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1、英语国家概况学习手册选择题 第一章British the republic of ireland became independent in the year(1949) the british empire was replaced by the british commonwealth in(1931) the English people and the English language were born from the union of(norman conquerors an the defeated anglo-sax ons the first known settlers

2、of Britain were (the iberians) about 80000 scots speak gaelic which is an ancient (celtic language) the ancestors of the welsh were the ancient(celts) the average population density in Britain is(250)people per square kilo in 1066 harold and his troops fought against William on Senlac field near(has

3、tlings) the Plantagenet dynasty was found by(henry 2) english reformation was carried out by(henry8) simon de Montfort reform beginning of English (parliament) from 1649 to 1658,it was ruled first by oliver Cromwell as(lord protector) it was during the reign of(anne)the the name great Britain came i

4、nto being in 1707 the 1851 london great exposition was held in the crystal palace designed by queen(victoria)husband albert. the house of commons has(650)members of parliament british conservative party(tory)party in the 18th century the house of common is headed by（the speaker） the economic policy

5、in the 1950s and 1960s was based on(john maynard keynes) in Britain less than(2/)are farmers britain became a net exporter of oil in the(1980s) the following financial institutions have their headquarters in London except(royal bank of scotland) to stimulate economic recovery, the thacher polcies bu

6、t(interventionism) britain is the(sixth)largest trading nation british oil fields were discovered on the(north sea) the national health service was established in(1948) (central government)is directly responsible for the nhs children up to the age of (16) can receive family allowance for children (t

7、he baptists)is not among the anglican churches (the Methodist church)is the largest of the free churches the principal non-Christian communities in Britain are(the jews) the church of scotland is a(Presbyterian) (the free churches)in Britain have also been known as dissenters (7) roman catholic prov

8、inces in great Britain the church of english has two provinces, they are(Canterbury and york) there are some (90)universities the universities of oxford and cambridge date from the (12th and 13th) (public schools)are independent schools secondary education in(northern ireland) is selective harrow sc

9、hool is a(public school) higher education is usually defined as advanced course of a standard higher(gce a level) the following universities belong to red brick except(glasgow) the leading scientific society in Britain is(the royal society) the times is a (quality daily) the daily mirror is a popula

10、r daily (the mail on sunday)is the most read sunday newspaper of the following four sports,(cricket)has the longest history the beatles was a band from(liverpool) the bbc is financed principally by(an annual television license fee) 第二章America (the appalachain highlands)ex tend from the northern tip

11、of marine southwestwards to Alabama what is the leading commercial crop of the south(tobacoo) which midwestern city is the automobile capital of the world(detroit) one of the most important lakes is(superior)which is the largest fresh water lake in the word new england lies in (the northeastern part

12、) the smallest state is(rhode island) the largest city along the pacific coast is(los angeles) the progressive movement wanted to(initiate strict government regulation) to stop big business control the 1920s has been described as (material success and spiritual frustration) the purpose of the new de

13、al measures was to (save American democracy and the capitalist system) at the time of cuban missile crisis the president is (kennedy) new frontier and war on poverty were initiated by(pre kennnedy and johnson) the conservatism during the Reagan was known as(the new right) the current situation of af

14、rican americans presents(a mixed picture) cuban americans mainly live in(florida) now about 80/ to90/of immigration is from(Asian and latin American countries) the first immigrates in American history came from England and netherlands among the major hispanic groups the largest is(mexican) among the

15、 hispanic groups(Cuban a)have the highest social status political parties are the basis of political system (but A constitution C founding father) two major parties today have(some)differences the us congress has the power to override the president vote by a (2/3)majority service industries account

16、for about(three fouths) of the us gross domestic product the westward expansion is a demonstration of (individualism) as the world leading maker of industrial goods the us now produces around (25/) of industrial products the american social security system includes the following programs except(medi

17、caid) americans may start receiving their pensions at the age of (65) the main federal welfare programs in the usa consist of except(medicare) belongs to the single issue oriented voluntary organization(NCH) belongs to the religious welfare organization(CCHD) among private foundations, which increas

18、ingly prominent in private charity activity?(bill and Melinda gates) the government will require most americans to have health insurance by (2022) (FHA)provided loans to companies willing to build low rent accommodation for needy people there are currently(94)district courts there are currently(11)c

19、ourts of appeals (solicitor general)argues cases for the government before the supreme court the grand jury consists of(16-23)ordinary citizens murder is the main cause of death among non white males between the age of(24-45) (great) diffeence in tuition rates between public and private institution

20、of high learning the community college (offers associate degrees) elementary and secondary education covers(12)years public policies and legal decisions emphasizing special rights for ethnic and linguistic minorities except(proposition227) the catholic faith was first brought to the north by(the spa

21、nish) the great waves of jewish immigration start in(1836) by the end of the seventeenth century (puritanism)lose its energies the first great awakening of (18th century)god role in direting the fortune of his chosen people the second great awakening of(19th century)church membership range of sectar

22、ianism the (first)amendment of constitution states that minority religion is deemed by the mainstream religion to advocate beliefs against the public interest(mormonism) protestant witnessed significant loss of members except(evangelists) postwar evangelicalism has made use of (tv)to reach massive a

23、uience contemporary religious groups is relying upon big rallies to draw Christian men(promise keepers) one of the first activities at home is to(doing repair work) one out of every(3)volunteers high brow culture except(ballet) the super bowl refers to(football) 第三章Canada indigenous peoples aborigin

