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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