北京语言大学21秋《英语国家概况》离线作业2答案第87期

北京语言大学21秋英语国家概况离线作业2-001答案1. Another piano style, which was emerging in Chicago in the late 1920&39;s and early 1930&39;s, was called _.A.boogie-woogieB.ragtimeC.folk music参考答案：C2. Charles Dickens is one of the most famous of English Modernist writers.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A3. The victory at Saratoga was viewed as the turning point of the War of Independence.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B4. For payment we require 100% value, irrevocable L/C in our favour with partial shipment allowed clausFor payment we require 100% value, irrevocable L/C in our favour with partial shipment allowed clause available by draft at sight.我们要求用不可撤销的、允许分批装运、金额为全部货款并以我方为抬头人的信用证，凭即期汇票支付。5. In communication, the Irish value talking most.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B6. New York City is the second largest city of the United States.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A7. In Britain, the Speaker is a member who is acceptable to all shades of opinion in _.A.the Privy CouncilB.the House of LordsC.the Supreme CourtD.the House of Commons参考答案：D8. Mark Twain is the author&39;s?A.real nameB.a pen name参考答案：B9. In the 1970s, oil was discovered in _, but the revenue from oil did not create an economic miracle for Britain.A.the English ChannelB.the Irish SeaC.the St.George SeaD.the North Sea参考答案：D10. Following the Wars of the Roses was the rule of the House of the _.A.RosesB.LudorC.JadorD.Tudor参考答案：D11. If there were no water in the world, everything_ . Awill die Bwould die CwIf there were no water in the world, everything_ .Awill dieBwould dieCwould have diedDwould have been deadB12. The British economy was the _ to have been fully industrialized.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last参考答案：A13. American industry is developing so rapidly that it has been in the leadin gposition for the past century.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B14. Mark Twain&39;s works are characterized by the following except _.A.sense of humorB.egotismC.jokesD.tall tales参考答案：B15. The school uses a combination of modern and _ methods for teaching reading.A.The school uses a combination of modern and _ methods for teaching reading.A. traditionalB. oldC. ancientD. present答案：A16. Which of the following writers is a Canadian?A.Emily BronteB.Kate ChopinC.Margaret Atwood参考答案：C17. The convicts Elizabeth and James Ruse became the first successful farming family in Australia.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B18. Would you lend me _ of your money, please? Aany Bmany Csome Da lot ofWould you lend me _ of your money, please?AanyBmanyCsomeDa lot ofC19. Who invented the game of basketball?A.A CanadianB.An AmericanC.A Dominican参考答案：B20. Scientists were embroiled (使卷入) last week in an international row over genetically modiScientists were embroiled (使卷入) last week in an international row over genetically modified cotton (GM cotton).A study in China suggested for the first time that the crop was permanently damaging the environment and that insects were building up resistance to it.The study, by the Nanjing institute of Environmental Science, combined the laboratory and field work from four Chinese scientific institutes. The study was done over a several - year period.GM Cotton had a gene resistance to the cotton bollworm (棉铃虫) and isolated from the bacterium (细菌) named Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), but the study found that it harms the natural parasitic (寄生的) enemies of the cotton bollworm.It also indicated that populations of pests besides the bollworm had increased in Bt cotton fields and some had replaced the bollworm as the primary pest.However, the leading GM company, the USs Monsanto, which controls more than 80 per cent of the Bt cotton grown worldwide, dismissed the research.It said that the industry has always cited GM cotton as its biggest success, because it can increase yields by up to 60 per cent and reduce the need for pesticides (杀虫剂) by 80 per cent.But, unfortunately for the industry, (80) the scientists also found that the resistance of Bt cotton to bollworm decreased significantly over time.Why scientists say no to GM cotton?ABecause the cotton was genetically modified.BBecause the cotton was found to damage the environment.CBecause the cotton harms the bollworm.DBecause Monsanto dismissed the research.正确答案：B解析：第二段中谈到，中国科学家发现Bt棉花会永久性地伤害环境，并会使昆虫累积抗性，因此在国际间就引发了一场争论。可见，只有B是正确的。21. What is not an example of service industry?A.Legal consultingB.BankingC.Hotels and restaurantsD.Computer manufacturing参考答案：D22. (1) Tian&39;anmen is located in the center ofBeijing.It was first built in 1417 and named Chengtian(1) Tiananmen is located in the center ofBeijing.It was first built in 1417 and named Chengtianmen.At the end of the Ming Dynasty,it was seriously damaged by war.When it was rebuilt under the Qing in 1651,it was renamed Tiananmen,and served as the main entrance to the Forbidden City.(2) Xishuangbanna is the southernmost prefecture of Yunnan Province.The prefecture is nicknamedAerial Gardenfor its luxuriant primitive woods and tropical rain forests, which are teeming with animals and plants. (1) 天安门位于北京市中心，始建于1417年，最初叫做承天门。明朝末年，由于战争它严重被毁，清顺治八年(1651年)它被重修而改名天安门，作为紫禁城的主要入口处。 (2) 西双版纳是云南省最南端的县。这个县以其繁茂的原始树林和热带雨林被称为“空中花园”，其中有很多的动植物。 23. In the 1950s and 1960s in an Irish family there were 2 or 3 children on average.