20秋《英语国家概况（II）》作业4
试卷总分:100    得分:100
第1题,Who invented the game of basketball?
A、A Canadian
B、An American
C、A Dominican
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第2题,The Stevens family was known for their contribution to which of the following?
A、Airplane
B、Steamboats
C、Cotton gin
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第3题,Canada has two official languages: English and French. Where do most of the French-speaking people live in Canada?
A、Quebec
B、Alberta
C、Ontario
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第4题,In addition to such tactics as sit-ins, young students also added ____to educate people about the war in Vietnam.
A、teach-in
B、rock 'n'roll music
C、class boycott
D、"march against fear"
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,Is Canada the biggest country in the world?
A、Yes
B、No
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第6题,What is not an example of service industry?
A、Legal consulting
B、Banking
C、Hotels and restaurants
D、Computer manufacturing
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第7题,What is the idea behind checks and balances?
A、To help the president get more power
B、To restrict governmental power and prevent its abuse
C、To help the Congress to derive more authorities
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第8题,Another piano style, which was emerging in Chicago in the late 1920's and early 1930's, was called _________.
A、boogie-woogie
B、ragtime
C、folk music
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第9题,During _____ administration， Canada recognized the People's Republic of China.
A、Wilfred Laurier's
B、Lester Pearson's
C、MacKinzie King's
D、Brian Mulroney's
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,Three of the most famous primitive tribes living in the American continent created such brilliant civilizations. They are _____________.
A、the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas
B、the Iroquois, the Pueblo, and the Pima Indians
C、Yadkin, Coles Creeks, and Smoky Hills
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第11题,The president has the authority to appoint federal judges as vacancies occur, including members of the Supreme Court.The senate,however, must approve all treaties and confirm all appointments before they become official.
A、错误
B、正确
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,In the United States, four out of five private schools are run by churches, synagogues or other religious group.
A、错误
B、正确
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第13题,Horse-racing is a very popular sport among the Irish because they can place a bet for the occasion.
A、错误
B、正确
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第14题,The Irish Government has the sole power of making laws for the state.
A、错误
B、正确
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,The Great Famine lasted from 1845- 1848.
A、错误
B、正确
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第16题,Racial segregation in elementaryand secondary education was banished in the United States after World WarⅡ.
A、错误
B、正确
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第17题,Protestantism has been the most dominant form of religion in Australia over the first two hundred years of modern Australia society.
A、错误
B、正确
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第18题,The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, which combined carding, roving and spinning operation.
A、错误
B、正确
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第19题,In September 1961, the federal government declared segregation illegal in all interstate bus stations which served buses traveling to another state.
A、错误
B、正确
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,The final blow to the Catholic Church came in referendum in 1995, when the Irish people voted for the legal provision of divorce.
A、错误
B、正确
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