奥鹏作业网21春《英语国家概况（I）》作业_4
1.[单选题] New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi, _______.
A.which is a native flightless bird
B.which was the only mammal in New Zealand
C.which was introduced to New Zealand about 1000 years ago
D.which is an introduced flightless bird
答:——A——
2.[单选题] 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
答:——D——
3.[单选题] In Australia, the federal government and the state governments are formed by ___________.
A.the party chosen by the Governor-General
B.the party that has the most votes
C.the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives
D.the party that has the majority of the Senate
答:——C——
4.[单选题] ______ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A.The Sydney Morning Herald
B.The Australian
C.The Mercury
D.The Australian Financial Review
答:————
5.[单选题] The British government departments are staffed by members of（ ）, whose duty is to assist in carrying out laws passed by Parliament.
A.the Civil Service
B.the Privy Council
C.the House of Lords
D.the House of Commons
答:————
6.[单选题] In 1769, ______ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain.
A.Abel Tasman
B.James Cook
C.Christian missionaries
D.sealers and whalers
答:————
7.[单选题] Australia’s most common native plants are（ ）.
A.palms and roses
B.willows and sunflowers
C.pines and orchids
D.eucalypts and wattles
答:————
8.[单选题] Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism ?
A.Keats
B.Shelley
C.Wordsworth
D.Defoe
答:————
9.[单选题] The two animals in Australia＇s coat of arms are _________.
A.koala and kangaroo
B.emu and kangaroo
C.emu and koala
答:————
10.[单选题] New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi, ________.
A.which is a native flightless bird
B.which was the only mammal in New Zealand
C.which was introduced to New Zealand about 1000 years ago
D.which is an introduced flightless bird
答:————
11.[判断题] The Parliament of Ireland is composed of two houses: the Dail and the Seanad or the Senate.
A.对
B.错
答:————
12.[判断题] Traditionally, people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on Boxing day, which is the day after Christmas.
A.对
B.错
答:————
13.[判断题] The battle of Bannockburn led by Robert the Bruce succeeded in winning the full independence of Wales.
A.对
B.错
答:————
14.[判断题] The House of Commons is the real centre of British political life because it is the place where elected representatives make and debate policy.
A.对
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答:————
15.[判断题] The Irish legal system is arranged in a hierarchy, with District Court at the bottom and Supreme Court at the top.
A.对
B.错
答:————
16.[判断题] The doctrine of “divine rights of kings” held that sovereign divine his authority from God, not from his subjects.
A.对
B.错
答:————
17.[判断题] George Orwell wrote the book 1984 that began “Postmodernism” in Britain literature.
A.对
B.错
答:————
18.[判断题] It was believed before 1980s that the government should play the central role in the promotion and maintenance of the social prosperity.
A.对
B.错
答:————
19.[判断题] Charles Dickens is one of the most famous of English Modernist writers.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20.[判断题] In the UK, class divisions are not only economic but also cultural.
A.对
B.错
答:————
