英语国家文化知识竞赛初稿

1、【人文知识】PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet31. The largest city in Canada is _A. Vancouver. B. Montreal. C. Toronto D. Ottawa.32. According to the United Sta

2、tes Constitution, the legislative power is invested in _A. the Federal Government. B. the Supreme Court. C. the Cabinet. D. the Congress.33. Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States?A. Baseball. B. Tennis. C. Basketball. D. American football.34. The head of the executive branc

3、h in New Zealand is _A. the President. B. the Governor-General. C. the British monarch, D. the Prime Minister.35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, is an important poetic work by _A. William Langland. B. Geoffrey Chaucer. C. William

4、 Shakespeare. D. Alfred Tennyson.36. Who wrote The American?A. Herman Melville. B. Nathaniel Hawthorne.C. Henry James. D. Theodore Dreiser.37. All of the following are well-known female writers in 20th -century Britain EXCEPTA. George Eliot. B. Iris Jean Murdoch.C. Doris Lessing. D. Muriel Spark.40.

5、 The phenomenon that words having different meanings have the same form is calledA. hyponymy. B. synonymy.C. polysemy. D. homonymy.31-40、BCADBBDACD31. The majority of the current population in the UK are decedents of all the following tribes respectively EXCEPTA. the Anglos B. the CeltsC. the Jutes

6、D. the Saxons32. The Head of State of Canada is represented byA. the Monarch B. the PresidentC. the Prime Minister D. the Governor-general 33. The Declaration of Independence was written byA. Thomas Jefferson B. George WashingtonC. Alexander Hamilton D. James Madison34. The original inhabitants of A

7、ustralia wereA. the Red Indians B. the EskimosC. the Aborigines D. the Maoris35. Which of the following novels was written by Emily Bronte?A. Oliver Twist B. MiddlemarchC. Jane Eyre D. Wuthering Heights 36. William Butler Yeats was a(n) _ poet and playwright.A. American B. CanadianC. Irish D. Austra

8、lian31-35 CDACD 36-40 CABDA32. The capital of Scotland is _A. Glasgow. B. Edinburgh.C. Manchester.D. London.33. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the U.S. President?A. Thomas Jefferson.B. George Washington.C. Thomas Paine.D. John Adams.34. Which of the following cities is lo

9、cated on the eastern coast of Australia?A. Perth. B. Adelaide.C. Sydney.D. Melbourne.35. Ode to the West Windwas written by _A. William Blake.B. William Wordsworth.C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.D. Percy B. Shelley.36. Who among the following is a poet of free verse?A. Ralph Waldo Emerson.B. Walt Whitma

10、n.C. Herman MelvilleD. Theodore Dreiser.37. The novel Sons and Lovers was written byA. Thomas Hardy.B. John Galsworthy.C. D.H. Lawrence.D. James Joyce.31、（D） the monarch of the United Kingdom32、（B） Edinburgh.33、（A）Thomas Jefferson.34、（C）Sydney35、（D）Percy B. Shelley36、（B）Walt Whitman.37、（C）D.H. Lawre

11、nce.38、（D）psycholinguistics.39、（C）pidgin.40、（A）an illocutionary act. 31.The Presidents during the American Civil War wasA. Andrew JacksonB. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington32.The capital of New Zealand isA.ChristchurchB.AucklandC.WellingtonD.Hamilton33.Who were the natives of A

12、ustrilia before the arrival of the British settlers?A.The AboriginesB.The MaoriC.The IndiansD.The Eskimos34.The Prime Minister in Britain is head ofA.the Shadow CabinetB.the ParliamentC.the OppositionD.the Cabinet35.Which of the following writers is a poet of the 20th century?A.T.S.EliotB.D.H.Lawren

13、ceC.Theodore DreiserD.James Joyce36.The novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is written byA.Scott FitzgeraldB.William FaulknerC.Eugene ONeilD.Ernest Hemingway37._ is defined as an expression of human emotion which is condensed into fourteen linesA.Free verseB.SonnetC.OdeD.Epigram参考答案: 31-35BCADA 36-40 DBDB

14、D33. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?A. Huston. B. Boston.C. Baltimore.D. Philadelphia.34. _ is the state church in England.A. The Roman Catholic Church.B. The Baptist ChurchC. The Protestant ChurchD. The Church of England 35. The novel Emma is written byA. Mary S

