奥鹏作业网20秋《英语国家概况（II）》作业1
1.[单选题] The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from ___________.
A.George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
D. John Locke
答:——D——
2.[单选题] The______describes the three branches of Government in New Zealand: The Executive (the Sovereign and Cabinet), the legislature (Parliament) and the judiciary (Courts).
A.Constitution Act
B.Bill of Rights Act
C.Human Rights Act
答:——A——
3.[单选题] The first English permanent settlement was founded in 1607 in _________.
A.New York
B. San Francisco
C. Virginia
答:——C——
4.[单选题] Who is Abraham Lincoln? What was he famous for?
A.Uncle Tom’s Cabin
B. The Federalist Papers
C. The Emancipation Proclamation
答:————
5.[单选题] Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?
A.Separation of state and church
B. Respect of education
C. Intolerant moralism
D. A sense of mission
答:————
6.[单选题] The first inhabitants of the American continent were_________.
A.the Italians
B. the Spanish
C. the Indians
答:————
7.[单选题] Lord Baltimore＇s feudal plan failed because ___________.
A.there were more Protestant than Catholics in Maryland
B. the wilderness of the continent made the plan impossible
C. there was plenty of land while labor was scarce
D. the English king did not like the plan
答:————
8.[单选题] established the system of government and these were later consolidated.
A.The Constitution Act in 1852
B.The Bill of Rights Act 1990
C.The Human Rights Act 1993
答:————
9.[单选题] Three of the most famous primitive tribes living in the American continent created such brilliant civilizations. They are _____________.
A.the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas
B. the Iroquois, the Pueblo, and the Pima Indians
C. Yadkin, Coles Creeks, and Smoky Hills
答:————
10.[单选题] The basic political system is closely patterned on that of the______System, although a number of significant modifications have been made.
A.Washington
B.Washminster
C.Westminster*
答:————
11.[判断题] The coming of colonists in the 17th century entailed careful planning and management, as well as considerable expense and risk.
A.对
B.错
答:————
12.[判断题] External trade is of little importance to New Zealand.
A.对
B.错
答:————
13.[判断题] Attempts through the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Townshend Acts to raise money rather than control trade met with growing resistance in the colonies.
A.对
B.错
答:————
14.[判断题] The Quakers of Penn’s colony, like their counterparts across the Delaware River in New Jersey, established an extremely liberal government for the seventeenth century.
A.对
B.错
答:————
15.[判断题] The earliest settlers in Ireland came around 7000 BC in the Mesolithic or middle Stone Age Period.
A.对
B.错
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16.[判断题] Similar to the colonization policies of other countries and other periods, the emigration from England was directly sponsored by the government.
A.对
B.错
答:————
17.[判断题] New Zealand is one of the top five dairy exporters in the world.
A.对
B.错
答:————
18.[判断题] Ireland is situated in the extreme northwest of Europe.
A.对
B.错
答:————
19.[判断题] Puritans believed in predestination. This doctrine holds that God is all-powerful and all-knowing; therefore, the fate of each individual soul is known to God at birth. Nothing an individual can do or say could change their ultimate fate.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20.[判断题] New Zealand’s highest court from 1840 to 2004 was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
A.对
B.错
答:————
21.[判断题] Over the last 25 years New Zealand’s economy has gone from being one of the most regulated in the OECD to one of the least regulated.
A.对
B.错
答:————
22.[判断题] The British had many advantages in the war, including a large, well-trained army and navy and many Loyalists who supported the British Empire.
A.对
B.错
答:————
23.[判断题] Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 16 years, but children may enter school at 5 and continue until they are 19.
A.对
B.错
答:————
24.[判断题] The head of state in New Zealand is the Governor-General.
A.对
B.错
答:————
25.[判断题] Today, the Chief Justice is still a member of the Court of Appeal.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20秋《英语国家概况（II）》作业2
1.[单选题] When did industrialization take place in the United States?
