奥鹏作业网19秋《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.In 1769, ______ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain.
A.sealers and whalers
B.James Cook
C.Christian missionaries
D.Abel Tasman
2._____ can not be found in London.
A.Theatres
B.Teahouses
C.Museums
D.Galleries
3.Which of the following is not involved in making the British foreign policy?
A.The Queen of Britain
B.The Prime Minister and Cabinet
C.The Ministry of Defence and the Treasury
D.The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
4.Which of the following about the BBC is not true?
A.There is no advertising on any of the BBC programmes
B.The BBC provides the World Service throughout the world
C.The BBC is funded by licence fees paid by people who possess television receiving sets
D.The BBC has four television channels
5.Australia’s most common native plants are（ ）.
A.willows and sunflowers
B.pines and orchids
C.palms and roses
D.eucalypts and wattles
6.The cause of the Hundred Years＇ War was_ .
A.territorial
B.partly territorial and partly religious
C.partly territorial and partly economic
D.economic
7.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
8.The English Civil War is also called _ .
A.the Wars of the Roses
B.the Puritan Revolution
C.the Hundred Years’ War
D.the Chartist Movement
9.Which of the following countries are Australia＇s major trading partners?
A.New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
B.Japan and the United States.
C.EC and countries in south-east Asi
D.Britain and Japan.
10.The modern games of tennis originated in（ ）in the late 19th century.
A.Wales
B.Scotland
C.Ireland
D.England
二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)
11.A low rate of domestic industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of overseas investment is still a characteristic of the UK economy.
12.India, popularly known as “The Jew in the Grown” of the British Empire gained its independence in 1954.
13.The BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation. It＇s Britain＇s main public service broadcaster.
14.Pauline set up the One Nation Party.
15.Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies.
16.The Times, which began publishing in 1785, is the British oldest daily newspaper.
17.Sinn Fein is the illegal political party in Northern Ireland which supports the IRA (Irish Republic Army) to fight for the union of Ireland.
18.Today, the Irish economy is dominated in many ways by many multinationals, particularly in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries.
19.The President of Ireland is only a symbolic Head of State and does not have executive power.
20.The final blow to the Catholic Church came in referendum in 1995, when the Irish people voted for the legal provision of divorce.
