北京语言大学《英语国家概况（II）》作业2答卷

1、20秋英语国家概况（II）作业2试卷总分:100 得分:100一、单选题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)The Niagara Falls is located on the border of the United States with_.MexicoColumbiaPanamaCanada答案:D2.Americas foremost jazz musician was _.Louis ArmstrongBruce SpringsteenBilly Holiday答案:A3.Who is the head of Canadian government?Governor general

2、Prime ministerPremier答案:B4.No taxation without representation was the rallying cry of _.the settlers of Virginiathe people of Pennsylvaniathe colonists in New Englandthe people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution答案:D5.Former President Ronald Reagan used to be a _.basketball play

3、ersports radio announcerconservative political columnistsports writer答案:B6.Where do most of the Inuit people live in Canada?The arctic areaThe west coastThe Atlantic Ocean答案:A7.Canada is a member of _.NATOthe Commonwealthboth NATO and the Commonwealth答案:C8.When Britain lost its status as a world pow

4、er after World War II, Canada became a junior partner helping_ global interests.IndianAustralianAmericanRussian答案:C9.Which of the following was NOT one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?The growth of capitalismThe RenaissanceThe Religious ReformationThe spiritual leade

5、rship of the Roman Catholic Church答案:D10.Which of the following provinces is the home of most French-speaking people in Canada?ManitobaSaskatchewanOntarioQuebec答案:D二、判断题 (共 10 道试题,共 50 分)11.The Greensboro students “sit-in” was believe to be the beginning of the civil rights movement.答案:错误12.Former P

6、resident Nixon remarked on several occasions that drug abuse is Americans “number one enemy” and that “we must declare war against it.”答案:正确13.Today, the Irish economy is dominated in many ways by many multinationals, particularly in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries.答案:正确14.The death blo

7、w to the Irish language was Irelands accession to the EU.答案:错误15.The earliest settlers in Ireland came around 7000 BC in the Mesolithic or middle Stone Age Period.答案:正确16.By the 16th century, some new and powerful social forces began to emerge which led to the awakening of Europe and the discovery o

8、f American,i.e.,the development of capitalism, the Renaissance and the Religious Reformation.答案:正确17.Toni Morrison (1931-) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She is the first African-American writer to receive this honor.答案:正确18.Forty years ago, almost three quarters of existing schools were “confessional”, that is, associated with one Christian sect or another.答案:正确19.The Irish legal system is arranged in a hierarchy, with District Court at the bottom and S