A.Around 1776
B. Around the turn of the 19th century
C. Around the turn of the 20th century
D. After World War II
答:——C——
2.[单选题] The historical document, adopted on July 4 by the Congress, 1776, which officially proclaimed the independence of 13 North American colonies was called________.
A.the Emancipation Proclamation
B. the Declaration of Independence
C. the Paris Treaty
答:——B——
3.[单选题] The U.S. government consists of three branches:___________.
A.the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch
B.the State Department, the Department of Defense, and the Energy Department
C.the White House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court
答:——A——
4.[单选题] Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?
A.The growth of capitalism
B. The Renaissance
C. The Religious Reformation
D. The spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
答:————
5.[单选题] The following were the main Reformation leaders except ___________.
A.Martin Luther
B. Martin Luther King
C. John Calvin
D. The English King Henry VIII
答:————
6.[单选题] Alexander Hamilton was 。
A.The first Secretary of Treasury of the USA
B. The first president of the USA
答:————
7.[单选题] The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except ___________.
A.challenging the authority of the Pope
B. salvation through faith
C. salvation through the church
D. establishing a direct contact with God
答:————
8.[单选题] What is the idea behind checks and balances?
A.To help the president get more power
B. To restrict governmental power and prevent its abuse
C. To help the Congress to derive more authorities
答:————
9.[单选题] The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ___________.
A.George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. William Penn
D. Benjamin Franklin
答:————
10.[单选题] Do you happen to know of the name of George Washington? Is he_________?
A.one of the founding fathers of the United States
B. the first Governor of the State of New York
C. the author of the Declaration of Independence
答:————
11.[单选题] In 1773, a group of patriots responded to the tea tax by staging the ______________.
A.”Boston Tea Party”
B. the Republican Party
C. the League of Nations
答:————
12.[单选题] Which of the following political parties is American in origin?
A.The Republican Party
B. The Green Party
C. The Labor Party
答:————
13.[单选题] The first major religious revival in the middle of the ______ century injected new vigor into American religion.
A.17th
B.18th
C.19th
D.20th
答:————
14.[单选题] During the first half of the 19th century the population of the U.S. was overwhelmingly ______ .
A.Catholic
B.Jews
C.Muslims
D.Protestants
答:————
15.[单选题] Which of the following was NOT a denomination of Protestantism?
A.Catholics
B. Puritans
C. Quakers
D. Church of England
答:————
16.[判断题] John Steven, an American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, was the first to use assembly line for manufacturing cars.
A.对
B.错
答:————
17.[判断题] Alexander Hamilton is the second Secretary of Treasure of the United States.
A.对
B.错
答:————
18.[判断题] The American belief in “free enterprise” has precluded a major role for government.
A.对
B.错
答:————
19.[判断题] Two-third of the cropland in the United States is planted in crops destined for export-to Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20.[判断题] After the president vetoes a law, Congress may override the veto by a three-fourths vote of both houses.
A.对
B.错
答:————
21.[判断题] More than one-quarter of all Americans are now of the Roman Catholic faith.
A.对
B.错
答:————
22.[判断题] John H Hall played a significant role in developing the “American system of production” in early 19th century-using interchangeable parts for mass manufacturing, which lowered costs and improved efficiency.
A.对
B.错
答:————
23.[判断题] The government continues in office only as long as it retains the confidence of the House of Representatives.
A.对
B.错
答:————
24.[判断题] Throughout its history, America has been a land defined by religious faith and freedom.
A.对
B.错
答:————
25.[判断题] 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.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20秋《英语国家概况（II）》作业3
1.[单选题] Which of the following former presidents of USA used to be a sports commentator?
A.Bill Clinton
B. George Bush
C. Ronald Reagan
答:——C——
2.[单选题] The United States was rated___in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.
A.second
B. third
C. fourth
D. fifth
答:——C——
3.[单选题] Who first introduced the “moving assembly” line?
