北语18秋《英语国家概况(I)》作业2（参考资料）

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【奥鹏】[北京语言大学]18秋《英语国家概况(I)》作业2
试卷总分:100    得分:100
第1题,The first European settlement on the continent began in ____________.
A、1901
B、1788
C、1770
D、1787



第2题,The cause of the Hundred Years＇ War was_     .
A、territorial
B、economic
C、partly territorial and partly economic
D、partly territorial and partly religious



第3题,The modern games of tennis originated in（　　　）in the late 19th century.
A、Scotland
B、Ireland
C、England
D、Wales



第4题,Australia's most common native plants are（　　　）.
A、palms and roses
B、willows and sunflowers
C、pines and orchids
D、eucalypts and wattles



第5题,_____ were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.
A、the Anglo-Saxons
B、the Normans
C、the Vikings
D、the Romans



第6题,The English Civil War is also called _     .
A、the Puritan Revolution
B、the Chartist Movement
C、the Wars of the Roses
D、the Hundred Years' War



第7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



第8题,How many seats in the House of Commons should a party hold at least in order to win the election?
A、651
B、326
C、626
D、351



第9题,British colonial expansion began with ______.
A、the establishment of the British East India Company in 1600
B、the settlement of the Dutch East India Company at Cape Town in 1652
C、the occupation of Chinese Hong Kong in 1841
D、the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583



第10题,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.



第11题,It was believed before 1980s that the government should play the central role in the promotion and maintenance of the social prosperity.
A、错误
B、正确



第12题,The battle of Bannockburn led by Robert the Bruce succeeded in winning the full independence of Wales.
A、错误
B、正确



第13题,In the 1950s and 1960s in an Irish family there were 2 or 3 children on average.
A、错误
B、正确



第14题,Amongst European nations, Britain is the largest investor in China and sells much more of its own manufactured goods in China than do German or France.
A、错误
B、正确



第15题,Charles Dickens is one of the most famous of English Modernist writers.
A、错误
B、正确



第16题,Australian government departments are administered only by the authority of the elected Ministers.
A、错误
B、正确



第17题,The convicts Elizabeth and James Ruse became the first successful farming family in Australia.
A、错误
B、正确



第18题,The Bill of Rights ensured that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.
A、错误
B、正确



第19题,The Irish Government has the sole power of making laws for the state.
A、错误
B、正确



第20题,In Britain the general election is normally held every four years.
A、错误
B、正确