华师-英语国家概况(阅读)

1、单选题第1题 (1.0) 分The daily business of the government is executed by the _. （A） A、cabinet B、parliament C、senate D、prime minister 第2题 (1.0) 分How many children were there in an Irish family on average in the 1950s and 1960s? (C) A、One B、2 or 3 C、Around 5 D、More than 8 第3题 (1.0) 分The first Irish national

2、state was set up in _. (C) A、1919 B、1920 C、1922 D、1949 第4题 (1.0) 分 When did Scotland join the Union by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments? (C) A、in 1715 B、in 1688 C、in 1745 D、in 1707 第5题 (1.0) 分In aerospace industry, which two countries are ahead of Britain? (B) A、the U. S.And Germany

3、 B、the U. S.And Russia C、Germany And Russia D、France And Russia 第6题 (1.0) 分Which of the following newspapers is printed internationally? (C) A、The tabloids B、The News of the World C、The financial Times D、The Observer 第7题 (1.0) 分In 1787, Britain decided to colonize Australia because (D) A、Captain Coo

4、ks Account of his discovery was not interesting. B、Britain wanted to control the gold mines in Australia. C、Australia was An Attractive place to English people. D、Britain needed new places to transport criminals. 第8题 (1.0) 分In Australia, the federal government and the state governments are formed by

5、 (C) A、the party chosen by the Governor-General B、the party that has the most votes C、the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives D、the party that has the majority of the Senate 第9题 (1.0) 分Which period of time in British history was described as “private affluence and public squa

6、lor”? (C) A、the 1940s B、the 1970s C、the 1980s D、the 1990s 第10题 (1.0) 分Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? (B) A、The freedom of religion. B、The freedom of searching a persons home by police. C、The freedom of speech and of the press. D、The right to own weapons if one wishes

7、. 第11题 (1.0) 分If white-collar crimes were included in the Crime Index and if authorities were more vigorous in their enforcement of law, the profile of a typical criminal in the United States would be _. (D) A、older B、wealthier C、whiter D、living near city centers 第12题 (1.0) 分The Special Broadcasting

8、 Service is a _. (A) A、non-commercial, multilingual radio and multicultural television service B、commercial, multilingual radio and multicultural television service C、commercial, national service D、non-commercial, multilingual radio service 第13题 (1.0) 分The European settlement _ Aboriginal culture an

9、d society. (A) A、devastated B、promoted the development of C、had no effect on D、brought prosperity to 第14题 (1.0) 分The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _ (C) A、George Washington. B、Thomas Jefferson. C、William Penn. D、Benjamin Franklin. 第15题 (1.0) 分The theory of Ameri

10、can politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from _ (D) A、George Washington. B、Thomas Jefferson. C、John Adams. D、John Locke. 第16题 (1.0) 分What was the “Third Option” of the Trudeau government in Canada? (D) A、using a floating exchange rate. B、imposing export tax on shipments to the US.

11、C、developing freer trade with the US. D、developing stronger trading relations with Japan and Europe. 第17题 (1.0) 分Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs? (C) A、 Protestant. B、Catholic. C、Islamic. D、Judaism. 第18题 (1.0) 分At present, which of the following are

12、as has the largest farms in Canada? (D) A、the western provinces. B、the eastern provinces. C、British Columbia. D、the prairie provinces. 第19题 (1.0) 分Public servants in New Zealand are officials working in government departments (A) A、whose appointments are independent of political process. B、whose app

13、ointments are determined by government ministers. C、who will lose their positions when the government changes. D、who are members of the party in power. 第20题 (1.0) 分Around the beginning of 20th century, Chinese laborers came to Canada to (B) . A、work as farmers and miners B、build the railroad C、do fu

14、r trade D、open shops 第21题 (1.0) 分Who is the most influential person in the Canadian government? (C) A、the Queen B、a Cabinet Minister C、the Prime Minister D、the Governor General 第22题 (1.0) 分Which of the following provinces are densely populated in Canada? (B) A、Saskatchewan and Ontario B、Ontario and

