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英语国家概况期末复习
英语国家概况Canada
Unit1
1.CanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheWesternHemisphere.F
2.CanadaisboundedonthenorthbytheArcticOcean,onthewestbythePacificOcean,andontheeastbytheAtlanticOcean.T
3.MostoftheCanadianpeopleliveclosetotheU.S.borderonthesouth.T
4.ThehighestpeakinCanadaisMountLogan.T
5.TheSt.LawrenceisthelongestriverinCanada.F
6.Canadahasmorelakesandinlandwatersthananyothercountryintheworld.T
7.WesternCanadaconsistsoftheAppalachianRegionandtheGreatLakes&St.LawrenceLowlands.F
8.TheLabradorCurrentbringswarmerairtothesoutheastofCanada,butitseffectsarelimited.F
9.Torontoistheworld’slargestFrench-speakingcityoutsideFrance.F
10.FewFrenchCanadiansliveinOntarioandNewBrunswick.F
1.Indigenous peoples, alsocalled“Aboriginal”,makeup___C_____percentofthetotalpopulationinCanada.
A.1.5B.2C.4.4D.3.5
2.Canadaoccupies nearlyallofNorthAmericanorthoflatitude_____C_______north.
A.40°B.45°C.49°D.50°
3.Theremaybeasmanyas_______C______lakesinCanada.
A.1millionB.1.5millionC.2millionD.2.5million
4.ThelargestlakewhollywithinCanadais___B______.
A.LakeSuperiorB.theGreatBearC.theGreatSlaveD.LakeHuron
5.____A_____isthelargestriverinCanadainvolumeofwater.
A.TheSt.LawrenceB.TheMackenzieC.TheYukonD.TheSaskatchewan
6.ThelargestislandinCanadais______B_____.
A.ManitoulinIslandB.BaffinIslandC.VictoriaIslandD.Newfoundland
7.ThefollowingaretheprovincesinCanadianInteriorPlainsEXCEPT___D_____.
A.AlbertaB.SaskatchewanC.ManitobaD.Quebec
8.___C_____isthefastest-growingmothertongueinCanada.
A.SpanishB.FrenchC.ChineseD.English
9.___B____werebeneficiariesofthewestwardmovementandenjoyedgrowthrateswellabovetheCanadianaverage.
A.OntarioandQuebecB.BritishColumbiaandAlberta
C.SaskatchewanandManitobaD.NunavutandNorthwestTerritories
10.______C_______isthefirstlargepoliticalunitinNorthAmericawithanindigenousmajority.
A.NorthwestTerritoriesB.YukonC.NunavutD.Saskatchewan
Unit2
1.ThefirstgroupofEuropeanstosettleinCanadainlargenumbersweretheFrench.T
2.UndertheQuebecAct,FranceofficiallycededNewFrancetoBritain.F
3.UndertheConstitutionActof1791,theBritishdividedQuebecintotwocolonies,LowerCanadaandUpperCanada.T
4.ReformersledbyWilliamLyonMackenzieweredemandinganAmericanformofgovernmentandseparationfromGreatBritain.T
5.UndertheBritishNorthAmericaActof1867,Canadabecameanindependentcountry.F
6.WilliamLyonMackenzieKingisCanada’slongest-servingprimeminister.T
7.In1982theBritishNorthAmericaActwasreplacedbyanewconstitutionforthegovernmentofCanada.T
8.UnderthecontroversialCharteroftheFrenchLanguageadoptedin1977,FrenchistheonlyofficiallanguageinQuebec.T
9.ConservativeParty’svictoryinthe2006electionsended20yearsofLiberalPartyruleinCanadaandmadeHarperthecountry’s22ndPrimeMinister.F
1.Thename“Canada”isbelievedtobederivedfrom“kanata”,anIndianwordmeaning__C____.
A.aguitarB.ameetingplaceC.asettlementD.apieceofland
2.WhowasthefirstFrenchtodiscoverCanada?
B
A.JohnCabot.B.JacquesCartier.C.SamueldeChamplain.D.HenryHudson.
3.WhofoundedthefirstpermanentsettlementsatQuebecandMontrealontheSt.LawrenceRiver?
C
A.JohnCabot.B.JacquesCartier.C.SamueldeChamplain.D.HenryHudson.
4.In1774,theBritishpassed__A_____thatguaranteedtheFrenchprotectionoftheirlanguageandreligion.
A.theQuebecActB.theTreatyofParis
C.theConstitutionActof1791D.theActofUnion
5.WhenwasCanadagiveninternalself-government?
C
A.In1791.B.In1840.C.In1848.D.In1867.
6.WhowasthefirstPrimeMinisterofthenewCanada?
A
A.SirJohnMacdonald.B.SirWilfridLaurier.
C.RobertBorden.D.MackenzieKing.
7.In1905,____C____werecarvedoutoftheNorthwestTerritories.
A.OntarioandQuebecB.ManitobaandBritishColumbia
C.AlbertaandSaskatchewanD.NewfoundlandandPrinceEdwardIsland
8.In1967,___B____wasapprovedbytheParliamentofCanadaasthenationalanthem.
A.“GodSavetheQueen”B.“OCanada”
C.“AdvanceCanadaFair”D.“GodDefendCanada”
9.SincewhenhastheCanadiangovernmentfollowedapolicyofbilingualism?
A
A.1969B.1970C.1976D.1980
10.QuebecvotersnarrowlyrejectedsecessionfromCanadaina___C____referendum.
