英美文化100题

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1. The colonial life can be described as the following except ___b__.

A. simple B. easy C. rough D. Hard

2. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at __a___.

A. Yorktown B. Boston C. Charleston

3. The first ten amendments, known as ___a__, were added to the Constitution in 1791.

A. the Bill of Rights B. the Articles C. Civil Rights

4. The pamphlet “Common Sense” was written by __b___.

A. Thomas Edison B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson

5. As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly ___b__ of the entire territory of Mexico was lost.

A. 1/4 B. 1/2 C. 1/3

6. In 1844 the U.S. forced the Chinese Government to sign the first unequal treaty of ___b__.

A. Wangxia B. Nanjing C. Tianjin

7. The __a___ stopped the Holy Alliance’s program, and prevented the European countries from extending their influence.

A. Monroe Doctrine B. Sedition Act C. Holy Alliance

8. __b___ was the first president who developed the power of vote into one of the means of making laws.

A. John Adams B. Andrew Jackson C. Andrew Johnson

9. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the __b___, which declared the abolition of slavery.

A. Homestead Bill B. Emancipation Proclamation C. Both A and B

10. The Battle of __b___ was the turning point of the American Civil War.

A. Bull Run B. Gettysburg C. Richmond

11. McCarthy was notorious for his harsh ___c__ persecution of the progressive people.

A. religious B. spiritual C. Political

12. The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the __a___.

A. blacks B. Indians C. progressive people

13. In Sino-American relations Theodore Roosevelt exercised the so-called “__a___”, invading China by means of both force and culture.

A. Open Door Policy B. Big Stick C. Douglas Bill

14. The assassination of a (n) __c___ prince, Arch Duke Fedinand, served as the direct fuse for the outbreak of WWI.

A. Australia B. Belgium C. Austria

15. In April 1945 a conference was held at __a___ to organize the United Nations.

A. San Francisco B. New York C. Philadelphia

16. The two fighting sides in WWII were ___a__.

A. the Allies and the Axis (powers) the Allies

B. the Axis and Holy Alliance C. the Central Powers and

17. The President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a policy called __c___ to save the economic situation.

A. Good Neighbour B. the Open Door Policy C. the New Deal

18. The __c___ broke out in June 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953.

A. Vietnam War B. Cold War C. Korean War

19. In April 1949 twelve nations established the NATO to coordinate the military actions of member nations against the ____c_.

A. Germany B. Japan C. Soviet Union (2 ban stopped here)

20. The Second World War broke out in September, ____a_ and ended in August _____.

A. 1939, 1945 B. 1937, 1943 C. 1938, 1945

21. The Battle of ___a__ took place in 1942 and it was the turning point of the Pacific area.

A. Midway Island B. Britain C. Normandy

22. On December 7th, 1941, the base of the American Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbour, was suddenly attacked by the __c___ air force and navy.

A. Spanish B. French C. Japanese

23. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a committee including ___b__ as head.

A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson C. both A and B

24. In 1945 a conference was held in ___a__ to found the United Nations.

A. San Francisco B. Chicago C. New York

25. President Nixon visited China in _c____.

A. 1973 B. 1974 C. 1972

26. ____c_ was the only American president who was re-elected three times in succession.

A. Theodore Roosevelt B. George Washington C. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Thomas

Jefferson

27. The city’s name “Philadelphia” means __a___.

A. brotherly love B. fishing pit C. philosophy

28. Only the climate in the southern part of ___a__ is tropical.

A. Florida B. Georgia C. Virginia

29. About ____b_ of the world’s annual agricultural products come from the United States.

A. half B. one third C. two thirds

30. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _b____.

A. Appalachian B. Mekinley C. Rocky

31. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except __c___.

A. New York B. San Francisco C. Miami

32. Texas, having belonged to __c___, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.

A. France B. Russia C. Mexico

33. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the __b___.

A. East B. West C. Northeast D. Southwest

34. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of __a___.

A. Pittsburgh B. Chicago C. New York

35. The largest industrial city in America is ___a__.

A. Chicago B. Boston C. Houston

36. __c___ is famous for many stores and shops.

