英美文化第一次比赛题库

1、英美文化第一次比赛题库初赛 共分10组试题 每组里面含有5道试题 难易程度基本一致 如果出现分数一样的 请抢答10道题 按照答对题数进行排名第一组 1. _ is the traditional holiday created by the American people.A. ChristmasB. Thanksgiving DayC. HalloweenD. Easter2. Mrs. Reed is a character in the novel Jane Eyre written by _.A. Jane AustenB. Emily BronteC. Charlotte Bront

2、eD. Elizabeth Barrett Browning3. The Last Supper and Mona Lisa were painted by _, a great Italian painter.A. RaphaelB. Leonardo da VinciC. PicassoD. Ganguin4. The film _ shows Americans search for gold.A. Modern TimesB. The Gold RushC. City LightsD. A king in New York5. In 1803, the United States to

3、ok the advantage of the European War and purchased the vast area of _ from Napoleon with 15,000,000 dollars.A. AlaskaB. LouisianaC. KansasD. Nevada第二组1. When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day?A. the fourth Thursday in November B. the third Thursday in NovemberC. the fourth Thursday in JuneD. t

4、he second Wednesday in November2. In the battle of Waterloo, the Great Napoleon was completely defeated by _.A. the Duke of WellingtonB. JordanC. George WashingtonD. Robert E. lee3. Which of the following books was not written by Ernest Hemingway?A. The Sun Also Rises B. The Sound and the FuryC. Far

5、ewell to ArmsD. For Whom the Bell Tolls4. Which of the following sports was NOT invented in Britain? Basketball5.6. Which region might have a dust storm in summer?A. The Deep South.B. The Middle West.C. The Great Plains The Sun Also Rises D. The Sound and the FuryE. Farewell to ArmsF. For Whom the B

6、ell TollsG.H. The Central Valley of California.第三组1. The US primary suppliers of foreign oil are the following countries except .A. CanadaB. JapanC. VenezuelaD. Saudi Arabia2. On his voyage of 1492, Columbus expected to reach .A. the New worldB. the West IndiesC. IndiaD. America3. The last one of th

7、e 13 colonies was , which was established in 1733.A. North CarolinaB. South CarolinaC. GeorgiaD. Maryland4. The first shot of the American War of Independence was fired in .A. ConcordB. LexingtonC. PhiladelphiaD. Boston5. Telephone was invented in 1876 by .A. Thomas B. EdisonB. Alexander D. BellC. G

8、uglielmo MarconiD. George Westinghouse第四组1. By the beginning of the 20th century the country that took the first place in economy in Europe was .A. GermanyB. FranceC. BritainD. Russia2. When the First World War began, President Wilson immediately called upon the American people to .A. be ready for t

9、he warB. observe strict neutralityC. give financial help to the AlliesD. end the trade relations with Germany3. The US formerly entered the Second World War in .A. 1937B. 1939C. 1940D. 19414. Thousands of American soldiers were sent to Vietnam under President .A. Dwight D. EisenhowerB. John F. Kenne

10、dyC. Lyndon B. JohnsonD. Richard M. Nixon5. The presidents major appointments should be approved by .A. CongressB. the HouseC. the SenateD. the Supreme Court第五组1. In the US school system, there are twelve levels called .E. classesF. divisionsG. gradesH. degrees2. Which newspaper first uncovered the

11、Watergate scandal in 1972?A. New York Times.B. Washington Post.C. New York Daily News.D. Los Angeles Times.3. By American standards, which one in the following is not a taboo?A. Financial affairs.B. Persons age.C. Religion.D. d. Persons work.4. The Statue of Liberty, which stands _, was given to the

12、 United States by the people of France.A. in the nations capital, Washington D.C.B. in the center of New YorkC. out in the ocean where all can see itD. on an island in New Work Harbor5. Which of the following works is not written by William Shakespeare?A. The Merchant of VeniceB. Romeo and JulietC.

