奥鹏教育北京语言大学《英语国家概况(I)》在线作业三

奥鹏教育北京语言大学平时在线作业

19秋《英语国家概况(I)》作业3

The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name form“（　　　）”
A:The Bill of Rights
B:The Agreement of the People
C:the People’s Charter
D:the Great Charter
答案问询微信：424329

The three most popular leisure activities in Britain are:
A:Reading newspapers, watching TV and gardening.
B:Listening to the radio, watching TV and hunting.
C:Reading newspapers, listening to the radio and gardening.
D:Watching TV, reading newspapers and listening to the radio.
答案问询微信：424329

The largest state in Australia in terms of population is ____________.
A:Queensland
B:New South Wales
C:Western Australia
D:Victoria
答案问询微信：424329

The British government departments are staffed by members of（　　　）, whose duty is to assist in carrying out laws passed by Parliament.
A:the Civil Service
B:the Privy Council
C:the House of Lords
D:the House of Commons
答案问询微信：424329

In Australia, the federal government and t奥鹏教育北京语言大学平时在线作业he state governments are formed by _______.
A:the party chosen by the Governor-General
B:the party that has the most votes
C:the party that has the majority of the House of Representatives
D:the party that has the majority of the Senate
答案问询微信：424329

_____ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
A:The Sydney Morning Herald
B:The Australian
C:The Mercury
D:The Australian Financial Review
答案问询微信：424329

In 1787, Britain decided to colonize Australia because__________.
A:Captain Cook's account of his discovery was not interesting
B:Britain wanted to control the gold mines in Australia
C:Australia was an attractive place to the English people
D:Britain needed new places to transport its criminals
答案问询微信：424329

The sharp increase in the Australian population after W.W.II was partly because__________.
A:a large postwar immigration program was carried out
B:the Aboriginal people and the Torres Strait Islanders were not included in the census before W.W.II
C:more British convicts were transported to Australia
D:Australian soldiers came back from the War
答案问询微信：424329

Which of the following is true about the British Commonwealth?
A:Members of nations are joined together politically.
B:The Commonwealth has special powers.
C:The decision to become a member of the Commonwealth is made by Britain.
D:It is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.
答案问询微信：424329

What are the major mineral exports of Australia?
A:Bauxite, alumina, and coal.
B:Bauxite, gold and mineral sands.
C:Crude oil, diamonds and liquefied natural gas.
D:Crude oil, alumina and coal.
答案问询微信：424329

The Anglo-Saxons were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

Convicts＇ wives in England were discouraged from following their husbands to Australia.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

Wakefield Scheme was devised by Edward Wakefield, a convict and theorist on colonization, to solve the problem of labor shortage in colonial Australia.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

The Bill of Rights ensured that the King would never be able to ignore Parliament.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy: the official head of state is the Queen.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

Australian government departments are administered only by the authority of the elected Ministers.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

The executive branch of Australian government is headed by the Governor-General who is the representative of the Queen.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

In the UK, Children are legally obliged to attend school from the age of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) to 15.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

One of the oldest of the early “old English” literary works is called “The Canterbury Tales”
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329

Under the White Australia Policy, immigrants to Australia had to take a test in a European language, the failure of which would be given the status of prohibited immigrant.
A:错误
B:正确
答案问询微信：424329