北语17春《英语国家概况》(II)作业1234答案
17春《英语国家概况》(II)作业1一、单选题：
1.Alexander Hamilton was 。 (满分:5)
A. The first Secretary of Treasury of the USA
B. The first president of the USA
2.The author of the novel The Scarlet Letter is( )( ). (满分:5)
A. Hawthorne
B. Emerson
C. Hemingway
3."No taxation without representation" was the rallying cry of ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. the settlers of Virginia
B. the people of Pennsylvania
C. the colonists in New England
D. the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution
4.The historical document, adopted on July 4 by the Congress, 1776, which officially proclaimed the independence of 13 North American colonies was called( )( ). (满分:5)
A. the Emancipation Proclamation
B. the Declaration of Independence
C. the Paris Treaty
5.Who first introduced the "moving assembly" line? (满分:5)
A. Eli Whitney
B. Samuel Slater
C. Henry Ford
D. Adam Smith
6.The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. William Penn
D. Benjamin Franklin
7.Which of the following political parties is American in origin? (满分:5)
A. The Republican Party
B. The Green Party
C. The Labor Party
8.The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. challenging the authority of the Pope
B. salvation through faith
C. salvation through the church
D. establishing a direct contact with God
9.When did industrialization take place in the United States? (满分:5)
A. Around 1776
B. Around the turn of the 19th century
C. Around the turn of the 20th century
D. After World War II
10.Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism? (满分:5)
A. Catholics
B. Puritans
C. Quakers
D. Church of England
三、判断题：
1.At the end of the 18th century, elementary education throughout the United States was in local hands. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.In 1863, the United States created a truly national banking system with a standard paper currency. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.By the 16th century, some new and powerful social forces began to emerge which led to the awakening of Europe and the discovery of American,i.e.,the development of capitalism, the Renaissance and the Religious Reformation. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.The United States has two major Political Parties: One is the Democratic Party, which evolved out of Thomas Jefferson’s party, formed before 1800. The other is the Republican Party, which was formed in the 1850s. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.New York City is the second largest city of the United States. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.In the United States, every church is a completely independent organization,and concerned with its own finance and its own building. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.It was in 1954 that the Supreme Court ruled that the practice of segregating blacks into separate schools was unconstitional. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.The name of Knickerbocker comes from Washington Irving＇s History of New York(1809). (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.Scott Fitzgerald’s novel the Great Gatsby was about youth’s golden dream turning to true. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.Connecticut, in 1837, become the first state in the United States to pass a general act of incorporation, making it relatively simple for any group to get a corporate charter by complying with a sets of rules. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
17春《英语国家概况》(II)作业2
一、单选题：
1.One of the most frequently used musical instrument on a jazz band included a ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. violin
B. trumpet, and
C. piano
2.Another piano style, which was emerging in Chicago in the late 1920's and early 1930's, was called ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. boogie-woogie
B. ragtime
C. folk music
3.The Niagara Falls is located on the border of the United States with( ). (满分:5)
A. Mexico
B. Columbia
C. Panama
D. Canada
4.The United States was ratedin the world in terms of land area and the size of population. (满分:5)
A. second
B. third
C. fourth
D. fifth
5.The organization that is responsible for cracking down on domestic crimes is( ). (满分:5)
A. the FBI
B. the CIA
C. the Congress
D. the IRS
6.America's foremost jazz musician was ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. Louis Armstrong
B. Bruce Springsteen
C. Billy Holiday
7.Blues was derived from a blend of field chantey and spiritual which is( )( )( ). (满分:5)
A. a form of rock 'n' roll singing
B. a form of operatic singing originated in Europe
C. a form of country music singing
D. a form of hymn singing prevalent in African-American Christian churches
8.The instrument used in jazz music for sounding out melodies is ( )( ). (满分:5)
A. drums
B. banjo
C. piano
9."No taxation without representation" was the rallying cry of . (满分:5)
A. the settlers of Virginia
B. the people of Pennsylvania
C. the colonists in New England
D. the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution
10.Which of the following former presidents of USA used to be a sports commentator? (满分:5)
A. Bill Clinton
B. George Bush
C. Ronald Reagan
三、判断题：
1.In the summer of 1963, Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators marched to Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King, a famous leader of the Congress of Racial Equality(CORE), delivered his famous speech “I have a dream”. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.The “Hippies” was the one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their goal in life. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.After Legal segregation ended in the South as a result of the civil rights movement, and racism is no longer an extremely serious social, political problem in the U.S. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC), the Congress of Racial Equality(CORE), and the South Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC) are three main organizations in the civil rights movement. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.John Steven, an American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, was the first to use assembly line for manufacturing cars. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.It was Thomas Alva Edison who invented Phonograph. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, changed the way large numbers of women thought about themselves and other women. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.Former President Nixon remarked on several occasions that drug abuse is American’s “number one enemy” and that “we must declare war against it.” (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.The Grand Canyon National Park, one of America’s most famous scenic wonder, is approximately 120 kilometers north of Flagstaff, Utah. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.The Yellowstone National Park was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
