北语18秋《英语国家概况(I)》作业3（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3
试卷总分:100    得分:100
第1题,In Britain,(  )formally appoints important government ministers, judges,etc.
A、the Queen
B、the Prime Minister
C、the Lord President of the Council
D、the Speaker of the House of Commons



第2题,Who were the first inhabitants of the Australian continent?
A、British settlers
B、Aboriginal people
C、European migrants



第3题,_____ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A、The Sydney Morning Herald
B、The Australian
C、The Mercury
D、The Australian Financial Review



第4题,Ireland is one of the most___countries of Europe.
A、Puritan
B、Catholic
C、Christian
D、Protestant



第5题,The Australian Day falls on __________.
A、April 25
B、Jan. 1
C、Jan. 26



第6题,Which of the following was first adopted in Australia?
A、The three-tier government system
B、Secret Ballots
C、The two-chamber parliament
D、The public services



第7题,Which of the following about the Queen is not true?
A、The Queen selects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet
B、The Queen symbolises the tradition and unity of the British state
C、The Queen acts as a confidante to the Prime Minister
D、The Queen is the temporal head of the Church of England



第8题,Chaucer is he the author of(  )
A、Beowulf
B、The Canterbury
C、Rip Van Winkle
D、Twelfth Night



第9题,______ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A、The Sydney Morning Herald
B、The Australian
C、The Mercury
D、The Australian Financial Review



第10题,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



第11题,The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by William the Conqueror.
A、错误
B、正确



第12题,The Prime Minister and his Cabinet at federal level is the acknowledged center of Australian parliamentary power.
A、错误
B、正确



第13题,Australia was essentially unknown in the West until the 17th century.
A、错误
B、正确



第14题,The Parliament alone has no power to change the terms of the Constitution.
A、错误
B、正确



第15题,In Britain the general election is normally held every four years.
A、错误
B、正确



第16题,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



第17题,The Bill of Rights ensured that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.
A、错误
B、正确



第18题,In 1541, Queen Elizabeth I declared to be the Queen of Ireland, the first monarch to do so.
A、错误
B、正确



第19题,The Dreaming has an 'elective affinity＇ with Capitalism.
A、错误
B、正确



第20题,Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies.
A、错误
B、正确