英美文學(xué)常識(shí)課程考核重點(diǎn)

1、1.The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in _?A 200 B.CB 55 A.DC 55 B.CD 410 A.D2.The capital of Northern Ireland is _?A BlefastB BirminghanC EdinburghD Cardiff3.The statement “You can not step twice into the same river”was said by_?A AristotleB HeracletusC Socrates

2、D Pythagoras4.The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, _, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C.A PythagorasB HeracleitusC HerodotusD Plato5.Between 1337 and 1453 the _ took place in Britain.A Wars of RosesB Black DeathC Hundred YearsWarD Peasants Upri

3、sing6.William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in_.A 1066B 1086C 1381D 10357. The first Civil War in Britain lasted from _ to _.A 1600 - 1604B 1640 - 1644C 1642 - 1646D 1646 - 16508. _ believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom from pain an

4、d emotional upheaval.A CynicsB StoicsC ScepticsD Epieureans9.James Watt created a _ in 1769?A Spinning MuleB Steam EngineC Power LoomD Spinning Jenny10.Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to _.A The DanesB the IrishC The Norman baronsD The Scots答案:1. 選C。公元前5

5、5年,由Julius Caesar(愷撒領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的羅馬人首次入侵Britain,而羅馬人撤出大不列顛是在公元410年。2. 選A。Belfast(貝爾法斯特北愛(ài)爾蘭首府,是北愛(ài)爾蘭的商業(yè)、教育、服務(wù)和娛樂(lè)中心,也是重要海灣。Birmingham(伯明翰,英格蘭城市,英國(guó)第二大城市,位于英格蘭中部高地、西米德蘭郡首府區(qū),是英國(guó)重要的工業(yè)中心和交通樞紐。Edinburgh(愛(ài)丁堡為Scotland(蘇格蘭首府,為英國(guó)第二大的僅次于倫敦的旅游城市。Cardiff(卡的夫是Wales(威爾士的首府。考試大3. 選B。Heraclaitus(赫拉克利特,古希臘唯物主義哲學(xué)家,辯證法的奠基人之一。他認(rèn)為“火”

6、是萬(wàn)物的本原,一切都在流動(dòng)變化之中,“人不能兩次踏進(jìn)同一條河”是他的名言。4. 選D。Socrates(蘇格拉底、Plato(柏拉圖and Aristotle(亞里士多德是公元前5世紀(jì)到公元前4實(shí)際活躍在雅典的歐洲三大哲學(xué)家。5. 選C。從1337-1453英法之間的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地持續(xù)了一百年,稱之為“英法百年戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)”。(Hundred YearsWar6. 選A。1066年10月14日William, Duke of Normandy(諾蔓底公爵威廉在Hastings(黑斯廷斯戰(zhàn)敗英國(guó)國(guó)王Harold(哈羅德,這是英國(guó)歷史上著名的諾曼征服時(shí)間(The Norman Conquest。次戰(zhàn)役確定

7、了諾曼人對(duì)英格蘭人的統(tǒng)治地位。同年12月25日威廉在倫敦加冕,稱William the Conqueror(征服者威廉。7. 選C。1642英國(guó)第一次內(nèi)戰(zhàn)在查里斯國(guó)王和國(guó)會(huì)之間展開(kāi),因國(guó)王的反對(duì)者主要是清教徒,因此英國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)又稱之為“清教徒革命”。8. 選D。公元前4世紀(jì),西方哲學(xué)四大流派:the Cynics(犬儒主義學(xué)派、the Sceptics(懷疑論學(xué)派、the Epicureans(享樂(lè)主義學(xué)派、the Stoics(斯多葛學(xué)派互相爭(zhēng)鳴。the Epicureans(享樂(lè)主義學(xué)派認(rèn)為“快樂(lè)”是人生的最大追求。9. 選B。James Watt(詹姆斯.瓦特于1769發(fā)明了蒸汽機(jī),蒸汽機(jī)的

