英美文學(xué)常識(shí)課程考核重點(diǎn)精

1、I.The Romans led by Julius Caesar launched their first invasion on Britain in?A 200 B.CB 55 A.DC 55 B.CD 410 A.D2 .The capital of Northern Ireland is?A BlefastB BirminghanC EdinburghD Cardiff3 .The statement “You can not step twice insarthe river " was said by?A AristotleB HeracletusC SocratesD

2、 Pythagoras4 .The greatest names in European philosophy are Socrates, and Aristotle, who are active in Athens in the 5th and 4th century B.C.A PythagorasB Heracleitus1 / 35C HerodotusD Plato5 .Between 1337 and 1453 the took place in Britain.A Wars of RosesB Black DeathC Hundred Years ' WarD Peas

3、ants Uprising6 .William, Duke of Normandy, fought King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in_.A 1066B 1086C 1381D 10357 . The first Civil War in Britain lasted from to.A 1600 - 1604B 1640 - 1644C 1642 - 1646D 1646 - 16502 / 358 .believed that the highest good in life was pleasure, freedom f

4、rom pain and emotional upheaval.A CynicsB StoicsC ScepticsD Epieureans9 .James Watt created a in 1769?A Spinning MuleB Steam EngineC Power LoomD Spinning Jenny10 .Most of the land belonging to the Saxons was confiscated by William and given to.A The DanesB the IrishC The Norman baronsD The Scots答案：1

5、 .選Co公元前55年，由Julius Caesar皚撒領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的羅馬人首次入侵 Britain,而羅馬人撤出大不列顛是在公元410年3 / 352 .選Ao Belfast（貝爾法斯特北愛爾蘭首府，是北愛爾蘭的商業(yè)、教育、服務(wù)和 娛樂中心也是重要海灣。Birmingham（伯明翰，英格蘭城市，英國第二大城市，位于英格蘭中部高地、西米德蘭郡首府區(qū)，是英國重要的工業(yè)中心和交 通樞紐。Edinburgh（愛丁堡為Scotland/格蘭首府，為英國第二大的僅次于倫敦的旅 游城市。Cardiff（卡的夫是Wales（威爾士的首府?？荚嚧? .選Bo Heraclaitus（赫拉克利特，古希臘唯物主義哲學(xué)家

6、，辯證法的奠基人之 一。他認(rèn)為火”是萬物的本原，一切都在流動(dòng)變化之中，人不能兩次踏進(jìn)同一條河” 是他的名言。4 .選D。Socrates蘇格拉底、Plato（柏拉圖and Aristotle（亞里士多德是公元前 5 世紀(jì)到公元前4實(shí)際活躍在雅典的歐洲三大哲學(xué)家。5 .選Co從1337-1453英法之間的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地持續(xù)了一百年，稱之為英 法百年戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)”。（Hundred Years ' War6 .選Ao 1066年10月14日William, Duke of Normandy（諾蔓底公爵威廉在 Hastingsd!斯廷斯戰(zhàn)敗英國國王 Harold（哈羅德，這是英國歷史上著名的諾曼征服

7、時(shí) 間（The Norman Conquest次戰(zhàn)役確定了諾曼人對(duì)英格蘭人的統(tǒng)治地位。同年 12月 25日威廉在倫敦加冕，稱William the Conqueror（征服者威廉。7 .選C。1642英國第一次內(nèi)戰(zhàn)在查里斯國王和國會(huì)之間展開，因國王的反對(duì)者 主要是清教徒，因此英國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)又稱之為 清教徒革命8 .選D。公元前4世紀(jì)，西方哲學(xué)四大流派:the Cynics伏儒主義學(xué)派、the Sceptics懷疑論學(xué)派、the Epicureans停樂主義學(xué)派、the Stoics撕多葛學(xué)派互相爭(zhēng) 鳴。the Epicureans序樂主義學(xué)派認(rèn)為快樂”是人生的最大追求。9 .選Bo James Wa

8、tt（W§斯.瓦特于1769發(fā)明了蒸汽機(jī)，蒸汽機(jī)的發(fā)明在英國的 工業(yè)革命中起著重要的作用。4 / 3510 .選Co多數(shù)本屬于薩克遜人的土地被征服者威廉沒收后送給了諾曼貴族 們。（The Norman barons1.“To know something like the palm of one ' s hand means?A to understand the nature of something and be competent in the performance of themB to understand everything without any quest

