《英语国家概况（I）》作业1

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

1.Australia is called＇a country on the sheep back＇ because ________.

A.it has the best species of sheep in the world

B.Australians ride on sheep back

C.Australians eat a lot of mutton

D.it makes a lot of profit from the sales of wool

2.New Zealand’s climate is generally（　　　）and seasonal differences are not so great.

A.dry and cold

B.mild and moist

C.hot and wet

D.windy and cold

3.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

4.______is not considered a characteristic of London.

A.The cultural centre

B.The business centre

C.The financial centre

D.The sports centre

5.The modern games of tennis originated in（　　　）in the late 19th century.

A.Scotland

B.Ireland

C.England

D.Wales

6.Which of the following is NOT a neighbouring country of Australia?

A.Indonesia

B.Papua New Guinea

C.Thailand

7.Who wrote the long poem Paradise Lost?

A.Shakespeare

B.Chaucer

C.Milton

D.John Cabot

8.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.

9.In Britain, thanks to the militant feminist movement of the suffragettes before the First World War, votes were granted to women over（　　）in 1918.

A.20 B.25

B.30

C.35

10.The original inhabitants of New Zealand are called___.

A.Eskimos

B.Aborigines

C.Indians

D.Maoris

二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

11.The word “Ireland” is used ambiguously to mean both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

12.The Governor-General acts only on the advice of the Executive Council that comprises himself and the Cabinet.

13.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.

14.While the English are largely protestant, the Irish of the Republic largely belong to the Roman Catholic faith.

15.In the 1950s and 1960s in an Irish family there were 2 or 3 children on average.

16.Charles Dickens is one of the most famous of English Modernist writers.

17.Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is well-known in the world for its most famous landmark.

18.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.

19.The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy: the official head of state is the Queen.

20.Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of two parts: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

《英语国家概况（I）》作业2

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

1.Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism ?

A.Keats

B.Shelley

C.Wordsworth

D.Defoe

2.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

3.______is not considered a characteristic of London.

A.The cultural centre

B.The business centre

C.The financial centre

D.The sports centre

4._____ were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.

A.the Anglo-Saxons

B.the Normans

C.the Vikings

D.the Romans

5._______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

6.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

7.Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of（　　　）.

A.its shape

B.its connection with Britain

C.its abundant natural resources

D.its green countryside

8.The Australian Day falls on __________.

A.April 25

B.Jan. 1

C.Jan. 26

9.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

10.The first European settlement on the continent began in ______.

A.1901

B.1788

C.1770

D.1787

二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

11.In communication, the Irish value talking most.

12.Manufacturing industry is an important part of the UK economy, accounting for 5% of the nation＇s wealth

13.The continent of Australia is the largest, fattest and driest continent in the world.

14.The Irish often have an informal style in regard to work practice.

15.The Prime Minister and his Cabinet at federal level is the acknowledged center of Australian parliamentary power.

16.Protestantism has been the most dominant form of religion in Australia over the first two hundred years of modern Australia society.

17.In 1541, Queen Elizabeth I declared to be the Queen of Ireland, the first monarch to do so.

18.The British Prime Minister is the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in a general election.

19.Australia was essentially unknown in the West until the 17th century.

20.It was believed before 1980s that the government should play the central role in the promotion and maintenance of the social prosperity.

《英语国家概况（I）》作业3

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

1.What are the major mineral exports of Australia?

A.Bauxite, alumina, and coal.

B.Bauxite, gold and mineral sands.

C.Crude oil, diamonds and liquefied natural gas.

D.Crude oil, alumina and coal.

2.The Head of State of New Zealand is _______.

A.the Prime Minister

B.the Governor-General

C.the British monarch

D.the Ombudsman

3.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

4.The Australian Constitution can only be changed by___.

A.the Prime Minister

B.the Governor-General

C.the Parliament

D.referendum

5.The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _ .

A.1035

B.1042

C.1066

D.1606

6.The Commonwealth of Australia, a federation of the six former colonies as states, came into being on__________.

A.Jan. 18, 1788

B.Jan. 26, 1788

C.Jan. 1, 1901

D.April 25, 1914

7.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

8.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

9.The largest state in Australia in terms of population is _______.

A.Queensland

B.New South Wales

C.Western Australia

D.Victoria

10.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

二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

11.The House of Commons is the real centre of British political life because it is the place where elected representatives make and debate policy.

12.The individual honored as “The Australia of the Year” is often a successful sporting hero.

13.Pauline set up the One Nation Party.

14.The Conservative party, the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats are the three major national parties in the UK.

15.Up until 1970＇s the Irish economy was inward-looking.

16.Britain＇s service sector produces 65% of the UK＇s wealth with 70% of its workforce.

17.The final blow to the Catholic Church came in referendum in 1995, when the Irish people voted for the legal provision of divorce.

18.Britain＇s agricultural sector produces 58% of the UK＇s food need with only 2% of its workforce.

19.Traditionally, people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on Boxing day, which is the day after Christmas.

20.The Times, which began publishing in 1785, is the British oldest daily newspaper.

《英语国家概况（I）》作业4

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

1.New Zealand＇s three largest ethnic groups in terms of population are ____________.

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

2.Which of the following is not true about Britain?

A.It used to be an imperial country in the world

B.It plays an active role as a member of European Union

C.It is a relatively wealthy and developed country

D.It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.

3.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

4.British colonial expansion began with ______.

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

5.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

6.Australia is divided into three geological parts. They are:__________.

A.the Great Dividing Range, NSW, and Tasmania

B.the Australian Alps, the Great Dividing Range and Western Australia

C.Northern Territory, South Australia and Tasmania

D.the Great Western Plateau, the Central Eastern Lowlands and the Eastern Highlands

7.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.

A.John Lilburne

B.Oliver Cromwell

C.Prince Rupert

D.William Joyce

8.Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for_______.

A.its most famous landmark, the "Giant's Causeway"

B.its rich cultural life

C.its low living standards

D.its endless political problems

9._____ can not be found in London.

A.Teahouses

B.Galleries

C.Museums

D.Theatres

10.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

二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)

11.The Australia, the senate of Parliament has the power to enact legislation.

12.The Parliament of Ireland is composed of two houses: the Dail and the Seanad or the Senate.

13.The individual honored as “The Australia of the Year” is often a successful sporting hero.

14.Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is well-known in the world for its most famous landmark.

15.Australia was essentially unknown in the West until the 17th century.

16.In the early 15th century, the British took over the continent of Australia and declared it “terra nullius”.

17.The most important single factor which influences British policy-makers is its history.

18.The Welsh keep their own language, Welsh. And all those Welsh-speakers are also fluent in English.

19.It was believed before 1980s that the government should play the central role in the promotion and maintenance of the social prosperity.

20.Manufacturing industry is an important part of the UK economy, accounting for 5% of the nation＇s wealth