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1. When did the third wave of migration begin in Australia?
    A after the First World War
    B after the Second World War
    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
    C the Keating government
    D the Fraser government
    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
    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
    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
    C Hobson D James Cook
    6. What is the other official language besides English in New Zealand?
    A German
    B Japanese
    C French
    D Maori
    7. Which of the following is not one of the major exports of New Zealand?
    A oil
    B wool
    C fish
    D dairy products
    8. The first settlers of New Zealand were _____.
    A European navigator
    B scalers and whales
    C voyagers from east Polynesia
    D Christian missionaries
    9. The head of state of New Zealand is____.
    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
    答案:
    1解答 B 澳大利亞歷史是一部移民史.它共有四次移民浪潮,最早的移民是4萬年前就到達(dá)澳大利亞的土著人,第二次為1788-1945年間英國人或愛爾蘭人,第三次高潮是在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)之后,來自非英語國家的人,第四次主要是來自于印度支那的難民.
    2解答 A 在惠特拉姆政府統(tǒng)治時(shí)期,澳大利亞實(shí)行了男女同工同酬.Whitlam,澳大利亞總理(1972-1975),其執(zhí)政期間結(jié)束了白澳政策——澳大利亞反亞洲移民政策的通稱.
    3解答 B 新西蘭是世界上第一個(gè)進(jìn)入新一天的國家,它只有一個(gè)時(shí)區(qū),位于赤道和南極之間,其主要兩大島為南島和北島,首都為Wellington.
    4解答 C kiwi,新西蘭本地一種無翼鳥,是新西蘭民族的象征.
    5解答 D 1769是由第一個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)新西蘭的英國人James cook畫出第一張完整的新西蘭地圖. Able Tasman是第一個(gè)考察新西蘭的人, Hobson于1840年與毛利人簽訂了the treaty of Waitangi,建立了新西蘭,現(xiàn)在每年2月6日為新西蘭的國慶日.
    6解答 D 在新西蘭英語和毛利語都是官方語言.
    7解答A 新西蘭是世界上的奶制品,羔羊和羊肉出口國,有時(shí)被稱為世界上的農(nóng)場(chǎng).
    8解答 C 第一批來New Zealand的是來自Polynesia的毛利人.
    9解答 B New Zealand的國家元首為英國女王,由她任命總督為代表,總督必須是新西蘭人.
    10解答 C 1879年以來,新西蘭全國大選每3年一次,新西蘭只有兩大黨 the national party 和the labor party.