8、發(fā)明在英國(guó)的工業(yè)革命中起著重要的作用。10.選C。多數(shù)本屬于薩克遜人的土地被征服者威廉沒(méi)收后送給了諾曼貴族們。(The Norman barons1. “To know something like the palm of ones hand” means _?A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of themB to understand everything without any questionC to understand only something easyD to

9、 be thoroughly familiar with the nature and details of something2.British English is spoken in _?A Great BritainB AustraliaC New ZealandD A.B and C3.Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?A the Act of SupremacyB the Act of UnionC the Reform ActD the MaganaCarta4.Who said “Give me

10、 a place to stand, and I will move the world.”?A AristotleB PlatoC ArchimedesD Euclid5.The expression that can be used as the euphemism for “garbage collector” is“_”A collectingB garbage engineerC sanitary engineerD sanitation engineer6. Who founded the Plantagenet Dynasty?A Henry IB King JosephC He

11、nry IID Count of Anjor7.Who said “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive”:?A HoraceB VirgilC PlatoD Sappho8. The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of _.A Elizabeth IB Henry VIIIC CromwellD Charles I9. Eton College is a famous _ of UK.A collegeB comprehensive schoolC publi

12、c schoolD university10.Westminster Palace is the _?A seat of British House of ParliamentB seat of English churchC residence of king of queenD residence of Prime Minister1. 選D?！癟o know something like the palm of ones hand”的意思是對(duì)“什么了如指掌”。2. 選D。在英國(guó)、澳大利亞和新西蘭都說(shuō)英國(guó)英語(yǔ)。3. 選B。是聯(lián)合法(the Act of Union在Anne 統(tǒng)治的1707

13、年把England and Scotland 統(tǒng)一起來(lái),而Great Britain (大不列顛也是在其統(tǒng)治期間誕生的。而1801年的聯(lián)合法愛(ài)爾蘭并入大不列顛王國(guó),因此英國(guó)的名稱改為“大不列顛及愛(ài)爾蘭聯(lián)合王國(guó)”(the Un ited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland。1921年愛(ài)爾蘭北部6郡(北愛(ài)爾蘭化歸聯(lián)合王國(guó),英國(guó)的名稱也隨之改為“大不列顛及北愛(ài)爾蘭聯(lián)合王國(guó)”(the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland。4. 選C?！敖o我一個(gè)支點(diǎn),我能撬動(dòng)整個(gè)地球”是古希臘科學(xué)家Archimed

14、es(阿基米德的名言。古希臘科學(xué)家阿基米德在算術(shù)、力學(xué)和流體靜力學(xué)等方面都作了重要的貢獻(xiàn)。5. 選D。sanitation engineer (環(huán)境工程師是“garbage collector” 垃圾清潔工的委婉用語(yǔ)。6. 選C。The Plantagenet Dynasty (金雀花王朝是由Henry II(亨利二世 于1154年創(chuàng)立的,并統(tǒng)治了35年,于1189年Henry II 去世而結(jié)束。7. 選A。Horace(賀拉斯,古羅馬詩(shī)人,以其頌歌著稱?！癈aptive Greece took her rude conqueror captive” (被征服的希臘征服了它的征服者為其所說(shuō)。V

15、irgil(維吉爾,7019BC偉大的拉丁詩(shī)人,著有偉大的史詩(shī)埃涅阿斯記(Aeneid。Plato(柏拉圖428-348BC,古希臘哲學(xué)家,他對(duì)對(duì)話錄(Dialogues影響深遠(yuǎn)。Sappho(薩福公元前7世紀(jì)希臘最重要的女抒情詩(shī)人,其愛(ài)情詩(shī)影響深遠(yuǎn)。8. 選D。Charles I(查里一世,1600-1649,英國(guó)斯圖亞特王朝國(guó)王。其統(tǒng)治期間,對(duì)抗國(guó)會(huì),壓迫清教徒,引起內(nèi)戰(zhàn),戰(zhàn)敗后作為“暴君、叛徒、殺人犯和國(guó)家公敵”于1649年被國(guó)會(huì)判處死刑。9. 選C。Eton College(伊頓學(xué)院,也稱伊頓公學(xué)是英格蘭最大的也是最有名的公學(xué)之一,設(shè)在伯克郡伊頓,是英國(guó)的一種中學(xué)教育。該校建于1400

