英语国家概况期末复习题

英语国家概况（2）期末复习题

一．Decide whether the following statements are true(T)or false(F):

( ) 1. New Zealand is made up of a large group of islands.

( ) 2. In size, New Zealand is similar to Japan plus the British Isles.

( ) 3. Most of New Zealanders live cities and towns with more people living is the South Island than the South Island.

( ) 4. Maori people have given up their cultural tradition and have adopted many aspects of western life.

( ) 5. New Zealanders are keen to get involved in environmental protection. ( ) 6. The question "What is an American?" was first asked by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur.

( ) 7. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

( ) 8. The first English permanent settlement was founded in California. .

( ) 9. Massachusetts was established by English puritans who separated themselves from the

Roman Catholic Church.

( )10. The state of Pennsylvania used to be inhabited by the Quakers.

( )20. According to the author, larger universities are always better, and more desirable universities are always more expensive.

( )21. The two biggest political parties in Canada are the Reform Party and the

Liberal Party.

( )22. The Constitution Act was introduced by Brian Mulroney to ensure Canadians' legal

rights.

( ) 23. The Meech Lake Accord was set to recognize Quebec as a "distinct society". ( ) 24. It was Pierre Trudeau's government that signed the NAFTA.

( )25. Jean Chretien introduced the Bilingualism Act to promote the respect, understanding

and preservation of different cultures in Canada.

( ) 26. The Progressive Conservative Party and the Reform Party merged into the Conservative

Party in 2003.

( )27. The first computers were enormous in size and consumed great quantities of electricity.

( )28. Radio was a place where lots of advertisements were placed for products to feed a growing consumerism in America merging after World War l.

( ) 29. The original idea was to connect computers was for educational and commercial uses.

( ) 30. What motivated most scientists and engineers in America to develop an atomic bomb in the first place was to prevent Japan from using such a

device.

( )31. The Internet is a global set of documents, images and other resources and

refers to all of the publicly accessible websites in the world.

( )32. The Apollo 11 mission landed men on the moon for the first time in human history.

二. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question:

( ) 1. The Head of State of New Zealand is _______.

A. the Prime Minister

B. the Governor-General

C. the British monarch

D. the Ombudsman

( ) 2. Which of the following is NOT a function of Parliament?

A. Enacting laws .

B. Supervising the government's administration.

C. Receiving petitions from citizens.

D. Forming a government.

( ) 3. Public servants are officials working in government departments

A. whose appointments are independent of political process.

B. whose appointments are determined by government ministers.

C. who will lose their positions when the government changes.

D. who are members of the party in power.

( ) 4. The three levels of local government are____________.

A. regional councils, District Courts and community boards

B. the High Court, District Courts and Dispute Tribunals