15、Quebec C、Manitoba and Saskatchewan D、Quebec and Manitoba 第23题 (1.0) 分Which of the following is NOT a part of the Australian social security programs? (A) A、Tertiary education assistance B、Age pensions C、Pensions for war and defense widows D、The child disability allowance 第24题 (1.0) 分The reason why m

16、any young people were involved in the social movements of the 1960s was that _ . (A) A、they resented traditional white male values in U. S. society. B、they love America so much. C、they thought they knew better than their teachers. D、they viewed the adult world with grave doubt. 第25题 (1.0) 分The first

17、 factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the state of _ . (B) A、New York B、Rhode Island C、Connecticut D、Georgia 第26题 (1.0) 分Why did the British government decide to replace the Power-Sharing policy with “direct-rule” from London? (D) A、The Power-Sharing policy was not

18、Accepted by the majority of Protestants. B、The Northern Irish Parliament could not govern the province effectively. C、The Power-Sharing policy couldnt be carried out. D、All the Above. 第27题 (1.0) 分Which of the following countries does NOT have nuclear weapons capabilities? (C) A、Britain B、the United

19、States C、Italy D、Russia 第28题 (1.0) 分Which of the following is NOT true about life peers? (B) A、They are not from the Aristocratic families. B、They cannot sit in the House of Lords. C、They earned their titles through their outstanding Achievement. D、The titles cannot be inherited by their children. 第

20、29题 (1.0) 分Which of the following was first adopted in Australia? (B) A、The three-tier government system B、Secret Ballots C、The two-chamber parliament D、The public services 第30题 (1.0) 分Which of the following about the House of Lords is NOT true? (C) A、Lords do not receive salariesAnd many do notAtte

21、nd Parliament sittings. B、It consists of the Lords SpiritualAnd the Lords Temporal. C、The LordsAre expected to represent the interests of the public. D、Most of the Lords in the House of Lords Are males. 第31题 (1.0) 分Which of the following writers established the early traditions of Australian writing

22、? (A) A、Henry Lawson B、Henry Kendall C、Joseph Furphy D、Patrick White 第32题 (1.0) 分Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except _.(A) A、investment B、student tuition C、endowments D、government funding 第33题 (1.0) 分Primarily employed in taverns and houses of pleasu

23、re, the piano was used _. (D) A、for establishing rhythm section B、for sounding out melodies C、for accompanying blues singing in the Southern part of the United States D、for announcing the melodies in addition to establishing a rhythm 第34题 (1.0) 分Australia is divided into three geological parts. They

24、 are: (D) 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 Highland 第35题 (1.0) 分The two important reasons

25、 for the decline of the rural sectors share of the export market are (D) A、infertile soils and lack of water for irrigation. B、diversification of products and the expansion of export markets. C、the growing importance of Japan as a trading partner and the decline in that of D、its dependence on the Br

26、itish market and a decline in wools share of the textil 第36题 (1.0) 分Institutional factors that contributed to the success of American business and industry include _. (A) A、laissez-faire B、bountiful resources C、vast dimensions D、entrepreneurial spirit 第37题 (1.0) 分_ was mainly interested in writing a

27、bout American living in Europe. (A) A、Henry James B、Mark Twain C、William Dean Howells D、Stephen Crane 第38题 (1.0) 分Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for (D) A、its most famous landmark, the “Giants Causeway”. B、its rich cultural life. C、its low

28、living standards. D、its endless political problems. 第39题 (1.0) 分In the United States school systems, which of the following divisions is true? (C) A、Elementary school, grammar school. B、Elementary school, junior high school. C、Elementary school, secondary school. D、Junior high school, senior high sc

29、hool. 第40题 (1.0) 分Which of the following is NOT one of the major exports of New Zealand? (D) A、Dairy products. B、Fish. C、Wool. D、Oil. 第41题 (1.0) 分The Head of State of New Zealand is (C) . A、the Prime Minister B、the Governor-General C、the British monarch D、the Ombudsman 第42题 (1.0) 分Which of the follo

