北语18秋《英语国家概况(Ⅱ)》作业4（参考资料）

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【奥鹏】[北京语言大学]18秋《英语国家概况(Ⅱ)》作业4
试卷总分:100    得分:100
第1题,One important agreement between Canada and U.S. is FTA, which means ______.
A、Federal Tariff Agreement
B、Free Trade Agreement
C、Finance Tax Agreement



第2题,According to the author, Canada entered into its golden age of international diplomacy in the 1950s, the period of which was capped by Canada's role in _____________.
A、the Suez Crisis of 1956
B、the World Trade Organization
C、the NATO
D、World Health Organization



第3题,Lord Baltimore's feudal plan failed because ___________.
A、there were more Protestant than Catholics in Maryland
B、the wilderness of the continent made the plan impossible
C、there was plenty of land while labor was scarce
D、the English king did not like the plan



第4题,Who is Abraham Lincoln? What was he famous for?
A、Uncle Tom's Cabin
B、The Federalist Papers
C、The Emancipation Proclamation



第5题,To promote peace and cooperation among nations, Canada plays an active role in international organizations. Which of the following is the exception?
A、the United Nations
B、the Commonwealth
C、the National Organization of Women
D、la Francophonie



第6题,Which of the following industries account for more than half of the GDP in Canada?
A、primary industries
B、secondary industries
C、tertiary industries
D、none of them



第7题,Former President Ronald Reagan used to be a _______________.
A、basketball player
B、sports radio announcer
C、conservative political columnist
D、sports writer



第8题,One of the most frequently used musical instrument on a jazz band included a ________.
A、violin
B、trumpet, and
C、piano



第9题,In January 1965, President Johnson declared _________" to eliminate poverty "by opening to everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity."
A、war against Vietnam
B、war against poverty
C、war against Japan
D、New Frontier program



第10题,Prime Minister _______ once said that the U.S.-Canada relationship was was like "a relationship between two farmers".
A、Louis St.Laurent
B、Wilfred Laurier
C、Lester Pearson
D、John A. Macdonald



第11题,The Yellowstone National Park was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
A、错误
B、正确



第12题,New York City is the second largest city of the United States.
A、错误
B、正确



第13题,In the summer of 1963, Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators marched to Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King, a famous leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), delivered his famous speech "I have a dream".
A、错误
B、正确



第14题,Ireland is situated in the extreme northwest of Europe.
A、错误
B、正确



第15题,In proportional terms, Islam is the fastest growing religion in Australia.
A、错误
B、正确



第16题,Early jazz was identified by its polyrhythmic structure, a clearly contribution from the complex drumming of West Africa brought over to America by black slaves.
A、错误
B、正确



第17题,The convicts Elizabeth and James Ruse became the first successful farming family in Australia.
A、错误
B、正确



第18题,Two-third of the cropland in the United States is planted in crops destined for export-to Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
A、错误
B、正确



第19题,After the president vetoes a law, Congress may override the veto by a three-fourths vote of both houses.
A、错误
B、正确



第20题,The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is the Jews, who number over 25.2 million, or 11.7% of the population.
A、错误
B、正确