[渝粤教育] 2023秋国家开放大学《英语国家概况(1)》形考作业1参考答案

1．London’s Metropolitan Police Force is directly under the controlof _____.

 the Home Secretary

 the Lord Chancellor

 the Prime Minister

 the Attorney General

2．Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the _______ of Christ, and isthe great est of Christian festivalsChristmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the_______ of Christ, and is the great est of Christian festivals.

 birth

 dreath

 Crucifixion

 Resurrection

3．The largest river in Ireland is _____.

 the Liffey River

 the Dodder River

 the Shannon River

 Lough Derg

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the National HealthServiceWhich of the following statements is NOT trueabout the National Health Service?

 It Provides for every resident a full rangeof medical services.

 It is administered by the central government.

 Its emergency ambulances are available for doctors’ urgent calls.

 It has suffered from under funding in recent decades.

5．The two very importantcrops in Britain are __ __.

 barley and corn

 wheat and rice

 barley and oats

 wheat and barley

6．________was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.

MarkTwain

Walt Whitman

S.Eliot

ErnestHemingway

7．The Tories were the forerunners 0f _______ , which still bears the nickname today.

 the Labour Party

 the Liberal Party

 the SocialDemocratic Party

 the ConservativeParty

8．Which often following statements is nottrue about British coal mining?

Brition has used up almost all coaldeposits.

The demand for British coal has declined.

Petroleum, water power, and electricpower replacing coal for many purposes.

The old British mines are narrow anddeep, making it difficult to use machines

9．Most of the colleges and universities in the U.S. arelocated _____.

 in only 5 or 6 states along the Atlantic coast

 in the South

 in states with a large population

 along the Atlantic and Pacificcoasts

10．The Mabo Judgement passed by Australia\’sHigh Court in June 1992 overturned the concept of terra nullius, which means________.

“land belonging to no one”

“land unknown to everyone”

“Wonderland”

“Dreamtime”

11．Whatis the New Zealand-made film which won 3 Oscars in the 1993 Academy Awards?

OnceWere Warriors

ThePiano

Jurassic Park

Babe—theStory of a Sheep Pig

12．William, Duke ofNormandy, is now known as _________.

William Rufus

William the Confessor

William the Great

William the Conqueror

13．By（　　　）Britain hadbuilt up a big empire, “on which the sun never set”.

 1900

 1910

 1920

 1930

14．In Australia, the leader of the majority party or the coalition headsthe government as ____In Australia, the leaderof the majority party or the coalition heads the government as ____.

 premier

 prime minister

 chief executive

 governor-general

15．The Authorized Version of the Bible (published in 1611) was made by _____ commandThe Authorized Version ofthe Bible (published in 1611) was made by __ ___ command.

 Edward IV’s

 James I’s

 Elizabeth I’s

 Henry V III’s

16．In Britain,the highest judicial appointments are made by the Queen on the advice of（　　　）.

 the Lord Chancellor

 the Prime Minister

 the Speaker

 theAttorney General

17．Why were the French troops in Canadadefeated by the British during the Seven Years\’ War?

Because they were not used to the weatherin Cananda.

Because they did not get support from thelocal people.

Because they did not receive the suppliesthey needed so badly.

Because the British had larger and bettersettlements in Canada.

18．The largest and smallest states of theUnited States are ________.

Alaska and Rhode Island

Texas and Maine

Texas and Rhode Island

Alaska and Maine

19．In Australia, the House of Representatives and the Senate have equalpowers except that _________In Australia, the House of Representatives andthe Senate have equal powers except that _________.

 the House of Representatives cannot introduce money bills

 the Senate cannot introduce money bills

 the House of Representatives can pass laws

 the Senate can pass laws

20．The English Civil War is generally regarded as the beginning ofmodern _____ history.

 European

 Scottish

 Welsh

 world

21．Of all the symbols,_______ , which are considered to represent fertility and new life: are thosemost frequently associated with Easter.

 the pumpkin and the turkey

 the lamb and thebeef

 the spring peasand the potatoes

 the egg and therabbit

22．One of the measurestaken by the Roosevelt Administration in the New Deal was _____.

 to close down more banks

 to further loosen the control of financial institutions

 to adopt a number of labor laws to raise the role of labor inthe relations of production

 to encourage farm production

23．Who opened theinterior of Canadato French fur traders and later colonizers in 1535?

 Samuel de Champlain.

 Jacques Cartier.

 John Cabot.

 Henry Hudson.

24．Mount Kosciusko, the highest point inAustralia, is located in _______.

 the Blue Mountains

 the Australian Alps

 the Snowy Mountains

 Ayers Rock

25．Itis assumed that the first Europeans who reached Australia’s shores were ______.

theDutch

theEnglish

theGermans

theSpanish and Portugese