2022年英美文化概况复习资料_共6页

1、美国社会生活练习1. the popular kind of family in america is _ family. a 核心家庭a. nucleus b. loose c. large d. blend 2. thanksgiving day is originated in _. b a. england b. america c. scotland d. canada 3. the “senior citizens” in the social centres refer to _. d a. high officials b. professors c. president d.

2、 old people 4. most americans are _ from different countries. c 移民移出a. blacks b. indians c. emigrants d. immigrants（移入移民）5. valentines day falls on _.c a. july 4th b. march 21st c. february 14th 6. on easter sunday people usually have lamb and ham as their main meat. for children lamb is the symbol

3、of _. b a. good luck b. the sacrifice of christ c. the tomb from which christ rose 7. american independence day fall on _. a 7.4 a. the 4th of july b. october 31st c. march 20th 8. halloween is a _. b 万圣节a. summer festival b. night-time festival c. sweethearts holiday d. pilgrims holiday 9. a hambur

4、ger is usually made from _. a a. beef b. pork c. combination of beef and pork 10. the outstanding characteristic of american society is the diversity of _. c a. climate b. industry c. people 11. sometimes two couples go out together. this is known as _. c a. steady dating b. casual dating c. double

5、dating d. blind dating abdcc babac c 美国地理1. the famous yellowstone national park is situated in northwestern part of _. c a. california b. arizona c. wyoming 2. the world-known colorado valley lies in northern _, which is cut by the colorado river. a a. arizona b. utah c. montana 3. among the five g

6、reat lakes, only _ is wholly within the united states. c a. erie b. superior c. michigan 4. _ has been called the “cradle of american liberty”. a (费城) a. philadelphia b. plymouth c. boston 5. the two largest chinatowns are located in the following cities except _. c a. new york b. san francisco c. m

7、iami 6. the worlds largest freshwater lake is lake _. a a. superior b. ontario c. victoria 7. hawaii is in the _ ocean. c ( 太平洋 ) a. atlantic b. indian c. pacific 8. _ is the largest state in area in the u.s.a. c 精品学习资料 可选择p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 7 页 - - - - - - - - -a. florida b.

8、louisiana c. alaska 9. the united states today is the _ largest country in size in the world. c a. third b. fifth c. fourth 10. there are _ river systems in the u.s.a. b a. 8 b. 3 c. 6 11. detroit is famous for the production of _. a a. automobile b. timber c. bamboo 12. the city _ is given the nick

9、name “space city of u.s.a.”. b a. boston b. houston c. san francisco 13. the _ were the original inhabitants in america. b a. blacks b. indians c. puerto ricans 14. the largest industrial city in america is _ . a a. chicago b. boston c. houston 15. _ is famous for many stores and shops. c a. wall st

10、reet b. broadway c. fifth avenue cacac acccb abbac 美国文化练习1. at the end of wwii the art centre of the world moved from _ to the new world. a a. paris b. london c. berlin 2. _ is regarded as the father of detective stories. b a. mark twain b. edgar allan poe c. herman melville 3. _ is the first writer

11、 in america to win the nobel prize in literature. a a. sinclair lewis b. saul bellow c. ernest hemingway 4. yale university was founded in _. a a. 1701 b. 1746 c. 1749 5. the greatest american playwright is _. b a. arthur miller b. eugene o neil c. robert frost 6. _ belonged to the lost generation.

12、a a. ernest hemingway b. wilt whitman c. tennessee williams 7. the most popular sport in america is _. a a. baseball b. basketball c. football 8. after his death a bust of henry wadsworth longfellow was placed in the poets corner of _. a a. westminster abbey b. camp of cambridge university c. oxford

13、 university 9. _ is the earliest university in america. a a. harvard b. yale c. rhode island 10. in america about _ of the universities and colleges are private. c a. 1/2 b. 1/3 c. 1/4 d. 1/5 11. blues is a music of strong rhythm, which was originally sung by _. a a. negroes b. indians c. europeans

