趣味英美文化

EnglishforFunLiantangNO.1SeniorHighSchool-----HeyutingBriefIntroduction•QuestiontothinkaboutHowmanycountriesarethereintheworldinwhichEnglishisspokenasthefirstlanguage?Givethenames.•Answers:•theUK•theRepublicofIrelandtheUSACanadaAustraliaNewZealand1.theUK2.theRepublicofIreland3.Australia4.NewZealand5.theUSA6.CanadaWhatisthefullnameOftheUK?theUK=EnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandEnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIreland+++theRepublicofIrelandLet’senjoysomepicturesoftheUnitedKingdom.Doyouknowthem?TheBritishMuseum大英博物馆BigBen大本钟BuckinghamPalace白金汉宫St.Paul’sCathedral圣保罗大教堂WestminsterAbbey威斯敏斯特教堂RoyalObservatoryGreenwich格林威治天文台TowerBridge塔桥Stonehenge巨石阵LondonEyeTheRiverThames泰晤士河SomecitiesintheUnitedKingdomOxfordCambridgeUniversity剑桥大学A:TheUnitedStatesofAmericaB:UsuallystupidandannoyingHawaiiAlaskaUnitedStatesUSAStatueofLibertyWhiteHousePresidentHill•ThefourpresidentsareGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,TheodoreRoosevelt,AbrahamLincoln.UnitedNationsHeadquartersBroadwayTheaterDistrict•ThebillboardoftheWinterGardenTheaterontheAvenueoftheAmericaninNewYorkCityadvertisestheBroadwayshowCats.GoldenGateBridge(金门大桥）YellowStoneNationalParkTheNiagaraFalls•ItliesontheNiagaraRiver.•1、美国的绰号是______，•英国的绰号是______.•A.AuntSam，UncleJohn•B.NewContinent，GreatBritain•C.Washington，Elizabeth•D.UncleSam，JohnBullJustforfun^.^DifferenttypesofUncleSamChristmasSamOlympicSamSoldierSamMickySamSupermansamDogSamWorkerSamCowboySam2、中央电视台屏幕上经常会有CCTV的字样，它的完整形式是______.A.ChinaCentralTelevisionB.CentralCommunicationTelevisionC.ChinaControlTelevisionD.CentralCommitteeTelevision3、Whathastwolegsbutcan'twalk?compass(圆规)4、Whatisyours,butisusedbyothersmorethanbyyourself?Yourname6、改换一个字母变成新单词evermarchstoreevenmatchstory5、What’stheChinesefor“sixofoneandhalfadozenoftheother?”A.六分之一B.人云亦云C.半斤八两D.见一面分一半C.半斤八两B7、HowdoEnglishpeoplecall“钞票”?A、billB、noteC8.____isthelargeststateinareaintheU.S.A.A.FloridaB.LouisianaC.Alaska9.WhoisthePresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.GeorgeW.BushGeorgeH.W.BushBillClintonBarackObamaB.Redbreast知更鸟10.WhichisthenationalanimaloftheUK?A.Beaver海狸C.Baldeagle秃头鹰A.B.C.D.11.WhichbelongstotheUK?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeEiffelTowerBigBen12.WhoareAmericans?ABCDEKeanuReevesDavidBeckhamStevenSpeilbergRonaldinhoBritainBrazil13•两种或两种以上的酒或酒与其他饮料（如苏打水、桔子原汁、牛奶等）配成，当然你也可以添加水果或其他辅料。考究一点的是将酒或其他饮料按一定操作方法逐一加入，形成色彩各异的分层，十分富有情调。•请问这是哪种饮料？•Cocktail.14、有一种草叫“勿忘我”，文人常用它来描述相思与痴情。这种草的英语名字叫____A.Don‘tforgetmeB.forget-me-notC.no-forgettinggrassD.not-forget-me15、“美国之音”的英语形式是_______.A.AmericanSoundB.theSoundofAmericaC.theVoiceofAmericaD.FreeVoiceB.forget-me-notC.theVoiceofAmerica16、近几年，许多中国人，尤其是年轻人，开始慢慢喜欢上西方的洋节日。