错
第19题（判断题）Britain＇s service sector produces 65% of the UK＇s wealth with 70% of its workforce.
A.对
B.错
第20题（判断题）India, popularly known as “The Jew in the Grown” of the British Empire gained its independence in 1954.
A.对
B.错
17秋《英语国家概况（I）》作业_2
第1题（单选题）The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate________.
A.the founding of the Commonwealth of Australia
B.the discovery of the great southern unknown land'
C.the first European settlement of the continent
D.Captain James Cook's first voyage around Australia
第2题（单选题）_____ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A.The Sydney Morning Herald
B.The Australian
C.The Mercury
D.The Australian Financial Review
第3题（单选题）In Australia___has the country’s richest farmland and best grazing land.
A.the Great Western Plateau
B.the Eastern Highlands
C.the Central Eastern Lowlands
D.the Outback
第4题（单选题）The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _ .
A.1035
B.1042
C.1066
D.1606
第5题（单选题）The first European settlement on the continent began in__________.
A.1901
B.1788
C.1770
D.1787
第6题（单选题）The largest state in Australia in terms of population is _______.
A.Queensland
B.New South Wales
C.Western Australia
D.Victoria
第7题（单选题）Who were the first inhabitants of the Australian continent?
A.British settlers
B.Aboriginal people
C.European migrants
第8题（单选题）Two of the most famous literary works of the late 17th century were _ .
A.Hamlet and Paradise Lost
B.Pilgrim s Progress and Paradise Lost
C.Paradise Lost and Shepherd's Calendar
D.Romeo and Juliet and Shepherd's Calendar
第9题（单选题）InBritain,thankstothemilitantfeministmovementofthesuffragettesbeforetheFirstWorldWar,votesweregrantedtowomenover（ ）in1918.
A.20
B.25
C.30
D.35
第10题（单选题）In Britain, a parliament has a maximum duration of years.
A.3
B.4
C.5
D.6
第11题（单选题）What are the major mineral exports of Australia?
A.Bauxite
B.Bauxite
C.Crude oil
D.Crude oil
第12题（单选题）Which of the following statements about the UK economy is not true?
A.Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies
B.Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945
C.There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards
D.Some smaller economies have overtaken the UK in terms of output per capita
第13题（单选题）Which of the following novels is written by Charles Dickens?
A.Wuthering Heights
B.Oliver Twist
C.A Passage to India
D.Old Man and Sea
第14题（单选题）The largest state in Australia in terms of population is ____________.
A.Queensland
B.New South Wales
C.Western Australia
D.Victoria
第15题（单选题）Australia’s most common native plants are（ ）.
A.palms and roses
B.willows and sunflowers
C.pines and orchids
D.eucalypts and wattles
第16题（判断题）William Shakespeare＇s plays fall into three categories: tragedies such as Hamlet, comedies such as Merchant of Venice and historical plays like Charles II.
A.对
B.错
第17题（判断题）Today, the Irish economy is dominated in many ways by many multinationals, particularly in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries.
A.对
B.错
第18题（判断题）The most important single factor which influences British policy-makers is its history.
A.对
B.错
第19题（判断题）Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies.
A.对
B.错
第20题（判断题）Wakefield Scheme was devised by Edward Wakefield, a convict and theorist on colonization, to solve the problem of labor shortage in colonial Australia.
A.对
B.错
17秋《英语国家概况（I）》作业_3
第1题（单选题）The Australian Day falls on __________.
A.April 25
B.Jan. 1
C.Jan. 26
第2题（单选题）In Australia, the federal government and the state governments are formed by _______.
A.the party chosen by the Governor-General
B.the party that has the most votes
C.the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives
D.the party that has the majority of the Senate
第3题（单选题）_______is not true about the characteristics of Britain.
A.Economic differences between north and south
B.Differences of social systems between Scotland and Wales
C.Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker
D.Cultural differences between immigrants and the British
第4题（单选题）______ was first adopted in Australia?.
A.The three-tier government system
B.Secret Ballots
C.The two-chamber parliament
D.The public services
第5题（单选题）The sharp increase in the Australian population after W.W.II was partly because__________.
A.a large postwar immigration program was carried out
B.the Aboriginal people and the Torres Strait Islanders were not included in the census before W.W.II
C.more British convicts were transported to Australia
D.Australian soldiers came back from the War
第6题（单选题）In the 1970s, oil was discovered in（ ）, but the revenue from oil did not create an economic miracle for Britain.
A.the English Channel
B.the Irish Sea
C.the St. George Sea
D.the North Sea
第7题（单选题）Chaucer is he the author of()
A.Beowulf
B.The Canterbury
C.Rip Van Winkle
D.Twelfth Night
第8题（单选题）By（ ）Britain had built up a big empire, “on which the sun never set”.
A.1900
B.1910
C.1920
D.1930
第9题（单选题）The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate ______________.