15、helley.B. Charlotte Bront.C. Elizabeth C. Gaskell.D. Jane Austen. 36. Which of following is NOT a romantic poet?A. William Wordsworth.B. George Elliot. C. George G. Byron.D. Percy B. Shelley.37. William Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, is most famous for _A. his poems.B. his plays.C. his short stor

16、ies. D. his novels1. In area, the United States is the _ largest country in the world.A 2nd B 3rd C 4th D 5th2.The 50th state in America is _A Alaska B Texas C Hawaii D Rhode Island3. Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, is located in _A Hawaii B Alaska C Texas D Perth4. Richard Nixon resig

17、ned in 1974 because of _.A the Great Depression B the Black Power Movement C the Watergate Scandal D the Isolation policy5.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT_A Yale B Harvard C MIT D Berkeley6.The United States has less than 6% of the worlds population; yet it produces

18、about _ of the total world output.A 20% B 25% C 30% D 35%7.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A The Rio Grande River B The southern Rocky Mountains C The Colorado River D The Gulf of California8. The US formally entered the Second World War in_A 1937 B 1939 C 1941 D 1

19、9439. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A Andrew Jackson B Abraham Lincoln C Thomas Jefferson D George Washington10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is _.A elephant B donkey C bear D bull1.C 按领土面积计算：美国是继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后的第四名。2.C 1959年，Alasica和Hawaii分别为第四十九个和第五十个加入美国的州。3.A Mauna Loa（摩纳罗亚

20、山）是世界上最大的活火山。位于美国Hawaii（夏威夷）。4.C 尼克松总统辞职是由于轰动一时的丑闻“水门事件”。水门事件指美国共和党政府在1972年总统竞选运动中的非法活动暴露后的政治丑闻。5.D Berkeley（伯克利），是加利福尼亚大学分院，位于美国加利福尼亚西部。而新英格兰地区包括美国的六个州，由北至南分别为：缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙特州、麻萨诸塞州、罗德岛、康乃狄克州。6.B 美国人口低于世界人口总值的6%，但是美国经济生产总值占世界25%，是高度工业化国家。7.A The Rio Grand River（格兰德河）形成了美国与墨西哥的自然分界线。8.C 1941年的珍珠港事件把美

21、国带入了第二次世界战争，与苏联，英国共同对战法西斯。9.B Abraham Lincoln是美国第十六届总统，带领美国人走过美国内战，解放奴隶，但是在战争结束不到一周被暗杀。10.B 19世纪70年代，在美国的哈泼斯周刊上，曾先后出现了政治漫画家托马斯纳斯特的两幅画，分别以长耳朵的驴和长鼻子的象比拟美国民主党和共和党。后来，纳斯特又在一幅画中同时画进了象和驴，比喻当时的两党竞选。自那以后，驴和象就逐渐成为美国两大党的象征，两党也分别以驴、象作为党徽的标记。1. The Scotsmen now speak _.A. English B. Scottish C. Gaelic D. all of

22、 the above2. According to the English law, no person can get married below the age of _.A. 16 B. 18 C. 20 D. 213. The 18th century England is known as the _ in the history.A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment4. The emblem of the Democratic Party is _.A. elephant B. donkey C.

23、bear D. bull5. William Wordsworth is an English _.A. poet B. novelist C. playwright D. critic6. Paradise Lost is a masterpiece by _.A. Christopher Marlow B. John Milton C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson7. The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by _.A. Henry James B. O. Henry C.

24、Harriet Beecher Stowe D. Mark Twain8. Which of the following statements about language is NOT true?A. Language is a system. B. Language is symbolic C. Animals also have languages. D. Language is arbitrary.9. Of the following sound combinations, only _ is permissible according to the sequential rules

25、 in English.A. kibl B. bkil C. ilkb D. ilbk10. Which branch of study can NOT be included in the scope of Linguistics?A. Syntax. B. Pragmatics. C. Phonetics. D. Anthropology.人文知识答案：1-5 DADBA 6-10 BDCAD3.The capital of Australia is _A. Sydney B. Melbourne C. Canberra D. Perth题解CSydney第一大城市，位于New South

26、 Wales州; Melbourne第二大城市，位于victoria州; Canberra位于Sydney与Melbourne之间； Perth位于Australia州4.Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?A. Masters degree B. Docters degree c. Bachelors degree D. Associates degree题解D5.George Bernard Shaw was a(n) _A. playwright B. poet C. novelist D.

