川大《英语国家概况(二)》15春在线作业1满分答案

《英语国家概况(二)》15春在线作业1
一,单选题
1. Which one is not considered as the most famous boarding private schools in Britain?
A. Eton College
B. Harrow School
C. Woodland Junior School
D. Rugby School
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正确答案：C
2. The first known settlers of Britain were （）.
A. the Jutes
B. the Celts
C. the Saxons
D. the Iberians
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正确答案：D
3. Which of the following word can be used to describe the outstanding feature of the Irish weather?
A. changeable
B. humid
C. sunny
D. dry
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正确答案：A
4. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The （） has very little power.
A. queen
B. monarch
C. prime minister
D. king
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正确答案：B
5. In England, Wales, parts of Canada, and in some other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, （） is a popular term applied to December 26, the day following Christmas Day.
A. Easter
B. Lent
C. Boxing Day
D. Remembrance Day
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正确答案：C
6. Under Margaret Thatcher’s administration, Britain experienced （）.
A. economic recession
B. economic expansion
C. economic decline
D. economic depression
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正确答案：B
7. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950， and 1960s was based on the theory of（）.
A. Adam Smith
B. John M. Keynes
C. Margaret Thatcher
D. Karl Marx
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正确答案：B
8. The Lake District is famous for （）.
A. its wild and beautiful scenery
B. its varied lakes
C. the Lake Poets
D. all of the above
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正确答案：D
9. In Britain only about （） of the population are farmers but they manage 70% of the land area.
A. 2%
B. 3%
C. 4%
D. 5%
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正确答案：A
10. （） was the first Australian to win a Nobel Prize in literature.
A. Henry Lawson
B. Adam Lindsay Gordon
C. Patrick White
D. Kylie Tennant
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正确答案：C
11. The House of Commons consists of （） Members of Parliament.
A. 651
B. 1,200
C. 1,198
D. 763
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正确答案：A
12. Among the following poets, （） doesn’t belong to the Victorian Poets.
A. T. S. Eliot
B. Alfred Tennyson
C. Robert Browning
D. Matthew Arnold
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正确答案：A
13. The British Isles are made up of（）.
A. two large islands and hundreds of small ones
B. two large islands and Northern Ireland
C. three large islands and hundreds of small ones
D. three large islands and Northern Ireland
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正确答案：A
14. The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in （）.
A. 200
B.
C.
B. 55 B.
C.
C. 55 A.
D.
D. 410 A.D
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正确答案：D
15. What are the three colors that constitute the Republic of Ireland's national flag?
A. orange, white and green
B. orange, green and blue
C. white, green and red
D. white, blue and green
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正确答案：A
16. Ireland also has a small indigenous minority known as （）.
A. Celtic
B. Travelers
C. Normans
D. Vikings
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正确答案：B
17. Britain’s climate is influenced by （） that sweeps up from the equator and flows past the British Isles.
A. the Gulf Stream
B. the Brazil Current
C. the Labrador Current
D. the Falkland current
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正确答案：A
18. Since 1991, how many women presidents have the Irish elected?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. none
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正确答案：A
19. Which is the largest city in Scotland?
A. Cardiff
B. Edinburgh
C. Glasgow
D. Manchester
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正确答案：C
20. Normally, it will take （） years to get an undergraduate degree.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2
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正确答案：A
二,判断题
1. Dublin, the capital the Republic of Ireland, was ranked 16th in a worldwide cost of living survey in 2006.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
2. Britain is home of the world's largest foreign exchange market and the world's richest football club—Manchester United.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
3. The longest river in Britain is River Thames.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：A
4. "Urban Dublin" includes not only Dublin City, but also the contiguous suburban areas that run into the adjacent counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
5. Mrs. Thatcher's government took numerous measures to improve the efficiency of the economy during the past decade, using both macroeconomic and microeconomicpolicies.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
6. The Merlion has been erected as a symbol to welcome all visitors to Singapore.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
7. Ireland’s popu lation is predominantly of Irish origin, but ancient
tribes had inhabited Ireland for thousands of years when Celtic peoples settled the island in the 4th century BC.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
8. The Miles Franklin Award is the first literary award in Australia.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
9. The official name of UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
10. The South Island is somewhat humorously called the Mainland because it existed first according to Māori legend.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
11. New Zealand holds a special position in the world in that it has two national anthems.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
12. Prime Minister is the leader of the British government.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
13. The River Shannon is the longest river in both Ireland and Britain, and has influenced the military, social and economic history of Ireland.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
14. The majority of traditional English poems were written in iambic pentameter.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
15. London, the capital of the UK, is situated on the Severn River near its mouth.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：A
16. Like all British universities, Buckingham University is also partially funded by central government grants.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：A
17. The monetary unit of Ireland is the single currency of the European Union(EU), the Euro. Ireland was among the first group of EU member states to adopt the Euro.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
18. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is a city with the largest population.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：A
19. Public schools are mainly financed by fees paid by parents.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：B
20. On the island of Great Britain, there are four political divisions—England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
A. 错误
B. 正确
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正确答案：A。