北京语言大学《英语国家概况(Ⅱ)》20秋作业2答案

1、北京语言大学英语国家概况()20秋作业2答案The Niagara Falls is located on the border of the United States with _.A.MexicoB.ColumbiaC.PanamaD.CanadaAmerica's foremost jazz musician was _.A.Louis ArmstrongB.Bruce SpringsteenC.Billy HolidayWho is the head of Canadian government?A.Governor generalB.Prime ministerC.Prem

2、ier“No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of _.A.the settlers of VirginiaB.the people of PennsylvaniaC.the colonists in New EnglandD.the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American RevolutionFormer President Ronald Reagan used to be a _.A.basketball playerB.sports radio a

3、nnouncerC.conservative political columnistD.sports writerWhere do most of the Inuit people live in Canada?A.The arctic areaB.The west coastC.The Atlantic OceanCanada is a member of _.A.NATOB.the CommonwealthC.both NATO and the CommonwealthWhen Britain lost its status as a world power after World War

4、 II, Canada became a junior partner helping _ global interests.A.IndianB.AustralianC.AmericanD.RussianWhich of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?A.The growth of capitalismB.The RenaissanceC.The Religious ReformationD.The spiritual leadership o

5、f the Roman Catholic ChurchWhich of the following provinces is the home of most French-speaking people in Canada?A.ManitobaB.SaskatchewanC.OntarioD.QuebecThe Greensboro students “sit-in” was believe to be the beginning of the civil rights movement.()A.错误B.正确Former President Nixon remarked on several

6、 occasions that drug abuse is American's “number one enemy” and that “we must declare war against it.”()A.错误B.正确Today, the Irish economy is dominated in many ways by many multinationals, particularly in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries.()A.错误B.正确The death blow to the Irish language w

7、as Ireland's accession to the EU.()A.错误B.正确The earliest settlers in Ireland came around 7000 BC in the Mesolithic or middle Stone Age Period.()A.错误B.正确By the 16th century, some new and powerful social forces began to emerge which led to the awakening of Europe and the discovery of American, i.e.

8、, the development of capitalism, the Renaissance and the Religious Reformation.()A.错误B.正确Toni Morrison (1931-) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She is the first African-American writer to receive this honor.()A.错误B.正确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The Irish legal system is arranged in a hierarchy, with District Court at the bottom and Supreme Court at the top.()A.错误B.正确Australian government departments are administered only by the authority of the elected