英语国家概况期末深刻复知识题Word格式.docx

1、What is an American? was first asked by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur.（ ） 7. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.（ ） 8. The first English permanent settlement was founded in California. .（ ） 9. Massachusetts was established by English puritans who separated themselves from the Roman C

2、atholic Church. （ ）10. The state of Pennsylvania used to be inhabited by the Quakers. （ ）20. According to the author, larger universities are always better, and more desirable universities are always more expensive. （ ）21. The two biggest political parties in Canada are the Reform Party and the Libe

3、ral Party.（ ）22. The Constitution Act was introduced by Brian Mulroney to ensure Canadians legal rights.（ ） 23. The Meech Lake Accord was set to recognize Quebec as a distinct society.（ ） 24. It was Pierre Trudeaus government that signed the NAFTA. （ ）25. Jean Chretien introduced the Bilingualism Ac

4、t to promote the respect, understanding and preservation of different cultures in Canada. （ ） 26. The Progressive Conservative Party and the Reform Party merged into the Conservative Party in 2003. （ ）27. The first computers were enormous in size and consumed great quantities of electricity.（ ）28. R

5、adio was a place where lots of advertisements were placed for products to feed a growing consumerism in America merging after World War l. （ ） 29. The original idea was to connect computers was for educational and commercial uses.（ ） 30. What motivated most scientists and engineers in America to dev

6、elop an atomic bomb in the first place was to prevent Japan from using such a device.（ ）31. The Internet is a global set of documents, images and other resources and refers to all of the publicly accessible websites in the world.（ ）32. The Apollo 11 mission landed men on the moon for the first time

7、in human history. 二. Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question: （ ） 1. The Head of State of New Zealand is _.A. the Prime Minister B. the Governor-General C. the British monarch D. the Ombudsman （ ） 2. Which of the following is NOT a function of Parliament? A. Enact

8、ing laws . B. Supervising the governments administration. C. Receiving petitions from citizens. D. Forming a government. （ ） 3. Public servants are officials working in government departments A. whose appointments are independent of political process. B. whose appointments are determined by governme

9、nt ministers. C. who will lose their positions when the government changes. D. who are members of the party in power. （ ） 4. The three levels of local government are_.A. regional councils, District Courts and community boards B. the High Court, District Courts and Dispute Tribunals C. regional counc

10、ils, territorial authorities and community boards D. regional councils, city councils and community boards （ ） 5 Which of the following is true about the private schools in New Zealand? A. They provide distance education. B. They mainly admit students with special educational and developmental diffi

11、culties. C. They are often not co-educational. D. They mainly teach religious courses. （ ） 6. Which of the following is NOT one of the major exports of New Zealand?A. Dairy products. B. Fish. C. Wool. D. Oil. （ ） 7 . Which of the following is NOT one of the major imports of New Zealand? A. Fruit. B.

12、 Machinery. C. Vehicles. D. Mineral fuels.（ ）8. New Zealands trade has_ of exports going to Pacific Rim members of the APEC grouping. A. 90% B. 70% C. 50% D. 30%（ ）9. The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the state of _ . A. New York B. Rhode Island C. Con

13、necticut D. Georgia（ ）10. The American system of mass production was first used in A. car industry B. textile industry C. firearms industry D. agriculture（ ）11. The United States had the first standard paper currency in _. A. 1839 B. 1880 C. 1863 D. 1913（ ）12. In which year was the United States rat

14、ed No.1 in terms of production capacity in the world? A. 1920. B. 1950. C. 1945. D. 1960.（ ）13. Which of the following is NOT considered as part of the service industry? A. Banking. B. Management consultation. C. Airline. D. Steelmaking.（ ）14. A historic moment of the civil rights movement was the March on Washington of August 28,1 963 when _ delivered his I