A.Eli Whitney
B. Samuel Slater
C. Henry Ford
D. Adam Smith
答:——C——
4.[单选题] The portraits of four American presidents were carved on which of the following mountains?
A.The Rocky Mountains
B. The Appalachian Mountains
C. Mt Rushmore
D. Mt Rainier
答:————
5.[单选题] The Niagara Falls is located on the border of the United States with_______.
A.Mexico
B. Columbia
C. Panama
D. Canada
答:————
6.[单选题] Who invented the telephone?
A.Abraham Lincoln
B. Alexander Bell
C. Thomas Edison
答:————
7.[单选题] In the early 1960s, Betty Friedan published a book called ______.
A.The Feminine Mystique
B. profiles in Courage
C. The Other America
D. Catcher in the Rye
答:————
8.[单选题] Another piano style, which was emerging in Chicago in the late 1920＇s and early 1930＇s, was called _________.
A.boogie-woogie
B. ragtime
C. folk music
答:————
9.[单选题] Which of the following cities is known for its casinos for gambling?
A.Seattle
B. Atlantic City
C. Chicago
D. San Francisco
答:————
10.[单选题] Mark Twain is the author’s ______.
A.real name
B. a pen name
答:————
11.[单选题] How many players are there on each team in a basketball game?
A.5
B. 6
C. 11
答:————
12.[单选题] Which automobile brand was the first to use assembly line in auto manufacturing?
A.Ford
B. Chrystler
C. Lincoln
答:————
13.[单选题] Who invented the phonograph and the electric light?
A.Thomas Edison
B. John F Kennedy
C. Bill Gates
答:————
14.[单选题] The organization that is responsible for cracking down on domestic crimes is_____.
A.the FBI
B. the CIA
C. the Congress
D. the IRS
答:————
15.[单选题] The 1960s saw the civil rights movement whose goals were to fight for the equal rights for the colored people and to bring an end to ________.
A.segregation laws
B. labor law
C. affirmative action
答:————
16.[判断题] The Yellowstone National Park was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
A.对
B.错
答:————
17.[判断题] James Naismith was a Canadian-born physical education teacher in Massachusetts. He invented basketball game in 1891.
A.对
B.错
答:————
18.[判断题] Forty years ago, almost three quarters of existing schools were “confessional”, that is, associated with one Christian sect or another.
A.对
B.错
答:————
19.[判断题] The “Hippies” was the one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their goal in life.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20.[判断题] Scott Fitzgerald’s novel the Great Gatsby was about youth’s golden dream turning to true.
A.对
B.错
答:————
21.[判断题] U.S. leaders, following the principles of the Atlantic Charter, hoped to shape the postwar world by opening up the world’s markets to international trade.
A.对
B.错
答:————
22.[判断题] The famous so-called “X-Article” was published on the journal Foreign Affairs in 1947.
A.对
B.错
答:————
23.[判断题] Early jazz was identified by its polyrhythmic structure, a clearly contribution from the complex drumming of West Africa brought over to America by black slaves.
A.对
B.错
答:————
24.[判断题] In Asia, the United States tried to contain the People’s Republic of China as well. The United States did not formally recognize the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for 30 years after its founding.
A.对
B.错
答:————
25.[判断题] In the United States, four out of five private schools are run by churches, synagogues or other religious group.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20秋《英语国家概况（II）》作业4
1.[单选题] Which of the following industries account for more than half of the GDP in Canada?
A.primary industries
B. secondary industries
C. tertiary industries
D. none of them
答:——C——
2.[单选题] Canada became a full-fledged and sovereign state after _____.
A.American Civil War
B. World War I
C. World War II
答:——C——
3.[单选题] Prime Minister _______ once said that the U.S.-Canada relationship was was like “a relationship between two farmers”.
A.Louis St.Laurent
B. Wilfred Laurier
C. Lester Pearson
D. John A. Macdonald
答:——A——
4.[单选题] What are the original inhabitants of Canada now called?
