英美文化概况复习资料

美国社会生活练习1.ThepopularkindoffamilyinAmericais_____family.A核心家庭A.nucleusB.looseC.largeD.blend2.ThanksgivingDayisoriginatedin_____.BA.EnglandB.AmericaC.ScotlandD.Canada3.The“seniorcitizens”inthesocialcentresreferto_____.DA.highofficialsB.professorsC.presidentD.oldpeople4.MostAmericansare_____fromdifferentcountries.C移民移出A.blacksB.IndiansC.emigrantsD.immigrants（移入移民）5.Valentine’sDayfallson_____.CA.July4thB.March21stC.February14th6.OnEasterSundaypeopleusuallyhavelambandhamastheirmainmeat.Forchildrenlambisthesymbolof_____.BA.goodluckB.thesacrificeofChristC.thetombfromwhichChristrose7.AmericanIndependenceDayfallon_____.A7.4A.the4thofJulyB.October31stC.March20th8.Halloweenisa_____.B万圣节A.summerfestivalB.night-timefestivalC.sweethearts’holidayD.pilgrimsholiday9.Ahamburgerisusuallymadefrom_____.AA.beefB.porkC.combinationofbeefandpork10.TheoutstandingcharacteristicofAmericansocietyisthediversityof_____.CA.climateB.industryC.people11.Sometimestwocouplesgoouttogether.Thisisknownas_____.CA.steadydatingB.casualdatingC.doubledatingD.blinddatingABDCCBABACC美国地理1.ThefamousYellowstoneNationalParkissituatedinnorthwesternpartof_____.CA.CaliforniaB.ArizonaC.Wyoming2.Theworld-knownColoradoValleyliesinnorthern_____,whichiscutbytheColoradoRiver.AA.ArizonaB.UtahC.Montana3.AmongthefiveGreatLakes,only_____iswhollywithintheUnitedStates.CA.ErieB.SuperiorC.Michigan4._____hasbeencalledthe“cradleofAmericanLiberty”.A(费城)A.PhiladelphiaB.PlymouthC.Boston5.ThetwolargestChinatownsarelocatedinthefollowingcitiesexcept_____.CA.NewYorkB.SanFranciscoC.Miami6.Theworld’slargestfreshwaterlakeisLake_____.AA.SuperiorB.OntarioC.Victoria7.Hawaiiisinthe_____Ocean.C(太平洋)A.AtlanticB.IndianC.Pacific8._____isthelargeststateinareaintheU.S.A.CA.FloridaB.LouisianaC.Alaska9.TheUnitedStatestodayisthe_____largestcountryinsizeintheworld.CA.thirdB.fifthC.fourth10.Thereare_____riversystemsintheU.S.A.BA.8B.3C.611.Detroitisfamousfortheproductionof_____.AA.automobileB.timberC.bamboo12.Thecity_____isgiventhenickname“SpaceCityofU.S.A.”.BA.BostonB.HoustonC.SanFrancisco13.The_____weretheoriginalinhabitantsinAmerica.BA.blacksB.IndiansC.PuertoRicans14.ThelargestindustrialcityinAmericais_____.AA.ChicagoB.BostonC.Houston15._____isfamousformanystoresandshops.CA.WallStreetB.BroadwayC.FifthAvenueCACACACCCBABBAC美国文化练习1.AttheendofWWIItheartcentreoftheworldmovedfrom_____tothenewworld.AA.ParisB.LondonC.Berlin2._____isregardedasthefatherofdetectivestories.BA.MarkTwainB.EdgarAllanPoeC.HermanMelville3._____isthefirstwriterinAmericatowintheNobelPrizeinliterature.AA.SinclairLewisB.SaulBellowC.ErnestHemingway4.YaleUniversitywasfoundedin_____.AA.1701B.1746C.17495.ThegreatestAmericanplaywrightis_____.BA.ArthurMillerB.EugeneO’NeilC.RobertFrost6._____belongedtotheLostGeneration.AA.ErnestHemingwayB.WiltWhitmanC.TennesseeWilliams7.ThemostpopularsportinAmericais_____.AA.baseballB.basketballC.football8.AfterhisdeathabustofHenryWadsworthLongfellowwasplacedinthepoet’scornerof_____.AA.WestminsterAbbeyB.campofCambridgeUniversityC.OxfordUniversity9._____istheearliestuniversityinAmerica.AA.HarvardB.YaleC.RhodeIsland10.InAmericaabout_____oftheuniversitiesandcollegesareprivate.CA.1/2B.1/3C.1/4D.1/511.Bluesisamusicofstrongrhythm,whichwasoriginallysungby_____.AA.NegroesB.IndiansC.Europeans12.TheFatherofAmericanliteraturewas_____.BA.MarkTwainB.WashingtonIrvingC.WaltWhitmanD.JackLondonABAABAAAACAB1.WhatwerethecausesoftheWarofIndependence?——Theeconomyinthethirteencoloniesdevelopedveryfastandpeoplewantedmorepowertodeterminetheirownbusiness.ButthepolicyoftheBritishgovernmentwastobringthedevelopmentundercontrolandtocollectmoretaxesfromthecolonies.OnApril19,1775,ontheirwaytoConcordtoseizethemilitarysuppliesofthemilitiathere,theBritishsoldiersmetarmedmilitiamen.Theshotswerefired,theWarofIndependencebegan.2.WhydidtheCivilWarbreakout?Howdidthewarend?——Intheearly1800s,theNorthernstatesturnedfromfarmingtomanufacturing.BlackslaverysoondisappearedintheNorth.ButthingsweredifferentintheSouth.TheSouthexpandedbothitsagricultureanditsslavery.Theproblemofslaverybecameaserouspoliticalissue.TheabolitioniststriedtoabolishslaverywhiletheSouthtriedtokeepit.WhenAbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresident,theSouthernstatesbrokeawayandformedanewnation.ThenLincolnwasdeterminedtomaintaintheUnionandthewarbrokeoutonApril12,1861,LincolnrealizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.SoheissuedEmancipationProclamation.ThusEnglandandFrancestoodbytheUnion’sside.ManyblackslavesjoinedtheUnionArmy.Afteraseriesofbattles,RobertLeecouldnolongerholdRichmond.HesurrenderedonApril9,1865.TheCivilWarended.3.WhatwastheimpactoftheVietnamWar-onAmericansociety?——TheVietnamWarhadagreatimpactonAmericansociety.(1)TheUnitedStateswasweakenedasaresultofthelongwar.(2)AmericansocietyhadneverbeensodividedsincetheCivilWar.(3)Therewasseriousdisagreementwithintherulingcircle.(4)TheimageoftheUnitedStates,especiallytheimageoftheAmericanarmedforces,wasdiscredited.4.WhatarethefunctionsoftheCongress?——TheCongresshasmanyfunctions,butthemostcentralist