14、12. the father of american literature was _. b a. mark twain b. washington irving c. walt whitman d. jack london 精品学习资料 可选择p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 7 页 - - - - - - - - -abaab aaaac ab 1. what were the causes of the war of independence? the economy in the thirteen colonies developed

15、very fast and people wanted more power to determine their own business. but the policy of the british government was to bring the development under control and to collect more taxes from the colonies. on april 19, 1775, on their way to concord to seize the military supplies of the militia there, the

16、 british soldiers met armed militiamen. the shots were fired, the war of independence began. 2. why did the civil war break out? how did the war end? in the early 1800s, the northern states turned from farming to manufacturing. black slavery soon disappeared in the north. but things were different i

17、n the south. the south expanded both its agriculture and its slavery. the problem of slavery became a serous political issue. the abolitionists tried to abolish slavery while the south tried to keep it. when abraham lincoln was elected president, the southern states broke away and formed a new natio

18、n. then lincoln was determined to maintain the union and the war broke out on april 12, 1861, lincoln realized that he could win support for the union at home and abroad by making the war a just war against slavery. so he issued emancipation proclamation. thus england and france stood by the unions

19、side. many black slaves joined the union army. after a series of battles, robert lee could no longer hold richmond. he surrendered on april 9, 1865. the civil war ended. 3. what was the impact of the vietnam war-on american society? the vietnam war had a great impact on american society. (1) the uni

20、ted states was weakened as a result of the long war. (2) american society had never been so divided since the civil war. (3) there was serious disagreement with in the ruling circle. (4) the image of the united states, especially the image of the american armed forces, was discredited. 4. what are t

21、he functions of the congress? the congress has many functions, but the most central is the passage of law. one of the most important non-legislative functions of the congress is the power to investigate. a second important power is to compel testimony from unwilling witness and to cite for contempt

22、of congress witness who refuse to testify, and for perjury those who give false testimony. 英国概况1. all children in the uk must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of _ to _. a a. 5, 16 b. 6, 17 c. 7, 18 2. in state schools the letters a, b and c are often used to describe “_” or paral

23、lel classes. a. grade b. form c. streams c 3. oxford and cambridge are the oldest universities dating from _ and _. a a. 1167, 1284 b. 1234, 1325 c. 1335, 1427 4. there are over _ universities in britain. b a. thirty b. forty c. fifty 5. the _ university offers courses through one of bbcs television

24、 channels and 精品学习资料 可选择p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 7 页 - - - - - - - - -by radio.a. open b. new c. middle aged a 6. the second centre of the british press is in _. c a. london b. the fleet street c. manchester 7. in britain education at the age from 5 to 16 is _. b( 义务必修 ) a. optional

25、 b. compulsory c. self-taught 8. the oldest university in britain is _c_. a. cambridge b. edinburgh c. oxford 9. bbc was founded in _ and chartered in _ as an independent public corporation. a. 1922, 1927 b. 1292, 1297 c. 1822, 1827 a 10. the bbc is mainly financed by _. a a. payment from all people

26、 who possess tv sets b. the income from advertisements c. some large corporations d. british government 11. _ is regarded as the most english of games. a(板球) a. cricket b. soccer c. rugger 12. _ claims the highest popular attendance in britain. b(英式足球 ) a. rugby football b. association football c. b

27、aseball 13. the annual _ championships at wimbledon, in london, are the most famous in the world. a. hockey b. tennis c. netball b（冰球）14. _ racing is chiefly a betting sport. a. horse b. boat c. dog a 15. the royal society was founded in _ in _. a （英国皇家学会）a. london, 1660 b. liverpool, 1660 c. london

28、, 1760 16. james watt was a great _ engineer and inventor. b（苏格兰）a. irish b. scottish c. english 17. _ developed atomic theory in the 18th century. a 约翰道尔顿原子学说a. john dalton b. francis glisson c. robert boyle 18. charles robert darwin developed the theory of _. a 进化论a. evolution b. immunology c. vir