9、ionC to understand only something easyD to be thoroughly familiar with the nature and details of something2.British English is spoken in?A Great BritainB AustraliaC New ZealandD A.B and C3 .Which of the following joined England and Scotland in 1707?A the Act of SupremacyB the Act of UnionC the Refor

10、m ActD the MaganaCarta5 / 354.Who saidGive me a place to stand, and I will move the world.A AristotleB PlatoC ArchimedesD Euclid5 .The expression that can be used as the euphemism forgarbage collector ” isA collectingB garbage engineerC sanitary engineerD sanitation engineer6 . Who founded the Plant

11、agenet Dynasty?A Henry IB King JosephC Henry IID Count of Anjor7 .Who said “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive” ：？A HoraceB Virgil6 / 35C PlatoD Sappho8 . The religious persecution mainly existed during the reign of.A Elizabeth IB Henry VIIIC CromwellD Charles I9 . Eton College is a famo

12、us of UK.A collegeB comprehensive schoolC public schoolD university10 .Westminster Palace is the?A seat of British House of ParliamentB seat of English churchC residence of king of queenD residence of Prime Minister1 .選 Do “To know something like the palm of one的意思hand'什么了如指掌”。7 / 352 .選D。在英國、澳大

13、利亞和新西蘭都說英國英語。3 .選Bo是聯(lián)合法（the Act of Union在Anne統(tǒng)治的1707年把England and Scotland統(tǒng)一起來，而Great Britain （大不列顛也是在其統(tǒng)治期間誕生的。而 1801年 的聯(lián)合法愛爾蘭并入大不列顛王國，因此英國的名稱改為 大不列顛及愛爾蘭聯(lián) 合王國 ” （the Un ited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1921 年愛爾蘭北部 6 郡 （北愛爾蘭化歸聯(lián)合王國，英國的名稱也隨之改為失不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國 "（the United Kingdom of Great Br

14、itain and Northern Ireland4 .選Co給我一個(gè)支點(diǎn)，我能撬動(dòng)整個(gè)地球”是古希臘科學(xué)家Archimedes（阿基 米德的名言。古希臘科學(xué)家阿基米德在算術(shù)、力學(xué)和流體靜力學(xué)等方面都作了重要 的貢獻(xiàn)。5 .選 Do sanitation engineer環(huán)境工程師是 “garbage collect。垃圾消潔工的委 婉用語。6 .選 Co The Plantagenet Dynasty 金雀花王朝是由 Henry II（亨利二世 于 1154 年創(chuàng)立的，并統(tǒng)治了 35年，于1189年Henry II去世而結(jié)束。7 .選Ao Horace俄拉斯，古羅馬詩人，以其頌歌著稱?！癈

15、aptive Greece took herrude conqueror captive （被征服的希臘征服了它的征服者為其所說。Virgil（維吉爾,70- 19BC偉大的拉丁詩人，著有偉大的史詩埃涅阿斯記（Aeneid。Plato（柏拉 圖428-348BC,古希臘哲學(xué)家他對(duì)對(duì)話錄（Dialogues影響深遠(yuǎn)。Sappho特福 公元前7世紀(jì)希臘最重要的女抒情詩人，其愛情詩影響深遠(yuǎn)。8 .選D。Charles I俄里一世，1600-1649，英國斯圖亞特王朝國王。其統(tǒng)治期間， 對(duì)抗國會(huì)，壓迫清教徒，引起內(nèi)戰(zhàn)，戰(zhàn)敗后作為 暴君、叛徒、殺人犯和國家公敵”于 1649年被國會(huì)判處死刑。9 .選Co

16、 Eton College（伊頓學(xué)院，也稱伊頓公學(xué)是英格蘭最大的也是最有名的公 學(xué)之一，設(shè)在伯克郡伊頓，是英國的一種中學(xué)教育。該校建于 1400年與1441年間，由8 / 35Henry VI為國王贈(zèng)款所建立的基金中得到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的70名高才生創(chuàng)辦的。英國知名的公學(xué)還有 Harrow School; Rugby School。10 .選Ao Westminster（威斯敏斯特區(qū)指英國倫敦西部的貴族居住區(qū)，在泰晤士河 北岸，區(qū)內(nèi)有白金漢宮，議會(huì)大廈等。而the Westminster Palace威斯敏斯特宮通常指 英國議會(huì)所在地，因此Westminster喻指英國國會(huì)或英國政府。1. Who le