24、al make up about(3)percent Canada inhabitants canada occupies north of latitude(49)N there may be (2million)lakes in Canada the largest lake is(the great bear) (the st lawrence)is the largest river in volume of water the largest island is(Baffin island) provinces in canadian interior plains except(q

25、uebec) (chiese)is the fastest growing mother tongue (british Columbia and alberrta)were beneficiaries of the westward movement (nunavut)is the first large political unit kanata mean(a settlement) (Jacques cartier)was the first french to discover canada (Samuel de champlain)found the first permanent

26、settlement at quebec in 1774 the british passed(the quebec act) canada given internal selfgovernment(1849) (sir john maconald)was the first prime minister in 1905(albert and saskatchewan)were carved out of the northwest territories in 1967(o canada) was approved as th e national anthem the canadian

27、government followed a policy of bilingualism(1969) quebec voters narrowly rejected secession in the(1995)referendum almost (half)of the land is covered by forests british columbia ranks (first)in the productivity of forests most farmland is located in (the prairie provinces) sea animals most importa

28、nt exports from the atlantic coast except(salmon) much of pre confederation history revolve the profitable (fur trade) Canada is the world largest producer expect(nicket) Canada is the world(tenth)largest exporter of oil 0.6percent population (4/)exports largest trading partner(the us) federation of

29、 (ten)provices(three)territories (the constitution of 1982)cut the last legal tie the constitution of 1982 gather the acts into a single framework and added(the Canadian charter of rights ad fredoms) Canada is divided into(308)districts called ridings (105)senators in the canadian parliaament Quebec

30、 has a (civil law)system based on (the french) in canada general elections once every(five years) the third party with a tradition of national support is(the new democratic party) in 2022 the progressive conservatives and the (canadian alliance)form a new party conservative party in (1971)government

31、 adopted a policy of multiculturalism as far as canadian education each province has its own system because(education is primarily the responsibility of provincial government) according to (Canada health act)canada health systemshould provide services regardless of income the first church sponsored

32、university is(king college) the federal department of environment was established in(1971) the official language act was passed in (1969) the charter of the French language in (1977) the largest protestant denomination is(the united church ) july 1st dominion day became canada day in(1982) in canada

33、 thanksgiving day (the second Monday of oct) 第四章Australia australia is (the sixth largest) country most australians live on the cool wet forested (southeast ) australia is politically divided into (six)states and (two)territories the only city on the western coast population of more than one million

34、 is(perth) adelaide the capital of south australia (arts festival) tasmania is a island(south of the southeastern corner) (the northern territory)forms the essence of the australia outback The corals of the great barrier reef fringe the coastline of(Queensland)more2000kilometers torres strait island

35、ers live on(the island between the tip of Queensland an Papua new guinea) australian aborigines the land was create during (dreamtime) aboriginal culture disrupted by(European settlement of australia from 1788) massacres large numbers of aborigines died(the impact of dieases) first europeans who rea

36、ched australia were (the Spanish and Portuguese) in 1788australia was settled as a colony to(receive convicts from britain) australia day (January 26) (melbourne)the financial an commercial center of australia during the gold rush in the 1950s australia stressed the importance of association with th

37、e united states (ANZ US) Whitlam proposed reforms except (establishing a republic) in(1999)the question of becoming a republic was put to a referendum (wheat )is the leading grain crop official estimates suggested that a total of (one fifth)was native forest fishing zone ranks(third)in size manufact

38、uring now contributes about(one eighth)to gdp australia boasts the world largest known recoverable resources except(gold) australia ranks (first) in both gem or near gem telecommunications and it market is the(tenth) the australia constitution can only be changed by (referendum) in australia each st

39、ate has(12)senators (queensland)has only one house in the state parliament party politics started in 1910 when (Australia votera began to choose between the labor party an liberal party) oldest surviving political party is(the Australia labor party) the present form of the liberal party was refounde

40、d in (1944)by(Robert menzies) the liberal party has been in coalition with (the national party)since 1923 the largest minor party in australia is (the Australia democrats ) the interpreting power of the constitution belongs to (the supreme court) the effective end of the white australia policy is da

41、ted to(1972) the first official national multicultural policy was implemented by the(fraser) school education is compulsory until age (15) among sunday papers (sun telegraph)is the most widely circulated anzac day on(april 25) troops Gallipoli ww2 the oldest international arts festival in Australia

42、was held in(perth) 第五章New Zealand the largest lake in new Zealand is(lake taupo) the highest peak in new Zealand is(mount cook) volcanic mountains in the north island ex pect(mt cook) the most serious natural disasters are (earthquakes and volcano eruptions) (kiwi)is the flightless bird (80/)of the

43、population of new Zealand is of european the first european to reach new Zealand was(abel tasman) maori refer to the Europeans as(pakeha) in (1840),new Zealand constitution act new Zealand was grant self government in the year of(1907)new Zealand changed from being a colony to a separate dominion in

44、 (1893)new Zealand first country to give women the right to vote (1947)new Zealand gained its full independence mmp came into effect with the(1996)elections (rugby union football)is traditionally the favorite national sport new Zealand schooling is compulsory for children aged 6 to 16 waitangi day(F

45、ebruary 6) not true of the political system in new Zealand (has a written constitution) in 1993 a referendum on(whether new Zealand should adopt a voting system of proportional ) the constitution act of(1986)cut the last remaining ties of new Zealandto the british the two largest parties in new Zealand are (labor and national) new Zealand depends on increasing its export income by(diversifying its products) the closer economic relations cer between Australia and new Zealand in(1982)