17春《英语国家概况》(II)作业3
一、单选题：
1.Who is the head of Canadian government? (满分:5)
A. Governor general
B. Prime minister
C. Premier
2.Canada's energy resources are mainly located in ( ). (满分:5)
A. sparsely-populated areas
B. the south close to U.S. border
C. the east coast near Nova Scotia
3.Who is the Prime Minister of Canada at present? (满分:5)
A. Jean Chretien
B. Pierre Trudeau
C. Jean Chirac
4.Which automobile brand was the first to use assembly line in auto manufacturing? (满分:5)
A. Ford
B. Chrystler
C. Lincoln
5.The portraits of four American presidents were carved on which of the following mountains? (满分:5)
A. The Rocky Mountains
B. The Appalachian Mountains
C. Mt Rushmore
D. Mt Rainier
6.One important agreement between Canada and U.S. is FTA, which means ( ). (满分:5)
A. Federal Tariff Agreement
B. Free Trade Agreement
C. Finance Tax Agreement
7.The capital of Canada is? (满分:5)
A. Toronto
B. San Francisco
C. Ottawa
8.Which of the following writers is a Canadian? (满分:5)
A. Emily Bronte
B. Kate Chopin
C. Margaret Atwood
9.Which of the following is NOT a Canadian political party? (满分:5)
A. The Progressive Conservative Party
B. The Liberal Party
C. The Democratic Party
10.Where do most of the Inuit people live in Canada? (满分:5)
A. The arctic area
B. The west coast
C. The Atlantic Ocean
三、判断题：
1.It is believed that the Celtic invaders may have come to Ireland as early as the 6th century BC. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.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
3.The President of Ireland is only a symbolic Head of State and does not have executive power. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.Forty years ago, almost three quarters of existing schools were “confessional”, that is, associated with one Christian sect or another. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.Today, the Irish economy is dominated in many ways by many multinationals, particularly in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.The Great Famine lasted from 1845- 1848. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.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
8.Horse-racing is a very popular sport among the Irish because they can place a bet for the occasion. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.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
10.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
17春《英语国家概况》(II)作业4
一、单选题：
1.When Britain lost its status as a world power after World War II, Canada became a junior partner helping( ) global interests. (满分:5)
A. Indian
B. Australian
C. American
D. Russian
2.Prime Minister ( ) once said that the U.S.-Canada relationship was was like "a relationship between two farmers". (满分:5)
A. Louis St.Laurent
B. Wilfred Laurier
C. Lester Pearson
D. John A. Macdonald
3.In more recent years, partly through Canadian diplomatic efforts, things like ( )( )( ) and ( )( )( )have been put on the international agenda. (满分:5)
A. arms control, human rights
B. economic crisis, inequality
C. organized crime, drug trafficking
D. women'issues, the environment
4.Cultural survival is shown in the following ways except( )( ). (满分:5)
A. the attempt to maintain a Canadian identity
B. persistence of native Canadian people to maintain their distinctive cultures
C. dealing with the harsh natural environment
D. the survival of a French-Canadian identity in Quebec after the English had conquered the
5.Which Canadian prime minister referred to the two world wars as " the vortex of European militarism"? (满分:5)
A. Lester Pearson
B. Wilfred Laurier
C. Pierre Trudeau
D. Brian Mulroney
6.Canada is a member of ( ). (满分:5)
A. NATO
B. the Commonwealth
C. both NATO and the Commonwealth
7.In 1917, the Canadian government introduced conscription, which resulted in bitter resentment in the French-speaking ( ) province. (满分:5)
A. British Columbia
B. Nova Scotia
C. Ontario
D. Quebec
8.Which of the following industries account for more than half of the GDP in Canada? (满分:5)
A. primary industries
B. secondary industries
C. tertiary industries
D. none of them
9.Since the north is mainly unpopulated, the Canadian government, at one point, asked the ( )( )( )( )to patrol the area. (满分:5)
A. the Americans
B. the local Inuits
C. the Nato allies
D. the ANZUS
10.( ) is the most influential person in the Canadian government. (满分:5)
A. The Queen
B. A Cabinet Minister
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Governor General
三、判断题：
1.In the early 15th century, the British took over the continent of Australia and declared it “terra nullius”. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.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
3.Australia was essentially unknown in the West until the 17th century. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.The Australia, the senate of Parliament has the power to enact legislation. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.Wakefield Scheme was devised by Edward Wakefield, a convict and theorist on colonization, to solve the problem of labor shortage in colonial Australia. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.The Dreaming has an ‘elective affinity＇ with Capitalism. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.Australian government departments are administered only by the authority of the elected Ministers. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.The long wool boom helped to increase the population of Australia significantly. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.The Prime Minister and his Cabinet at federal level is the acknowledged center of Australian parliamentary power. (满分:5)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.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
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