13、King LearD. A Tale of Two Cities第六组1. The Hawaiian Islands, which are situated in the Pacific, became _ state of theUnited States in 1959.A. the fifthB. the fifteenthC. the fiftiethD. the fourth2. Who were the ancestors of the English and the founders of England?A. The Anglo-Saxons. B. The Normans.C

14、. The Vikings. D. The Romans.3. The Midwest in the US refers to the region .A. west of the Mississippi ValleyB. west of the Appalachian MountainsC. east of the Rocky MountainsD. around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi Valley.4. Where is the international tennis championship held?A. Wembley

15、B. WimbledonC. London D. Edinburgh5. In area, the United States is the largest country in the world.A. 2ndB. 3rdC. 4thD. 5th第七组1. According to the text, the ancestors of the present American Indians came from .A. EuropeB. AfricaC. AsiaD. Mongolia1.2. Which colony in the following was not founded fir

16、st by the English?A. Virginia.B. Massachusetts.C. New YorkD. Georgia.3. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was .A. Benjamin FranklinB. Thomas JeffersonC. George WashingtonD. John Adams. In his inaugural address in 1861, Lincoln showed clearly that he .A. would abolish sla

17、very in the SouthB. would not abolish slavery immediately but to preserve the UnionC. would wage a war against slaveryD. had no idea to abolish slavery in the South.5. After US-Spanish War, the US acquired all the following areas except .A. Puerto RicoB. GuamC. the PhilippinesD. Cuba第八组1. Bri

18、tain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east.A. B. south C. west east Britain is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the _ and the North Sea in the east. D. north2. The first known settlers of Britain were _.A. the Ju

19、tes B. the Celts C. the Saxons D. the Iberians3. The English Civil War is also called _. A. the Puritan Revolution B. the second Magna Carta C. the Long Parliament D. the Anglican War4. In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose _ as their next president who promised a new de

20、al to get America out of depression. A. Theodore B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. Woodrow Wilson D. Herbert Hoover5. Martin Luther King, Jr., a young black clergyman, became a national leader of the _ Movement. A. Boycott B. Civil Rights C. Segregation D. Integration第九组1. In the 18th century, there appea

21、red _ in England, which owed a great deal to the invention of machines. A. the Industrial Revolution B. the Bourgeois Revolution C. the Wars of the Roses C. the Religious Reformation2. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern _.A. Idaho B. Arizona C. Nevada D. Utah3. The economic policy Britain pursued

22、in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of _. A. Adam Smith B. John M. Keynes C. Margaret Thatcher D. Karl Marx 4. The official languages of Canada are _.A. English and FrenchB. Spanish and EnglishC. German and EnglishD. English and Italian5. The Backbone of North America refers to the .A. Ap

23、palachian MountainsB. Rocky MountainsC. the Rocky MountainsD. Sierra Nevada Mountains第十组1. American Indians now mainly live in the .A. SouthB. WestC. MidwestD. Northeast1.2. Which victory was considered as the turning point of the War of Independence?A. The victory at Trenton.B. The victory at Bosto

24、n.C. The victory at Saratoga.D. The victory at Yorktown.3. The three layers of British education are：A. Primary education, secondary education, higher educationB. Prepared school, secondary school, grammar schoolC. Comprehensive school, voluntary school, tertiary schoolD. Primary school, secondary s

25、chool, tertiary school. The US joined the First World War in .A. 1914B. 1915C. 1916D. 19175. At which conference did Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin agree to call a conference of all the United Nations in San Francisco in April 1945?A. The Conference in Teheran, on Nov. 28, 1943.B. The Confer

26、ence in Cairo, on Nov. 23, 1943.C. The Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, in the fall of 1944.D. Yalta Conference, in Feb. 1945.抢答题1. The post-World War II program of economic assistance to Western Europe was known as .A. containment policyB. Truman PlanC. Marshall PlanD. Communist prevention1.2. The tit

27、le of British university administrative head isA. President B. Chancellor C. Don D. Principal1.2.3. The first Democratic President was .A. George WashingtonB. Abraham LincolnC. Thomas JeffersonD. Andrew Jackson. After completing four-year study in a college, the student usually can earn .A. a university degreeB. graduate degreeC. a bachelors degreeD. a masters degree5. Which one in the following is not proper to describe the American family values?A. Individual freedom.B. Belief in equality.C. Personal independence.D. For