奥鹏作业网19秋《英语国家概况(I)》作业1
试卷总分:100 得分:100
一、单选题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)
1.By（ ）Britain had built up a big empire, “on which the sun never set”.
A.1930
B.1920
C.1910
D.1900
2.The first European settlement on the continent began in ______.
A.1901
B.1788
C.1787
D.1770
3.Who were the first inhabitants of the Australian continent?
A.European migrants
B.British settlers
C.Aboriginal people
4.The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _ .
A.1606
B.1066
C.1042
D.1035
5.Which of the following is NOT true about the British monarchy?
A.It seems that it enjoys no real power today.
B.It is the oldest institution of government.
C.It has maintained the continuity over the past thousand years.
D.It goes back to at least the 9th century.
6.______ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A.The Sydney Morning Herald
B.The Mercury
C.The Australian Financial Review
D.The Australian
7.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
8.The first European settlement on the continent began in__________.
A.1901
B.1788
C.1787
D.1770
9.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
10.Which of the following statements about the UK economy is not true?
A.There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards
B.Some smaller economies have overtaken the UK in terms o
C.Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies
D.Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945
二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)
11.The Welsh keep their own language, Welsh. And all those Welsh-speakers are also fluent in English.
12.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.
13.In the early 15th century, the British took over the continent of Australia and declared it “terra nullius”.
14.The Australia, the senate of Parliament has the power to enact legislation.
15.Strictly speaking, the Parliament today consists of two parts: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
16.The death blow to the Irish language was Ireland＇s accession to the EU.
17.In the UK, class divisions are not only economic but also cultural.
18.The home of golf is Scotland
19.The Governor-General acts only on the advice of the Executive Council that comprises himself and the Cabinet.
20.The most important single factor which influences British policy-makers is its history.
