北语12秋《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业2

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一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）V 1.  In 1787, Britain decided to colonize Australia because__________.
A. Captain Cook's account of his discovery was not interesting
B. Britain wanted to control the gold mines in Australia
C. Australia was an attractive place to the English people
D. Britain needed new places to transport its criminals
      满分：5  分
2.  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
3.  In Britain, the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by（　　）, and the Cavaliers who were King Charles’s supporters.
A. John Lilburne
B. Oliver Cromwell
C. Prince Rupert
D. William Joyce
      满分：5  分
4.  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
      满分：5  分
5.  The Australian Constitution can only be changed by___.
A. the Prime Minister
B. the Governor-General
C. the Parliament
D. referendum
      满分：5  分
6.  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
7.  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
      满分：5  分
8.  In Britain, thanks to the militant feminist movement of the suffragettes before the First World War, votes were granted to women over（　　）in 1918.
A. 20 B.25
B. 30
C. 35
      满分：5  分
9.  Why has Australia always been a continent with few people?
A. Because Australia is too far away from Europe
B. Because Australia is the least mountainous and most level of the world's continents
C. Because Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seas
D. Because most of the continent is hot and dry
      满分：5  分
10.  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

二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）V 1.  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
      满分：5  分
2.  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
3.  William Shakespeare＇s plays fall into three categories: tragedies such as Hamlet, comedies such as Merchant of Venice and historical plays like Charles II.
A. 错误
B. 正确
      满分：5  分
4.  The Tragical History of Dr Faustus is one of Shakespeare＇s most famous plays.
A. 错误
B. 正确
      满分：5  分
5.  “The City” refers to the historic area at the center of London. It is one of the biggest financial centers with the greatest concentration of banks, insurance companies and businesses dealing in commodities.
A. 错误
B. 正确
      满分：5  分
6.  The Times, which began publishing in 1785, is the British oldest daily newspaper.
A. 错误
B. 正确
      满分：5  分
7.  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
8.  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
9.  John Keats was superb at pictorial poetry---painting a picture with word.
A. 错误
B. 正确
      满分：5  分
10.  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
      满分：5  分

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