15秋北语网院《英语国家概况（I）》作业2(答案)

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15秋《英语国家概况（I）》作业2(答案)

题号:1题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The first European settlement on the continent began in__________.

    A、1901　
    B、1788　
    C、1770　
    D、1787
题号:2题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The two animals in Australia＇s coat of arms are _________.

    A、koala and kangaroo　
    B、emu and kangaroo　
    C、emu and koala
题号:3题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The British government departments are staffed by members of（　　　）, whose duty is to assist in carrying out laws passed by Parliament.

    A、the Civil Service
    B、the Privy Council
    C、the House of Lords
    D、the House of Commons
题号:4题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The Australian Day falls on __________.

    A、April 25　
    B、Jan. 1　
    C、Jan. 26
题号:5题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容: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
题号:6题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容: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
题号:7题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The first white settlement in Australia was set up on January 26,（　　　）.

    A、1778
    B、1788
    C、1878
    D、1888
题号:8题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:Which of the following is NOT a neighbouring country of Australia?

    A、Indonesia　
    B、Papua New Guinea　
    C、Thailand
题号:9题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:In Britain, the Speaker is a member who is acceptable to all shades of opinion in （　　　）.

    A、the Privy Council
    B、the House of Lords
    C、the Supreme Court
    D、the House of Commons
题号:10题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:Australia’s most common native plants are（　　　）.

    A、palms and roses
    B、willows and sunflowers
    C、pines and orchids
    D、eucalypts and wattles
题号:11题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The European settlement ________ Aboriginal culture and society.

    A、devastated　
    B、promoted the development of　
    C、had no effect on 　
    D、brought prosperity to
题号:12题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容: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
题号:13题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容: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
题号:14题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:Who were the first inhabitants of the Australian continent?

    A、British settlers　
    B、Aboriginal people　
    C、European migrants
题号:15题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The Australian Constitution can only be changed by___.

    A、the Prime Minister
    B、the Governor-General
    C、the Parliament
    D、referendum
题号:16题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:By（　　　）Britain had built up a big empire, “on which the sun never set”.

    A、1900
    B、1910
    C、1920
    D、1930
题号:17题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:In Britain, the highest judicial appointments are made by the Queen on the advice of（　　　）.

    A、the Lord Chancellor
    B、the Prime Minister
    C、the Speaker
    D、the Attorney General
题号:18题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:InBritain,thankstothemilitantfeministmovementofthesuffragettesbeforetheFirstWorldWar,votesweregrantedtowomenover（　　）in1918.

    A、20
    B、25
    C、30
    D、35
题号:19题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容:The sharp increase in the Australian population after W.W.II was partly because__________.

    A、a large postwar immigration program was carried out
    B、the Aboriginal people and the Torres Strait Islanders were not included in the census before W.W.II
    C、more British convicts were transported to Australia
    D、Australian soldiers came back from the War
题号:20题型:单选题（请在以下几个选项中选择唯一正确答案）本题分数:5
内容: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