请问，下面哪个西方节日的时间是在每年的2月？A.EasterB.HolySaturdayC.St.Valentine‘sDayD.AprilFool’sDayC17.HowmanygoldmetalsdidMichaelPhelpswonintheOlympicsin2008?A4B3C8D6A18.___isbasicallyahomeandfamilyfestival.A.ChristmasB.BoxingDayC.EasterMondayA19.ArthurMiller’sMasterpieceis____.A.DeathofaSalesmanB.TheCrucibleC.ThePrice20.Guessthenameofthemovie1、许多同学都有电子邮箱，如[e-mail]其中的@表示什么意思，怎么读？A.@的意思是“电脑”，读“a外一个圈”。B.@的意思是“邮箱”，读“圈内一个a”。C.@的意思是“为”，读音与for相同。D.@的意思是“在”，读音与at相同。2、你给一个手机关机的人打电话，你在电话中听到的英语是：A.Sorry，thephoneyouwaitedispoweredoff.B.Sorry，thephoneyoudialedispoweringoff.C.Sorry，thephoneyoucalledispoweredoff.D.Sorry，thephoneyoulikedispoweringoff.3、whatnumbercanyoutakehalfandleavenothing?84、Wellwhatgoesupandnevergoesdown?Yourage.5、What’sChinesemeaningof“awhiteelephant.”A.一件无用而累赘的东西B.一头白象C.白给的东西D.白色陷阱6、改换一个字母变成新单词witchfanstagewatchfunstateA7、WhichistheAmericanexpression?A、Ihaveacar.B、Ihavegotacar.B8.Edinburghisthecapitalof_____.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesA.B.C.D.9.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblem（国徽）10.WhichisthenationalfloweroftheUK?A.CherryB.RoseC.Peony(牡丹)11.WhoisanEnglishfootballplayer?B.D.BeckhamRonaldinhoGermanBrazilianA.C.ItalianTottiPodolski12.WhichareAmericanbrands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland13.•随着计算机网络化的发展，犯罪分子也开始利用高科技，进行犯罪活动，出现了许多所谓的“黑客”。“黑客”指凭借目已的高科技知识，采用非法手段逃过计登机网络系统的存取控制而进入访一算机网络，进行非法及破坏活动。•请问网络上的黑客怎么说？•hacker.14、whatkindofdogneverbite?hotdog15、Whatletterisananimal?B（BEE）16、IfyouthrowastoneintotheRedSea,whatwillitbecome?Wet17、Whichmonthhas28days?EveryMonthA18.table-tennisfirststartedinABritainBChinaCFranceDAmericaA19.JenifferAnistonbecamefamousforherperformanceinAFriendsBGossipgirlCPrisonBreakDTransformers20.Guessthenameofthemoviecastsheep’seyesatsomeoneheadswillroll字面含义：向某人投羊眼实际意义：向某人暗送秋波字面含义：头要滚了实际意义：（某人）要倒霉了burryone’sheadinthesandonthecarpet字面含义：把某人的头埋在沙子里实际意义：采取逃避态度字面含义：在地毯上实际意义：在考虑中，受训斥be/feelundertheweather感觉不舒服/生病pourcatsanddogscutoffone’snosetospiteone’sfaceplaycardsclosetoone’schest倾盆大雨为了泄愤反而害己；损人不利己保守秘密；不透露任何讯息习语的来源英、美国家是基督教文化、希伯来文化为基础背景文化的国家，在这样的文化背景条件下生成的习语在很大程度上也富含有浓郁的宗教色彩，追其根源看习语主要来源于以下几个方面：1.文学名著manFridayscrewone’scouragepondofflesh忠仆，得力助手——出自《鲁滨逊漂流记》鼓起勇气，壮起胆子——出自莎士比亚《麦克白》合情但悖于情理的要求——出自莎士比亚《威尼斯商人》2.圣经故事Judas‘skiss犹大之吻（比喻出卖朋友）muchcryandlittlewool雷声大，雨点小（比喻空叫喊）turntheothercheek忍受暴力；忍受侮辱thewidow’scruse寡妇的坛子（比喻取之不尽的财源）3.希腊、古罗马神话传说Midas’stouch事事都能挣大钱的本领；点石成金Pandora'sbox潘多拉的盒子（引申为灾祸之源）paythepiper付出惨痛的代价；自食其果4.古代寓言故事nakedtruth原原本本的事实，赤裸裸的事实sourgrapes聊以自慰的话cat’spaw被别人利用的人4.古代