A.1980B.1990C.1995D.2000
Unit3
1.Saskatchewanistheworld’slargestproducerofpotash.F
2.OntariohasthegreatestdevelopedandpotentialhydroelectricresourcesinCanada.F
3.One-halfofCanada’swheatisgrowninAlberta.F
4.Canadaistheworld’slargestproducerofnewsprint.T
5.Oil and gas productioniscenteredmainlyinManitoba.F
6.Canadaistheworld’sleadingproducerofhydroelectricity.T
7.QuebechastheheaviestconcentrationofmanufacturinginCanada,accountingformorethanone-halfofCanada’stotalvalueofmanufacturingshipments.F
8.MiningindustriesnowproducemorethanhalfofCanada’sexports.F
9.In the servicessector,Canada’sexportsexceeditsimports.F
10.NorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)cameintoeffectin1989.F
1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTCanada’swaterway?
B
A.TheSt.Lawrence.B.TheMississippi.C.TheGreatLakes.D.TheMackenzie.
2.Almost____A_____ofthelandareaofCanadaiscoveredbyforests.
A.halfB.one-thirdC.two-thirdsD.three-quarters
3.BritishColumbiaranks_______A______intheproductivityofforestsinCanada.
A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth
4.MostoftheCanada’sfarmlandislocatedin___B____.
A.theAtlanticProvincesB.thePrairieProvincesC.QuebecD.Ontario
5.ThefollowingtypesoffishhavebeenthemostimportantexportsfromtheAtlanticcoastEXCEPT____D______.
A.codB.crabC.lobsterD.salmon
6.Muchofpre-ConfederationhistoryrevolvesaroundthecompetitionbetweentheFrenchandBritishforcontroloftheprofitable___C_____.
A.miningindustryB.farmlandsC.furtradeD.tobaccoplantation
7.Canada is the world’slargestexporterofthefollowingEXCEPT_____D_________.
A.uraniumB.zincC.potashD.nickel
8.Canadaistheworld’s______D________largestexporterofoil.
A.secondB.fourthC.sixthD.tenth
9.Canada has just 0.6%oftheworld’spopulation,butaccountsfor____A___oftotalexportsinworldtrade.
A.4%B.5%C.6%D.7%
10.Canada’slargesttradingpartneris___B_____.
A.GreatBritainB.theUnitedStatesC.JapanD.Germany
Uint4
1.InCanadaterritorieshavemoreautonomyfromthefederalgovernmentthanprovincesdo.F
2.SincetheBritishNorthAmericaActlaidthefoundationofConfederation,itformedtheentireCanadianConstitution.F
3.InCanadathecentralgovernmentexercisesallpowersnotspecificallyassignedtotheprovinces.T
4.TheCanadianParliamentconsistsoftheBritishmonarch,theHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenate.F
5.TheexecutiveheadofgovernmentinCanadaisthePrimeMinister.T
6.ThemembersoftheSenateareappointed,normallybytheGovernorGeneralbutineffectbythePrimeMinister.T
7.TheHouseofCommonsinCanadaisthekeylegislativebranch,wheremostimportantbillsareintroduced.T
8.InCanada,membersoftheHouseofCommonsarenotdirectlyelectedbythevoters.F
9.ThelegalsysteminCanadaisbasedonEnglishcommonlawandthereisnoexception.F
10.ThedominantnationalpoliticalpartiesinCanadaduringthe20thcenturyhavebeentheConservativePartyandtheLabourParty.F
1.Canadaisafederationof_______C_______provincesand______________territories.
A.six/twoB.eight/fourC.ten/threeD.twelve/four
2.________C__________cutthelastlegaltiebetweenCanadaandBritainandtransferredtheconstitutionalamendingpowerfromtheBritishgovernmenttoCanada.
A.TheBNAActB.TheMeechLakeAccord
C.TheConstitutionof1982D.Thereferendumin1995
3.Theconstitutionof1982gatheredthepreviousconstitutionalactsintoasingleframeworkandaddedthe______A___________.
A.Charter ofRightsandFreedomsB.StatuteofWestminster
C.CanadaActD.ConstitutionAct
4.Canadaisdividedinto______B_________districts,called“ridings”or“constituencies”.
A.105B.308C.650D.100
5.Thereare______A________SenatorsinCanadianParliament.
A.105B.308C.650D.100
6.Québechasa______B______systembasedonthe_____________lawsystem.
A.criminal-law/FrenchB.civil-law/French
C.criminal-law/BritishD.civil-law/British
7.InCanada,generalelectionsmustbeheldatleastonceevery_____D_________.
A.twoyearsB.threeyearsC.fouryearsD.fiveyears
8.Thethirdpartywithatraditionofnationalsupportis______B_________.
A.theDemocraticPartyB.theNewDemocraticParty
C.theLabourPartyD.theSocialistParty
9.In 2003, the ProgressiveConservativesandthe_____B________mergedtoformanewpartyknownastheConservativeParty.
A.theNewDemocraticPartyB.CanadianAlliance
C.ReformPartyD.LiberalParty
10.Canada’ssystemofpoliticalpartiesischaracterizedbythefollowingEXCEPT______D________.
A.twomajorpartiesB.one-partyrule
C.divisionbetweenfederalandprovincialpartysystem
D.two-and-a-halfpartysystem
Uint5
1.Canadaisofficiallybilingual,andallservicesprovidedbythefederalgovernmentareavailableinEnglishandFrench.T
2.CulturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.T
3.Religio