英语专业英美文化概况之新西兰NEW ZEALAND

U1 Land, People and HistoryⅠ. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question:1.Which of the following mountains is the highest in New Zealand?A AlpsB RuapehuC Southern AlpsD Mt. Cook2.In size, New Zealand is similar to ____A JapanB British IslesC Japan plus the British IslesD A & B3.The longest river of the country is ____A Waikato riverB Clutha riverC Rakaia riverD Wanganui river4.The largest city in New Zealand is ____A WellingtonB AucklandC ChristchurchD Dunedin5.New Zealand’s nearest large neighbor is ____A TongaB FijiC AustraliaD Argentina6.In April 2006, New Zealand became the first country to declare ____ as an official language.A EnglishB MaoriC sign languageD Polynesian language7.Which one of the following is the most common religion?A ChristianityB Roman CatholicC MethodistD Anglican8. Which country is the first one in the world to give women the right to vote?A AmericaB SwedenC AustraliaD New ZealandⅡ.Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F):1. Maori people today resist adopting western life. ( )2. The North Island has been formed mostly by active volcanoes. ( )3. There are no nuclear power plants or weapons in New Zealand. ( )4. Because of the gold boom, people in the North Island have been more than in the South since 1896. ( )5. Wellington is the world’s largest Polynesian city. ( ) Ⅲ.Fill in the blanks:1. New Zealand is in the _________________________________2. The two main land masses in the country are _________________ and ___________________3. The first piece of environmental legislation ---_________________came into effect in 1991, in which ________________________ is reflected.4. New Zealand was settled over 1000 years ago by _________ from __________________ .5. In 1840, Maori chiefs signed the ______________________ to keep their ownership of the natural, and in return, to give up the right to govern to the __________________ .6. The national bird of NZ is _________________.7. In 1769, ________________ visited New Zealand and claimed it for Britain,U2 Political System, Education and EconomyⅠ. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question:1.The two main parties in the House of Representatives are______A the Progressive Party and the Labor PartyB the Labor Party and the National PartyC the Green Party and the NZ First PartyD the United Future NZ Party and the National Party2.The Head of State of New Zealand is______A the Prime MinisterB the Governor GeneralC the British monarchD the Ombudsmancation in New Zealand is compulsory between the ages of ______A 5---15B 6---16C 7---17D 6---114. The economy of NZ largely relies on _______A overseas tradeB agricultureC fishingD forest5. The electricity in NZ mainly depends on_______A riversB geothermal steamC windmillsD natural gas6. Which one is not in the largest exporters of NZ?A meatB dairy productsC woolD woodⅡ.Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):1. New Zealand has no written constitution. ( )2. An Act of Parliament can become law without the Governor-General’s agreement.( )3. The largest school in NZ is the Correspondence School. ( )4. NZ is one of the world’s largest fishing areas. ( )5. About 70% of exports going to Pacific Rim members of the APEC grouping. ( )6. The sea food industry is the third biggest export earner. ( )7. NZ is the only one country in the world where farming is not subsidized by the state. ( ) 8. There are 20 forest parks, 7 in the North Island and 13 in the South Island. ( ) Ⅲ.Fill in the blanks:1. Since 1950, Parliament has had a single chamber, the_____________________.2.The three levels of local government are ______________ , _____________and ______________ .3. New laws begin as documents called _______. Parliament considers several different types of bill in formal stages. If they pass through all those stages they become _________, called ______________________.4. NZ now has four major markets: ________, __________________, ________ and ________.5. Cereals such as wheat, barley and oats are grown in __________________; maize in ______.6. The pillar industries of NZ are _________. ____________,____________, ______________.。