30、wing is NOT a function of Parliament in New Zealand? (D) A、Enacting laws. B、Supervising the governments administration. C、The redress of grievances by receiving petitions. D、Forming a government. 第43题 (1.0) 分In 1988, Canada established with _ the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to help f

31、acilitate economic integration, and later _ joined the group. (A) A、the United States, Mexico B、Australia, New Zealand C、 Great Britain, France D、 Norway, Mexico 第44题 (1.0) 分In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speak (D) . A、English B、French C、Mandarin Chinese D、

32、Cantonese 第45题 (1.0) 分Which of the following is NOT one of the prairie provinces? (C) A、Alberta B、Saskatchewan C、New Brunswick D、Manitoba 第46题 (1.0) 分Among the following distinguished names, which is not Irish? (A) A、Isaac Newton B、Robert Boyle C、John Tyndall D、Lord Kelvin 第47题 (1.0) 分The Celts were

33、 _people. (B) A、peace-loving B、warriors C、highly civilized D、sophisticated 第48题 (1.0) 分Under the assimilation policy, the aboriginal people _. (B) A、were expected to share their Dreaming with the white settlers B、should forget their own culture and take on the white culture C、managed to get the bene

34、fits of both black and white cultures D、were employed on equal terms with the white settlers 第49题 (1.0) 分Who invented the steam turbine engine? (C) A、Rowan Hamilton B、William Parsons C、Charles Parsons D、John Philip Holland 第50题 (1.0) 分The death blow to the Irish language was _ (C) A、the British colo

35、nial rule B、the independence of Ireland C、the Great Famine D、Irelands accession to the EU 判断题第51题 (2.0) 分In its imperial prime, Britain ruled two-thirds of the earth.错误 第52题 (2.0) 分There is no public housing system in the UK.错误 第53题 (2.0) 分The Times is the British oldest daily newspaper.错误 第54题 (2.0

36、) 分Among the following writers, Ben Johnson was NOT one of the great trio: Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.错误 第55题 (2.0) 分Many public houses were sold to the people under Thatchers administration. 正确 第56题 (2.0) 分Under the reign of William of Orange was the

37、Bill of Rights passed. 正确 第57题 (2.0) 分The State of California is on the Gulf of Mexico.错误 第58题 (2.0) 分Liberal Protestants and Jews join non-believers in maintaining that abortion is a basic right for women. 正确 第59题 (2.0) 分 One of the historic reasons that leads Canada to empathizing with the problem

38、s the Third World countries face on their way to independence is its imperialist past. 错误 第60题 (2.0) 分The Vietnam War lasted about 20 years. 正确 第61题 (2.0) 分Lachlan Macquarie was Governor-General of NSW. 正确 第62题 (2.0) 分Australias practice of racial segregation was similar to that of Portugal and Holl

39、and.错误 第63题 (2.0) 分The Clinton Administration made national security, contraction and economic prosperity the three pillars of American foreign policy.错误 第64题 (2.0) 分Jewish community observes the traditional Ramadan.错误 第65题 (2.0) 分The Scottish Kings decide to form an independent singular Scottish st

40、ate in the ninth century because they needed a unified independent nation to fight against Viking raids. 正确 第66题 (2.0) 分Beef cattle is the livestock hat has the biggest number in the UK.错误 第67题 (2.0) 分In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to public schools.错误 第68题 (2.0) 分The

41、majority of people in Scotland live in the Highlands.错误 第69题 (2.0) 分New Orleans has vestiges of old Southern plantations. 正确 第70题 (2.0) 分According to the author, a defining mark of the early New Orleans jazz was a group of musicians improvised their notes without the constraints of an agreed upon me

42、lody. 错误 第71题 (2.0) 分The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is the Rocky Mountains. 正确 第72题 (2.0) 分The Australian government adopted a more interventionis role in the economic development of the country before the 1980s and after that period. 正确 第

43、73题 (2.0) 分The preferred migrant groups for the post-World War II immigration program were the British, northern, southern and central European. 正确 第74题 (2.0) 分The Wakefield Scheme was implemented most thoroughly in Victoria.错误 第75题 (2.0) 分The centralized wage system has been abolished in Australia.