17、d The Peasants Uprising in Britain?A Watt TylerB Henry TurnerC RichardD Stephen1.1 n English individualistic culture, one should bother Englishmen without a good reason and making appointment beforehand seems to be important. It is best reflected by an English proverb _?A as welcome as a stormB an E

18、nglishman ' s house is his castleC do not wear out your welcomeD outstay one ' s welcome1.15 the first weekday after Christmas, a legal holiday in English, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand,Australia and South Africa.A Thanksgiving DayB Anzac Day9 / 35C St. Valentine ' s DayD Boxing D

19、ay4 .The Bible was originally written in.A LatinB EnglishC HebrewD Arabic5 .is a very wise man, the king of the Hebrews around the tenth century B.C. and was well-known for his wisdom.A SolomonB The old AdamC JudasD Jesus6 .Which of the following king was executed in the civil war?A James IB Charles

20、 IC James IID Charles II10 / 357 .From 1649 to 1658 English was called a Commonwealth. It was ruled first by Oliver Cromwell as.A President8 Lord ProtectorC Lieutenant GeneralD Commander of the New Model Army8. A"vote of no confidence " is decided by.A the House of LordsB the Prime Ministe

21、rC the House of CommonsD the two major parties9. Which of the following particularly happens on the Queen' s Birthday?A Trooping the ColorB the EisteddfodC bonfiresD masquerades答案：1 .選Ao由于百年戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)并沒有改變農(nóng)民的生活條件，又加上人頭稅（the Poll Tax 的征收。1381年（Watt Tyler瓦特.泰勒領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了農(nóng)民起義。11 / 352 .選Bo在英國文化中，一般不事先預(yù)約是不會(huì)冒然打攪別人。英

22、國人有一句 諺語：英國人的家庭如獨(dú)立王國-不得擅入”。3 .選D。Boxing Day（禮節(jié)日。英國法定假日，是圣誕節(jié)的次日，遇星期日大延 順。按英國習(xí)俗，這天向郵遞員、仆人、雇員等贈(zèng)送盒裝節(jié)禮”故稱節(jié)禮日。4 .選Co圣經(jīng)最初是以Hebrew（希伯來語寫的。圣經(jīng)有一部分是講述 古猶太人的歷史。從公元前1200年希伯來人定居巴勒斯坦至公元1世紀(jì)的古猶太 人的歷史?？荚嚧? .選Ao Solomon（所羅門、-932BC.希伯來（以色列國王（972-932BC,以武力 維持其統(tǒng)治，加強(qiáng)國防，發(fā)展貿(mào)易，使猶太達(dá)到鼎盛時(shí)期，以智慧著稱。6 .選Bo Charles I （查里一世，1600-1649

23、，英國斯圖亞特王朝國王。其統(tǒng)治期間 對(duì)抗國會(huì)，壓迫清教徒，引起內(nèi)戰(zhàn)，1647年別Oliver Cromwell（克倫威爾領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的軍隊(duì)俘 虜。1649年被國會(huì)判處死刑。7 .B從1649至U 1658年的英國被稱為共和國（Commonwealth。共和國的第一位 統(tǒng)治者Oliver Cromwell（克倫威爾成為英格蘭共和國的 Lord Protector（護(hù)國公。Oliver Cromwell（克倫威爾，1618年當(dāng)選為議員，為清教徒領(lǐng)袖。英國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)后，他 率領(lǐng)鐵甲軍的騎兵擊敗了?；庶h部隊(duì)，是處死查理一世的主要人物，1653年將國會(huì)解 散，自稱Lord Protector（護(hù)國公,成為英格蘭共

24、和國的首腦。8 .選Co不信任投票”是由英國下議院（Lower House即眾議院（the House of Commons決定的，亦稱平民院，簡稱下院。是英國議會(huì)的組成部分。議員由普選產(chǎn)生 共有650個(gè)席位。下議院首席官員為議長，由議員選舉產(chǎn)生。下議院任期為 5年，但 政府可能提前大選。12 / 359 .選Ao Queen' s Birthda茯國女王的誕辰日為 6月。每年的女王生日時(shí)在白 金漢宮（Buckingham Palace前都要舉行盛大白檢閱慶?；顒?dòng)，這一天，軍隊(duì)將舉行場(chǎng) 面壯觀的Trooping the Color（行軍旗敬禮儀式。1 "The Graveya

