奥鹏作业网20春《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.The Australian Day falls on __________.
A.Jan. 26
B.Jan. 1
C.April 25
2.In the 18th century, there appeared___in England, which owed a great deal to the invertion of machines.
A.the Wars of the Roses
B.the Religious Reformation
C.the Industrial Revolution
D.the Bourgeois Reformation
3.The Australian Constitution can only be changed by___.
A.the Prime Minister
B.the Parliament
C.the Governor-General
D.referendum
4.Which statement is NOT true about Ireland ?
A.The Republic of Ireland is an independent country
B.Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom
C.Ireland is divided into two political units
D.Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of its rich deposit of emeralds
5.Chaucer is he the author of( )
A.Twelfth Night
B.The Canterbury
C.Rip Van Winkle
D.Beowulf
6.In the 1970s, oil was discovered in（ ）, but the revenue from oil did not create an economic miracle for Britain.
A.the St. George Sea
B.the North Sea
C.the Irish Sea
D.the English Channel
7.The Head of State of New Zealand is _______.
A.the Prime Minister
B.the Ombudsman
C.the Governor-General
D.the British monarch
8.Northern Ireland，which takes up the northern fifth of Ireland，is a fourth political division of___.
A.the United Kingdom
B.the British Isles
C.Britain
D.A or B
9._______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.Cultural differences between immigrants and the British
D.Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker
10.The first settlers of New Zealand were _______.
A.voyagers from East Polynesia
B.sealers and whalers
C.European navigators
D.Christian missionaries
二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)
11.The long wool boom helped to increase the population of Australia significantly.
12.The members of Australian parliament generally belong to one of the two major political parties, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) or the Coalition.
13.Australia＇s policy of assimilation was founded on the belief that the white culture was progressive and superior while the indigenous culture was inferior.
14.The death blow to the Irish language was Ireland＇s accession to the EU.
15.The individual honored as “The Australia of the Year” is often a successful sporting hero.
16.Sinn Fein is the illegal political party in Northern Ireland which supports the IRA (Irish Republic Army) to fight for the union of Ireland.
17.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by William the Conqueror.
18.The Parliament alone has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.
19.India, popularly known as “The Jew in the Grown” of the British Empire gained its independence in 1954.
20.Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies.
