奥鹏作业网21春《英语国家概况（I）》作业_3
1.[单选题] The original inhabitants of New Zealand are called___.
A.Eskimos
B.Aborigines
C.Indians
D.Maoris
答:——D——
2.[单选题] Who wrote the long poem Paradise Lost?
A.Shakespeare
B.Chaucer
C.Milton
D.John Cabot
答:——C——
3.[单选题] In Australia___has the country’s richest farmland and best grazing land.
A.the Great Western Plateau
B.the Eastern Highlands
C.the Central Eastern Lowlands
D.the Outback
答:——C——
4.[单选题] New Zealand＇s three largest ethnic groups in terms of population are ____________.
A.New Zealanders with European ancestry, Chinese and Maori
B.Maori, Indian and people from the Pacific Islands
C.New Zealanders with European ancestry, Maori and people from the Pacific Islands
D.People from the Pacific Islands, Maori and Chinese
答:————
5.[单选题] In Britain, the Speaker is a member who is acceptable to all shades of opinion in （ ）.
A.the Privy Council
B.the House of Lords
C.the Supreme Court
D.the House of Commons
答:————
6.[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:————
7.[单选题] The Australian Day falls on __________.
A.April 25
B.Jan. 1
C.Jan. 26
答:————
8.[单选题] The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate________.
A.the founding of the Commonwealth of Australia
B.the discovery of the great southern unknown land’
C.the first European settlement of the continent
D.Captain James Cook’s first voyage around Australia
答:————
9.[单选题] Northern Ireland，which takes up the northern fifth of Ireland，is a fourth political division of___.
A.the United Kingdom
B.Britain
C.the British Isles
D.A or B
答:————
10.[单选题] ___is the Maori name for New Zealand，meaning” land of the long，white cloud”．
A.Kiwi
B.Waitangi
C.Maoritanga
D.Aotearoa
答:————
11.[判断题] In the early 15th century, the British took over the continent of Australia and declared it “terra nullius”.
A.对
B.错
答:————奥鹏北语答案q599792222 或请进 opzy.net
12.[判断题] The continent of Australia is the largest, fattest and driest continent in the world.
A.对
B.错
答:————
13.[判断题] Australia was essentially unknown in the West until the 17th century.
A.对
B.错
答:————
14.[判断题] A low rate of domestic industrial investment coupled with a very high rate of overseas investment is still a characteristic of the UK economy.
A.对
B.错
答:————
15.[判断题] Protestantism has been the most dominant form of religion in Australia over the first two hundred years of modern Australia society.
A.对
B.错
答:————
16.[判断题] Australia＇s policy of assimilation was founded on the belief that the white culture was progressive and superior while the indigenous culture was inferior.
A.对
B.错
答:————
17.[判断题] Britain＇s service sector produces 65% of the UK＇s wealth with 70% of its workforce.
A.对
B.错
答:————
18.[判断题] Under the White Australia Policy, immigrants to Australia had to take a test in a European language, the failure of which would be given the status of prohibited immigrant.
A.对
B.错
答:————
19.[判断题] Robert Burns was a famous folk poet of Scotland.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20.[判断题] The earliest settlers in Ireland came around 7000 BC in the Mesolithic or middle Stone Age Period.
A.对
B.错
答:————
