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谋学网 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谋学网 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 Zealand＇s environmental achievement?A. Favourable geographic featuresB. Low populationC. A late development of industry谋学网 D. 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. 错误谋学网 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. Australia＇s 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.谋学网 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, try to expose this problem.A. 错误B. 正确满分：5 分10. The convicts Elizabeth and James Ruse became the first successful farming family in Australia.A. 错误B. 正确满分：5 分。