英美文化真題練習(xí)

1、英美文化真題練習(xí)英語知識50題1. Thereare_CpoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four2. MagnaCartahadaltogether63clausesofwhichthemostimportantmatterscouldbeseeninthreeofthefollowingexceptBA. notaxshouldbemadewithouttheapprovaloftheGrandCouncil;B. noserfshouldbearrested,imprisonedordep

2、rivedofhispropertyexceptbythelawofthelandC. LondonandothertownsshouldretaintheirancientrightsandprivilegesD.Thereshouldbethesameweightsandmeasuresthrough-outthecountry.3. ThefirststeamenginewasdevisedbyThomasNewcomerattheendofthe17thcentury,andtheScottishinventorBmodifiedandimprovedthedesignin1765.A

3、. AbrahamDarbyB. JamesWattC. JohnKayD. RichardArkwright4. Insomeareasfactoryfarmingmethodsareused,particularlyforD.A. growingcropB. producingmilkC. catchingfishD. rearingpoultry5. Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointedAbytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.A. PrimeMinisterB. MemberofParliamen

4、tC. LordofAppealD. SpeakeroftheHouse6. UndertheAnglo-IrishTreaty,BritainestablishedBwithdominionstatusinIrelandin1921.A. theAnglicanChurchofIrelandB. theIrishFreeStateC. theIrishRepublicanArmyD. theAnglo-IrishIntergovernmentalCouncil7. IrishbroadcastingbeganinCinasmallstudiocalledDublinBroadcastingS

5、tation.A.1906B.1916C.1926D.19368. DrealizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewaraJustwaragainstslavery.A. FrederickDouglassB. GeorgeWashingtonC. JohnAdamsD. AbrahamLincoln9. Butevenaftertheabolitionofslavery,organizedorindividualdiscriminationwaspracticedagainstDA. Chinese-Am

6、ericansB. AmericanIndiansC. Japanese-AmericansD. blackAmericans10. From1948to1966averageyearlygrowthinrealspendableearningswasBpercentintheUnitedStates.A. LIB. 2.1C. 3.1D. 4.111. Afteraperiodofprosperity(19201929),governmentInvolvementintheeconomyincreasedAA. (luringtheGreatDepressionB. aftertheVVVV

7、IC. aftertheVVVVIID. duringtheColdWar12. TheUnitedStatesgrowsnearlyB_oftheworld'sgrainandsuppliesahalfofalltheexportsofgrainintheworld.A. onethirdB. onefourthC. onesixthD. oneseventh13. ThroughtheDepartmentof_A,thePresidentIsresponsiblefortheprotectionofAmericansabroadandofforeignnationalsintheU

8、nitedStates.A. StateB. JusticeC. LaborD. Defense14. ThecommunitycollegeembodiesBbeliefthataneducationshouldbepracticalaswellasliberal.A. GeorgeWashingtoiVsB. ThomasJefferson'sC. AbrahamLincolnvsD. FranklinRoosevelts15. TheexploratoryvoyagemadebyBbroughttoaclosetoaneraofEuropeandiscoveryofAustral

9、iathathadlastednearlytwohundredyears.A. ArthurPhilipB. MathewFlindersC. PortJacksonD. PeterLalor16. AftertheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWar,AustraliafollowedBritain'sleadanddeclaredwaronDA.JapanB. IXirkevC. ItalyD. Germany17. TheEuropeandiscoveryofCanadacanbetracedbacktotheencloftheBcentury.A. 14thB.

10、 15thC. 16thD. 17th18. Northernprovincesandterritoriestaleup_DofCanada.A. halfB. twothirdsC. onethirdD. fourfifths19. InNewZealand,hydroelectricityfromriversanddamssuppliesCoftotalenergy.A. 15%B. 16%C. 17%D. 18%20. IntheUnitedStates,Halloweenisnight-timeAholiday.A. children'sB. men'sC. women

11、'sD. oldmen's21. Australiaisgenerallydividedintothefollowingthreetopographicalregionsexcept_BA. theGreatWesternPlateauB. theOutbackC. theEasternHighlandsD. theCentralEasternLowlands22. InBritainthesuccessionorderoftheCrowncanbealteredonlvbvcommonconsentof_DA. allmembersoftheroyalfamilyB. the

