【英语文化知识题精选】全国大学生英语竞赛

1、.英语文化知识题精选1.the essence of renaissance, the most significant intellectual movement, was _.a geographical explorationb. religious reformationc. harmonyd. humanism2.one of shakespeare s greatest tragedies is _.a merchant of veniceb. king learc. twelfth nightd. measure for measure3.the leaning tower of

2、 pisa is located in _.a. cyprusb. belgiumc. greeced. italy4.dr.norman bethune was a native of _.a. americab. canada c. irelandd. spain5.the designer of the statue of liberty was _.a. americanb. frenchc. danishd. german6._once said, if i have seen further than descartes, its because ihave stood on th

3、e shoulders of giants.a albert einsteinb. galileo galileic. issac newtond. thomas edison7.the first thirteen states of the u.s. are mainly located in the country_.a. east;.b.westc.northd. south8.which is the oldest university in england?a. university of oxford.b.university of london.c. university of

4、 edinburgh.d. university of cambridge.9.who delivered the famous speech i have a dreama. karl marx.b. martin luther king jr.c.adolf hitler.d. napoleon bonaparte.10.who domuslims believe in?a. zeus.b. allah.c. jesus.d. buddha.11.whats mozart s nationality?a. dutch.b.french. c. austrian. d. german.12.

5、which is a canadian province?a. british columbia.b. queensland.c. new south wales.d. nebraska.13.what is the home of santa claus?a. finland.b. denmark.c. norway.d.america.14.where do the british royal family live and work?a. westminster abbey.b. windsor palace.c. buckingham palace.?;.d. 10 downing s

6、treet.15. valentine s day originates from _. a paris.b. london. c. boston. d. rome.16. which is a state capital in the united states?a. los angeles.b. new york.c. boston.d. miami.17. where is edinburgh located? a. in wales.b. in scotland.c. in england.d. in northern ireland.18. who of the following

7、was a u.s. president? a. de gaulle.b. neville chamberlain.c. winston churchill.d. harry truman.19. which of the following is a national capital? a. ottawa.b. sydney. c. melbourne. d. vancouver.20. in which city is harvard university located?a. chicago.b. cambridge.c. new haven.d. providence.21. wher

8、e was president john kennedy assassinated? a. houston.b. phoenix. c. st. louis. d. dallas.;.22. who was the author of olivertwist? a. charles dickens.b. mark twain.c. oscar wilde.d. jack london.23. the capital of ireland is _. a. glasgow.b. belfast. c. dublin. d. leeds.24. who wrote paradise lost?a.

9、 jonathan swift.b. john milton.c. bernard shaw.d. charles lamb.25. which is both the name of a u.s. state and the name of a lake? a. alberta.b. ontario. c. michigan. d. montana.26. what is the leading language spoken in brazil?a. portuguese.b. spanish.c. urdu.d. latin.27. the capital of new zealand

10、is _. a. christchurch.b. oakland.c. brisbane.d. wellington.28. shylock is a character in shakespeare s play _.a. julius caesarb. merchant of venicec. othellod. romeo and juliet29. who wrote the adventures of huckleberry finn? a. mark twain.;.b. walt whitman.c. ernest hemingway.d. washington irving30. the state capital of ca