44、错误作业（2）单选题第1题 (1.0) 分Several gifted women played a part in 19th century literature. Which of the following is an exception? (A) A、Virginia Woolf B、Emily Bronte C、Jane Austen D、Charlotte Bronte 第2题 (1.0) 分The Commonwealth of Australia, a federation of the six former colonies as states, came into bein

45、g on (C) A、Jan. 18, 1788 B、Jan. 26, 1788 C、Jan. 1, 1901 D、April 25, 1914 第3题 (1.0) 分Which of the following statement is NOT correct? (B) A、Australia is the worlds largest producer and exporter of alumina. B、Australia is the worlds largest producer and exporter of bauxite. C、Australia is the worlds l

46、argest exporter of coal. D、Australia is the worlds major exporter of uranium. 第4题 (1.0) 分The three-tier system of the government in the Australian federation stands for (A) A、the Australian Parliament and Government, the six state governments and their le B、the Australian Parliament, the federal gov

47、ernment and the Executive Council. C、the Governor-General as the representative of the Queen, the Prime Minister head D、the Australian government, the six states governments and the territories govern 第5题 (1.0) 分Institutional factors that contributed to the success of American business and industry

48、include _. (A) A、laissez-faire B、bountiful resources C、vast dimensions D、entrepreneurial spirit 第6题 (1.0) 分Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for (D) A、its most famous landmark, the “Giants Causeway”. B、its rich cultural life. C、its low living

49、standards. D、its endless political problems. 第7题 (1.0) 分The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the state of _ .(B) A、New York B、Rhode Island C、Connecticut D、Georgia 第8题 (1.0) 分Who wrote the book The Scalpel, The Sword? (C) A、F. R. Scott. B、Norman Bethune. C

50、、Ted Allan. D、Mordecai Richler. 第9题 (1.0) 分What is the other official language besides English in Canada? (C) A、German B、 Japanese C、French D、Finnish 第10题 (1.0) 分In which period have Canadas most famous and successful writers appeared? (A) A、post-war period B、period of nation-building C、early coloni

51、al period D、pre-European period 第11题 (1.0) 分Judges are appointed by _ on the advice of _. (D) A、the Senate, the Government B、the Parliament, the Prime Minister C、the Prime Minister, the Parliament D、the President, the Government 第12题 (1.0) 分In Ireland, writers can publish their works _. (C) A、Only i

52、n Irish B、Only in English C、in either Irish or English D、in neither Irish nor English 第13题 (1.0) 分Which of the following is truly a sport of the royal family? (D) A、cricket B、skiing C、golfing D、horse racing 第14题 (1.0) 分Which of the following about the “poll tax” is NOT true? (B) A、It was introduced

53、by the Conservative government. B、It was introduced by the Labor government. C、It was An Attempt to change local government taxes. D、It was criticized by many citizens. 第15题 (1.0) 分The first settlers of New Zealand were _. (A) A、voyagers from East Polynesia B、European navigators C、sealers And whaler

54、s D、Christian missionaries 第16题 (1.0) 分_ have extolled the virtues of farmers. (A) A、Thomas Jefferson B、Alexander Hamilton C、Adam Smith D、Eli Whitney 第17题 (1.0) 分The two important reasons for the decline of the rural sectors share of the export market are (D) A、infertile soils and lack of water for

55、irrigation. B、diversification of products and the expansion of export markets. C、the growing importance of Japan as a trading partner and the decline in that of D、its dependence on the British market and a decline in wools share of the textil 第18题 (1.0) 分The largest state in Australia in terms of area is (B) A、Queensland. B、New South Wales. C、Western Australia. D、Victoria. 第19题 (1.0) 分1972 was the worst year of the political troubl