大学西方文化知识点汇总

1、Unit1Multiplechoicequestions1. LeonardodaVinciwasbornattherighttime,whichwascalled?A.Independence.B.RenaissanceC.Civilwar.D.RomanGlory.2. VincentW川emvanGoghwasapainterofDutchorigin.A.post-ImpressionistB.realisticC.romanticD.naturalistic3. WhichoffollowingisnotLeonardodaVinci'swoks?A.MonaLisaB.Th

2、eLastSupperC.DieTaufeChristiD.Starrynight4. WhichofthefollowingisMonetsworks?A.SunsetatMontmajour.B.LeBassinauxNympheasC.Sunflowers.D.TheLastSupper5. WhichofthefollowingoffourprinciplestostimulateandencouragecreativegeniusLeonardodaVincileftisNOTtrue?A. Studythescienceofart.B. Studytheartofscience.C

3、. Studytheskillofpaintings.D. Developallyoursenses,especiallyyourabilitytoseeandrealizeeverythingconnects,insomeway,toeverythingelse.Trueorfalsequestions1. LeonardodaVinciwenttoFlorencetostudyartonhisownwhenhewasateenager.(F)2. Renaissanceisatimeofrebirthwhenpeoplewhohadforgottenhowtobecuriousbecame

4、curiousagain.(T)3. LeonardodaVincifinishedhishorsefinallybeforehedied.(F)4. Forroughlyacentury,thepaintingSunflowerswasconsideredafake(F)5. Russian-bornartistWassilyKandinskyiswidelycreditedwithmakingtheworldsfirsttrulyabstractpaintings.(T)Unit2MythologyMultiplechoicequestions1. Whereisthecradleofwe

5、sterncivilization?A.MesopotamiaB.EgyptC.TheIndusRiverD.TheYellowRiver2. Whichwordisthesynonymoftreachery?A.enchantmentB.glimpseC.betrayalD.fragment3. WhatdoesAbraham"mean?A. ThefatherisexaltedB. ThefatherofmultitudesC. MerchantD. Landofpurple4. Hewasultimatelyoverthrownandthecountrychaos.A.laps

6、edintoB.paidforC.bewaredofD.residedin5. ThestrengthofGreekmythologyconsistsinits.A.plotsB.charactersC.collectivenatureD.authorsTrueorfalsequestions1. ThebeliefsystemsoftheEgyptiansandGreeksarereadilyaccessible.(T)2. Differentmythstacklethegreatquestionsinthesameway.(F)3. ThestoryofIsraelitesbeginswi

7、ththestoryofNoah.(F)4. PatriarchrefersmorespecificallytoAbrahamandhisdescendantsIsaac,Jacob,andJoseph.(T)5. RomanmythologyandGreekmythologyhavenothingincommon.(F)Unit4ArchitectureandNationalCharacterMultiplechoicequestions1. WhichofthefollowingscontributedgreatlytothearchitectureofnewworkatCanterbur

8、y?A.theuseofribvaultsandpointedarchesB.gracefulcolumnsC.theflyingbuttressesD.alloftheabove2. WhywasGothicarchitecturebuiltwithlargestained-glasswindowsaccordingtoPassageC?A. Foraestheticvalue.B. SothatGodslightcouldshinethroughoutthebuilding.C. SothatGodcanheartheprayersofhispeople.D. Inordertobuild

9、thearchitecturehighersincetheglassislighterthantheconcreteandbricks.3. WhichhistoricalpaintingisnotincludedinthefrescoedfriezeofTheUSCapitolRotunda?A.BaptismofPocahontasB.LandingofColumbusC.DeclarationofIndependenceD.TheApotheosisofWashington4. AllthefollowingstatementsabouttheColosseumaretrueexcept

10、A. ItisthelargestamphitheatreintheRomanworld.B. ItwasopenedinAD80byEmperorVespasiantoshoreuphisshakyregime.C. Itwasagrandpoliticalgesture.D. TheconstructionofitfollowedtheclassicmodelofGreektemple.5. WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsoftheUSCapitolBuildingisNOTtrue?A. ItislocatedinWashington,D.C.B. Iti

11、stheplacewheretheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentativescometogethertocraftthecountryslaws.C. Itisdividedintofourlevels.D. Itis19th-centuryneoclassicalarchitecture.Trueorfalsequestions1. OnthesecondflooroftheCapitolBuilding,visitorscanvisitthechambersoftheHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenateaswellastheCong

12、ressinsession(F)2. MuchofthedetailconcerningthebuildingoftheColosseumwasworkedoutbeforethebuildingstarted.(T)3. TheRotundawasintendedtorecallthePantheon,theancientRomantemple.(T)4. TheColosseumhadmanystonesocleswhichonceheldthemastsusedtosupporttheawningstoshadeaboutahalfofthespectators.(F)5. TheWes

13、tminsterAbbeywasoneofthefirstandfinestexamplesofDecoratedstyleinthelate16th-centuryEnglishGothicarchitecture.(F)Unit5WorkEthicsMultiplechoicequestions1. Whichofthefollowingsisnotconsideredasworkethics?A.Integrity.B.Honesty.C.IntelligenceD.Senseofteamwork.2. Whenanemployeefindshisorhercolleaguehascom

14、mittedethicalmisconduct,hewantstorevealittothepublic,wecansayheisto.A.blowthewhistleB.blowthewindC.kickthebucketD.addresstheissue3. Somereasonablealternativestowhistle-blowinginclude.A.mediationB.strictsupervisionC.continuingeducationD.alloftheabove4. Whichofthefollowingisnotforeffectivecommunicatio

15、nskills?A. Developeffectivelisteningskills.B. Engageaudienceandmakeeyecontact.C. Manifestconstructiveattitudesandbeliefs.D. Emphasizequality.5. Whichofthefollowingexplanationsofwhistle-blowerisNOTtrue?A. Apersonwhoexposesanykindofinformationoractivitythatisillegal.B. Apersonwhodisclosesunethicalorin

16、correctconductswithinanorganization.C. Apersonwhosuperviseotherswhohavewrongbehaviors.D. Apersonwhodisclosesinformationtoauthoritiesabouthiscolleagueoutofpersonalpayback'.Trueorfalsequestions1. Defamationcantaketwoforms:theharmfulwrittenandoralstatements.(T)2. Integritymeansfairandequalinwordand

17、action.(F)3. Bothgoodcommunicationsskillsandgoodcommandofacademicknowledgecontributetoastrongworkethic.(F)4. Intheperspectiveofworkethic,thesmallofficetasksareasgreatandnobleassomegreattasks.(T)5. Cheatingonexamsandcopyingothers'homeworkareconsideredasethicalmisconductofstudents.(T)Unit6Ritualan

18、dEtiquetteMultiplechoicequestions1. Whichofthefollowingsisnotconsideredastheappropriatetablemanners?A. EatassoonasyouareservedB. Donottalkwithyourmouthfull.C. Putthenapkinonyourlegbeforeeating.D. Donotmakesoundwitheatingthesoup.2. Whichofthefollowingsisnotamongtheutensilsforinformaltablesetting?A.Di

19、nnerplateB.TeaspoonC.CoffeecupandsaucerD.Centrepiece3. ForMuslims,theimportanceofRamadandoesnotincludes.A. IthelpsdevelopacloserrelationshipwithGod.B. Itisatimetothinkaboutthelessfortunate.C. Itisagreatoccasionforfamiliestogettogethereachother.D. Itisachancetolearnthankfulnessandappreciation.4. What

20、arethecommonwaysofcelebratingRamadan?A.Fasting.B.Pray.C.Takbeer.D.Alloftheabove5. WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsofEgyptiantombisNOTtrue?A. Itcontainedsomesortofprovisionforafterlife.B. Mostarebuiltofconcreteandsteel.C. ItbecameincreasinglyimportantasEgyptiancivilizationadvanced.D. Iteventuallyadvan

21、cedintheformoftruepyramid”.Trueorfalsequestions1. Puttingthenapkinonthechairisasigntoshowyourtemporaryleaving.(T)2. Knifegoestotherightofspoon.(F)3. Theformaltablesettingdiffersfrominformaloneintheamountofutensilsthatmightbeusedanddecorationsofthetable.(T)4. DuringRamadan,Muslimswon'teatanything

22、atanytimeinordertofast.(F)5. ThebodyofallthedeceasedinEgyptwillbepreservedinthesamewayinthepracticeofMummification.(F)Unit9TheRiseandFallofGreco-RomanCivilizationMultiplechoicequestions1. WhichofthefollowinginnovationswerenotmentionedinbuildingtheancientRome?A.ConcreteB.NewspaperC.HighwaysD.Gregoriancalendar2. WhichofthefollowingisNOTafactorofRome'sfall?A.Attacksbybarbari