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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著人,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.

　　6解答 D 在新西兰英语和毛利语都是官方语言.

　　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.

　　8解答 C 第一批来New Zealand的是来自Polynesia的毛利人.

　　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.

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