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A24. The Church of England today is all-inclusive, having the ability to be both Protestant and _.A.CatholicB.BuddhistC.DaoistD.Tibetan参考答案：A25. Harvard University was founded in _.A.1366B.1633C.1636D.1363参考答案：C26. The Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a persons highest happiness comes from the use oThe Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a persons highest happiness comes from the use of his or her intelligence. Religious books such as the Koran and Bible discuss faith as a form. of happiness. The British scientist Charles Darwin believed that all species were formed in a way so as to enjoy happiness. And, the United States declaration of independence guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as a basic human right. People throughout history may have had different ideas about happiness. But today, many people are still not very sure about it. Some findings are not surprising. For example, the database suggests that married people are happier than single people. People who like to be with other people are happier than unsocial people. People with children are equally happy as couples without children. And wealthier people are only a little happier than poorer people. This database also shows that studying happiness no longer involves just theories and ideas. Economists, psychiatrists, doctors and social scientists are finding ways of understanding happiness by examining real sets of information. Happiness is an extremely popular subject, if you search for happiness on the web site of the online bookseller, Amazon. com, you will find more than two hundred thousand results. Dan Gilbert teaches psychology at Harvard University in Massachusetts. He recently looks at the way the human mind is different from other animals because we can think about the future and use our imaginations. He also explains how our minds can trick us in a way that creates difficulties in making happy choices for the future. Most of the time when people are wrong about how theyll feel about the future, theyre wrong in the direction of thinking that things will matter to them more than they really do. We are remarkable at our ability to adjust and a-dapt to almost any situation but we seem not to know this about ourselves. And so we mistakenly predict that good things will make us happy, really happy for a really long time. Bad things, why theyll just slay us. It turns out neither of these things is on the whole true. The first paragraph in the passage is mainly talking about_.Athe importance of happinessBthe cause of happinessCthe meaning of happinessDpeople who are happy正确答案：C文章的第一段主要讨论了对幸福概念的不同理解，即幸福的意义，故选C。27. The U.S.A. is known as a “Melting Pot” for it&39;s _.A.mixture of religionsB.mixture of nationalitiesC.mixture of climatesD.mixture of habits参考答案：B28. On July 7th, 1937, Japan began an all-out attack on _.A.ChinaB.TaiwanC.KoreaD.Russia参考答案：A29. Toni Morrison (1931-) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She is the first African-American writer to receive this honor.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B30. The Australian Constitution can only be changed by _.A.the Prime MinisterB.the Governor-GeneralC.the ParliamentD.referendum参考答案：D31. Buddhism was originated in _ about 500 B.C.A.ChinaB.IndiaC.TibetD.Japan参考答案：B32. After Legal segregation ended in the South as a result of the civil rights movement, and racism is no longer an extremely serious social, political problem in the U.S.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A33. Birds, _ or familiar, were popular in Rome.A. historicB.exoticC. alcoholicD.erotiBirds, _ or familiar, were popular in Rome.A. historicB.exoticC. alcoholicD.erotic参考答案：B34. The 1990s saw the birth of the famous sheep _(the first mammal produced from a donor cell taken from an adult rather than from an embryo).A.DollyB.MollyC.Folly参考答案：A35. Joe: Why will the plane from New York be delayed?Ann: _Joe: Why will the plane from New York be delayed?Ann: _正确答案：BB 解析：首先应读懂上文，后进行逻辑推理，选择填充词句。上文意为“为什么纽约来的飞机要晚点?”所填充的词句意为“由于大雾的缘故。”36. British colonial expansion began with _.A.the establishment of the British East India Company in 1600B.the settlement of the Dutch East India Company at Cape Town in 1652C.the occupation of Chinese Hong Kong in 1841D.the colonization of Newfoundland in 1583参考答案：D37. On Christmas Day 1066 Duke William, known in history as William the Conqueror, was crowned in Westminster Abbey.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B38. In Britain, the First Civil War was fought between the Roundheads who were the parliamentary soldiers led by _, and the Cavaliers who were King Charles&39;s supporters.A.John LilburneB.Oliver CromwellC.Prince RupertD.William Joyce参考答案：B39. Had he worked harder, he _ the exams Awill get through Bwould get through Cwould have goHad he worked harder, he _ the examsAwill get throughBwould get throughCwould have got through Dgot throughC从句部分是省略if的虚拟条件句，是had done形式，与过去事实相反，所以主句用would have done。40. The three biggest newspapers are of the following except _.A.New York TimesB.Readers DigestC.Washington PostD.Los Angeles Times参考答案：B41. The UK Landscape is very varied, ranging from the Grampian _ of Scotland to the lowland fens of England which are at or below sea level in places.A.RiverB.MountiansC.PlainD.Lake参考答案：B42. Manufacturing industry is an important part of the UK economy, accounting for 5% of the nation&39;s wealth.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B43. The Conservative party, the Labour party and the Liberal Democrats are the three major national parties in the UK.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B44. Normandy is a province of France on the English Channel.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B45. The city of London is not the capital of England and the UK.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A46. In July 1978, British doctors at London&39;s Oldham Hospital created the worlds first “_ baby”, Louis Brown.A.man-madeB.artificialC.testD.test tube参考答案：D47. Ireland had long been dominated by Britain, but Irish desire for an independent IrishIreland had long been dominated by Britain, but Irish desire for an independent Irish state was never lost. In late 19th century, there was a campaign in parliament called “home-rule”-Irish political control of Irish affairs.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B48. I have written to both Frank and Henry but_has replied.AeitherBbothCneitherDnoneI have written to both Frank and Henry but_has replied.AeitherBbothCneitherDnone正确答案：C49. The system of individual tuition organized by the colleges is referred to as _ system.A.tutorB.tutorialC.mentorD.guidance参考答案：B50. _ were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England.A.the Anglo-SaxonsB.the NormansC.the VikingsD.the Romans参考答案：A