北京语言大学13春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业3

13春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业3
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. Convict transportation to the mainland of Australia ended in__________.
A. 1840
B. 1855
C. 1851
D. 1901
满分：5 分
2. What are the major mineral exports of Australia?
A. Bauxite, alumina, and coal.
B. Bauxite, gold and mineral sands.
C. Crude oil, diamonds and liquefied natural gas.
D. Crude oil, alumina and coal.
满分：5 分
3. Local authorities in Great Britain raise revenue through（ 　　　）.
A. the income tax
B. the council tax
C. the capital receipts
D. personal contribution
满分：5 分
4. 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 Cooks first voyage around Australia
满分：5 分
5. 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
此题选: D 满分：5 分
6. ______ was first adopted in Australia?.
A. The three-tier government system
B. Secret Ballots
C. The two-chamber parliament
D. The public services
满分：5 分
7. In the 18th century, there appeared___in England, which owed a great deal to the invertion of machines.
A. the Industrial Revolution
B. the Bourgeois Reformation
C. the Wars of the Roses
D. the Religious Reformation
满分：5 分
8. Ireland is one of the most___countries of Europe.
A. Puritan
B. Catholic
C. Christian
D. Protestant
满分：5 分
9. The first European settlement on the continent began in ____________.
A. 1901
B. 1788
C. 1770
D. 1787
满分：5 分
10. ___is the Maori name for New Zealand，meaning" land of the long，white cloud"．
A. Kiwi
B. Waitangi
C. Maoritanga
D. Aotearoa
此题选: D 满分：5 分
13春《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业3
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. The earliest settlers in Ireland came around 7000 BC in the Mesolithic or middle Stone Age Period.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
2. The Parliament of Ireland is composed of two houses: the Dail and the Seanad or the Senate.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
3. In communication, the Irish value talking most.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
4. Christianity was introduced into Ireland by the Normans in the 6th century.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
5. The word “Ireland” is used ambiguously to mean both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
6. Ireland is situated in the extreme northwest of Europe.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
7. Ireland joined the EU in 1970.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
8. The Irish Government has the sole power of making laws for the state.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
9. The President of Ireland is only a symbolic Head of State and does not have executive power.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分
10. Up until 1970＇s the Irish economy was inward-looking.
A. 错误
B. 正确
满分：5 分