北京语言大学21秋《英语国家概况》平时作业2-001答案参考37

北京语言大学21秋英语国家概况平时作业2-001答案参考1. The Irish Government has the sole power of making laws for the state.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A2. 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：C3. Why has Australia always been a continent with few people?A.Because Australia is too far away from EuropeB.Because Australia is the least mountainous and most level of the worlds continentsC.Because Australia is separated from the rest of the world by seasD.Because most of the continent is hot and dry参考答案：D4. The First World War broke out on July 28th, _ and ended on November 11th, 1918.A.1911B.1915C.1916D.1914参考答案：D5. In communication, the Irish value talking most.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B6. The three biggest newspapers are of the following except _.A.New York TimesB.Readers DigestC.Washington PostD.Los Angeles Times参考答案：B7. The mayor of the city is a _ old man. A) respective B) respectful C) respecting D) respeThe mayor of the city is a _ old man.A) respectiveB) respectfulC) respectingD) respectableDrespectable值得尊敬的，高尚的；respective各自的；respectful恭敬的，尊敬人的；respecting关于。8. Northern Ireland is the smallest of the four nations, but is quite well-known in the world for _.A.its most famous landmark, the Giants CausewayB.its rich cultural lifeC.its low living standardsD.its endless political problems参考答案：D9. New York City is the second largest city of the United States.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A10. The Great Famine lasted from 1845-1848.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B11. George: Mr Zhang Thank you for your invitation of visiting your company I hope we can materializeGeorge: Mr Zhang Thank you for your invitation of visiting your company I hope we can materialize some deals with you soonZhang: Mr George, we are pleased to have the opportunity to meet you here in our company After you have seen the presentations in our show room, would you tell me which particular items are really of interest to you?George: I had studied your catalogue before I saw your presentations in the show room We are interested in your silk dresses I think there will be a prospective market for some of them in AmericAHere is a list of our requirements, for which I hope to have your lowest offer, CIF New YorkZhang: Thank you for your inquiry Could you please let us know the quantity you require so that we can make the offers?George: Ill do that Meanwhile, would you give me an indicative price?Zhang: SurEHere are our FOB price lists All prices in the lists are subject to our final confirmation You will find the prices are reasonableGeorge: What about the commission?Zhang: Usually, our principle does not allow any commissionGeorge: From European suppliers, in the regular practice, we usually get a 3 to 5 percent commission for imports You know, we do business on commission basis Moreover, a commission will help us to promote salesZhang: Well, if the order is really large enough, we may take the commission into consideration I think it will be better to consult this when you order the goodsGeorge: OK Then I will write down the quantity for each item on the enquiry list Can you tell me when we can have your offer?Zhang: Tomorrow morning Could we meet again tomorrow afternoon for further details?George: Fine乔治：张先生，感谢您邀请我拜访贵公司。希望能尽快同你们达成交易。 张：我们很高兴能有机会在我们公司见到你，乔治先生。在看过样品间里的展品后，能告诉我您对哪些产品感兴趣吗? 乔治：在来参观你们的展示之前我仔细看过你们的产品目录，我们对你们的真丝裙子感兴趣。我认为有些东西在美国会有潜在的市场。这是我方的需求清单，希望你们报最优惠的价格，成本加运费保险费到纽约。 张：多谢你们询价。为了便于我们报价，你能告诉我们你所要的数量吗? 乔治：好的。同时，你可以给我一个参考价吗? 张：当然。这是我们的装运港船上交货价的价格单，所有的价格都要以我们的最后确认价格为准。您会觉得这些价格都是合理的。 乔治：那佣金呢? 张：我们原则上不提供佣金。 乔治：按照惯例，欧洲供应商一般会给我们3%5%的佣金。哦，我们是靠佣金做生意的。而且，佣金也有助于我们进行推销。 张：那么，如果订货数量大，我们可以考虑佣金问题。我认为最好在你们跟我们下订单时，再商量这个问题吧。 乔治：好的。那么我可以将每件货品的订货量写在询价单上。我们什么时候可以得到报价? 张：明天早上。我们明天下午是否可以再见面谈谈细节问题呢? 乔治：好的。 12. In 1455 the Duke of York tried to displace the Lancaster King, and the wars of the _ broke outA.FlowersB.RosesC.yearD.Duke参考答案：B13. It was believed before 1980s that the government should play the central role in the promotion and maintenance of the social prosperity.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B14. The sharp increase in the Australian population after W.W.II was partly because _.A.a large postwar immigration program was carried outB.the Aboriginal people and the Torres Strait Islanders were not included in the census before W.W.IIC.more British convicts were transported to AustraliaD.Australian soldiers came back from the War参考答案：A15. Detroit has been known as the automobile capital of the world.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B16. The largest public library in the U.S. is _.A.Library of CongressB.Library of HarvardC.Franklin LibraryD.Roosevelt Library参考答案：A17. 【D2】SPEAKER A: HERE ARE OUR TICKETS AND PASSPORTS. WE RE FLYING TO AMSTERDAM TODAY. SPEA【D2】SPEAKER A: HERE ARE OUR TICKETS AND PASSPORTS. WE RE FLYING TO AMSTERDAM TODAY. SPEAKER B: WELCOME TO YOUTH. LET S SEE.YES, YOUR PASSPORTS ARE STILL VALID AND YOUR TICKETS ARE IN ORDER.【D1】_ SPEAKER A: JUST THESE TWO. SPEAKER B: PLEASE PUT THEM ON THE SCALES. ANY CARRY-ON BAGGAGE? SPEAKER A: YES, TWO PIECES. OH, AND THIS CAMERA. SPEAKER B: ITS BETTER TO PUT THESE IDENTIFICATION TAGS ON THEM.