英语国家概况(Ⅰ)16秋北语在线作业答案2
英语国家概况(Ⅰ)16秋北语在线作业答案2一、单选题：
1.In Australiahas the country’s richest farmland and best grazing land. (满分:5)
A. the Great Western Plateau
B. the Eastern Highlands
C. the Central Eastern Lowlands
D. the Outback
2.The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate( )( ). (满分:5)
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
3.The sharp increase in the Australian population after W.W.II was partly because( )( ). (满分:5)
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
4.The Australian Day falls on ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. April 25
B. Jan. 1
C. Jan. 26
5.Australia’s most common native plants are（ ）. (满分:5)
A. palms and roses
B. willows and sunflowers
C. pines and orchids
D. eucalypts and wattles
6.Which of the following is NOT a neighbouring country of Australia? (满分:5)
A. Indonesia
B. Papua New Guinea
C. Thailand
7.The British government departments are staffed by members of（ ）, whose duty is to assist in carrying out laws passed by Parliament. (满分:5)
A. the Civil Service
B. the Privy Council
C. the House of Lords
D. the House of Commons
8.By（ ）Britain had built up a big empire, “on which the sun never set”. (满分:5)
A. 1900
B. 1910
C. 1920
D. 1930
9.Traditional British farming involved（ ）, which dated back to the 5th century. (满分:5)
A. the open field system
B. the system of crop rotation
C. the use of artificial fertilizer
D. the use of new agricultural machinery
10.The European settlement ( )( ) Aboriginal culture and society. (满分:5)
A. devastated
B. promoted the development of
C. had no effect on
D. brought prosperity to
三、判断题：
1.Britain＇s agricultural sector produces 58% of the UK＇s food need with only 2% of its workforce. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.“The City” refers to the historic area at the center of London. It is one of the biggest financial centers with the greatest concentration of banks, insurance companies and businesses dealing in commodities. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.William Shakespeare＇s plays fall into three categories: tragedies such as Hamlet, comedies such as Merchant of Venice and historical plays like Charles II. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.One of the oldest of the early “old English” literary works is called “The Canterbury Tales” (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.The BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation. It＇s Britain＇s main public service broadcaster. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.Britain＇s service sector produces 65% of the UK＇s wealth with 70% of its workforce. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.George Gordon Byron, John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley are three influential figures in the English Romantic Movement. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.Oxbridge is the name used to refer to the top two universities: Cambridge and Oxford in Britain. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.India, popularly known as “The Jew in the Grown” of the British Empire gained its independence in 1954. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.Britain, Canada, Russia, China and the US are the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
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