A. Wall Street B. Broadway C. Fifth Avenue

37. In __a___, people can find the historical spot, the Independence National Historical Park.

A. Philadelphia B. St. Louis C. San Francisco

38. Boston is situated in Boston Bay, __b___.

A. Maine B. Massachusetts C. Connecticut

39.In “Song of Myself”, Whitman writes that ________. c

A. woman is not worth mentioning B. woman is not as great as man

C. woman as the mother of human beings is the greatest D. none of the above

40.The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ________. b

A. friendship and happiness B. peace and plenty C. cooperation and rich reward D. love and happiness

41. London is situated on the River of __b___

A. Parret B. Thames C. Spey

42. Edinburgh is the capital of ___b__.

A. England B. Scotland C. Wales

43. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 was in nature a __A___.

A. coup d’etat B. racial slaughter C. peasant rising

44. The Industrial Revolution laid a good foundation for the ___A__.

A. factory of the world B. expansion of markets

C. social upheaval

45. The American Revolution (the American War of Independence) broke out in ____A_ and ended in _____.

A. 1775, 1783 B. 1774, 1782 C. 1786, 1784

46. The Battle of Hastings took place in __c___.

A. 1606 B. 1042 C. 1066

47. William Shakespeare is mainly a __b___.

A. novelist B. dramatist C. poet

48. England first became a sea power in the time of ___B__.

A. Henry VII B. Elizabeth I C. Victoria

49. The Industrial Revolution first started in ___B__.

A. the iron industry B. the textile industry C. the coal industry

50. The greatest dramatist of the English Renaissance was __A___.

A. Shakespeare B. Milton C. Chaucer D. Bacon

51. The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is __A___.

A. British Broadcasting Corporation

B. Independent Broadcasting Authority C. Reuters

52. ___B__ is the monarch’s present London home.

A. Westminster Palace B. Buckingham Palace C. Whitehall Palace

53. Stratford-on-Avon is the place where __A___ was born in 15.

A. William Shakespeare B. Charles Dickens C. Samuel Butler

54. The famous story __A___ helps Washington Irving earn great fame in the literary world.

A. “Rip Van Winkle” B. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” C. “The Adventures German Student”

55. __B___ is regarded as the father of detective stories.

A. Mark Twain B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Herman Melville

56. ___A__ is the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature.

A. Sinclair Lewis B. Saul Bellow C. Ernest Hemingway

57. The greatest American playwright is __B___.

A. Arthur Miller B. Eugene O’Neil C. Robert Frost

58. ___A__ belonged to the Lost Generation.

A. Ernest Hemingway B. Wilt Whitman C. Tennessee Williams

59. The most popular sport in America is __B___.

of a

A. baseball B. basketball C. football

60. 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 61. For his work, ___B__ was honoured “The Harlem Laureate”.

A. Robert Frost B. Langston Hughs C. Walt Whitman

62. Arthur Miller’s Masterpiece is __A___.

A. Death of a Salesman B. The Crucible C. The Price

63. __A___ is the earliest university in America.

A. Harvard B. Yale C. Rhode Island

. The Father of American literature was ___A__.

A. Mark Twain B. Washington Irving C. Walt Whitman 65. Valentine’s Day falls on _____.

A. July 4th B. March 21st C. February 14th

66. A hamburger is usually made from __A___.

C. Oxford University

D. Jack London

A. beef B. pork C. combination of beef and pork

67. In America snack bars and coffee shops are usually __A___.

A. cheap B. expensive C. formal

68. The outstanding characteristic of American society is the diversity of _C____.

A. climate B. industry C. people

69. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as __C___.

A. steady dating B. casual dating C. double dating D. blind dating

70. The popular American belief is _B____.

A. part-time working B. self-made man C. manual labour

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71．William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as _________.

A．William Rufus B．William the Confessor

C．William the Great D．William the Conqueror

72．In Britain,________ is the symbol of the whole nation.

A．the Queen B．the Prime Minister C．the Prince D．the Parliament

73．Easter is the chief Christian festival, which celebrates________.

