北语17春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业1234答案满分
17春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业1一、单选题：
1.( ) can not be found in London. (满分:5)
A. Teahouses
B. Galleries
C. Museums
D. Theatres
2.Which of the following is not true about football in Britain? (满分:5)
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
3.( )is not true about the characteristics of Britain. (满分:5)
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
4.Which of the following is true about the British Commonwealth? (满分:5)
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.
5.British colonial expansion began with ( ). (满分:5)
A. the establishment of the British East India Company in 1600
B. the settlement of the Dutch East India Company at Cape Town in 1652
C. the occupation of Chinese Hong Kong in 1841
D. the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583
6.How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election? (满分:5)
A. 651
B. 326
C. 626
D. 351
7.Which of the following is not involved in making the British foreign policy? (满分:5)
A. The Queen of Britain
B. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
C. The Prime Minister and Cabinet
D. The Ministry of Defence and the Treasury
8.In Britain,( )formally appoints important government ministers, judges,etc. (满分:5)
A. the Queen
B. the Prime Minister
C. the Lord President of the Council
D. the Speaker of the House of Commons
9.Which of the following about the BBC is not true? (满分:5)
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
10.Which of the following is NOT true about the British monarchy? (满分:5)
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.
三、判断题：
1.In the UK, class divisions are not only economic but also cultural. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.Ethnic minorities in the UK are well represented in the British Parliament. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.The doctrine of “divine rights of kings” held that sovereign divine his authority from God, not from his subjects. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.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. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.The House of Commons is the real centre of British political life because it is the place where elected representatives make and debate policy. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by William the Conqueror. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.The Bill of Rights ensured that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.The Queen also acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.The battle of Bannockburn led by Robert the Bruce succeeded in winning the full independence of Wales. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.The Welsh keep their own language, Welsh. And all those Welsh-speakers are also fluent in English. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
17春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业2
一、单选题：
1.The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name form“（ ）” (满分:5)
A. The Bill of Rights
B. The Agreement of the People
C. the People’s Charter
D. the Great Charter
2.Which of the following phrases cannot be used to describe the continent of Australia? (满分:5)
A. The smallest continent
B. The largest island
C. The highest continent
D. The driest continent
3.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
4.Who were the first inhabitants of the Australian continent? (满分:5)
A. British settlers
B. Aboriginal people
C. European migrants
5.In Britain, the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by（ ）, and the Cavaliers who were King Charles’s supporters. (满分:5)
A. John Lilburne
B. Oliver Cromwell
C. Prince Rupert
D. William Joyce
6.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
7.The first white settlement in Australia was set up on January 26,（ ）. (满分:5)
A. 1778
B. 1788
C. 1878
D. 1888
8.In Britain, the Speaker is a member who is acceptable to all shades of opinion in （ ）. (满分:5)
A. the Privy Council
B. the House of Lords
C. the Supreme Court
D. the House of Commons
9.Why has Australia always been a continent with few people? (满分:5)
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
10.The Australian Day falls on ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. April 25
B. Jan. 1
C. Jan. 26
三、判断题：
1.Robert Burns was a famous folk poet of Scotland. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.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
3.The first powerful flight in the world was made by Frank Whittle in the US in 1903. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.Charles Dickens is one of the most famous of English Modernist writers. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.The Tragical History of Dr Faustus is one of Shakespeare＇s most famous plays. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.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
7.A low rate of domestic industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of overseas investment is still a characteristic of the UK economy. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.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
9.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
10.John Keats was superb at pictorial poetry---painting a picture with word. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
17春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业3
一、单选题：
1.Which of the following organizations was started to provide medical help to people in remote and isolated places? (满分:5)
A. The Red Cross Society
B. Medicare
C. The Royal Flying Doctor Service
D. The National Health and Medical Research Council
2.New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi, ( )( )( ). (满分:5)
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.
E. which is an introduced flightless bird
3.New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi, ( )( )( ). (满分:5)
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.
