英美文化知识竞赛试题

英语系英美文化知识竞赛试题第一部分（客观题，共60分）PARTONEReadthefollowingunfinishedstatementsorquestionscarefully.Foreachunfinishedstatementorquestion,foursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]aregiven.Choosetheonewhichyouthinkbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestions.(60points,2pointforeach)1.TheBritishIslesaremadeupof_____.A.threelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesB.threelargeislandsanddozensofsmallonesC.twolargeislandsandhundredsofsmallonesD.twolargeislandsanddozensofsmallones2.InBritain,____formallyappointsimportantgovernmentministers,judges,_____A.theQueenB.thePrimeMinisterC.theLordPresidentoftheCouncilD.theSpeakeroftheHouseofCommons3.ChristianitywasfirstbroughttoEnglandby____.A.theRomansB.theCeltsC.theAnglo-SaxonsD.theDanes4.______istheoldestofallthepartiesinIreland.A.TheIrishLabourPartyB.TheProgressiveDemocratsC.FiannaFailD.FineGael5.TheRomansledbyJuliusCaesarlaunchedtheirfirstinvasiononBritainin______.A.200B.C.B.55B.C.C.55A.D.D.410A.D.6.WhenWaleswasbroughtundertheEnglishCrown,thetitleof“PrinceofWales”wasborneby_____,theeldestsonofthereigningmonarch.A.RichardIB.HenryIIIC.EdwardID.EdwardII7.ChristmasDay,December25th,celebratesthe____ofChrist,andisthegreatChristianfestivals.A.birthB.deathC.CrucifixionD.Resurrection8.Britishrecordedhistorybeginswiththe___invasion.A.RomanB.VikingC.Anglo-SaxonD.Norman9.IntheUnitedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof___.A.theSpeakerB.theLordChancellorC.theDukeofEdinburghD.thePrimeMinister10.InEnglandnofemaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsbefore___.A.1918B.1920C.1928D.194511.ThetwoveryimportantcropsinBritainare___.A.barleyandcornB.wheatandriceC.barleyandoatsD.wheatandbarley12.InBritain,a____isheldwhenaMemberofParliamentdies,retiresorresigns.A.civicelectionB.by-electionC.popularelectionD.generalelection13.TheeldestsonofQueenElizabethⅡ——PrinceCharles,Princeof_____,istheheirtothethrone.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesD.NorthernIreland14.InBritain,theSpeakerisamemberwhoisacceptabletoallshadesofopinionin_______.A.thePrivyCouncilB.theHouseofLordsC.theSupremeCourtD.theHouseofCommons15.Australia,whichisoneoftheworld'sdevelopedcountries,hasbecomerichthrough_____.A.manufacturingindustriesB.farmingandminingC.serviceindustriesD.forestryandfishing16.Withregardtoitssize,Australiais_____countryintheworld.A.thethirdlargestB.thefourthlargestC.thefifthlargestD.thesixthlargest17.Australiaistheworld'slargestexporterof_____.A.wheatB.woolC.meatD.dairyproducts18.ThemainfeatureofAustralia'stradeisthat______.A.itismainlywithdevelopingcountriesandGreatBritainB.ithashadadeficitonvisibletradeC.ithashadasurplusoninvisibletradeD.ithasinvolvedtheexchangeofrawmaterialsforfinishedproducts19.ItisassumedthatthefirstEuropeanswhoreachedAustralia’sshoreswere_____.A.theDutchB.theEnglishC.theGermansD.theSpanishandPortugese20.TheheadofstateofAustraliais______.A.theGovernorB.thePresidentC.thePrimeMinisterD.theQueenofEngland21.Politically,Australiaisdividedinto_____statesandtwoterritories.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven22.AmongthefiveAustraliancitieswithapopulationofoveramilliononly___liesontheWesterncoast.A.SydneyB.BrisbaneC.MelbourneD.Perth23.ApartfromBritain,theQueenisalsotheheadofstateofthefollowingcountriesEXCEPT______.A．AustraliaB．CanadaC．NewZealandD．SouthAfrica24.InNewZealand,nearlythree-quartersofthepopulation(includingmorethan95percentoftheMaori)livein____.A.SouthIslandB.NorthIslandC.StwartIslandD.theChathamIslands25.ThenaturaldisastersinNewZealandmayinclude______.A．earthquakes,volcanoesandfloodingB．volcanoes,floodingandheavysnowsC．earthquakes,flooding,andheavysnowsD．volcanoes,heavysnowsandearthquakes26.NewZealand’shighestpeakis___inthemountainrangecalledthecentralSouthernAlps.A.MountNgauruhoeB.MountTongariroC.MountCookD.MountTaranaki27.______isthecapitalofNewZealand.A．AucklandB．WellingtonC．TorontoD．Montreal28.NewZealandconsistsoftwomainislands:_______.A.NorthIslandandSouthislandB.StewardIslandandLongIslandC.WestIslandandEastIslandD.VictorianislandandTasmanIsland29.NewZealand’sclimateisgenerally_____andseasonaldifferencesarenotsogreat.A.dryandcoldB.mildandmoistC.hotandwetD.windyandcold30.Coloredeggsandbunnyaretraditionalsymbolsof_____.A.EasterB.ChristmasC.ValentineD.NewYear'sDayPARTTWODecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).(10points,2pointforeach)31.()Britainisnolongeranimperialcountry.32.()ThecapitalofBelfastisalargercitywithhalfamillionpeople.33.()MostBritishpeopleareProtestantswhilemostIrishpeopleareCatholics.34.()IntheUK,agovernmentcannotstandforlongerthanfiveyearsexceptinexceptionalcircumstances.35.()ThePrimeMinisterandCabinetdecideonthegeneraldirectionofBritain’sforeignpolicy.36.()IrelandisarepublicwithagovernmentheadedbyaPrimeMinister,electeddirectlybythepeople.37.()TheattitudeofIrelandtowardBritainisdislikeorevenhatredbecauseofthecolonialpast.38.()TheEuropeansettlementinAustralianstartedin1788inSydney.39.()VictoriaandSouthAustralianwereestablishedasconvictcolonies.40.()ConvicttransportationtoAustraliancontinentwasstoppedin1852.第二部分（主观题，共20分）Givenanone-sentenceanswertoeachofthefollowi