英美文化知识竞赛试题范围答案(学生)

试题范围一．填空题1.TheriverThamesisin__C___.AWalesBScotlandCEnglandDNorthernIreland2.TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedin___A__.AtheGreatBritainBtheUnitedStatesCCanadaDAustralia3.BigBenwasnamedafter__B___.AChristopherWrenBBenjaminHallCBenJohnDG.Stephenson4.ThemostpopularsportinAmericais__A___.A.baseballB.basketballC.football5.MostBritishcouplesgoto__A__tohavetheirweddingceremony.A.churchB.concertC.registryoffice6.TheBritishpeopleusuallyhaveasmallquantityof__A___asafirstcourse.A.soupB.sweetC.vegetable7.WhattheEnglishmenusuallytalkaboutintheirdailylifeis_D__.A.priceB.taxC.weatherD.Sports8.TheBritishpeoplearegreatloversofbetting.Themostmoneytheybetmainlyon__A__.A.horseracingB.BingoC.footballpoolsD.dogracing9.___A__isbasicallyahomeandfamilyfestival.A.ChristmasB.BoxingDayC.EasterMonday10.TheBritishpeopletraditionallyliketolivein__B___.A.highbuildingsB.smallhousesC.bighouses11.Englandoccupiesthe__C___portionoftheU.K.A.northernB.easternC.southern12.ThemostimportantpartoftheU.K.inwealthis__B___.A.NorthernIrelandB.EnglandC.Scotland13.ThesecondlargestportinBritainis__C__.A.LondonB.BelfastC.Liverpool14.ThedecreaseofBritishpopulationiscausedbythefollowingexcept__D___.A.limitationofimmigrationB.fallofthebirthrateC.fallofdeathrateD.unemployment15.ErnestHemingwayis__B___.AEnglishmanBAmericanCDutchDDenmark16.InwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?BA5NovemberB31OctoberC17MarchD25December17.AmericanIndependenceDayfallon__A___.A.the4thofJulyB.October31stC.March20th18.ThegeneralelectioninAmericaisheldevery__B___years.A.5B.4C.6D.319.ThesymboloftheUSDemocraticPartyis__A___.A.donkeyB.elephantC.eagle20.ThesymboloftheUSRepublicPartyis__B___.A.tigerB.elephantC.Donkey21.ThanksgivingDayisoriginatedin__B___.A.EnglandB.AmericaC.ScotlandD.Canada22.MarriageinAmericaisconsidered___D__.A.moreimportanttotheparentsB.apurereligiousaffairC.ratherburdensomeD.apureindividualmatter23.__B___Americanyoungpeopleliveindependentlyaftermarriage.A.HalfB.MostC.Some24.TherateofdivorceinAmericaranks__C___intheworld.A.secondB.thirdC.firstD.fourth25.ThepopularfoodsinAmericaincludethefollowingexcept__D___.A.hamburgersB.hotdogsC.breadD.rice二、问答题1.WhatarethetwomajorpartiesinBritan?TheyaretheConservativePartyandtheLabourParty.2.WhatistheofficialfullnameofBritain?ItistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.3.WhoistheheadofgovernmentinIreland?ItisthePrimeMinister.4.WhoisJamesJoyce?Heisthemostwell-knowIrishwriterofthemodernperiod.5.WhowerethefirstAmericans?TheyweretheIndians.6.WhatkindofeconomicsystemdoestheUnitedStateshave?Ithasafree-marketeconomywithadominantprivatesector.7.Whatisbilingualism?ThephenomenonthatEnglishandFrencharethetwoofficiallanguagesinCanadaiscalledbilingualism8.WhatistheCanadaCouncil?ItistheCanadianGovernment’sfundingagency.10.OxfordandCambridgearethemostwell-knownuniversitiesinBritain.11.美国最重要的节日是什么；万圣节为几月几日？美国最重要的节日是圣诞节，万圣节每年的11月01日。12.美国内战爆发于_1861_年，结束于_1865_年。13.《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》、《麦克白》,是莎士比亚四大悲剧作品之一。14.在美国感恩节是每年11月的最后一个星期四.15.TheofficiallanguagesinQuebec,CanadaareEnglishandFrench.16.ThecapitalcityofAustraliais_Canberra_;thelargestcityisSydney.17.__纽约__是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济贸易中心和最主要的港口。