E. which is an introduced flightless bird
4.is the Maori name for New Zealand，meaning" land of the long，white cloud"． (满分:5)
A. Kiwi
B. Waitangi
C. Maoritanga
D. Aotearoa
5.The largest state in Australia in terms of population is ( )( )( ). (满分:5)
A. Queensland
B. New South Wales
C. Western Australia
D. Victoria
6.Which of the following countries are Australia＇s major trading partners? (满分:5)
A. Britain and Japan.
B. Japan and the United States.
C. EC and countries in south-east Asi
D. New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
7.Ireland is one of the mostcountries of Europe. (满分:5)
A. Puritan
B. Catholic
C. Christian
D. Protestant
8.Convict transportation to the mainland of Australia ended in( )( ). (满分:5)
A. 1840
B. 1855
C. 1851
D. 1901
9.Local authorities in Great Britain raise revenue through（ ）. (满分:5)
A. the income tax
B. the council tax
C. the capital receipts
D. personal contribution
10.The Head of State of New Zealand is ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. the Prime Minister
B. the Governor-General
C. the British monarch
D. the Ombudsman
三、判断题：
1.In the 1950s and 1960s in an Irish family there were 2 or 3 children on average. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.Up until 1970＇s the Irish economy was inward-looking. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.The word “Ireland” is used ambiguously to mean both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.The Parliament of Ireland is composed of two houses: the Dail and the Seanad or the Senate. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.The final blow to the Catholic Church came in referendum in 1995, when the Irish people voted for the legal provision of divorce. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.In communication, the Irish value talking most. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.Musicians are honored most in Ireland. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.In 1541, Queen Elizabeth I declared to be the Queen of Ireland, the first monarch to do so. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.The first official language of the Irish Republic is English. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.The death blow to the Irish language was Ireland＇s accession to the EU. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
17春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业4
一、单选题：
1.New Zealand’s climate is generally（ ）and seasonal differences are not so great. (满分:5)
A. dry and cold
B. mild and moist
C. hot and wet
D. windy and cold
2.New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi, ( )( ). (满分:5)
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
3.The first European settlement on the continent began in ( ). (满分:5)
A. 1901
B. 1788
C. 1770
D. 1787
4.The largest state in Australia in terms of population is ( ). (满分:5)
A. Queensland
B. New South Wales
C. Western Australia
D. Victoria
5.New Zealand consists of two main islands:（ ）. (满分:5)
A. North Island and South island
B. Steward Island and Long Island
C. West Island and East Island
D. Victorian island and Tasman Island
6.New Zealand＇s three largest ethnic groups in terms of population are ( )( )( ). (满分:5)
A. New Zealanders with European ancestry, Chinese and Maori
B. Maori, Indian and people from the Pacific Islands
C. New Zealanders with European ancestry, Maori and people from the Pacific Islands
D. People from the Pacific Islands, Maori and Chinese
7.In 1769, ( ) visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain. (满分:5)
A. Abel Tasman
B. James Cook
C. Christian missionaries
D. sealers and whalers
8.Who wrote the long poem Paradise Lost? (满分:5)
A. Shakespeare
B. Chaucer
C. Milton
D. John Cabot
9.The central part of Ireland is characterized by many lakes, low ridges and（ ）. (满分:5)
A. peat bogs
B. rapid streams
C. small islands
D. high cliffs
10.Which of the following novels is written by Charles Dickens? (满分:5)
A. Wuthering Heights
B. Oliver Twist
C. A Passage to India
D. Old Man and Sea
三、判断题：
1.The Dreaming is the belief system from ancient times that has bound indigenous groups together. It is about how the features of their land were created. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.The individual honored as “The Australia of the Year” is often a successful sporting hero. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.The convicts Elizabeth and James Ruse became the first successful farming family in Australia. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.The members of Australian parliament generally belong to one of the two major political parties, the Australian Labor Party(ALP) or the Coalition. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.The Governor-General acts only on the advice of the Executive Council that comprises himself and the Cabinet. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.The executive branch of Australian government is headed by the Governor-General who is the representative of the Queen. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.Convicts＇ wives in England were discouraged from following their husbands to Australia. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.Pauline set up the One Nation Party. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.The Australia, the senate of Parliament has the power to enact legislation. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.Whistle-blowers are often experts in both senior and lower levels of bureaucracies who, discovering that their branch of the organization is in some way corrupt and inefficient, try to expose this problem. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
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