16、年與1441年間,由Henry VI為國(guó)王贈(zèng)款所建立的基金中得到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的70名高才生創(chuàng)辦的。英國(guó)知名的公學(xué)還有Harrow School; Rugby School。10.選A。Westminster(威斯敏斯特區(qū)指英國(guó)倫敦西部的貴族居住區(qū),在泰晤士河北岸,區(qū)內(nèi)有白金漢宮,議會(huì)大廈等。而the Westminster Palace(威斯敏斯特宮通常指英國(guó)議會(huì)所在地,因此Westminster 喻指英國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)或英國(guó)政府。1. Who led The Peasants Uprising in Britain?A Watt TylerB Henry TurnerC RichardD Stephen2.

17、In English individualistic culture, one should bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important. It is best reflected by an English proverb _?A as welcome as a stormB an Englishmans house is his castleC do not wear out your welcomeD outstay ones welcome

18、3._ is the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand,Australia and South Africa.A Thanksgiving DayB Anzac DayC St. Valentines DayD Boxing Day4.The Bible was originally written in _.A LatinB EnglishC HebrewD Arabic5. _ is a very wise man, the king

19、 of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.A SolomonB The old AdamC JudasD Jesus6.Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?A James IB Charles IC James IID Charles II7.From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliv

20、er Cromwell as _.A PresidentB Lord ProtectorC Lieutenant GeneralD Commander of the New Model Army8. A “vote of no confidence” is decided by _.A the House of LordsB the Prime MinisterC the House of CommonsD the two major parties9. Which of the following particularly happens on the Queens Birthday?A T

21、rooping the ColorB the EisteddfodC bonfiresD masquerades答案:1. 選A。由于百年戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)并沒(méi)有改變農(nóng)民的生活條件,又加上人頭稅(the Poll Tax的征收。1381年(Watt Tyler瓦特.泰勒領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了農(nóng)民起義。2. 選B。在英國(guó)文化中,一般不事先預(yù)約是不會(huì)冒然打攪別人。英國(guó)人有一句諺語(yǔ):“英國(guó)人的家庭如獨(dú)立王國(guó)-不得擅入”。3. 選D。Boxing Day(禮節(jié)日。英國(guó)法定假日,是圣誕節(jié)的次日,遇星期日天延順。按英國(guó)習(xí)俗,這天向郵遞員、仆人、雇員等贈(zèng)送盒裝“節(jié)禮”,故稱節(jié)禮日。4. 選C。圣經(jīng)最初是以Hebrew(希伯來(lái)語(yǔ)寫(xiě)的。圣經(jīng)

22、有一部分是講述古猶太人的歷史。從公元前1200年希伯來(lái)人定居巴勒斯坦至公元1世紀(jì)的古猶太人的歷史?？荚嚧?. 選A。Solomon(所羅門(mén)、-932BC.希伯來(lái)(以色列國(guó)王(972-932BC,以武力維持其統(tǒng)治,加強(qiáng)國(guó)防,發(fā)展貿(mào)易,使猶太達(dá)到鼎盛時(shí)期,以智慧著稱。6. 選B。Charles I (查里一世,1600-1649,英國(guó)斯圖亞特王朝國(guó)王。其統(tǒng)治期間,對(duì)抗國(guó)會(huì),壓迫清教徒,引起內(nèi)戰(zhàn),1647年別Oliver Cromwell(克倫威爾領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的軍隊(duì)俘虜。1649年被國(guó)會(huì)判處死刑。7.B 從1649到1658年的英國(guó)被稱為共和國(guó)(Commonwealth。共和國(guó)的第一位統(tǒng)治者Oliver C

