英美文化概况复习资料

美国社会生活练习

1. The popular kind of family in America is _____ family. A

核心家庭

A. nucleus

B. loose

C. large

D. blend

2. Thanksgiving Day is originated in _____. B

A. England

B. America

C. Scotland

D. Canada

3

. The “senior citizens” in the social cent

res refer to _____. D

A. high officials

B. professors

C. president

D. old people

4. Most Americans are _____ from different countries. C

移民移出

A. blacks

B. Indians

C. emigrants

D. immigrants

（移入移民）

5. Valentine’s Day falls on _____.

C

A. July 4th

B. March 21st

C. February 14th

6.

On

Easter

Sunday

people

usually

have

lamb

and

ham

as

their

main

meat.

For

children lamb is the symbol of _____. B

A. good luck

B. the sacrifice of Christ

C. the tomb from which Christ rose

7. American Independence Day fall on _____. A 7.4

A. the 4th of July

B. October 31st

C. March 20th

8. Halloween is a _____. B

万圣节

A. summer festival

B. night-time festival

C. sweethearts’ holiday

D. pilgrims holiday

9. A hamburger is usually made from _____. A

A. beef

B. pork

C. combination of beef and pork

10. The outstanding characteristic of American society is the diversity of _____. C

A. climate

B. industry

C. people

11. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as _____. C

A. steady dating

B. casual dating

C. double dating

D. blind dating

ABDCC

BABAC

C

美国地理

1. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of _____. C

A. California

B. Arizona

C. Wyoming

2.

The

world-known

Colorado

Valley

lies

in

northern

_____,

which

is

cut

by

the

Colorado River. A

A. Arizona

B. Utah

C. Montana

3. Among the five Great Lakes, only _____ is wholly within the United States. C

A. Erie

B. Superior

C. Michigan

4

. _____ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.

A (

费城

)

A. Philadelphia

B. Plymouth

C. Boston

5. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except _____. C

A. New York

B. San Francisco

C. Miami

6

. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake _____.

A

A. Superior

B. Ontario

C. Victoria

7. Hawaii is in the _____ Ocean. C (

太平洋

)

A. Atlantic

B. Indian

C. Pacific

8. _____ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.

C

A. Florida

B. Louisiana

C. Alaska

9. The United States today is the _____ largest country in size in the world. C

A. third

B. fifth

C. fourth

10. There are _____ river systems in the U.S.A.

B

A. 8

B. 3

C. 6

11. Detroit is famous for the production of _____. A

A. automobile

B. timber

C. bamboo

12

. The city _____ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”.

B

A. Boston

B. Houston

C. San Francisco

13. The _____ were the original inhabitants in America. B

A. blacks

B. Indians

C. Puerto Ricans

14. The largest industrial city in America is _____ . A

A. Chicago

B. Boston

C. Houston

15. _____ is famous for many stores and shops. C

A. Wall Street

B. Broadway

C. Fifth Avenue

CACAC

ACCCB

ABBAC

美国文化练习

1. At the end of WWII the art centre of the world moved from _____ to the new world.

A

A. Paris

B. London

C. Berlin

2. _____ is regarded as the father of detective stories. B

A. Mark Twain

B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Herman Melville

3. _____ is the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature. A

A. Sinclair Lewis

B. Saul Bellow

C. Ernest Hemingway

4. Yale University was founded in _____. A

A. 1701

B. 1746

C. 1749

5. The greatest American playwright is _____. B

A. Arthur Miller

B. Eugene O’Neil C. Robert Frost

6. _____ belonged to the Lost Generation. A

A. Ernest Hemingway B. Wilt Whitman

C. Tennessee Williams

7. The most popular sport in America is _____. A

A. baseball

B. basketball

C. football

8

. After his

death a bust of Henry Wadsworth

Longfellow was placed in the poet’s

corner of _____. A

A. Westminster Abbey

B. camp of Cambridge University

C. Oxford University

9. _____ is the earliest university in America. A

A. Harvard

B. Yale

C. Rhode Island

10. In America about _____ of the universities and colleges are private. C

A. 1/2

B. 1/3

C. 1/4

D. 1/5

11. Blues is a music of strong rhythm, which was originally sung by _____. A

A. Negroes

B. Indians

C. Europeans

12. The Father of American literature was _____. B

A. Mark Twain

B. Washington Irving C. Walt Whitman D. Jack London

ABAAB

AAAAC

AB

1. What were the causes of the War of Independence?

——

The economy in the

thirteen

colonies

developed

very

fast

and

people

wanted

more

power

to

determine

their

own

business.

But

the

policy

of

the

British

government

was

to

bring

the

development under control and to collect more taxes from the colonies. On April 19,

1775, on their way to Concord to seize the military supplies of the militia there, the

British soldiers met armed militiamen. The shots were fired, the War of Independence

began.

2.

Why

did

the

Civil

War

break

out?

How

did

the

war

end?

——

In

the

early

1800s, the Northern states turned from farming to manufacturing. Black slavery soon

disappeared in the North. But things were different in the South. The South expanded

both its agriculture and its slavery. The problem of slavery became a serous political

issue. The abolitionists tried to abolish slavery while the South tried to keep it. When

Abraham Lincoln was elected President, the Southern states broke away and formed a

new nation. Then Lincoln was determined to maintain the Union and the war broke

out

on

April

12,

1861, Lincoln

realized

that

he

could

win

support

for

the

Union

at

home

and

abroad

by

making

the

war

a

just

war

against

slavery.

So

he

issued

Emancipation

Proclamation.

Thus

England

and

France

stood

by

the

Union’s

side.

Many black slaves joined the Union Army. After a series of battles, Robert Lee could

no longer hold Richmond. He surrendered on April 9, 1865. The Civil War ended.

3.

What

was

the

impact

of

the

Vietnam

War-on

American

society?

——

The

Vietnam

War

had

a

great

impact

on

American

society.

(1)

The

United

States

was

weakened as a result of the long war. (2) American society had never been so divided

since the Civil War. (3) There was serious disagreement with in the ruling circle. (4)

The image of the United States, especially the image of the American armed forces,

was discredited.

4. What are the functions of the Congress?

——

The Congress has many functions,

but the most central is the passage of law. One of the most important non-legislative

functions of the Congress is the power to investigate. A second important power is to

compel

testimony

from

unwilling

witness

and

to

cite

for

contempt

of

Congress

witness who refuse to testify, and for perjury those who give false testimony.

英国概况

1. All children in the UK must, by law, receive a full-time education from the age of

_____ to _____.

A

A. 5, 16

B. 6, 17

C. 7, 18

2. In state schools the letters A, B and C are often used to describe “_____” or parall

el

classes.

A. grade

B. form

C. streams

C

3. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities dating from _____ and _____. A

A. 1167, 1284

B. 1234, 1325

C. 1335, 1427

4. There are over _____ universities in Britain. B

A. thirty

B. forty

C. fifty

5

. The _____ university offers courses through one of BBC’s television channels and