12、HouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommonsC. cabinetandministryD. thecountriesoftheCommonwealth23. NewZealandistheworld'slargestexportersofA.A. lambB. expertiseC. honevD. potatoes24. Today_CisIreland'smostinfluentialdaily.A. theIrishPressB. theIrishIndependenceC. theIrishTimesD. theIrishDaily25. Inthe

13、UnitedStates,AisaleadingcommercialcropintheSouth.A. cottonB. tobaccoC. peanutD. apple26. BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelintheBandtheNorthSeaintheeast.A.eastB.southC. westD. north27. ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwereD.A. theJutesB. theCeltsC. theSaxonsD. theIberians28. TheEn

14、glishCivilWarisalsocalledA.A. thePuritanRevolutionB. thesecondMagnaCartaC. theLongParliamentD. theAnglicanWar29. TheToriesweretheforerunnersOfD,whichstillbearsthenicknametoday.A. theLabourPartyB. theLiberalPartvC. theSocialDemocraticPartyD. theConservativePartv30. InBritainonlyBofthepopulationarefar

15、mersbuttheymanage70%ofthelandarea.A.2%B.3%C.4%D.5%31. WhichofthefollowingStatementsisNOTtrueaboutthePrimeMinisterinBritain?DA. HeisappointedbytheQueen.B. HeisMinisterfortheCivilService.C. HesitsintheHouseofCommons.D. Hereceives£88,292ayear.32. London'sMetropolitanPoliceForceisdirectlyundert

16、hecontrolofB.A. theLordChancellorB. theHomeSecretaryC. theAttorneyGeneralD. thePrimeMinister33. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheNationalHealthService?BA. ItProvidesforeveryresidentafullrangeofmedicalservices.B. Itisadministeredbythecentralgovernment.C. Itsemergencyambulancesareavailabl

17、efordoctors*urgentcalls.D. Ithassufferedfromunderfundinginrecentdecades.34. TherearesomeDuniversitiesintheUnitedKingdom9includingtheOpenUniversity.A. 75B-80C. 85D. 9035. Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts:C.A. NorthernIrelandandsouthernIrelandB. SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandC. theRepubli

18、cofIrelandandNorthernIrelandD. NorthernIrelandandBritain36. TheGrandCanyoninnorth-westernBisoneofnature'smostImpeessivesights.A. UtahB. ArizonaC. NevadaD. Idaho37. ThefirstimmigrantsinAmericanhistorycamefromCA. EnglandandGermanyB. EnglandandIrelandC. EnglandandtheNetherlandsD. EnglandandSpain38.

19、 TheUnitedStateswenttowarwithAin1812,thelastwarfoughtbetweenthesetwocountries.A. BritainB. FranceC. SpainD. Mexico39. In1932,inthedepthofthedepression,theAmericanpeoplechoseBastheirnextpresidentwhopromiseda"newdeal”togetAmericaoutofdepression.A.TheodoreB. FranklinD.RooseveltC. WoodrowWilsonD. H

20、erbertHoover40. MartinLutherKing,Jr”ayoungblackclergyman,becameanationalleaderoftheBMovement.A. BoycottB. CivilRightsC. SegregationD. Integration41. ThecultivatedlandintheU.S.makesupAofthetotalland,andpeoplewhoareengagedinfarmingmakeuponly2.7%ofthetotalpopulation.A. 21%B. 31%C.41%D.51%42. TheConstit

21、utionoftheUnitedStatesprovidesthatDshallbePresidentoftheSenate.A. theSecretaryofStateB. theChiefJusticeC. thePresidentD. theVicePresident43. ThetypicalorganizationalpatternforelementaryandsecondaryschoolsintheUnitedStatesisthatofC.A. classifiedschoolsB. vocationalschoolsC. gradedschoolsD. publicscho

22、ols44. Inthe1920s,BlackLiteraturedevelopedintoanupsurgewhichhascometobeknownasBA. theManhattanRenaissanceB. theHarlemRenaissanceC. theBlackRevivalD. theAfrican-AmericanRebirth45. Ofallthesymbols,D,whichareconsideredtorepresentfertilityandnewlife:arethosemostfrequentlyassociatedwithEaster.A. thepumpkinandtheturkeyB. thelambandthebeefC. thespringpeasandthepotatoesD. theeggandtherabbit46. CanadawasdividedIntoUpperCanada(Englishspeaking)andLowerCanada(Frenchspeaking)inAand