25、rd Poets " got the name because.A they chose to live near graveyardsB they often wrote about death and melancholyC they always wrote about dead peopleD they often use “graveyard " as the title2 It is generally understood that the recurrent theme in many of Thomas Hardy novel is.A man again

26、st natureB love and marriageC social criticismD fate and destiny3 The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of.A William Blake ' s Songs of InnocenceB Jane Austen ' s Pride and PrejudiceC Wordsworth ' s and Coleridge ' s Lyrical BalladsD a piece of land13 /

27、 354 It is generally regarded that KeOs ' most important and mature poems are in the form of.A odeB elegyC epicD sonnet5 G.B. Shaw ' s play Mrs. Warren ' s Profession is a realistic exposure of the inthe English society.A slum landlordismB inequality between men and womenC political corr

28、uptionD economic exploitation of women6 The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of critic.A G.B. ShawB Samuel JohnsonC Ben JohnsonD E.M. Foster7 The Ring and the Book is a masterpiece of.A Alfred Tennyson14 / 35B Robert BrowningC Thomas HardyD Ralph Waldo Emerson8 Matthew Arn

29、old is the writer of.A Dover BeachB My last DuchessC Break, Break, BreakD The Eagle9 The writer of Heart of Darkness is also the one ofA Time of MachineB JimC Lord JimD A Passage to India10 Of Human Bondage is a novel by.A Herbert George WellsB Arnold BennettC William Somerset MaughamD John Galswort

30、hy15 / 351 .選Bo墓畔派”是指18世紀(jì)那些描寫死亡的哀挽的詩人。代表作有托馬斯 . 格雷墓園挽歌（Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,托馬斯.巴奈爾的死亡之 夜（Night Piece on Death愛德華.揚(yáng)夜思（Night Thoughts和羅伯特.布萊爾的墳?zāi)梗═he Grave2 .選D。在哈代（Thomas Hardy的作品中，他那悲劇色彩的哲學(xué)觀告訴我們，人生 的一切都是命運(yùn)安排，是不可抗拒的。人在命運(yùn)的面前束手無策，無論人們?cè)鯓优?，都很難逃脫命運(yùn)的折磨和戲弄。3 .選 Co 威廉.華茲華斯（William Wordswort

31、h,于 1798 同柯勒律治（Samuel Tayor Coleridge合作出版了著名的抒情歌謠集（Lyrical Ballads,該詩第二版的序”被認(rèn) 為是英國浪漫主義的宣言。4 .選Ao濟(jì)慈的代表作品有夜鶯頌（Ode to a Nightingale,希臘古甕頌 （Ode on a Grecian Urn,憂郁頌（Ode on Melancholy,秋頌（To Autumn 等。頌” 被認(rèn)為是濟(jì)慈最具有代表性和最為成功的詩歌形式。5 .選D。蕭伯納的劇作華倫夫人的職業(yè)（Mrs. Warren ' s ProfessKft了一 個(gè)在經(jīng)濟(jì)重壓下普通婦女的形象，該劇揭露了一個(gè)令人憤怒的

32、事實(shí)：在資本主義社會(huì)， 娼妓業(yè)也成了一種剝削方式。6 .選Bo塞繆爾 約翰遜18世紀(jì)英國人文主義文學(xué)批評(píng)的巨匠，莎士比亞戲劇 集序言（The Preface to Shakespeare,詩人傳（Lives of the Poets是他對(duì)文學(xué)批 評(píng)做出的餓突出貢獻(xiàn)。指環(huán)與書（The Ring and the Boo是羅伯特.勃郎寧（Robert Browning7 .選 Bo的詩作。16 / 358 .選Ao多佛海灘（Dover Beach是阿諾德（Matthew Arnold詩歌中的名篇之 一,反映了 19世紀(jì)西方社會(huì)中的宗教信仰在新知識(shí)的沖擊下普遍淪喪的時(shí)代風(fēng)貌。9 .選Co黑暗的心（He

33、art of Darkness和吉姆老爺（Lord Jim都是約瑟夫. 康德拉的小說，吉姆（Jim是同時(shí)期另一位作家迪亞德.吉卜林的作品。10 .選Co威廉.薩默塞特.毛姆（W川iam Somerset Maugham的創(chuàng)作深受法國自然 主義的影響，他的長篇小說人性的枷鎖（Of Human Bondage展現(xiàn)了主人公擺脫精 神枷鎖的過程。1 " Pamela" by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences2 "Clarissa ha

