英美文化知识70问.ppt

TheEnglishandAmericanCultureContest Inthisgame therearesevensubjects geography history literatureandsoon Eachsubjecthas10questions Youcanchoosetoanswerwhichsubjectfirst Theonewhoputhishandsupfirsthasthechancetoanswerthequestions butrememberthatyoucanonlyputyourhandsupafterthehostressfinishesreadingthequestion otherwiseyoulosethatchance Eachquestionshouldbeansweredin30S otherwisegotothenextone 100pointsforeachcorrectanswer but 100pointsforeachincorrectone Rules Geography Sports History Literature Entertainment People Language Subjects Thankyou Sports1 ThesportBritishpeoplelikemostisAsoccerBtennisCbasketballDgolf A 2 Howlongmayanexcellentcricketlast A4hoursBhalfadayCtwodaysDthreedays D 3 OnwhichdayishorseracingforbiddeninBritain AMondayBFridayCSaturdayDSunday D D 4 ThenationalsportofAmericaisAbasketballBfootballCtennisDbaseball C 5 ThebasketballteamwhichattendedTheOlympicsin1992iscalledAL A LakersBChicagoBullsCDreamteamIDDreamteamII A 6 Inwinter AmericanslikeAalpinesnowingBbasketballCbaseballDrugby C 7 HowmanygoldmetalsdidMichaelPhelpswonintheOlympicsin2008 A4B3C8D6 C 8 ThomasDaleyfromBritainisfamousforhisexcellentperformanceinArunningBsoccerCdivingDping pong A 9 table tennisfirststartedinABritainBChinaCFranceDAmerica A 10 CarlLewiswasasuperstarinAmerica historyofsportsforArunningBswimmingCcyclingDboxing D LANGUAGE1 WhichistheAmericanspelling AdialogueBcolourCprogrammeDfavorite A 2 WhichistheEnglishspelling A centreB center B 3 WhichistheAmericanspelling A licenceB license B 4 HowdoEnglishpeoplecall 钞票 A billB note B 5 HowdoAmericancall 公寓 B A flatB apartment A 6 whichistheEnglishexpression A FinnairhaveaflighttoLondontoday largecollectivenouns B FinnairhasaflighttoLondontoday A 7 WhichistheAmericanexpression A Ihaveacar B Ihavegotacar C 8 WhenanEnglishstamphisfootmeansheisAangryBdisappointedCimpatientDregret B 9 whenanEnglishmanshakehisfistmeans B A angryB threatC goodbyeD noproblem D 10 InEngland tothumbone snosewithotherfingersopenmeansA agreewithsbB praisesbC lovesbD lookdownonsb C Geography1 Englandoccupiesthe portionoftheU K A northernB easternC southern B 2 ThemostimportantpartoftheU K inwealthis A NorthernIrelandB EnglandC Scotland A 3 ThemainriverspartinginBritainrunsfrom A northtosouthB southtonorthC easttowest A 4 ThelongestriverinBritainis A SevernB ClydeC Bann B 5Edinburghisthecapitalof A EnglandB ScotlandC Wales B 6 The partofAmericaconsistsofhighplateausandmountainsformedbytheGreatCordilleraRange A easternB westernC northeastern B 7 partisthemostdenselypopulatedregioninAmerica A ThesouthernB Thenorth easternC Thewestern B 8 ThehighestmountainintheU S isMount A AppalachianB MckinleyC Rocky C 9 Hawaiiislocatedinthe Ocean A AtlanticB IndianC Pacific C 10 isthelargeststateinareaintheU S A A FloridaB LouisianaC Alaska B History1 Thefirst KingoftheEnglish was A AlfredB EgbertC BedeD Ethelred A 2 TheAmericanRevolution theAmericanWarofIndependence brokeoutin andendedin A 1775 1783B 1774 1782C 1786 1784 A 3 ThefirstPrimeMinisterwas A WilmingtonB GeorgeGrenvilleC RobertWalpole B 4 WilliamShakespeareismainlya A novelistB dramatistC poet A 5 startedtheslavetradeinthesecondpartofthe16thcentury A JohnHawkinsB FrancisDrakeC Diaz B 6 ThehistoryoftheU S isgenerallyagreedtohavebegunin A 1620B 1607C 1776 B 7 wasthefirstmanwhosailedaroundtheearth A JohnCabotB MagellanC BalboaD Cartier B 8 TheAmericanWarofIndependencestartedin andendedin A 1776 1784B 1775 1783C 1706 1714 B 9 Thebattleof markedtheturningpointoftheWarofIndependence A NewYorkB SaratogaC BunkerHill C 10 ThegreatestcontributionmadebyPresidentThomasJeffersonwashis A abolishingtheSeditionActB reducingtaxesC purchasingLouisianafromFrance A People1 whichbandwasJohnLennoninbeforehedied AtheBeatlesBTheQueenCTheRollingStoneDSpiceGirls A 2 InWhichcenturydidDarwinfoundDarwinianevolution A19B18C17D16 B 2 Whousedthegesture V forvictoryforthefirsttime ALincolnBChurchillCStalinDBillClinton A 3 JenifferAnistonbecamefamousforherperformanceinAFriendsBGossipgirlCPrisonBreakDTransformers D 4 TigerWoodsplaysAfoootballBbasketballCguitarDgolf B 5 Thebest knownqualityoftheBritishpeopleistheir A conservativenessB exclusivenessC phlegm A 6 TheBritishpeoplearegreatloversofbetting Themostmoneytheybetmainlyon A horseracingB BingoC footballpoolsD dogracing C 7 Theblackpeopleusuallyhave family A smallB middle sizedC big C 8 MostAmericansare fromdifferentcountries A blacksB IndiansC emigrantsD immigrants C 9 ThepopularAmericanbeliefis A part timeworkingB self mademanC manuallabour B 10 InBritain attheageof mostmenretirefromtheiremployment A sixtyB sixty fiveC fifty five A LITERATURE1 AllchildrenintheUKmust bylaw receiveafull timeeducationfromtheageof to A 5 16B 6 17C 7 18 C 2 ThetwofeaturesofOxfordandCambridgearethecollegesystemandthe A recordsofattendanceB governingcouncilC tutorialsystem A 3 isbasicallyahomeandfamilyfestival A ChristmasB BoxingDayC EasterMonday C 4 thepurelypersonalfestivalinBritainis A Mothers DayB Fathers DayC birthday A 5 Itwas whofirstrevolutionizedscientificthoughtinBritain A FrancisBaconB ThomasNewcomerC JamesWatt A 6 developedatomictheoryinthe18thcentury A JohnDaltonB FrancisGlissonC RobertBoyle B 7 isregardedasthefatherofdetectivestories A MarkTwainB EdgarAllanPoeC HermanMelville A 8 isthefirstwriterinAmericatowintheNobelPrizeinliterature A SinclairLewisB SaulBellowC ErnestHemingway A 9 ArthurMiller sMasterpieceis A DeathofaSalesmanB TheCrucibleC ThePrice B 10 101AmericanpeoplewontheNobelPrizeafter A WWIB CivilWarC WWII A ENTERTAINMENT1 pools provideamusementformillionsofpeoplewhobetontheresultsofmatches A AssociationfootballB BaseballC Cricket C 2 ThemosthumorousmagazineofBritainis A NewSocietyB PrivateEyeC PunchD Spectator A 3 ThemostfamousbroadcastingcompanyinBritainis A BritishBroadcastingCorporationB IndependentBroadcastingAuthorityC Reuters B 4 Thea