北语18秋《英语国家概况(I)》作业4（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4
试卷总分:100    得分:100
第1题,Two of the most famous literary works of the late 17th century were _     .
A、Hamlet and Paradise Lost
B、Pilgrim s Progress and Paradise Lost
C、Paradise Lost and Shepherd's Calendar
D、Romeo and Juliet and Shepherd's Calendar



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,If a student wants to go to university in Britain, he will take the examination called_______.
A、General Certificate of Education--Advanced
B、General Certificate of Secondary Education
C、the common entrance examination
D、General National Vocational Qualifications



第4题,Traditional British farming involved（　　）, which dated back to the 5th century.
A、the open field system
B、the system of crop rotation
C、the use of artificial fertilizer
D、the use of new agricultural machinery



第5题,With which of the following countries has Australia achieved full free trade?
A、Japan
B、Britain
C、New Zealand
D、The United States.



第6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



第7题,The central part of Ireland is characterized by many lakes, low ridges and（　　　）.
A、peat bogs
B、rapid streams
C、small islands
D、high cliffs



第8题,______ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A、The Sydney Morning Herald
B、The Australian
C、The Mercury
D、The Australian Financial Review



第9题,______ was first adopted in Australia?.
A、The three-tier government system
B、Secret Ballots
C、The two-chamber parliament
D、The public services



第10题,By（　　　）Britain had built up a big empire, "on which the sun never set".
A、1900
B、1910
C、1920
D、1930



第11题,In the UK, Children are legally obliged to attend school from the age of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) to 15.
A、错误
B、正确



第12题,The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy: the official head of state is the Queen.
A、错误
B、正确



第13题,The Good Friday Agreement, approved on 10 April 1998, assures the loyalist community that Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom and it won't change its political status unless the majority of the people Northern Ireland agree.
A、错误
B、正确



第14题,In communication, the Irish value talking most.
A、错误
B、正确



第15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16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、错误
B、正确



第17题,Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is well-known in the world for its most famous landmark.
A、错误
B、正确



第18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、错误
B、正确



第19题,While the English are largely protestant, the Irish of the Republic largely belong to the Roman Catholic faith.
A、错误
B、正确



第20题,Forty years ago, almost three quarters of existing schools were "confessional", that is, associated with one Christian sect or another.
A、错误
B、正确