【D2】_ SPEAKER A: NON-SMOKING, PLEASE. AND COULD WE HAVE ONE WINDOW SEAT, PLEASE? SPEAKER B: LET ME SEE. OH,【D3】_ALL RIGHT. YOU RE ALL SET. I VE STAPLED YOUR TWO BAGGAGE CLAIM STUBS TO YOUR RETURN TICKETS. SPEAKER A: THESE TWO? SPEAKER B: YES. AND HERE ARE YOUR BOARDING PASSES. YOU HAVE SEATS 20A AND 20B. YOUR FLIGHT IS ON TIME, AND ITS LEAVING FROM GATE 12. DONT FORGET TO PAY THE AIRPORT TAX BEFORE YOU BOARD.【D4】_ SPEAKER A: THANKS A LOT. A. DO YOU WANT SMOKING OR NON-SMOKING SEATS?B. HAVE A PLEASANT FLIGHT.C. HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WANT TO CHECK IN?D. HERE ARE TWO LEFT.正确答案：A根据下面说话者A的回答“非吸烟区的座位”，可知，说话者B问说话者A想选择什么样的座位，所以选A项“你们要吸烟区还是非吸烟区的座位呢”。18. Which of the following is not true about Britain?A.It used to be an imperial country in the worldB.It plays an active role as a member of European UnionC.It is a relatively wealthy and developed countryD.It used to be one of the superpowers in the world.参考答案：D19. 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。”20. The President of Ireland is only a symbolic Head of State and does not have executive power.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B21. The BBC is an independent public corporation.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B22. What is the( ) name of Britain?A.officiousB.officesC.officialD.officeWhat is the( ) name of Britain?A.officiousB.officesC.officialD.office答案：C23. Who invented the game of basketball?A.A CanadianB.An AmericanC.A Dominican参考答案：B24. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?_A.Separation of state and churchB.Respect of educationC.Intolerant moralismD.A sense of mission参考答案：A25. UK is traditionally divided into three regions: _ in the southwest.A.EnglandB.IrelandC.WalesD.Scotland参考答案：C26. Any child in UK may attend, without paying fees, until they are eighteen. Education at this stage is _.A.compulsoryB.optionalC.freeD.expensive参考答案：A27. The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate _.A.the founding of the Commonwealth of AustraliaB.the discovery of the great southern unknown landC.the first European settlement of the continentD.Captain James Cooks first voyage around Australia参考答案：C28. 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：B29. The _ River forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, serving as an international river.A.ColoradoB.OhioC.MissouriD.St.Lawrence参考答案：D30. The big noise brought people out_the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene.AintoThe big noise brought people out_the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene.AintoBatCofDfrom正确答案：A31. “No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of _.A.the settlers of VirginiaB.the people of PennsylvaniaC.the colonists in New EnglandD.the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution参考答案：D32. _ is not true about the characteristics of Britain.A.Economic differences between north and southB.Differences of social systems between Scotland and WalesC.Class differences between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar workerD.Cultural differences between immigrants and the British参考答案：B33. Today, the Irish economy is dominated in many ways by many multinationals, particularly in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B34. Historically, less people in Britain have lived in the lowland zone rather than in the harsher highland zone.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A35. The Federal Government is supposed to keep independent from the states governments.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B36. UK can be divided into two major natural regions-the highland zone and the lowland zone.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B37. Neither the clerks nor the manager _ (know)anything about the accidentNeither the clerks nor the manager _ (know)anything about the accidentknows38. Prime Minister _ once said that the U.S.-Canada relationship was was like “a relationship between two farmers”.A.Louis St.LaurentB.Wilfred LaurierC.Lester PearsonD.John a. Macdonald参考答案：A39. 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.正确参考答案：B40. 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：B41. The King or the _ is the head of state, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, the head of the Judicature in the UK, and the temporal head of the Established Church of England.A.the son of the KingB.QueenC.PrinceD.Princess参考答案：B42. Who wrote the long poem Paradise Lost?A.ShakespeareB.ChaucerC.MiltonD.John Cabot参考答案：C43. Which of the following is characteristic of acquisition?A. Conscious learning of languaWhich of the following is characteristic of acquisition?A. Conscious learning of language structures.B. Little error correction.C. More instrumentally motivated.参考答案：B44. The Welsh keep their own language, Welsh. And all those Welsh-speakers are also fluent in English.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B45. We often have_supper at horne. A. us B.our C.oursWe often have_supper at horne.A. usB.ourC.ours参考答案B46. The individual honored as “The Australia of the Year” is often a successful sporting hero.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B47. The original name of New York is _.A.New HampshireB.New AmsterdamC.New JerseyD.New England参考答案：B48. 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：B49. Australian government departments are administered only by the authority of the elected Ministers.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A50. 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。