英美文化概论 期末答案
一、 单选题（题数：50，共 50.0 分）
1 Which one is wrong, about the geography of America and China?( )
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A、 China has more railways than America.
C、 America has two neighbour countries, Canada and Mexico.
C、 Both America and China's climates vary greatly.
D、 America's land is less than China's, but water in America is more than China.
我的答案：A
2 Which is the largest states by population?( )
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A、 Texas
B、 New York
C、 California
D、 Florida
我的答案：C
3 Why did the French consortium gave up to build the canal?( )
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A、 Because it was too expensive.
B、 Because many people died.
C、 Because the topography in Panama was difficult to build a canal.
D、 Because the American government decided to buld it by themselves.
我的答案：C
4 Which is not the major environment issues of America?( )
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A、 Air pollution
B、 Water shortage
C、 Loss of agricultural land
D、 desertification
我的答案：C
5 The two significant mountain ranges of American are ( ) and Appalachian Mountains. 1.0 分
A、 Rocky Mountains
C、 Andes Mountains
C、 Alps Mountains
D、 Atlas Mountains
我的答案：A
6 Where is the headquarter of the UN.( )
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A、 In London
B、 In Paris
C、 In Washington DC
D、 In New York City
我的答案：D
7 ( ) and Hawaii are seperated from American mainland.
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A、 Colorado
B、 Indiana
C、 Alabama
D、 Alaska
我的答案：D
8 The New York magzine called Bernie Madoff ( ).
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A、 Villain
B、 Hero
C、 Monster
D、 Saviour
我的答案：C 9 When was Harvard University established?( )
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A、 1560
B、 1620
C、 1636
D、 1639
我的答案：C
10 In American football, the boy who throws the ball is called ( ).
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A、 The offensive back
B、 The running back
C、 The quarterback
D、 The receiver
我的答案：C
11 ( ) was the state with the highest crime rate in America.
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A、 Florida
B、 Texas
C、 New York
D、 Georgia
我的答案：A
12 How many commandments does Christianity have?( )
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A、 15
B、 13
C、 10
D、 8
我的答案：C
13 The first constitution, Article of Confederation was made in ( ).
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C、 1779
C、 1780
D、 1781
我的答案：D
14 When was the UN established?( )
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A、 1944
B、 1945
C、 1946
D、 1947
我的答案：B
15 The terrorists Hijacked ( ) planes.
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A、 4
B、 5
C、 6
D、 7
我的答案：A
16 Which one of following statement is wrong?( )
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A、 In western countries, drivers can speak on the mobile phone while driving.
B、 In western countries, when pedestrians are walking on zebra crossing, cars must stop.
C、 In western countries, you should chew with mouth closed.
D、 In western countries, before taking more food, you should finish what you have in your mouth.
我的答案：A
17 In ( ), the first humans walked on the moon.
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A、 1967
B、 1968
C、 1969
D、 1970
我的答案：C
18 The UAS and ( ) is the major export markets of China.
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A、 Canada
C、 Mexico
C、 Japan
D、 South Korea
我的答案：C
19 People follow Hinduism are mainly from ( ).
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A、 India
B、 Thailand
C、 Middle East
D、 Japan
我的答案：A
20 In American countries, ( ) has the highest homicide rate.
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A、 USA
B、 Brazil
C、 Jamaica
D、 Honduras
我的答案：D
21 Why did the Cold War avoid direct conflict?( )
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A、 Because the Second World War was just finished.
B、 Because the USSR was too weak to fight.
C、 Because both sides of the Cold War had nuclear weapons.
D、 Because some countries stop the war.
我的答案：C
22 ( ) was the state with the highest crime rate in America.
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A、 Florida
B、 Texas
C、 New York
D、 Georgia
我的答案：A
23 Alfred Nobel was from ( ).
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A、 Sweden
B、 Switzerland
C、 USA
D、 UK
我的答案：A
24 Which one is wrong about the American political system?( )
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A、 The government is small.
B、 Leaders are educated.
C、 There are many traditions.
D、 The society is classless.
我的答案：C
25 Which statement of following is wrong?( )
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A、 There were many cold conflicts in the cold war, such as weapon competition and spying.
B、 Germany reunited in 1990.
C、 The USSR was dissolved in 1990.
D、 After the USSR dissovled, 15 new countries were created.
我的答案：C
26 Which car company has the most market in America?( )
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A、 GM
B、 Ford
C、 Toyota
D、 Honda
我的答案：A
27 Which one is wrong about Thomas Edison?( )
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A、 He was educated in school.
B、 His first job is telegraph operator.
C、 He had many patents.
D、 He invented electric light bulb.
我的答案：A
28 The war with Mexico was started in ( ).
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A、 1846
B、 1847
C、 1848
D、 1849
我的答案：A
29 Washington, Jefferson, () and Lincoln's faces are made on the Mount Rushmore.( ) 1.0 分
A、 Madison
B、 Roosevelt
C、 Kennedy
D、 Adams
我的答案：B 30 Which statement about western marriage is wrong?( )
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A、 There are two kinds of wedding, civil ceremony or church wedding.
B、 Almost all couples are “naked marriages".
C、 Divorce rate in western countries is high.
D、 Woman must take husband's family name.
我的答案：D
31 The most popular pets in America is ( ).
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A、 Dog
B、 Fish
C、 Bird
D、 Cat
我的答案：D
32 The first long distance telephone was built in ( ).
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A、 1915
B、 1916
C、 1917
D、 1918
我的答案：A
33 To buy a handgun, you must be ( ) years old.
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A、 18
B、 19
C、 20
D、 21
我的答案：D
34 Why don't many people in New York City want a car?( )
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A、 Because car is expensive in New York City.