A.The Indians
B. The First Nations
C. The Eskimos
答:————
5.[单选题] Cultural survival is shown in the following ways except___________.
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 French in Quebec
答:————
6.[单选题] In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speak _______.
A.German
B. French
C. Mandarin Chinese
D. Cantonese
答:————
7.[单选题] In 1917, the Canadian government introduced conscription, which resulted in bitter resentment in the French-speaking _______ province.
A.British Columbia
B. Nova Scotia
C. Ontario
D. Quebec
答:————
8.[单选题] Canada is a member of ______.
A.NATO
B. the Commonwealth
C. both NATO and the Commonwealth
答:————
9.[单选题] _______was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts made to introduce a UN peacekeeping force into the Suez Canal region during the crisis of 1956.
A.Brian Mulroney
B. Pierre Trudeau
C. John Holms
D. Lester Pearson
答:————
10.[单选题] To promote peace and cooperation among nations, Canada plays an active role in international organizations. Which of the following is the exception?
A.the United Nations
B. the Commonwealth
C. the National Organization of Women
D. la Francophonie
答:————
11.[单选题] During _____ administration， Canada recognized the People’s Republic of China.
A.Wilfred Laurier＇s
B. Lester Pearson＇s
C. MacKinzie King＇s
D. Brian Mulroney＇s
答:————
12.[单选题] Most farming takes place in ________.
A.west coast near British Columbia
B. northern prairie area
C. southern part near the border
答:————
13.[单选题] Canada once called itself a “bicultural” society. What does this “bicultural” refer to?
A.English and French cultures
B. Canadian and American cultures
C. English and Indian cultures
答:————
14.[单选题] In more recent years, partly through Canadian diplomatic efforts, things like ____________ and ____________have been put on the international agenda.
A.arms control, human rights
B. economic crisis, inequality
C. organized crime, drug trafficking
D. women’issues, the environment
答:————
15.[单选题] In 1988, Canada established with _____________ the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to help facilitate economic integration, and later ___________ joined the group.
A.the United States, Mexico
B. Australia, New Zealand
C. Great Britain, France
D. Norway, Mexico
答:————
16.[单选题] Since the north is mainly unpopulated, the Canadian government, at one point, asked the ___________________to patrol the area.
A.the Americans
B. the local Inuits
C. the Nato allies
D. the ANZUS
答:————
17.[单选题] Which group of people were forced to live in special camps during the WWII?
A.Japanese Canadians
B. Chinese Canadians
C. Native Canadians
答:————
18.[单选题] One important agreement between Canada and U.S. is FTA, which means ______.
A.Federal Tariff Agreement
B. Free Trade Agreement
C. Finance Tax Agreement
答:————
19.[单选题] According to the author, Canada entered into its golden age of international diplomacy in the 1950s, the period of which was capped by Canada＇s role in _____________.
A.the Suez Crisis of 1956
B. the World Trade Organization
C. the NATO
D. World Health Organization
答:————
20.[单选题] _______ is the most influential person in the Canadian government.
A.The Queen
B. A Cabinet Minister
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Governor General
答:————
21.[判断题] Today, American citizens over the age of 21 cannot be denied the right to vote, regardless of race, religion, sex, disability, or sexual orientation.
A.对
B.错
答:————
22.[判断题] The Grand Banks have been called the “wheat fields” of Newfoundland.
A.对
B.错
答:————
23.[判断题] Canada is a developed country and one of the wealthiest in the world, with the tenth highest per capita income globally (in 2013), and the eighth highest ranking in the Human Development Index (with the HDI value for 2013 being 0.902).
A.对
B.错
答:————
24.[判断题] No permanent European settlements were made in Canada until the early 18th century.
A.对
B.错
答:————
25.[判断题] Canada is officially bilingual both at the federal level and at the provincial level.
A.对
B.错
答:————