A．the birth of Jesus Christ B．the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

C．the coming of spring D．the revival of Christianity

74．Which work praised the idea of equality and democracy and also celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man? A

A．Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.

B．Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

C．Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.

D．Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

75.In 1620,_____ sailed to the New World in a ship called “Mayflower\".

A. the Puritans B. the Pilgrims

C. the English nobles D. the English poor

76.In his inaugural speech,_____ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself\".

A. Woodrew Wilson B. Theodore Roosevelt

C. Franklin D.Roosevelt D. George Washington

77.The telephone was invented in 1876 by _____.

A. Thomas Edison B. Alexander Bell

C. George Westinghouse D. Albert Einstein

78.After Charles I was beheaded,_____ became Lord Protector and exercised bourgeois dictatorship.

A. James II B. Crownwell C. Charles II D. Elizabeth I

79.Westminster Abbey is well known for its _____ which has been the traditional burial ground of the most famous English poets.

A. Speaker's Corner B. London Tower C. Poets' Corner D. archbishop

80.The nobles forced King John to sign _____ on June 15,1215.

A. the Great Charter B. the People’s Charter

C. the Declaration of Btreda D. the Bill of Rights

81.Britain’s climate is characterized by _____.

A. cold winter and hot summer

B. spring all the year round

C. fog and drought

D. mild temperature and plentiful rainfall

82.The Pentagon is a large building which houses the US _____ Department.

A. Foreign Affairs B. Defense C. Cultural D. Development

83._____ is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

A. Walt Whitman B. Mark Twain C. Bret Harte D. Henry

84. ________ began in the early 20th century as a music of black Americans.

A. Jazz B. Rock and Roll C. Country music D. Both B and C.

85. Uncle Tom’s Cabin gives a vivid description of the ________.

A. early settlers B. Puritans C. Native Indians D. Black slaves

86.America was named after_____________.

A. Italian navigator Columbus B. navigator Amerigo Vespucci

C. some Indian chieftain D. George Washington, founding father of the United States

87.The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ,Prince Charles, Prince of_________, is the heir to the throne.

A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland

88. John Milton’s greatest poetical work ______________ is the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf.

A. Areopagitica B. Paradise Lost

C. Lycidas D. Samson Agonistes . Charles Dickens’ novel ___________ is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the nineteenth-century London.

A. The Pickwick Paper B. Oliver Twist

C. David Copperfield D. Nicholas Nickleby 90. As a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, _____________ marks the climax of Mark Twain’s literary activity.

A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. Life on the Mississippi

C. The Gilded Age

D. Roughing It 91. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The quoted part is taken from___________.

A. Jane Eyre B. Wuthering Heights

C. Pride and Prejudice D. Sense and Sensibility 92. Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are _____________.

A. Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Hamlet B. Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice C. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth D. Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet 93. The major concern of ___________ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.

A. John Galsworthy’s B. Thomas Hardy’s

C. D. H. Lawrence’s D. Charles Dickens’

94. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic

picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely ________________.

A. William Langland’s Piers Plowman B. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales

C. John Gower’s Confession Amantis D. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 95. The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s ____________.

A. comedies B. tragedies C. sonnets D. histories

96. Spenser’s masterpiece ____________ is a great poem of its time.

A. The Faerie Queene B. The Shepheardes Calender

C. The Canterbury Tales D. Metamorphoses 97. _________________ is the essence of the Renaissance.

A. Poetry B. Drama C. Humanism D. Reason

98. “To be, or not to be---that is the question” is a line taken from____________.

A. Hamlet B. Othello C. King Lear D. The Merchant of Venice

99. Daniel Defoe describes __________ as a typical English Middle-class man of the eighteenth century, the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.

A. Tom Jones B. Gulliver

C. Moll Flanders D. Robinson Crusoe

100. _____________ is the most outstanding stream of consciousness novelist, with _________ as his encyclopedia-like masterpiece.

A. James Joyce, Ulysses C. D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers （ BBACC CBCAC ADA）

B. E. M. Foster, A Passage to India D. Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway