“微缩世博”外国文化背景知识竞赛复习材料

1、外国语学院第一届读书月“微缩世博”外国文化背景知识竞赛复习材料Part I 1. How many religions are there in the United States? _2. The actor in “FORREST GUMP” is _3. Which number the western people think is the bad one? _4. _ is the first university in New Zealand.5. Higher educations in America began with the founding of _ in 1636.

2、6. The most important place in the America on New Years Eve is _. 7. The theme of Thanksgiving Day is _. 8. The U.K is divided into _ islands.9. _ is U.S. center of heavy industry. 10. The sport that evokes more nostalgia among Americans than any other is_11. The continental United States stretches_

3、 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west.12. _ is the largest in area of American 50 states, and Texas is the second largest.13. _ is the second largest exporter of meat14. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain is located _15. The ancestors of the Welsh w

4、ere the ancient_16. The first known settlers of Britain were _17. The first blacks were brought to North America as_ in 1619. 18. New Zealand is the world's largest exporters of _ 19. The narrowest part in the English Channel between England and France is called _. 20. After the outbreak of the

5、First World War, Australia followed Britain's lead and declared war on _. 21. After a period of prosperity (1920 1929), government involvement in the economy increased _. 22. There are_ political divisions on the island of Great Britain. 23. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came

6、 originally from_ 24. The capital of Australia is_25. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of _. 26. Australias National Day falls on_ the date of the first European settleme

7、nt in Australia.27. Generally the Australian federation has a _ system of government.28. The first European to discover New Zealand was a/an _ navigator.29. _ granted Canada full legislative auth

8、ority in domestic and external affairs.30. The Canadian government has followed a policy of _ for the benefit of Quebeckers.31. General elections are held about every _ years in New Zealand with two main partie

9、s competing with each other. 32. Most of Canadas French Canadians live in the Province of_33. The _ was the first gold rushes in Australian history.34. The capital of Wales is_、35. The&

10、#160;first Roman invasion of Britain happened in 55 B.C., led by_36. Education in Britain is generally supported by_37.Ireland has a beautiful nickname_because of its rich gre

11、en countryside. 38. The capital of Alaska is_39. Many Scottish names begin with “Mac” or “Mc” which means_40. Among the following, _does not belong to New England， the bi

12、rthplace of America.41. Britain has, for centuries, been slowly tilting with _.42. For electoral purposes Britain is divided into 659 constituencies, each of which returns_ to the House of Commons.43. In the 1970s oil was discovered in_, but the revenue from oil did not create an economic

13、miracle for Britain.44. _ is called the chemical capital of the world, and also the home of the U.S. space center. 45. Thanks to the militant feminist movement of the suffragettes before the First World War, votes were granted to women over the age of_ in 1918.46. The objective of the Chartist Movem

14、ent was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name from "_".47. In the 1960s pop music underwent a revolution when _ became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.48. The Tories were the forerunners of_, which still bears this nickname toda

15、y.49. In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the _ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.50. In the United Kingdom, police officers are not allowed to join _ or to go on strike.51. Agricultural changes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in England were s

16、o great that they were worthy of the term "_".52. The Mississippi, which is sometimes called _, has played a vital role in the history of the United States.53. The largest and smallest states of the United States are_.54. In 1900, the United States ranked first in the world in the producti

17、on of _55. During the Second World War, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met at _57. The New Frontier and War on Poverty were put forward respectively by _58. The functions of institutions of higher education in the U.S. are _.59. The theme of Thanksgiving has always been _.60. Australia is located b

18、etween _ and the Indian Ocean.61. Australia, which is one of the worlds developed countries, has become rich through _.62. Australian Aborigines believed in a creative period, usually referred to in English as_.63. The Mabo Judgment passed by Australias High Court in June 1992 overturned the concept

19、 of terra nullius, which means _.64. The longest river in Canada is _.65. In his inaugural speech, _ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” 66. Christianity was first brought to England by _. 67. Since 1971 the Canadian government has adopted a policy of_, recognizing that cultur

20、al pluralism within a bilingual framework is the essence of the Canadian identity.68. In Canada the federal governments have always been formed by _.69. _ are Irelands chief exports. 70. A fault line runs the length of New Zealand, which means that it often has _.71. The origin of Guy Fawkes Day lie

21、s in the _.72. The School of Eton belongs to _.73. Of the four papers, which one is of quality paper?74. _ is the most typical British sports.75. _ is not one of the Big Four that dominated the Paris Conference of 1919. 76. “The Lost Generation” refers to the young people _. 77. In 1791 ten amendmen

22、ts to the American constitution were ratified- the Bill of Rights- which were introduced by_78. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except _. 79. At the Peace Conference after the WWI, American President Wilson put forward a program of _.80. English colonial expansion began with the c

23、olonization of _in 1583.81. After the Seven Years War between Britain and France, _ was ceded to Britain by the 1763 Treaty of Paris.82. In 1940, _ replaced Chamberlain as the British Prime Minister and finally led Britain to victory.83. In _, Britain finally became a full member of the European Eco

24、nomic Community.In the United States, _ is a leading commercial crop in the South. 84. _ is usually called the “Silicon Glen” in Britain. 85. The second largest river in England is _. 86. _ are the ancestors of the Highland Scots, the Irish and the Welsh. 87. Geoffrey Chauers best-known work is The

25、Canterbury Tales, which describes a group of pilgrims travelling to Canterbury to visit the tomb of _. 88. _ led the Protestant Reformation in England. 89. In Britain, only _of the population are farmers but they control _ of the land area. 90. The real center of power in the British parliament is _

26、. 91. The jury in England usually consists of _ ordinary, independent citizens summoned by the court. 92. Easter is a holiday usually connected to the following except _.93. _ is the most typically English sports and has been in existence since the 16th century. 94. he longest war in the U.S. histor

27、y is _. 95. “The Emerald Isle” refers to _. 96. The oldest university in Ireland is _. 97. _ is the ultimate court of appeal in civil cases of Great Britain. 98. _ are the two newest states in America. 99. In terms of size, America is the _ country in the world. 100. _ were originally called Yankees

28、, which came to stand for all Americans. 101. _ is known as the automatic capital of the world. 102. The first immigrants in American history came from _. 103. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is _. 104. “Baby Boom” refers to the greatest increase of birth rate between _.105. The Brit

29、ish established 13 colonies along _ between 1607 and 1733. 106. _ was the turning point of the War of Independence, leading to the alliance between the U.S. and France. 107. The Gettysburg victory was the turning point of _. 108. In the Civil War, Lincoln issued the famous _. 109. _ was the beginning of a long economic depression in the late 1920s and 1930s. 110. _, a famous leader of black movements in the U.S. in the 60s advo