B、 Because traffic is bad in New York City.
C、 Because there is no place to park cars in New York City.
D、 Because the number of cars is limited by government.
我的答案：C
35 68% of the 79 inventors with more than 300 utility paten families are from ( ). 1.0 分
A、 Australia
B、 Japan
C、 Germany
D、 USA
我的答案：D
36 The terrorists Hijacked ( ) planes.
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A、 4
B、 5
C、 6
D、 7
我的答案：A
37 How often is the president elected for?( )
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A、 3 years
B、 4 years
C、 5 years
D、 6 years
我的答案：B
38 The first fight between local people and British soldiers was at ( ).
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B、 Washington D.C.
B、 New York
C、 Boston
D、 Lexington and Concord
我的答案：D
39 Which is right about American college?( )
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A、 Many American college students have part time jobs.
B、 There is only one chance to do college entrance exam.
C、 There are many classed even at night.
D、 Friends and classmates will help you to study.
我的答案：A
40 World Series is held in ( ) every year.
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A、 July
B、 August
C、 September
D、 October
我的答案：D
41 Which country is the second largest economy in the world?( ) 1.0 分
A、 China
B、 Japan
C、 South Korea
D、 Germany
我的答案：A
42 45 is belong to ( ) at the stages in a person's life.
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A、 Young adult
B、 Middle age
C、 Mature
D、 Senior
我的答案：B
43 Which one of following is right?( )
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A、 In western countries, old people always live with children.
B、 After people die, firstly the doctor will come to confirm death.
C、 People in Australia must be burned after they die.
D、 The funeral must be held in church.
我的答案：B
44 The Cold War began in ( ).
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A、 1945
B、 1946
C、 1947
D、 1948
我的答案：D
45 The American president can be elected for ( ).
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A、 Many times
B、 3 times
C、 2 times
D、 1 time
我的答案：C
46 In America, it's common to add ( ) to a bill as a tip.
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A、 10%-15%
B、 15%
C、 15%-20%
D、 20%
我的答案：C
47 Which one is not the key aspect of Chinese culture?( )
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A、 Chinese food
B、 Spring Festivel
C、 Chinese medicine
D、 Football
我的答案：D
48 There are ( ) teams in the the National Football League.
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A、 30
B、 31
C、 32
D、 33
我的答案：C
49 To buy a handgun, you must be ( ) years old.
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A、 18
B、 19
C、 20
D、 21
我的答案：D
50 Which one is wrong about John D. Rockefeller?( ).
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A、 He established his first oil refinery when he was 24.
B、 At first, he worked as a bookkeeper.
C、 When he was 20, he started his own company.
D、 He donated all his money to the Rockefeller Foundation. 我的答案：D
二、 判断题（题数：50，共 50.0 分）
1 Warren Buffett was born in a rich family.( )
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2 Because the northern America is cold, James Naismith invented basketball which is a good sport for winter.( )
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3 Thomas Paine was born in France.( )
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4 In America, it's hard to enter college, but easy to graduate.( )
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5 Britain won the Battle of Yorktown.( )
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6 Before America purchased it,Alaska was belong to Mexico.( )
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7 In America, president can not veto legislation.( )
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8 Most island of Australia is dessert.( )
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In America, government wants to involve in religion, but the religious people reject them.( )
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10 In America, voting is compulsory.( )
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11 Many western students go on a gap year after finishing high school.( )
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12 Everyone in America and China can read and write.( )
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13 Senators are elected for 5 year.( )
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14 In western countries, people always say thank you to other people.( )
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15 There is no Christianity in China.( )
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16 Bargaining is common in western countries.( )
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17 It's expensive to have a horse.( )
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18 During the War of Independence, Benedict Arnold sold military secrets to France.( ) 1.0 分
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19 2014 AD means 2014 Before the Birth of Jesus Christ.( )
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20 96% of the farmers are black people.( )
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21 In America and Australia, people prefer to big motorbikes.( )
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22 In 2008, most of American agriculture imports were from China.( )
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23 Chinese culture is better than American culture.( )
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24 Boston is on the West Coast of America.( )
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25 Modern weapons were used in the Civil War.( )
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26 The largest city in Alaska is Anchorage, which is also the capital city.( )
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27 Benjamin Franklin was born in a rich family and well educated.（ ）
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28 Originally, the Christians were called Catholics.( )
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29 Because many West Germans fled to the East, the West Germany government built the Berlin Wall.( )
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30 American president can be elected for 3 terms.( )
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31 The Pew Global Attitudes Project shows that rich countries have stronger belief in religion, but the poor countries have lower belief in religion.( )
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32 Agnostic is 100% certain that there is no god.( )
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33 Agnostic is 100% certain that there is no god.( )
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34 People in western countries all love guns.( )
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35 The Communist Party in the USA is not legal.( )
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36 In history, there were 5 American presidents were killed.( )
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37 Gambling is legal in western countries.( )
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38 Chinese culture is better than America culture.( )
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39 The Declaration of Independence was made in 1775.( )
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40 American president can be elected for 3 terms.( )
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41 In America, it's hard to enter college, but easy to graduate.( )
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42 A senator and a representative can only be elected for two times.( )
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43 In 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney is from Republican Party.( )
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4410% of people in America use left hand.( )
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45 Kobe Bryant is amateur basketball player.( )
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46 Only the north tower of the World Trade Centre was attacked.( )
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47 Over the lasr few years, guns are becoming more and more popular in America.( ) 1.0 分
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48 The British Parliamentary System, the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch and Judicial Branch are separated.( )
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49 In the Civil War, the North was weak, and the South was strong.( )
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50 Both American and Chinese governments have significant direct involvement in the economy.( )
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