23、romwell(克倫威爾成為英格蘭共和國(guó)的Lord Protector(護(hù)國(guó)公。Oliver Cromwell(克倫威爾,1618年當(dāng)選為議員,為清教徒領(lǐng)袖。英國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)后,他率領(lǐng)鐵甲軍的騎兵擊敗了?；庶h部隊(duì),是處死查理一世的主要人物, 1653年將國(guó)會(huì)解散,自稱Lord Protector(護(hù)國(guó)公,成為英格蘭共和國(guó)的首腦。8. 選C?！安恍湃瓮镀薄笔怯捎?guó)下議院(Lower House即眾議院(the House of Commons決定的,亦稱平民院,簡(jiǎn)稱下院。是英國(guó)議會(huì)的組成部分。議員由普選產(chǎn)生,共有650個(gè)席位。下議院首席官員為議長(zhǎng),由議員選舉產(chǎn)生。下議院任期為5年,但政府可能提前大選

24、。9. 選A。Queens Birthday(英國(guó)女王的誕辰日為6月。每年的女王生日時(shí)在白金漢宮(Buckingham Palace前都要舉行盛大的檢閱慶?；顒?dòng),這一天,軍隊(duì)將舉行場(chǎng)面壯觀的Trooping the Color(行軍旗敬禮儀式。1 “The Graveyard Poets” got the name because _.A they chose to live near graveyardsB they often wrote about death and melancholyC they always wrote about dead peopleD they often

25、use “graveyard” as the title2 It is generally understood that the recurrent theme in many of Thomas Hardys novel is _.A man against natureB love and marriageC social criticismD fate and destiny3 The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of _.A William Blakes Songs of Innoc

26、enceB Jane Austens Pride and PrejudiceC Wordsworths and Coleridges Lyrical BalladsD a piece of land4 It is generally regarded that Keats most important and mature poems are in the form of _.A odeB elegyC epicD sonnet5 G.B. Shaws play Mrs. Warrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the _ in the En

27、glish society.A slum landlordismB inequality between men and womenC political corruptionD economic exploitation of women6 The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of critic _.A G.B. ShawB Samuel JohnsonC Ben JohnsonD E.M. Foster7 The Ring and the Book is a masterpiece of _.A A

28、lfred TennysonB Robert BrowningC Thomas HardyD Ralph Waldo Emerson8 Matthew Arnold is the writer of _.A Dover BeachB My last DuchessC Break, Break, BreakD The Eagle9 The writer of Heart of Darkness is also the one of _.A Time of MachineB JimC Lord JimD A Passage to India10 Of Human Bondage is a nove

29、l by _.A Herbert George WellsB Arnold BennettC William Somerset MaughamD John Galsworthy1. 選B?！澳古吓伞笔侵?8世紀(jì)那些描寫(xiě)死亡的哀挽的詩(shī)人。代表作有托馬斯.格雷墓園挽歌(Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,托馬斯.巴奈爾的死亡之夜(Night Piece on Death,愛(ài)德華. 揚(yáng)夜思(Night Thoughts和羅伯特.布萊爾的墳?zāi)?The Grave。2. 選D。在哈代(Thomas Hardy的作品中,他那悲劇色彩的哲學(xué)觀告訴我們,人生的一切都是命

30、運(yùn)安排,是不可抗拒的。人在命運(yùn)的面前束手無(wú)策,無(wú)論人們?cè)鯓优?都很難逃脫命運(yùn)的折磨和戲弄。3. 選C。威廉.華茲華斯(William Wordsworth,于1798同柯勒律治(Samuel Tayor Coleridge合作出版了著名的抒情歌謠集(Lyrical Ballads,該詩(shī)第二版的“序”被認(rèn)為是英國(guó)浪漫主義的宣言。4. 選A。濟(jì)慈的代表作品有夜鶯頌(Ode to a Nightingale,希臘古甕頌(Ode on a Grecian Urn,憂郁頌(Ode on Melancholy,秋頌(To Autumn等。“頌”被認(rèn)為是濟(jì)慈最具有代表性和最為成功的詩(shī)歌形式。5. 選D。蕭

