【Exercises】
A.Read the following statements carefully and choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1.The Maori people were originally from________.
A.Australia B.Polynesia C.Europe D.India
2.________was NOT among the foods traditionally eaten by the Maori people on the North Island.
A.Fish B.Birds C.Rice D.Taro
3.The earliest European settlers in New Zealand were________.
A.missionaries B.whalers C.flax growers D.farmers
4.________is NOT among the main reasons that caused a reduction in the Maori population after Europeans arrived.
A.Small pox B.The use of guns
C.A shortage of food D.Measles
5.Under the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori leaders and the British government，the Maori people agreed to give up their________.
A.sovereignty B.land
C.citizenship D.traditional culture
6.The New Zealand Constitution Act was passed in 1852 by the________.
A.General Assembly of New Zealand B.British Parliament
C.Legislative Council of New Zealand D.governor
7.________did NOT contribute significantly to the development of the economy during the first 100 years of New Zealand’s history.
A.Gold B.Land C.Wool D.Oil
8.________was NOT among the achievements of the revival movement launched by the Young Maori Party in the early 20th century.
A.Developing the tourist industry to promote Maori culture
B.Political participation
C.Self⁃government in certain areas
D.Election of a Maori king
9.The New Zealand government passed the Social Security Act in 1938 which provided a social safety net.________is NOT covered in the Social Security Act.
A.Free universal healthcare B.Unemployment relief
C.The pension system D.Free education
10.The actions taken by the New Zealand government after its adoption of a more independent foreign policy in the 1970s included all of the following except________.
A.withdrawing from the Vietnam War
B.recognizing the People’s Republic of China
C.protesting against French nuclear testing
D.signing the ANZUS Treaty
B.Read the following statements carefully and tell whether they are true or false.
（ ）1.New Zealand has a history of about 800 years.
（ ）2.The Maori people developed a highly hierarchical society in which nuclear families are the basic units.
（ ）3.James Cook was the first European to discover New Zealand，which provided the justification for Britain to claim the islands as a colony.
（ ）4.The arrival of European settlers in New Zealand helped to promote Maori culture because of their more advanced technology.
（ ）5.The colonization of New Zealand was not planned by the British government.It was started by missionaries and businessmen.