29、ology 19. _ is considered the father of english poetry. a a. geoffrey chaucer b. john milton c. john donne 20. big ben is the nickname of _. c a. benjamin franklin b. sir benjamin hall c. the 315-foot clock tower 21. you could find the world-famous speakers corner in _. b a. great russell b. hyde pa

30、rk c. westminster abbey 22. _ is the biggest and most well-known church in london. c a. whitehall b. st. pauls cathedral c. westminster abbey 23. _ is the monarchs present london home. b （白金汉宫）a. westminster palace b. buckingham palace c. whitehall palace 24. stratford-on-avon is the place where _ w

31、as born in 1564. a a. william shakespeare b. charles dickens c. samuel butler 26 the river thames is in _. c a wales b scotland c england d northern ireland 27 the industrial revolution started in _. a a the great britain b the united states c canada d austra 精品学习资料 可选择p d f - - - - - - - - - - - -

32、- - 第 4 页，共 7 页 - - - - - - - - -28 big ben was named after _. b a christopher wren b benjamin hall c ben john d g. stephenson 29the capital of wales is _. b （加的夫）a swansea b cardiff c rhonda d belfast 30 there are two major national parties in britain: the conservative party and _. a the liberal pa

33、rty b the democratic party c the labour party d the republican party c acaba cbcaa abbaa baaac bcbac abbc 英国社会生活 social life1. most british couples go to _ to have their wedding ceremony. a a. church b. concert c. registry office 2. the best-known quality of the british people is their _. b （排外性）a.

34、conservativeness b. exclusiveness c. phlegm 3. three “donts ” include the following except _. d a. jumping up the queue b. asking a woman her age c. bargaining while shopping d. laughing at ones own faults 4. what the englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is _. c a. price b. tax c. weath

35、er d. sports 5. the british people are great lovers of betting. the most money they bet mainly on _. a. horse racing b. bingo c. football pools d. dog racing a 6. the three royal traditions are the following except _. d a. playing the flute b. the changing of the queens guard c. making a parliamenta

36、ry speech by queen d. watching the horse racing 7. during the summer industrial workers in britain have at least _ weeks of paid holiday. a. four b. five c. three a 8. state schools usually have _ weeks of summer holidays. a a. six b. seven c. five 9. the purely personal festival in britain is _. c

37、a. mothers day b. fathers day c. birthday 10. boxing day is on _. a. the first weekday after christmas （节礼日）b. the following day of christmas c. the last sunday of december a 11. the christmas pudding is dark brown, rich and fruity, sometimes with a few _ coins hidden in it. a. gold b. silver c. cop

38、per b 12. at the age of _, most men retire from their employment. b a. sixty b. sixty-five c. fifty-five 13. buddhism was founded in the _ century b.c. by sakyamuni. b（佛教）a. 6th b. 7th c. 8th 14. islam was founded in the _ century by mohammed. c a. 7th b. 8th c. 9th 15. christianity came into being

39、in the _ century. a a. first b. second c. third abdca daaca bbaaa 精品学习资料 可选择p d f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 第 5 页，共 7 页 - - - - - - - - -geography 1. the main rivers parting in britain runs from _. a a. north to south b. south to north c. east to west 2. london is situated on the river of _. b a.

40、parret b. thames c. spey 3. edinburgh is the capital of _. b a. england b. scotland c. wales 4. britain is basically an importer of _. d a. food b. raw materials c. manufactures d. both a and b 5. british farmers produce enough food to supply _ of the needs of the population. a a. 2/3 b. 4/5 c. 1/2

41、6. britains main cereal crop is _. a. oats b. corn c. barley d. rye c 大麦7. the second largest port in britain is _c_. a. london b. belfast c. liverpool 8. the u.k. is rich in the following except _. a. coal b. iron c. gold d. tin c 9. the decrease of british population is caused by the following exc

42、ept _. d a. limitation of immigration b. fall of the birth ratec. fall of death rate d. unemployment 10. the second largest city in england is _. b a. glasgow b. birmingham c. manchester abbda cccdb 1. the hundred years war it referred to the intermittent war between france and england that last from 1337 to 1453. the