A.the founding of the Commonwealth of Australia
B.the discovery of 'the great southern unknown land'
C.the first European settlement of the continent
D.Captain James Cook's first voyage around Australia
第10题（单选题）In 1769, ______ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain.
A.Abel Tasman
B.James Cook
C.Christian missionaries
D.sealers and whalers
第11题（单选题）Which of the following phrases cannot be used to describe the continent of Australia?
A.The smallest continent
B.The largest island
C.The highest continent
D.The driest continent
第12题（单选题）Which of the following statements is not true about Maori population?
A.Maori women tend to have more children than non-Maori women
B.Non-Maori women tend to have children earlier than Maori women
C.Maori population is younger than the total population
D.Maori population makes up nearly one-seventh of New Zealand's total population
第13题（单选题）The three most popular leisure activities in Britain are:
A.Reading newspapers
B.Listening to the radio
C.Reading newspapers
D.Watching TV
第14题（单选题）Which of the following is true about the British Commonwealth?
A.Members of nations are joined together politically.
B.The Commonwealth has special powers.
C.The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is made by Britain.
D.It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.
第15题（单选题）Ireland is one of the most___countries of Europe.
A.Puritan
B.Catholic
C.Christian
D.Protestant
第16题（判断题）Oliver Cromwell was the leader of the parliamentary army during the English Civil War in the revolutionary period of the 17th century.
A.对
B.错
第17题（判断题）George Gordon Byron, John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley are three influential figures in the English Romantic Movement.
A.对
B.错
第18题（判断题）The capital of Scotland is Glasgow, which is well-known for its natural beauty.
A.对
B.错
第19题（判断题）The individual honored as “The Australia of the Year” is often a successful sporting hero.
A.对
B.错
第20题（判断题）One of the oldest of the early “old English” literary works is called “The Canterbury Tales”
A.对
B.错
17秋《英语国家概况（I）》作业_4
第1题（单选题）In Britain, the highest judicial appointments are made by the Queen on the advice of（ ）.
A.the Lord Chancellor
B.the Prime Minister
C.the Speaker
D.the Attorney General
第2题（单选题）Which of the following is NOT true about the British monarchy?
A.It is the oldest institution of government.
B.It goes back to at least the 9th century.
C.It has maintained the continuity over the past thousand years.
D.It seems that it enjoys no real power today.
第3题（单选题）Traditional British farming involved（ ）, which dated back to the 5th century.
A.the open field system
B.the system of crop rotation
C.the use of artificial fertilizer
D.the use of new agricultural machinery
第4题（单选题）The Maori word quot;Maraequot; means _______.
A.Maori culture
B.non-Maori or European
C.protocol
D.meeting house
第5题（单选题）New Zealand＇s three largest ethnic groups in terms of population are ____________.
A.New Zealanders with European ancestry
B.Maori
C.New Zealanders with European ancestry
D.People from the Pacific Islands
第6题（单选题）The first European settlement on the continent began in ____________.
A.1901
B.1788
C.1770
D.1787
第7题（单选题）Australia is divided into three geological parts. They are:__________.
A.the Great Dividing Range
B.the Australian Alps
C.Northern Territory
D.the Great Western Plateau
第8题（单选题）The Head of State of New Zealand is _______.
A.the Prime Minister
B.the Governor-General
C.the British monarch
D.the Ombudsman
第9题（单选题）The two main land masses in New Zealand are__________.
A.the White Island and the thermal region
B.the North Island and the South Island
C.the Southern Alps and the North Island
D.Auckland and the South Island
第10题（单选题）Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism ?
A.Keats
B.Shelley
C.Wordsworth
D.Defoe
第11题（单选题）The first settlers of New Zealand were _______.
A.voyagers from East Polynesia
B.European navigators
C.sealers and whalers
D.Christian missionaries
第12题（单选题）Convict transportation to the mainland of Australia ended in__________.
A.1840
B.1855
C.1851
D.1901
第13题（单选题）Which of the following about the Queen is not true?
A.The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet
B.The Queen symbolises the tradition and unity of the British state
C.The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister
D.The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England
第14题（单选题）In Australia, the federal government and the state governments are formed by ___________.
A.the party chosen by the Governor-General
B.the party that has the most votes
C.the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives
D.the party that has the majority of the Senate
第15题（单选题）In Britain, the Speaker is a member who is acceptable to all shades of opinion in （ ）.
A.the Privy Council
B.the House of Lords
C.the Supreme Court
D.the House of Commons
第16题（判断题）The continent of Australia is the largest, fattest and driest continent in the world.
A.对
B.错
第17题（判断题）The Parliament of Ireland is composed of two houses: the Dail and the Seanad or the Senate.
A.对
B.错
第18题（判断题）Traditionally, people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on Boxing day, which is the day after Christmas.
A.对
B.错
第19题（判断题）Horse-racing is a very popular sport among the Irish because they can place a bet for the occasion.
A.对
B.错
第20题（判断题）The Conservative party, the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats are the three major national parties in the UK.
A.对
B.错
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