北京语言大学《英语国家概况（II）》在线作业二

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20春《英语国家概况（II）》作业2

Do you happen to know of the n奥鹏教育北京语言大学平时在线作业ame of George Washington? Is he_________?
A:one of the founding fathers of the United States
B:the first Governor of the State of New York
C:the author of the Declaration of Independence
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Prime Minister _______ once said that the U.S.-Canada relationship was was like "a relationship between two farmers".
A:Louis St.Laurent
B:Wilfred Laurier
C:Lester Pearson
D:John A. Macdonald
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Which Canadian prime minister referred to the two world wars as " the vortex of European militarism"?
A:Lester Pearson
B:Wilfred Laurier
C:Pierre Trudeau
D:Brian Mulroney
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The author of the novel The Scarlet Letter is_________.
A:Hawthorne
B:Emerson
C:Hemingway
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The first inhabitants of the American continent were_________.
A:the Italians
B:the Spanish
C:the Indians
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Who first introduced the "moving assembly" line?
A:Eli Whitney
B:Samuel Slater
C:Henry Ford
D:Adam Smith
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What is the idea behind checks and balances?
A:To help the president get more power
B:To restrict governmental power and prevent its abuse
C:To help the Congress to derive more authorities
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To promote peace and cooperation among nations, Canada plays an active role in international organizations. Which of the following is the exception?
A:the United Nations
B:the Commonwealth
C:the National Organization of Women
D:la Francophonie
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The capital of Canada is?
A:Toronto
B:San Francisco
C:Ottawa
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Who invented the phonograph and the electric light?
A:Thomas Edison
B:John F Kennedy
C:Bill Gates
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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
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The Adirondack Mountains, located mainly in the state of New York, contains some of the oldest rocks in the world.
A:错误
B:正确
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Horse-racing is a very popular sport among the Irish because they can place a bet for the occasion.
A:错误
B:正确
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America’s movies are mostly in Hollywood, near the city of Los Angeles in South California.
A:错误
B:正确
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Alexander Hamilton is the second Secretary of Treasure of the United States.
A:错误
B:正确
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The name of Knickerbocker comes from Washington Irving＇s History of New York (1809).
A:错误
B:正确
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John Steven, an American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, was the first to use assembly line for manufacturing cars.
A:错误
B:正确
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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
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Toni Morrison (1931-) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She is the first African-American writer to receive this honor.
A:错误
B:正确
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The earliest settlers in Ireland came around 7000 BC in the Mesolithic or middle Stone Age Period.
A:错误
B:正确
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