英美概况试题

1 《英美概况》 I. Multiple Choices: Choose one right answer from the four choices: 1. The

highest mountain in Britain is ____. A. Scafell B. Ben Nevis C. the Cotswolds D. the

Forth

2. The longest river in Britain is _____. A. the Clyde B. the Mersey C. the Severn D. the

Thames

3. The largest lake in Britain is _____. A. the Lough Neage B. Windermere Water C.

Coniston Water D. the Lake District

4. Which part of Britain is always fighting? A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northem

Ireland

5. The immigrants coming to Britain are mainly from _____. A. Europe B. the United States C.

Africa D. the West Indies,

6. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____. A. the Normans B. the Celts C. the Iberians D.

the Anglo-Saxons 7. British Recorded history began with _____. A. Roman invasion

B. the Norman Conquest C. the Viking and Danish invasion D. the Anglo-Saxons invasion

8. In 829, _____ actually became the overlord of all the English. A. John B. James I C. Egbert

D. Henry I 9. Christmas Day ____, Duke William was crowned in Westminster Abbey. A.

1056 B. 1066 C. 1006 D. 1060 10. Henry II was the first king of the _____ dynasty. A.

Windsor B. Tudor C. Malcolm D. Plantagenet 11. In 1265 ____ summoned the Great Council,

which has been seen as the earliest parliament. A. Henry III B. the Pope C. Barons D. Simon

de Montfort 40 美国概况 练习题： 1 The

world-famous Havard University is in _____. A Massachusetts B New York C Washington D.C.

D Maine 2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong? A

Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory B Private schools are

financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals. C There are

more public colleges and universities than the private ones D Credits taken at community

colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree. 3 _____ is a

symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment. A Broadway B Wall Street C The Fifth

Avenue D Times Square 4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States. A Yellowstone

National Park B Grand Canyon C St. Patrick’s Cathedral D Stonehenge 5 ____ was an actor

before he became the President. 41 A Ronald Reagan B Abraham Lincoln C Herbert Hoover

D Jimmy Carter 6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all

Americans. A Hippies B Yankees C Uncle Sam D Brother Jonathan 7 On the 30th of April 1789,

George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then. A New

York B Washington D.C. C Philadelphia D Boston 8 Which of the following people was not an

American President? A John Hancock B John Adams C John Q. Adams D Jimmy Carter 9 Henry

Fond was the first man to _____. A design a plane B fly an aeroplane C mass-produciton D

design and make a car 10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, „ ”

were the words by _____. A Thomas Jefferson B Abraham Lincoln C Andrew Johnson D

Theodore Roosevelt 练习题答案及题解: 1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥

(Cambridge)镇。 2 C, 在美国， 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工， 耶鲁大

学， 哈佛大学都是私立的。 3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道， 其中

心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近， 周围云集了几十家剧院， 上演被称为现代歌舞剧

的剧目。 4 D, Stonehenge 在英国， 是古代城池的遗迹。 5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞

闯荡20多年，参与演出了50多部电影。 6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于

代表美国人，俗称美国佬。 在美国南部，Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民， 即北方佬；而对多数美国人来说，Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。 7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职， 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。 8 A, John Hancock，因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大，他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。 9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师， 虽然没有发明汽车， 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。 10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡阵亡将士墓举行落成仪式上发表的著名的《葛底斯堡演说》的片语。。 BCAAA CACAB 1. St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both ____ A America and Mexico B America and Canada C America and Cuba D America and Brazil 2. European settlement of Australia began in the late part of ____ when a British penal colony was established on the east coast of the continent. A the 16th century B the 17th century C the 18th century D the 19th century 3. Which sport is supposed to be America’s national sport and used to be call “American’s favorable pastime”? A baseball B basketball C rugby D cricket 4. The largest city in New Zealand is ____ A Auckland B Wellington C Christchurch D Dunedin 42 5. After Adam Bede,____wrote The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner in which moral problems are discussed and psychological analysis of characters are emphasized. A George Eliot B Jane Austin C George Dickens D Charlotte Bronte 6.All of the following odes are written by John Keats EXCEPT____ A Ode to Autumn B Ode to a Nightingale

C Ode to a Skylark D Ode on Melancholy 7. Of____’s four famous comedies, the best known is Lady Windermere’s Fan. A Oscar Wilde B Richard Sheridan C Bernard Shaw D Somerset Maugham 8. If the air stream meets with no obstruction when a sound is pronounced, it is a(n) ____ A voiced consonant B voiceless consonant C vowel D explosive 9. The internationally accepted system of phonetic transcription is ____ A I.P.A B I.A.P.S C I.S.S D S.S.I.P 10. With the ____, Latin words were added into the vocabulary of the language spoken in Britain. A invasion of the Romans B Christianization of Britain C Scandinavian invasion D Norman Conquest 美国人口构成 ACCBB DBBAA 1. The population of the United States is a bit more than 272 million, about 13% of which are Black, 12 % are Hispanic(讲西班牙语的人)，4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans. 2. It is the third most populous country in the world after China and India. 3. The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois. 4. More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas. 巩固：按照人口数量排列，美国在世界排在第几位；按照面积排，美国又是排第几位呢？ 1. Christmas is usually connected to ____ A the reunion of a large family B the eating of Easter eggs C the resurrection of Christ D the forgiving of other’s sins 2. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is ____ A the blacks

B the Mexico-Americans C the Spanish-Americans D the Chinese 43 3. The British establish ____colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733. A. 11 B 12 C13 D14 4. The largest university in Canada is ____ A Laval University B The University of Toronto C McGill University D Simon Fraser University 5. Robinson Crusoe is written by ____ A Henry Fielding B Daniel Defoe C Samuel Richardson D Jonathan Swift 6. ____is written by Walt Whitman. A Representative Men B English Traits C Nature D Leaves of Grass 7. ____is not a novelist. A Henry James B Emily Dickinson C William Dean Howells D Mark Twain 8. ____is not one of the core branches of linguistics. A Phonology B Psycho-linguistics C Syntax D Semantics 9. ____ is the common factor of the three sounds:[p], [t], [k] A voiceless B spread C voiced D nasal 10. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of ____ A manner of articulation B openness of mouth C place of articulation D voicing 新西兰，由于新西兰整个国家非常狭窄，所以新西兰的任何地方距离海洋都不超

过110公里，全国只有一个时区。新西兰正好位于国际日期变更线以西的第一个时区，所以它是第一个迎接新一天的国家。 BBACB AADAB 1. It was during ____ reign that the name Great Britain came into being. A Mary's B Anne's C Jame II's D Oliver Cromwell 2.Where is Edinburgh? A In Wales B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland 3. One of the most famous national parks in the U.S. is the ____ A Yellowstone National Park B Hyde Park C Kakadu National Park D American Fishing Center 4. New Zealand is just west of the International Date Line, so it is the first country to get ____ A frozen B wet C the new day D united 44