【答案】英语国家概况(1)第2次作业【参考答案】

[第1题](判断题) A party should hold at least 326 seats in the House of Commons in order to win the election.

True False

[第2题](判断题)Edinburgh is the largest city in Scotland.

True False

[第3题](判断题)The two broad stylistic periods are Modernism and Postmodernism.

True False

[第4题](判断题)America and Europe have supplied the majority of British recent immigrants.

True False

[第5题](判断题)The party which wins the majority seats in parliament forms the government and its party leader becomes the Prime Minister.

True False

[第6题](判断题)Although Wales is the smallest of the three nations on the British mainland, it’s good at getting investment from abroad, particularly from France and Germany.

True False

[第7题](单选题)In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to __________.

private schools state schools independent schools public schools

[第8题](判断题)One of the oldest of the early “Old English” literary works is called Beowulf.

True False

[第9题](单选题)Which of the following about the House of Commons is NOT true? ______.

Members of Parliament receive salaries and some other allowance MPs are expected to represent the interests of the public MPs elect the Prime Minster and the Cabinet Most MPs belong to the major political parties

[第10题](单选题)Which of the following organizations Australia is NOT a member of?

The European Community. The United Nations. The World Trade Organization. The Australian New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement.

[第11题](单选题)Among the following writers, who was NOT one of the great trios?

Ben Johnson Geoffrey Chaucer Christopher Marlowe William Shakespeare

[第12题](判断题)The United Kingdom became a member of the European Union in 2001.

True False

[第13题](判断题)The four constituent countries of the UK are England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. .

True False

[第14题](单选题)Which of the following is NOT true about the “flats”?

They are not considered as the most desirable home. They are often in modern multi-storey buildings. They are often publicly owned. All of them are of low status and are very cheap.

[第15题](判断题)William the Conqueror built the Tower of London.

True False

[第16题](单选题)The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by ________.

King Harold Robin Hood Oliver Cromwell William the Conqueror

[第17题](单选题)In Australia, the largest state in term of area is __________.

Queensland New South Wales Western Australia Victoria

[第18题](单选题)Which of the following was first adopted in Australia?

The three-tier government. Secret Ballots. The two-chamber parliament. The public services.

[第19题](单选题)After two years of independence war between 1919 and 1921, ______ was signed.

the Anglo-Irish Treaty the Home Rule bill the Act of Union the Treaty of Independence

[第20题](单选题)Which of the following statements about the UK economy is NOT true? ______.

Britain remains one of the Group of Seven large industrial economies Britain has experienced a relative economic decline since 1945 There has been a period of steady decreasing of living standards Some smaller economics have overtaken the UK in terms of output per capita