北京语言大学13春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业2

13春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业2
试卷总分：100
单选题
判断题
一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）
V
1. The Australian Constitution can only be changed by___.
A. the Prime Minister
B. the Governor-General
C. the Parliament
D. referendum
此题选: D 满分：5 分
2. Which of the following phrases cannot be used to describe the continent of Australia?
A. The smallest continent
B. The largest island
C. The highest continent
D. The driest continent
满分：5 分
3. The European settlement ________ Aboriginal culture and society.
A. devastated
B. promoted the development of
C. had no effect on
D. brought prosperity to
满分：5 分
4. 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
此题选: D 满分：5 分
5. In Britain, the highest judicial appointments are made by the Queen on the advice of（　　　）.
A. the Lord Chancellor
B. the Prime Minister
C. the Speaker
D. the Attorney General
满分：5 分
6. 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
满分：5 分
7. The sharp increase in the Australian population after W.W.II was partly because__________.
A. a large postwar immigration program was carried out
B. the Aboriginal people and the Torres Strait Islanders were not included in the census before W.W.II
C. more British convicts were transported to Australia
D. Australian soldiers came back from the War
满分：5 分
8. By（　　　）Britain had built up a big empire, “on which the sun never set”.
A. 1900
B. 1910
C. 1920
D. 1930
满分：5 分
9. The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name form“（　　　）”
A. The Bill of Rights
B. The Agreement of the People
C. the People’s Charter
D. the Great Charter
满分：5 分
10. 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
此题选: D 满分：5 分
13春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业2
试卷总分：100
单选题
判断题
二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）
V
1. George Gordon Byron, John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley are three influential figures in the English Romantic Movement.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
2. Manufacturing industry is an important part of the UK economy, accounting for 5% of the nation＇s wealth
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
3. The Tragical History of Dr Faustus is one of Shakespeare＇s most famous plays.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
4. Britain, Canada, Russia, China and the US are the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
5. The first powerful flight in the world was made by Frank Whittle in the US in 1903.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
6. Traditionally, people gave Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on Boxing day, which is the day after Christmas.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
7. Robert Burns was a famous folk poet of Scotland.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
8. The home of golf is Scotland
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
9. Britain＇s service sector produces 65% of the UK＇s wealth with 70% of its workforce.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
10. The BBC stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation. It＇s Britain＇s main public service broadcaster.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分