英语专业八级人文知识精讲NO.20

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　　__1__ Queensland is ____of Australia.
　　A the second smallest state
( A+ W, X5 W3 _! V4 C) b　　B the second and oldest state
　　C the smallest state
. W  a  G7 l7 m) o　　D the second and youngest state
; Y$ b& y2 p' _　　__2__ Australia is located between ____and the Indian Ocean.
　　A pacific ocean B the Atlantic
　　C the North Sea D the arctic
　　__3__With regard to its size, Australia is ____country in the world.
6 @; F9 S9 {* {/ e- u　　A the third largest B the fourth largest
　　C the sixth largest D the fifth largest
　　__4__ _____is called the premier state, because it is the oldest of the Australian states.
　　A Queensland B New South Wales
: i* ^5 \& B6 L. e1 `　　C Western Australia D Tasmaniais
　　__5__ The largest state in terms of area's_____.
% Z- G4 q* E* O' I　　A Queensland B New South Wales
　　C Victoria D Western Australia
　　__6__ ____ is the oldest newspaper in Australia.
　　A The Sydney morning herald
　　B The Australia
2 `4 b, p$ J% E+ Z2 J　　C Daily mirror
　　D Sun
3 t* s) V5 U6 I6 x, d% N　　__7__The Australian national day is set on January 26 to commemorate___.
　　A the first European settlement of continent
　　B the founding of the commonwealth of Australia
* a5 S0 w& }% p　　C the discovery of the great southern "unknown land"
8 A& b+ Q2 h4 R5 g% k　　D Jacques Cartier’s first voyage around Australia
　　__8__In 1788 Australia was settled by the British as a colony founded___.
( D1 G  e. U% s9 E' {% K　　A to receive convicts from Britain
　　B to receive free settlers
, R5 X5 b" p- S% H" }% J　　C to supply Britain with wool and food
　　D to expand Britain's imperial power
　　__9__Australia is world's largest exporter of____.
/ l, k) S: L! N; y; p　　A wheat B meat
　　C daily products D wool
, R& |5 R$ O) [  y+ b　　__10__ Under the Whitlam government” god save the queen’ was replaced by ___as Australian national anthem.
  V9 t, d  i  ~: {0 k, [　　A waltzing matlda B click goes the shears
　　C advance Australia fair D my country
$ G/ ^3 I+ m. f- l7 S　　答案：
　　1.D Queensland是澳大利亚东北部一州,仅次于西澳大利州,为第二大州,也是最年轻的州,被称为"阳光州".
& ~; ^/ k- w7 J( `' E　　2 A 澳大利亚位于太平洋西部和印度洋之间,其领土包括澳大利亚大陆和塔斯马尼亚岛等.Tasmanials是澳大利亚最小的岛.
　　3 C就面积来讲,澳大利亚是世界上第六大国家,它是世界上最小的州,也是世界上只包含一个国家的州,是大洋洲最大的国家.
　　4 B new south wales是澳大利亚最古老的州,被称为"第一州",为人口最多的州,其首府为sydney,sydney是澳大利亚最大的城市和港口,是欧洲人在澳大利亚的第一个定居地.澳大利亚首都是Canberra,而不是sydney.　　　5 D就面积而言,western Australia是澳大利亚最大的州,因其丰富的矿产资源而着名,就人口而言,New south Wales为澳大利亚人口最多的州,而人口最少的是Tasmaniais.
4 R$ Q9 A3 l1 o* v9 o0 k　　6 AThe sydney morning herald悉尼先驱晨报为澳大利亚最古老的报纸,为澳大利亚2大全国性的日报之一,澳大利亚发行量最大的日报是Sun News Pictorial太阳新闻画报
( F" x  t! Q8 {& x( W　　7A 在澳大利亚,每年1月26日为国庆日,已纪念1788年首批欧洲移民定居.
. n$ G& x" w" M- V; k4 ]　　8 A In1788,英国在澳洲建立殖民地的目的主要是把澳大利亚作为囚犯流放地.
　　9 D 澳大利亚为世界最大羊毛和煤的出口国.
　　10 C advance Australia fair澳大利亚,前进.1981年被定为澳大利亚国歌,代替惠特拉姆政府时期的god save the queen.