31、伯納的劇作華倫夫人的職業(yè)(Mrs. Warrens Profession塑造了一個(gè)在經(jīng)濟(jì)重壓下普通婦女的形象,該劇揭露了一個(gè)令人憤怒的事實(shí):在資本主義社會(huì),娼妓業(yè)也成了一種剝削方式。6. 選B。塞繆爾.約翰遜18世紀(jì)英國(guó)人文主義文學(xué)批評(píng)的巨匠,莎士比亞戲劇集序言(The Preface to Shakespeare,和詩(shī)人傳(Lives of the Poets是他對(duì)文學(xué)批評(píng)做出的餓突出貢獻(xiàn)。指環(huán)與書(shū)(The Ring and the Boo是羅伯特.勃郎寧(Robert Browning7. 選B。的詩(shī)作。8. 選A。多佛海灘(Dover Beach是阿諾德(Matthew Arnold詩(shī)歌

32、中的名篇之一,反映了19世紀(jì)西方社會(huì)中的宗教信仰在新知識(shí)的沖擊下普遍淪喪的時(shí)代風(fēng)貌。9. 選C。黑暗的心(Heart of Darkness和吉姆老爺(Lord Jim都是約瑟夫.康德拉的小說(shuō),吉姆(Jim是同時(shí)期另一位作家迪亞德.吉卜林的作品。1 “Pamela”by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences2 “Clarissa harlowe” by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of _.A diaryB

33、letterC autobiographyD reminiscences3 The adventure of Roderick random is written by_.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolettC Lawrence sterneD henry fielding4 The life and opinions of Tristan shandy is written by_.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolettC Lawrence sterneD henry fielding5 _ named his own rea

34、listic novels as “comic epic in prose”.A Henry fieldingB Charles dickensC jack LondonD Tobias smolett6 “Lyrical ballads” were writt en by_ and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.A Robert burnsB Robert southeyC William wordsworthD percy bysshe shelley7 George Gordon byron was most famous for_.A don juanB ode to

35、 the west windC kubla khanD ode to a nightingale8 G eorge Gordon byron created a “Byronic hero” firstly in his_.A Prometheus unboundB childe heralds pilgrimageC kubla khanD ode on a Grecian urn9 Prometheus unbound was written by_ who also wrote_.A George Gordon byron childe heralds pilgrimageB percy

36、 bysshe shelley.ode to a nightingaleC George Gordon byron ode to west windD percy bysshe shelleyode to west wind10 John keats is the author of_.A ode to a skylark and ode to a nightingaleB ode on a Grecian urn and ode to west windC ode on a Grecian urn and ode to a nightingaleD ode to west wind and

37、ode to a nightingale解答1 B Samuel Richardson用書(shū)信體創(chuàng)作了Pamela 和Clarisse harlowe。解答2 B Samuel Richardson用書(shū)信體創(chuàng)作了Pamela 和Clarisse harlowe。解答3 B Tobias smolett 是十八世紀(jì)中葉頗具特色的小說(shuō)家,他寫(xiě)的藍(lán)登傳繼承了歐洲流浪漢小說(shuō)的傳統(tǒng)。解答4 C Lawrence sterne打破傳統(tǒng)小說(shuō)的敘事模式,被稱為世界文學(xué)中最典型的小說(shuō)。解答5 A Henry fielding將自己作品命為“喜劇性的散文體史詩(shī)”。解答6 C William wordsworth同S

