英美背景知识试题ExercisesinsurveyofBritainandAmerica

1、1. The full name of U.K. is ,of , and .2. E nglish is the official la nguage ,but many people in Wales speak C( about onin Scotla nd, about 80,000 people in the Highla nd use their own Gaelic Ian guage.3. Britai n became in dustrialized in the and cen turies.4. Brita inmaafcturi ng in dustry is and

2、in dustry.5. The most importa nt airport in Brita in is Hin London.6. New SYis the headquarter of the London police.7. The Tof London was once a fortress and the n served as a palace and a p8. BPalace is the London reside nee for the Ki ng and Quee n.9. Lioyd s is a famous icompanyprotettiveomdesure

3、s and informationfor sea-go ing ships all over the world.10. The populati ons of the U. K. con sist of the, the , the11. The first in habita nts in Britain wereat about 3000 B. C.A. the Norma ns B. the Celts C. the Iberia nsD. the An glo- Saxons12 The First King of En gla nd is, who won the overlord

4、ship in 829 .A. Joh n B. Egbert C. James I D. Henry I13. One of the con tributi on of the Norma n Conq uest is.A. English raceB. final unification of EnglandC. some peculiarities of dialect in North and East of England D. Latin alphabet and civiliz；14. The peasants in Wat Tyler snrisidechaeliffifsir

5、riple.A. the min ister B. the ki ng C. Jack StrawD. the Privy Coun cil15. Shakespeare s tragedyis considered as the summit of his art.A. Macbeth B. Othello C. Romeo and Juliet D. Hamlet16. Oxford got started in thecen tury and Cambridge in the cen tury.A. 12,13 B. 1,112 C. 1314 D. 1t2 1卑17. is regar

6、ded as the most En glish of Games.A. Rugby B. Cricket C. SoccerD. Golf18. by Thomas Hardy could be regarded as the summit of this realism.A. The Mayor of Casterbridge B. Tess of the D UrberillesC. Un der the Gree nwood Tree D. The retur n of the Native19. was the first British no velist to win the N

7、obel Prize.A. George Eliot B. Joseph Rudyard Kipli ng C. Thomas Hardy D. Herbert George W20is perhaps the most famous of all the humorous magaz in es.A. Pu nch B. Private Eye C. The Times D. The Sun21.School Educati on in America can be divided into three stages : eeducaseducati on and higher educat

8、io n.22. Many students can gain a bachelor degree after the completion of the four- year programfour years of study, there are four grades :,and.23. The best known of all roma ntic movies was GWt W24. The Aof HFis con sidered the masterpiece of Mar25.In “ T _ S L, _H_a_w_thro”ne examines the develop

9、ment and results of evil.26.In 1926, EH published the powerful novel :“ The Sun27. The highest academic degree is the D of P .28. “ The Grapes of Wrath “ by _JSi_s_regarded as his masterpiece.29. The American I were the only people who had lived there long before America wadiscovered.30. B s is some

10、one who is employed to take care of children for a specific length of31. E or Inuits near the North Pole prefer raw meat to roasted meat of sheep and goa32. Two kinds of desserts can be found anywhere in America, one is i and othera .33. The symbol of Valentine is a picture with a Heart and C armed

11、with bow and arrow34. The K_ K K is a society which was set up by a few ex- soldiers in the states of Ten35. H and h are greatly enjoyed by all American children.36. Halloween , a night time festival , is hold mostly by .A. children B. adults C. old people D. family relatives37. is the most typical

12、and true national holiday of all the holidays observed in the United SAmerica.A. Thanksgiving Day B. CmharsisDt ayC. Independence Day D. April Fool38. The largest freshwater lake in the world is .A. Lake Ontario B. Lake ErieC. Lake Huron D. Lake Superior39. The Statue of Liberty stands on the Libert

13、y Island in harbor.A. WashingtonB. New YorkC. Boston D. FloridaD. computer are the most numerous.C. the ChineseD. the black people“ means .C. philobiblic D. philogyny40. Detriot is famous for the production of _A. bamboo B. automobile C. timber41. Among the American minorities, _A. the IndiansB. the

14、 Mexicans42. The city s name “ PhiladephiaA. fishing potB. brotherly love43. The state to which the Mayfllower sailed is .A. Florida B. MassachusettsC. MaineD. New Jersey44. The first immigrants came to America from England to escape .A. war B. disease C. imprisonment D. religious persecution45. is

15、the largest public library in the United States.A. The Library of Congress B. The library of HarvardC. The Library of StateD. Roosevelt Library46. Theodore Dreiser is regarded as one of the great American realists or naturalists. _ is his mA. Sister CarrieB. Jennie GerhardtC. The American TragedyD. The Financier47. music is perhaps America s greatest contribution to the world of popularA. BluesB. Rock & rollC. JazzD. Heavy metal48. is regarded as the father of detective stories.A. Mark TwainB. Edgar Allen PoeC. James Fenimore D. Washington Irvi