英语国家概况(1)课程第3次形成性考核问题详解与讲评

英语国家概况（1）课程形成性考核题

英语国家概况（1）课程第3次形成性考核答案与讲评

（Unit 11-20）

I. True or False:

Ireland

Unit 11 Land, People and History

(T) 01. When referring to Ireland, people mean either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland,

a province of Great Britain. (Unit 11)

(F) 02. The area covering the republic of Ireland is ten times of that of Northern Ireland. (Unit 11)

The area covering the republic of Ireland is five times of that of Northern Ireland. (T) (T) 03. After the Great Famine, there was a rapid decline of population and many Irish people immigrated to other countries. (Unit 11)

(T) 04. The Republic of Ireland is a young country with more than half of the people under the age of 25. (Unit 11)

(F) 05. The word “Ireland” is used ambiguously to mean the Republic of Ireland. (Unit 11)

The word “Ireland”is used ambiguously to mean both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. (T)

Unit 12 Politics and Economy

(F) 06. In Ireland, the president is the Head of State and has executive power. (Unit 12)

In Ireland, the president is only a symbolic Head of State and does not have executive

power. (T)

(T) 07. The Irish Parliament is responsible of making laws, and the Senate only has the power of making recommendations. (Unit 12)

(T) 08. The highest in ranking in the Irish legal system is the High Court, which has full jurisdiction and powers in all matters of law. (Unit 12)

(T) 09. Ireland has an open and trade-dependent economy. (Unit 12)

(F) 10. Ireland joined the EU in 1991. (Unit 12)

Ireland joined the EU in 1971. (T)

Unit 13 Irish Culture: How the Irish Live Now

(F) 11. The obvious change over the past decades is the rise of the authority of the Roman

Catholic Church in Ireland. (Unit 13)

The obvious change over the past decades is the decline of the authority of the Roman

Catholic Church in Ireland. (T)

(T) 12. The Catholic Church is opposed to abortion and divorce in Ireland. (Unit 13)

(F) 13. Traditionally, Ireland was an urban and industrial culture. (Unit 13)

Traditionally, Ireland has been a rural and agricultural culture. (T)

(T) 14. Today free education provided by the Irish government covers all public universities, as is common in most of the countries of Europe. (Unit 13)

(T) 15. After 1960s, the participation in second level education rose from 45% to 90%. (Unit 13) Unit 14 Irish Culture: Language, Literature and Arts

(T) 16. The Great Famine lasted from 1845 to 1848 in Ireland. (Unit 14)

(F) 17. Most Irish people now generally speak Irish. (Unit 14)

Most Irish people now do not generally speak Irish. (T)

(T) 18. Ireland has a traditional culture which has derived from its rich folk heritage. (Unit 14) (F) 19. Ireland is noted for its visual culture compared with its literature and music. (Unit 14)

Ireland is not very noted for its visual culture compared with its literature and music. (T) (T) 20. The most natively Irish game or sport is hurling. (Unit 14)

Australia

Unit 15 The Land and People of the Dreaming

(F) 21. In terms of its size, Australia is the largest continent and the smallest island in the world.

(Unit 15)

In terms of its size, Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent in the world.

(T)

(F) 22. Dreaming is shared by all the Australian people about how the features of their land were

created. (Unit 15)

Dreaming is shared by the members of an indigenous group about how the features of their land were created. (T)

(T) 23. Dreaming helps the indigenous people to survive in the harsh environment of the desert of Australia. (Unit 15)

(T) 24. White sealers and pastoralists exploited the indigenous people’s knowledge of the land and created wealth for the colonizers. (Unit 15)

(T) 25. The platypus, the kangaroo, the koala or wombat are animal that are unique to the continent of Australia. (Unit 15)

Unit 16 Religion in Australia Today

(T) 26. Protestantism has been the most dominant form of religion in Australia since 1788. (Unit

16)

(T) 27. The Protestant ethic supports the Spirit of Capitalism and furthers its development. (Unit

16)

(F) 28. The Catholic Church used to be the dominant religion in the better part of Australian

history. (Unit 16)

The Anglican Church used to be the dominant religion in the better part of Australian

history. (T)

(F) 29. The Jewish people have contributed much less than their share to the development of

Australia society. (Unit 16)

The Jewish people have contributed much more than their share to the development of

Australia society. (T)

(F) 30. The fist Muslims who came to Australia were gold diggers. (Unit 16)

The fist Muslims who came to Australia were camel drivers. (T)