38、amuel Taylor Coleridge合作出版了著名的抒情歌謠集。解答7 A 唐璜是拜倫的代表作。解答8 B 拜倫的長(zhǎng)詩(shī)中有許多拜倫式英雄。childe heralds p ilgrimage中也有。解答9 D 雪萊的代表作有西風(fēng)頌,云雀頌,云彩和解放了的普羅米修斯。解答10 C 濟(jì)慈代表作有夜鶯頌和希臘古甕頌1.Where is Edinburgh?A In Wales B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland2. Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable networ

39、k?A ABC B CNN C CBS D BBC3.The Capital of Australia is _.A Sydney B Melbourne C Canberra D Perth4.Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?A Master s degree B Doctor s degree C Bachelor s degree D Associate s degree 5. George Bernard Shaw was a(n _.A playwright B poet C nov

40、elist D essayist6.John Galsworthy was most famous for_.A Heart of Darkness B Ulysses C The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India7.The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by_.A Henry James B O. Henry C Harriet Beccher Stower D Mark Twain8.The study of how sounds are put together and use

41、d to convey meaning in condition is_.A morphology B general linguistics C phonology D semantics9.Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A Landlady B Greenhouse C Uplift D Unacceptable10.The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we don t have to work. Thi

42、s is an example of _.A meaning shift B widening of meaning C narrowing of meaning D loss of meaning 答案:1-5 BDCDA 6-10 CDCDB1. 選 B. Wales 的首府威 Cardiff, Scotland 的首府為 Edinburgh. Northern Ireland 的首府 Belfast, Ireland的首府為 Dublin.2. 選 D 。 BBC=British Broadcasting Corporation 英 國(guó) 廣 播 公 司 , ABC=American Br

43、oadcasting Company, Inc 美國(guó)廣播公司 ; CNN= Cable News Network 美國(guó)有線廣播公司 , CBS= Columbia Broadcasting System 哥倫比亞廣播公司3. 選 C 。 Sydney 第一城市 , 位于 New South Wales州 ;Melbourne 第二大 城市位于 Victoria 州, Canberra 位于 Sydney 與 Melbourne 之間 ;Perth 位于 Australia 州4. 選 D 。 Associate s degree是準(zhǔn)學(xué)士學(xué)位 (喵猜這個(gè)相當(dāng)我們說(shuō)的大 專吧 5. 選 A 。 G

44、eorge Bernard Shaw (英國(guó),蕭伯納 ,愛(ài)爾蘭籍,劇作家,批 評(píng)家, 社會(huì)評(píng)論家, 主要作品有 Man and Superman, Back to Methuselah, Saint Joan <圣女貞德 >, Arms and the Man, Pygmalion <茶花女 >,獲得 1925年諾貝爾文學(xué) 獎(jiǎng)。 (喵,小云的上期文學(xué)七里香就是介紹了他噢 6. 選 C 。 John Galsworthy(英國(guó) , 小說(shuō)家, 劇作家。 主要作品有 The Forsyte Saga<福塞特家史 >, 于 1932年獲得了諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng) ;Heart

45、 of Darkness,作者 Joseph Conrad , 波蘭籍英國(guó)小說(shuō)家, 另有 Lord Jim <吉姆老爺 >Ulysses, 作者 James Joyce, 愛(ài)爾蘭作家 Finnergans Wake 為芬尼根守靈 ; A Passage to India, 作者 E.M. Forster,英國(guó)小說(shuō)家,另有 Howards End霍華德別業(yè)。7. 選 D 。 Mark Twain= Samuel Langhorne Clemens,作品有 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Henry James, 主要作品有 Ambassadors, The

46、 Golden Bowl; O.Henry= William Sydney Porter, 主要作品有 Cabbages and Kings, Four Million; Harriet Beecher Stower, 其反奴隸制小說(shuō) Uncle Tom s Cabin,促進(jìn)了廢奴運(yùn)動(dòng)發(fā)展。 8. 選 C 。 Linguistics 語(yǔ)言學(xué) , the study of human language, 包括 Theoretical linguistic, Applied linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive linguistics 和 Histori

