奥鹏作业网20春《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.How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election?
A.651
B.626
C.351
D.326
2.___is the Maori name for New Zealand，meaning” land of the long，white cloud”．
A.Waitangi
B.Maoritanga
C.Kiwi
D.Aotearoa
3.The cause of the Hundred Years＇ War was_ .
A.territorial
B.partly territorial and partly religious
C.partly territorial and partly economic
D.economic
4.In Australia, the federal government and the state governments are formed by _______.
A.the party that has the most votes
B.the party that has the majority of the Senate
C.the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives
D.the party chosen by the Governor-General
5.New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi, _______.
A.which was the only mammal in New Zealand
B.which was introduced to New Zealand about 1000 years ago
C.which is an introduced flightless bird
D.which is a native flightless bird
6._____ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A.The Sydney Morning Herald
B.The Mercury
C.The Australian Financial Review
D.The Australian
7.The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate________.
A.the founding of the Commonwealth of Australia
B.the first European settlement of the continent
C.the discovery of the great southern unknown land’
D.Captain James Cook’s first voyage around Australia
8.Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of（ ）.
A.its shape
B.its green countryside
C.its connection with Britain
D.its abundant natural resources
9.Australia’s most common native plants are（ ）.
A.willows and sunflowers
B.pines and orchids
C.palms and roses
D.eucalypts and wattles
10.The British government departments are staffed by members of（ ）, whose duty is to assist in carrying out laws passed by Parliament.
A.the Privy Council
B.the House of Lords
C.the House of Commons
D.the Civil Service
二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)
11.The President of Ireland is only a symbolic Head of State and does not have executive power.
12.The Bill of Rights ensured that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.
13.The word “Ireland” is used ambiguously to mean both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
14.The Queen also acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister.
15.Oliver Cromwell was the leader of the parliamentary army during the English Civil War in the revolutionary period of the 17th century.
16.The Tragical History of Dr Faustus is one of Shakespeare＇s most famous plays.
17.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.
18.William Shakespeare＇s plays fall into three categories: tragedies such as Hamlet, comedies such as Merchant of Venice and historical plays like Charles II.
19.The home of golf is Scotland
20.Horse-racing is a very popular sport among the Irish because they can place a bet for the occasion.