27、 essayist题解A（英）萧伯纳，爱尔兰裔，剧作家、批评家、社会评论家。著有Man and Superman,Back to Methuselah, Saint Joan圣女贞德, Arms and the Man，Pygmalion茶花女，获得1925年诺贝尔文学奖6.John Galsworthy was most famous for _A. Heart of Darkness B. Ulysses C. The Forsyte Saga D. A Passage to India题解C(英)高尔斯华绥，小说家、剧作家。著有The Forsyte Saga福赛特家史，于1993年获得

28、了诺贝尔文学奖；Heart of Darkness，作者Joseph Conrad，波兰裔英国小说家，另著有Lord Jim吉姆老爷；Ulysses，作者James Joyce，爱尔兰作家，另著有Finnegans Wake为芬尼根守灵；A Passage to India，作者E.M.Forster，英国小说家，另著有Howards End霍华德别业7.The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was witten by _A. Henry James B. O. Henry C. Harriet Beecher Stower D. Mark

29、Twain题解D（美）Henry James，著有Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl;（美）O. Henry，短篇小说家, 真实姓名为William Sydney Porter，著有Cabbages and Kings，The Four Million；（美）Harriet Beecher Stower，其反奴隶制小说Uncle Toms Cabin，促进了废奴运动发展；（美）Mark Twain，真实姓名为Samnel Langhorne clemens，另著有The Adventures of Tom Samyer9.Where is Edinburgh?A. In

30、wales B. In Scotland C. In Northern Ireland D. In Ireland题解Bwales的首府为Cardiff, Scotland的首府为Edinburgh，Northern Ireland的首府为Belfast, Ireland的首府为Dublin10.Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A. ABC B. CNN C. CBS D. BBC题解D-1. _ is the home of golf.A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D.

31、Ireland2. Which of the following languages is NOT spoken in Scotland?A. English B. Scottish C. Gaelic D. Denish3. To its full sense, the British Parliament consist of _A. the House Lord and the House of CommonsB. the House and the SenateC. the Queen and the Hosue of LordsD. the Sovereign, the House

32、of Lords and the House of Commons4. The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by _A. King Harold B. Robin HoodC. Oliver Cromwell D. William the Conqueror5. There are _ state churches in Britain.A. two B. three C. four D. Five6.The two areas in Britain where

33、a lot of immigrants live are _.A. London and CambridgeB. London and heart of EnglandC. Manchester and BirminghamD. Edinburgh and Nottingham7.The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _ crosses.A. one B. two C. three D. four8.Which flower is symbol of England?A. Thistle B

34、. Shamrock C. Daffodil D. Rose9._ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.A. Lough Neagh B. Windermere C. Lake District D. Coniston Water10.What is the population of England?A.50 million B.40 million C.30 million D.20 mil

35、lion11. _ is Englands biggest naval base.A. Portsmouth B. Southampton C. Plymouth D. Dover12.What is the name of the first special force in the world built by the British?A.Alpha B.SAS C.Delta D.Command 13.2012 the Great Britain held grand ceremony called _to celebrate the the accession of Queen to

36、the thrones. A.Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II B.Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II C.DiamondJubilee of Elizabeth II D.Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II14.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A. The Rio Grande River B. The southern Rocky Mountains C. The Colorado River D. The Gul

37、f of California15.The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _.A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River 16.The first Puritans came to America on the ship _.A. Codpeed B. Susan Constant C. May Flower D. Discovery17.Who prepared the draft of the Declarati

38、on of Independence?A. John Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. Benjamin Franklin D. John Hancock18.Barak Obama is _ president.A. 45th B. 44th C. 43rd D. 42nd19.The capital of Massachusetts is _.A. Providence B. Boston C. Montpelier D. Augusta20.The Easter egg and the hare, two of the symbols most frequently associated with Easter, are considered to present _.A. vigor and bravery B. fertility and new life C. originality and spe