47、cal linguistics. 這里主要考 Theoretical linguistics.9. 選 D 。是 derivation.10. 選 B 。 從 any day就可以知道 widening of meaning1 _is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A Washington D.C. B Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City2 _ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A Blacks B

48、 Hispanics C Indians D Asian Americans3 Washington D.C. is named after_.A the U.S. President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD none of them4 American and British English are two_ of the English language.A varieties B elements C parts D form5 Th

49、e first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was_. A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_.A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana7 The national flag of the United States is known as_.A the Sta

50、r-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam C Hot Dog D Union Jack8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _.A contribution a state has made to the nationB populationC sizeD none of the above9 The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _.A the Amazon River B the Mississippi

51、 River C the Nile River D the Hudson River 10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_ as a gift in 1884. A France B Spain C Italy D Britain參考答案:1 D, 紐約是美國(guó)最大的城市同時(shí)也是最重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)中心和最主要的港口。2 A, 黑人在美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)地位都最為低下。3 C, 首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國(guó)的第一任總統(tǒng)喬治 華盛頓,而聯(lián)邦直轄 區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達(dá)西半球的探險(xiǎn)家克里斯多拂 哥倫

52、布。4 A, 美國(guó)英語(yǔ)和英國(guó)英語(yǔ)是英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的兩種變體。5 D, 美國(guó)歷史上的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕 林肯。6 A, 美國(guó)國(guó)土面積最小的是羅得島。7 A, 美國(guó)的國(guó)旗是星條旗。8 B, 美國(guó)每個(gè)州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。9 B, 美國(guó)的 “ 眾河之父 ” 指的是密西西比河。10 A, 美國(guó)的自由女神像是法國(guó)人贈(zèng)予的禮物。1. In area, the United States is the _ largest country in the world.A 2nd B 3rd C 4th D 5th2.The 50th state in America is _A Alask

53、a B Texas C Hawaii D Rhode Island3. Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, is located in _A Hawaii B Alaska C Texas D Perth4. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of _.A the Great Depression B the Black Power Movement C the Watergate Scandal D the Isolation policy5.All the following univers

54、ities are located in New England EXCEPT_A Yale B Harvard C MIT D Berkeley6.The United States has less than 6% of the worlds population. yet it produces about _ of the total world output.A 20% B 25% C 30% D 35%7.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A The Rio Grande River

55、 B The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado River D The Gulf of California8. The US formally entered the Second World War in _A 1937 B 1939 C1941 D 19439. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A Andrew Jackson B Abraham LincolnC Thomas Jefferson D George Washington10 The emblem of the

56、Democratic Party is _.A elephant B donkey C bear D bull答案及解析 :1.C 按領(lǐng)土面積計(jì)算:美國(guó)是繼俄羅斯,加拿大,中國(guó)之后的第四名。2.C 1959年, Alasica 和 Hawaii 分別為第四十九個(gè)和第五十個(gè)加入美國(guó)的州。3.A Mauna Loa(摩納羅亞山是世界上最大的活火山。位于美國(guó) Hawaii (夏威 夷 。4.C 尼克松總統(tǒng)辭職是由于轟動(dòng)一時(shí)的丑聞 “ 水門(mén)事件 ” 。 水門(mén)事件指美國(guó)共和黨 政府在 1972年總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選運(yùn)動(dòng)中的非法活動(dòng)暴露后的政治丑聞。5.D Berkeley(伯克利 ,是加利福尼亞大學(xué)分院,位于美國(guó)加利福尼亞西部。而 新英格蘭地區(qū)包括美國(guó)的六個(gè)州,由北至南分別為:緬因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙 特州、麻薩諸塞州、羅德島、康乃狄克州。6.B 美國(guó)人口低于世界人口總值的 6%,但是美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)生產(chǎn)總值占世界 25%,是 高度工業(yè)化國(guó)家。7.A The Rio Grand River(格蘭德河形成了美國(guó)與墨西哥的自然