英美文化选择题

1、英美文化选择题第1章文化测验一一英国简介、地理等1 Which of the followi ng is the natio nal an them of the U.K.?A、Star-Spangled BannerB、Auld Lang SyneC、God Save the QueenD、My Fair Country正确答案：C2 Brita in is separated from the rest of Europe by the En glish Channel in theand the North Sea in the west.A、eastB、southC、westD、nor

2、th正确答案：B3Which of the following is NOT a political division on the island of Great Britain?A、EnglandB、ScotlandC、Northern IrelandD、Wales正确答案：C4The regi onal capital of Norther n Irela nd is.A、GlasgowB、EdinburghC、CardiffD、Belfast正确答案：D5The official name of the U.K. is The United Kingdom of Great Brita

3、in and Ireland.正确答案：X6Lion is the symbol of the U.K.正确答案：V7The longest river in the U.K. is the Thames River.正确答案：x8The national flag of the U.K. is Union Jack.正确答案：V第2章文化测验一一英国历史1 The Magna Carta（大宪章）was signed byC、Charles ID、 Oliver CromwellA、King Joh nB、Richard the Lion Heart正确答案：A2The direct cau

4、se for the Reformati on was King Henry VIII's effort to.D、declare his supreme power over the churchD、King Henry VIIIA、 divorce his wifeB、 break with RomeC、 support the Protestants正确答案：A3ln En gla nd, the Protesta nt Reformati on bega n wiht.A、Bloody MaryB、Queen ElizabethC、Ki ng He nry VII正确答案：D4

5、ln 1689 Parliament passed“” , limitingthe powers of the crow n.A、Habeas Corpus Act B、the Bill of RightsC、Navigation ActD、the Great Charter正确答案：B5Which of the following countries does not belong to the Allies in the first world war?A、BritainB、FranceC、USD、Germany正确答案：D6By the end of the Wars of the Ro

6、ses the House ofbega n.A、TudorB、Lan casterC、Pla ntage netD、Win sor正确答案：A7 Among the folloiw ng, which did not happe n in the year of 1066 in En gla nd?A、En glish ceased to fun cti on in societyB、The n ati on was conq uered by the Norma nsC、William, the Duke of Normandy, was crowned as the king of th

7、e countryD、Fre nch became the official lan guage正确答案：A8ln historywas nickn amed“ Ki ng ofLackland ”.A、Edward IB、JohnC、Henry ID、Henry II正确答案：B9In 1066, King Harold of En gla nd was defeated by William the Con queror in.A、the Battle of WaterlooB、the Battle of TrafalgarC、the Battle fo HastingsD、teh Bat

8、tle of Crecy正确答案：C1°The follow ing were characteristics of the Elizabetha n age exceptA、Queen Elizabeth advocated the Divine Right adn quarreled with ParliamentB、Protesta ntism gradually became dom inant faithC、This was the age of literature when Shakespeare lived and when English literature bl

9、ossomedD、This was an age of adventure on the sea.正确答案：A11 Of the British Quee ns, who is called the "gra ndmother of Europe"?A、Elizabeth IB、Elizabeth IIC、Victoria ID、Queen Anna正确答案：C12In the 14th century during the Hundred Years' War took place the, the severest of many plagues（瘟疫） in

10、the middleages.A、Black DeathB、EarthquakeC、FloodD、Drought正确答案：A13The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, theand the Jutes which invaded Britain form the basis of the modernBritish people.A、SaxonsB、ScotsC、WelshD、Wessex正确答案：A14 The complete establishment of feudalism（圭寸建制度 ）in Britain was marked b

11、y.A、 the Anglo-Saxon ConquestB、 the introduction of Christianity in 827 ADC、the Norman ConquestD、the Danish invasion正确答案：C15 The Prime Mini ster that led British people through the sec ond world war was.正确答案：B16| n 1653was made Lord Protector forlife.A、Oliver CromwellB、Charles IC、William IID、James I

12、正确答案：A17 The In dustrial Revoluti on in Brita in bega n from thetextile in dustry.正确答案：V18Edward was known as the "Con fessor" because of his reputati on for sain tl in ess and he established the Westm in ster Abbey.正确答案：V19In the Hun dred Years' War, Britain defeated Fran ce.正确答案： X20

13、 Today most of the British people desce nded from the Celts.正确答案： V21 It was Edward II, the son of Edward I （Lon gsha nks长腿）,who became the first prince of Wales.正确答案： V22Julius Caesar in vaded Britain twice.正确答案：V23 The Seven Years' War betwee n Brita in and France en ded in British failure.正确答

14、案： X24 British Civil War, which is also called "The Purita n Revoluti on",happe ned betwee n the Roun dheads and the Cavaliers.正确答案：V25It was William the Conq ueror who had the London Tower built.正确答案： V26 The Bill of Rights in dicates the begi nning of Co nstitutio nal Mo narchy in the UK

15、.正确答案： V27 Elizabeth I was nickn amed "Virgin Quee n" becasue she stayed un married all her lifetime.正确答案： V第3章文化测验一一英国政治1 is the "supreme gover nor" of the Church of En gla nd.A、The n omarchB、The Archbishop of YorkC、The Archbishop of Can terburyD、The Prime Mini ster正确答案：A2 In Br

16、ita in, mini sters are appo in ted by the Quee n on the recomme ndati on of.A、the Archbishop of Can terburyB、the Prime Mini sterC、the SpeakerD、the Archbishop of York正确答案：B3In the United Kingdom, each Member of Parliament represents a, and holds his seat during the life of a parliament.A、 constituenc

17、yB、 countyC、 cityD、 shire正确答案：A4Parliame nt has the follow ing fun cti ons except.C、declaring war and making peaceA、 making lawB、 authorizing taxation and public expenditureD、examing the actions of the Government5ln Brita in, the Quee n exerts her power upon the advice of.A、Prime MinisterB、Foreign M

18、inisterC、Home MinisterD、Defense MInister正确答案：A6The real cen ter of power in Parliame nt is.A、the QueenB、the House of CommonsC、the House of LordsD、the Cabinet正确答案：B7 The executive power of UK is in the hands ofA、 ParliamentB、 the House of CommonsC、 Cabinet headed by the Prime MinisterD、 the Queen正确答案

19、：C8The cabinet of the Opposition Party in Britain is known as theCabinet.A、ShadowB、WindowC、RulingD、Coalition正确答案：A9British Gen eral Electi on is held everyyearsA、3 B、4C、5D、6正确答案：C第4章文化测验英国教育1What kind of secondary schools now receives the largest number of students?A、Grammar SchoolsB、Technical Schoo

20、lsC、Comprehensive SchoolsD、Secondary ModernSchools正确答案：C2Which of the following is a privately funded university in Britain?A、The University of CambridgeB、The University of OxfordC、The University of EdinburghD、The University of Buckingham正确答案：D3In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 canby law.

21、A、receive completely free educationB、receive partly free educationC、 receive no free education if their families are richD、receive no free education at all正确答案：A4Eaton College is one of the most famous independent schools in Britain.正确答案： V5British education consist of three levels: compulsory educa

22、tion, further education and higher education.正确答案：V6Public schools in the UK are independent ones.正确答案： V7Cambridge University focuses on social science and humanity, while Oxford University focuses on Mathematicsand sciences.正确答案：V8Xu Zhimo, a famous poet in China, graduated from Cambridge Universi

23、ty.正确答案： V第7章文化测验一一英国价值观、节日等1To other European, the best-known quality of the British, and in particular of the English, isA、reserveB、arroganceC、humorD、generosity正确答案：A2The sense of humor of the British is considered to be the ability to laugh at the following except.A、oneself B、one's own faults

24、C、one's own failuresD、a disabled person正确答案：D3Which of the following statement about modesty of British people is true?A、The British is very modest within their hearts.B、Self-praise is felt to be ill bred in the eyes of the BritishC、Self depreciation is generally considered ill bred in conversat

25、ion in Britain.D、Mixed with their reserve, modesty of the British often produces an air of generosity to foreigners.正确答案：B4lf an English person is very good at tennis, and someone asks him if he is a good player, he will probably reply in the following way except正确答案：BC、I think i'm quite goodA、Y

26、es, in deedB、rm not badD、Well, I'm very keen on tennis.正确答案：A第7章文化测验一一美国简介、地理in the world.1The area of U.S. ranks theA、first B、secondC、thirdD、fourth正确答案:is the second largest state of the United Sates in area.A、HawaiiB、TexasC、AlaskaPennsylvania正确答案：B3The largest river in the U.S. isA、the Missour

27、i RiverB、the Mississippi RiverC、the Ohio RiverD、the Colorado River正确答案：B4The capital of U.S. isA、New YorkB、Slat Lake CityC、OlympiaD、Washington D.C.正确答案：D5What is the largest river in America?A、the Ohio RiverB、The Columbiathe Mississippi RiverD、The Colorado正确答案：C6The smallest state in the United Stat

28、es isA、WashingtonB、Rhode IslandC、HawaiiMaryland正确答案：B7The U.S. consisted ofstates at the time of independence.A、50B、35C、13D、15正确答案:8Alaska was bought by theUnited StatesfromA、EnglandB、RussiaC、SpainD、France正确答案:9The statue of liberty was given to American people by.as a gift in 1884.A、FranceB、SpainC、

29、ItalyD、Britain正确答案：A10Pearl Harbor, as the base of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S.A., is nearA、AlaskaB、 HonoluluC、 DenverD、Philadelphia正确答案：B11Of the five Great Lakes, Lakeis wholly within theUS.A、SuperiorB、MichiganC、HuronD、Erie正确答案：B12Which Midwestern city is the automobile capital of the world?A、Chi

30、cagoB、 DetroitC、MilwaukeeD、Cleveland正确答案：B13TheA、Delaware RiverB、St. LawrenceC、Hudson RiverD、Potomac River,linked by canals with the five Great Lakes, flows through the state of New York having a length of only520 kilometers.14TheMountainsform the continental divide of theUnited StatesA、AppalachianB

31、、RockyC、Sierra NevadaD、Cordillera正确答案：B正确答案：D22The slavery was not legally abolished unitil.15is the largest state of the United Statesin area.D、Pennsylvania正确答案：C“American Gothic -copiecbrmieteretation of the solemn 严肃的 pride ofA、HawaiiB、TexasC、Alaska160ne of the five famous symbols, the paintingAm

32、erican.正确答案：B正确答案：DD、the southeastern partA、BankersB、FarmersC、ClergymenD、Workers17The state to which the Mayflower sailed is.A、FloridaB、MaineC、VirginiaD、Massachusetts18New England lies inof the United States.A、the northern partB、the southern partC、the northeastern part正确答案：C19Which of the following

33、is NOT in WashingtonD.C.?D、the UN headquartersA、the White HouseB、the US CapitolC、Lincoln Memorial正确答案：D20The continental United States is bounded by the countryon the north and by the countryand the Gulf ofon the south, with theOcean on the east and Pacific Ocean on the west.正确答案：第一空：Canada; Mexico;

34、 Mexico; Atlantic21Washington D.C., the national capital of the United States, is located on theriver, a demarcation linebetween the North and the South.正确答案：第一空：Potomac22America ranks the third in population and the fourth in area.正确答案： V23Hawaii is located in the far northwest corner of the contin

35、ent.正确答案：x24The longest river in the U.S. is the Mississippi River.正确答案： V25Bald eagle is the symbol of the U.S.正确答案：V26The national flag of the U.S. is Stars and Stripes.正确答案：V第8章文化测验一一美国历史1The "second Independence War" in America happened in the year of.A、1861B、1775C、1812D、1776正确答案：C2Dr.

36、 Martin Luther King, Jr., advocated the philosophy of.A、economic equalityB、nonviolenceC、military protestD、black power正确答案：B3Who was called the Father of the US ConstitutionA、George Washington正确答案：DB、Benjamin FranklinC、Alexander HamiltonD、James Madison4The Tea Act of 1773 was passed by the British Pa

37、rliament in order to.A、get more money from the coloniesB、provide cheap tea for the American consumersC、 help the British East India CompanyD、 monopolize the American tea business正确答案：C5Which is not correct to explain the reasons for the sudden daring exploration of the unknown in teh mid-15th centur

38、y?C、The improvements in navigation and naval architectureD、The great spirit of adventure started by the Renaissance.正确答案：A6After the Civil War began, Lincoln issued theon January 1, 1863 to win more support at home and abroad.A、Federal Trade CommissionB、 Emancipation ProclamationC、Progressive Moveme

39、ntD、Alien and Sedition Acts正确答案：B7Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe American policy at the beginning of WWI?A、neutralityB、expansionismC、isolationismD、 anti-fascism8was an outstanding leader of the Civil Rights MovementA、Herbert HooverB、Mitchell Palmer C、Martin Luther KingD、Lou

40、s Sullivan9The first shot of the American War of Independence was fired inA、ConcordB、LexingtonC、PhiladelphiaD、Boston正确答案:正确答案：D正确答案：CB10America jointed the second World War becauseattacked Pearl Harbor.A、JapanB、BritainC、Soviet UnionD、Germany正确答案：A11The Second Continental Congress met inin 1775.A、Phi

41、ladelphiaB、New YorkC、Washington D.C.D、Chicago正确答案：A12The US joined the First World War in.A、1914 B、1915C、1916D、1917正确答案：D13The Monroe Doctrine had the following features or ideas except.A、 non-colonizationB、 America for AmericansC、 non-interventionD、Latin America forEuropeans 正确答案：D14The US continen

42、tal expansion was almost complete by.A、1840B、1845C、1846D、184815Gold was discovered in California in.A、1848B、1845C、1847D、185016The three giants in WWII do not include.A、StalinB、ChurchillC、Roosevelt正确答案：D正确答案：AD、Jefferson正确答案：D17As a president,exercised his power vigorously and purchased louisiana ter

43、ritory from France in 1803.A、Thomas JeffersonB、Andrew JacksonC、George Washington正确答案：A18was generally regarded as a prelude（ 序曲）to the American Revolution.A、the Stamp ActB、the slaveryC、the civil rights movement正确答案：AD、Andrew CarnegieD、Homestead Bill19Which of the following policies was not issued du

44、ring the Cold War?A、Truman DoctrineB、 Marshall PlanC、North Atlantic TreatyD、Monroe Doctrine正确答案：D20The "Jim Crow Laws" were issued with bias againstA、indiansB、blacksC、white sympathizersD、 Northerners正确答案：B21wrote a book in 1852 about slavery in the south-Uncle Tom's Cabin, which stirre

45、d many Northerners up.A、Mark TwainB、Henry David ThoreauC、Nathaniel HawthornD、Harriet Beecher StoweA、 1776B、 1777C、 1862D、 1863正确答案：D23Which Act first set a large scale of opposition in the colonies?A、The Sugar Act of 1764B、The Stamp Act of 1765C、The Quartering Act of 1765D、The Tea Act of 1773正确答案：B2

46、4The Cold War after WWII refers to the confrontation betweenand.正确答案：第一空：America; Soviet Union25ln, Columbus discovered the new land, and in, another navigator Amerigo arrived at the continent.正确答案：第一空：1492; 149926During the Westward Movement, America got Louisianne from, Florida from, Texas from, A

47、laska from, and Hawaii from.正确答案：第一空：France; Spain; Mexico; Russia; Spain27The Great Depression broke out at the end of.正确答案：第一空：192928In 1783, the British and the American made a formal peace and they signed the treaty of. The U.S. won itsindependence.正确答案：第一空：Paris29In 1607, the first English colo

48、nial city in North America was established atand that later became as Virginia.正确答案：第一空：Jamestown30The Gold Rush began in 1848 in the sate of.正确答案：第一空：California31In July 1863 came the turning point of the war at Gettysburg.正确答案： V32In literature, the generation that came of age during WWI was calle

49、d the Lost Generation, and thegroup of authorswhose literature explored and influenced American culture in the post-World War II era were called Beat Generation.正确答案：V33Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was honored for his effort to fight Civil Rights Movement. In 1964, he wonthe NobelPrize for Peace.正确答案

50、：V34The generation after WWI is generally called the Beat Generation and the generation after WWII is often called theLost Generation.正确答案：x35In 1620, the Puritans set off from Plymouth in England by the ship of Mayflower and settled down in Plymouth,Massachusettes.正确答案：V36The Great Depression start

51、ed with the sudden collapse of the Stock Market in New York in October, 1929.正确答案：V37America was named after Christopher Columbus.正确答案：x第9章文化测验更新一一美国政治1The Supreme Court is composed ofjustices.A、7 B、8 C、9 D、10正确答案：C2The chief executive of a state is the.A、governorB、sheriffC、Supreme CourtD、council正确答

52、案：A3Under the US Constitution, the President has the power towithout the consent of the Senate.A、appoint high officialsB、 sign a treaty with other nationC、declare war upon other nationsD、sign an executive agreement正确答案：D4Which of the following is not the function of the Congress?A、defense and foreig

53、n affairsB、the regulation of commerce with foreign countries and smong the statesC、the power to make laws and collect taxesD、the power to control religious activities正确答案：D5The highest authority of the Supreme Court isA、to review decisions of the courts of appealB、to review decisions of the federal

54、district courtsC、to try the impeachment caseD、to interpret the US Constitution正确答案：D6The emblem of the Democratic Party isA、elephantB、donkeyC、 bearD、bull正确答案：B7The American President has all the following powers exceptA、deploying armed forcesB、making treatiesC、declaring war on another countryD、grant

55、ing pardons正确答案:8In the presidential election year the American voters vote on thein November.A、Tues. after the 1st Mon.B、1st Tues.C、Tues. after the 2nd Mon.D、Mon. after the 1st Tues.正确答案:9The Constitution says that onlycan declare war upon other nations.A、CongressB、the HouseC、the SenateD、teh Executive Office正确答案:10The American President is actually elected byA、the HouseB、the SenateC、presidential electorsD、American citizens正确答案:11Which parties are dominating the political scene i