北语17秋《英语国家概况》(Ⅰ)作业4.doc

谋学网1. Who wrote the long poem Paradise Lost?A. ShakespeareB. ChaucerC. MiltonD. John Cabot 满分：5 分2. In Australia, the federal government and the state governments are formed by _.A. the party chosen by the Governor-GeneralB. the party that has the most votesC. the party that has the majority of the House of RepresentativesD. the party that has the majority of the Senate 满分：5 分3. Which of the following organizations was started to provide medical help to people in remote and isolated places?A. The Red Cross SocietyB. MedicareC. The Royal Flying Doctor ServiceD. The National Health and Medical Research Council 满分：5 分4. The Head of State of New Zealand is _.A. the Prime MinisterB. the Governor-GeneralC. the British monarchD. the Ombudsman 满分：5 分5. Chaucer is he the author of( )A. BeowulfB. The CanterburyC. Rip Van WinkleD. Twelfth Night 满分：5 分6. The largest state in Australia in terms of population is _.A. QueenslandB. New South WalesC. Western AustraliaD. Victoria 满分：5 分7. The first European settlement on the continent began in _.A. 1901B. 1788C. 1770D. 1787 满分：5 分8. The first settlers of New Zealand were _.A. voyagers from East PolynesiaB. European navigatorsC. sealers and whalersD. Christian missionaries 满分：5 分9. Which of the following factors does not contribute to New Zealands environmental achievement?A. Favourable geographic featuresB. Low populationC. A late development of industryD. The ozone hole over Antarctica 满分：5 分10. In 1769, _ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain.A. Abel TasmanB. James CookC. Christian missionariesD. sealers and whalers 满分：5 分1. 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 满分：5 分2. The Governor-General acts only on the advice of the Executive Council that comprises himself and the Cabinet.A. 错误B. 正确 满分：5 分3. The Prime Minister and his Cabinet at federal level is the acknowledged center of Australian parliamentary power.A. 错误B. 正确 满分：5 分4. The continent of Australia is the largest, fattest and driest continent in the world.A. 错误B. 正确 满分：5 分5. The members of Australian parliament generally belong to one of the two major political parties, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) or the Coalition.A. 错误B. 正确 满分：5 分6. Australias policy of assimilation was founded on the belief that the white culture was progressive and superior while the indigenous culture was inferior.A. 错误B. 正确 满分：5 分7. Wakefield Scheme was devised by Edward Wakefield, a convict and theorist on colonization, to solve the problem of labor shortage in colonial Australia.A. 错误B. 正确 满分：5 分8. 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 满分：5 分9. Whistle-blowers are often experts in both senior and lower levels of bureaucracies who, discovering that their branch of the organization is in some way corrupt and inefficient, t