英语专业八级人文知识精讲NO.21

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　　__1__ When did the third wave of migration begin in Australia?
9 b$ U+ o; s% [/ S　　A after the First World War
' F0 H. m* ]$ @; k　　B after the Second World War
; e/ i1 ?) x; _/ N8 P! O　　C during the Second World War
　　D after the Vietnam War
　　__2__ In Australia, under ____the legislation to provide equal pay for men and women doing the same work was passed.
　　A the Whitlam government
　　B the Hawker government
" i% n( q* J. i- ?, F6 ^3 f0 L　　C the Keating government
+ V: Q, ?* v/ }' \7 j　　D the Fraser government
# a# k! D+ b6 }　　__3__The two main land masses in New Zealand are______.
　　A the white island and the thermal region
　　B the north island and the south island
- P. R8 a8 c1 m1 x) f" D1 Q; \　　C Auckland and south island
　　D the southern Apls and the north island
　　__4__ New Zealanders have adopted their name from the kiwi,____.
　　A which is an introduced flightless bird
　　B which was the only mammal in New Zealand
　　C which is a native flightless bird
& r+ h' E: [/ b9 r3 ~　　D which was introduced to New Zealand 1000years ago
　　__5__Who produced the first complete map of New Zealand in 1769?
　　A Able Tasman C A Dutchman
& Z1 L9 p* E$ A& v　　C Hobson D James Cook
9 H6 l& ~* T. q# H" t6 c5 w4 ]　　__6__What is the other official language besides English in New Zealand?
　　A German
　　B Japanese
　　C French
　　D Maori
6 H0 F! H' x9 S$ }: K& M" e! a5 [　　__7__Which of the following is not one of the major exports of New Zealand?
　　A oil
　　B wool
9 M$ L! G% N0 }( B0 I9 a2 o　　C fish
3 `/ d3 F- f1 g　　D dairy products
1 s  w0 y! n/ E0 d5 h　　__8__The first settlers of New Zealand were _____.
　　A European navigator
5 A' Q" e. n! n) ?& v. k　　B scalers and whales
3 p7 F! Q. O) t5 J) v* H0 k- i　　C voyagers from east Polynesia
) P" n; [% n8 y& ?　　D Christian missionaries
6 @2 b" _! `. b' h　　__9__The head of state of New Zealand is____.
, |$ J0 M; U; D　　A the prime minister
　　B the British monarch
　　C the governor general
　　D the president
　　__10__General election in New Zealand has been held about ___since 1879.
　　A every 4 years
　　B every 2 years
　　C every 3 years
　　D every 5 years
; H2 Y( z: S# f, L5 [! U- t　　答案：
　　1解答 B 澳大利亚历史是一部移民史.它共有四次移民浪潮,最早的移民是4万年前就到达澳大利亚的土着人,第二次为1788-1945年间英国人或爱尔兰人,第三次高潮是在第二次世界大战之后,来自非英语国家的人,第四次主要是来自于印度支那的难民.　　　　2解答 A 在惠特拉姆政府统治时期,澳大利亚实行了男女同工同酬.Whitlam,澳大利亚总理(1972-1975),其执政期间结束了白澳政策---澳大利亚反亚洲移民政策的通称.
　　3解答 B 新西兰是世界上第一个进入新一天的国家,它只有一个时区,位于赤道和南极之间,其主要两大岛为南岛和北岛,首都为Wellington.
　　4解答 C kiwi,新西兰本地一种无翼鸟,是新西兰民族的象征.
　　5解答 D 1769是由第一个发现新西兰的英国人James cook画出第一张完整的新西兰地图. Able Tasman是第一个考察新西兰的人, Hobson于1840年与毛利人签订了the treaty of Waitangi,建立了新西兰,现在每年2月6日为新西兰的国庆日.
# S) }! \1 b2 ^- h2 A/ f! ~　　6解答 D 在新西兰英语和毛利语都是官方语言.
/ d1 m# K4 b% q8 Z! z* F8 V  g　　7解答A 新西兰是世界上最大的奶制品,羔羊和羊肉出口国,有时被称为世界上最大的农场.
7 P# {2 g/ u% O9 n& T, \　　8解答 C 第一批来New Zealand的是来自Polynesia的毛利人.
1 Q" W/ A  o# Q% `0 q8 ^　　9解答 B New Zealand的国家元首为英国女王,由她任命总督为代表,总督必须是新西兰人.
　　10解答 C 1879年以来,新西兰全国大选每3年一次,新西兰只有两大党 the national party 和the labor party.