34、rlowe " by Samuel Richardson is written in forms of.A diaryB letterC autobiographyD reminiscences3 The adventure of Roderick random is written by.A Samuel RichardsonB Tobias smolett17 / 35C Lawrence sterneD henry fielding4 The life and opinions of Tristan shandy is written by.A Samuel Richardso

35、nB Tobias smolettC Lawrence sterneD henry fielding5 _ named his own realistic novels as“comic epic in prose ”A Henry fieldingB Charles dickensC jack LondonD Tobias smolett6 " Lyrical ballads " were writt en by and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.A Robert burnsB Robert southeyC William wordsworthD

36、percy bysshe shelley7 George Gordon byron was most famous for.A don juan18 / 35B ode to the west windC kubla khanD ode to a nightingale8 G eorge Gordon byron created a “ Byronic hero " firstly in hisA Prometheus unboundB childe herald ' s pilgrimageC kubla khanD ode on a Grecian urn9 Promet

37、heus unbound was written by who also wrote.A George Gordon byron childe herald ' s pilgrimageB percy bysshe shelley.ode to a nightingaleC George Gordon byron ode to west windD percy bysshe shelley ode to west wind10 John keats is the author of.A ode to a skylark and ode to a nightingaleB ode on

38、a Grecian urn and ode to west windC ode on a Grecian urn and ode to a nightingaleD ode to west wind and ode to a nightingale解答 1 B Samuel Richardson用書信體倉作了 Pamela和 Clarisse harlowe19 / 35解答 2 B Samuel Richardson用書信體倉作了 Pamela和 Clarisse harlowe解答3 B Tobias smolett是十八世紀(jì)中葉頗具特色的小說家，他寫的藍(lán)登傳繼承 了歐洲流浪漢小說的傳統(tǒng)。

39、解答4 C Lawrence sternef丁破傳統(tǒng)小說的敘事模式，被稱為世界文學(xué)中最典型的 小說。解答5 A Henry fielding將自己作品命為 喜劇性的散文體史詩解答6 C W川iam wordsworth同Samuel Taylor Coleridge合作出版了著名的抒 情歌謠集。解答7A唐璜是拜倫的代表作。解答8 B拜倫的長詩中有許多拜倫式英雄。childe herald s p ilgrimagle也有。解答9 D雪萊的代表作有西風(fēng)頌，云雀頌，云彩和解放了的普羅米修斯。解答10 C濟(jì)慈代表作有夜鶯頌和希臘古甕頌1 .Where is Edinburgh?A In Wales

40、B In Scotland C In Northern Ireland D In Ireland2 . Which of the following is Not a U.S. news and cable network?A ABC B CNN C CBS D BBC3 .The Capital of Australia is _.A Sydney B Melbourne C Canberra D Perth4 .Which degree is offered in community colleges in the United States?20 / 35s deA Master 

41、9; s degree B Doctor ' s degree C Bachelor ' s degree D Associate George Bernard Shaw was a(n _.A playwright B poet C novelist D essayist6 .John Galsworthy was most famous for_.A Heart of Darkness B Ulysses C The Forsyste Saga D A Passage to India7 .The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Fi

42、nn was written by_.A Henry James B O. Henry C Harriet Beccher Stower D Mark Twain8 .The study of how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in condition is_.A morphology B general linguistics C phonology D semantics9 .Which of the following is NOT a compound word?A Landlady B Greenhouse

43、C Uplift D Unacceptable10 .The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any which we don ' t have to work. This is an example of _.A meaning shift B widening of meaning C narrowing of meaning D loss of meaning 答案:1-5 BDCDA 6-10 CDCDB11 選 B. Wales 的首府威 Cardiff, Scotland

44、的首府為 Edinburgh. Northern Ireland 的首府 Belfast, Ireland 的首府為 Dublin.12 選 D。 BBC=British Broadcasting Corporation 英國廣 播公司， ABC=American Broadcasting Company, Inc美國廣播公司;CNN= Cable News Network美國有線廣播公司，CBS= Columbia Broadcasting System哥倫比亞廣播21 / 35公司13 選 C o Sydney 第一城市，位于 New South Wales州；Melbourne 第二大

45、城市 位于 Victoria 州，Canberra 位于 Sydney 與 Melbourne 之間；Perth 位于 Australia 州14 選D。 Associate ' s de斑雕學(xué)士學(xué)位（唯猜這個(gè)相當(dāng)我們說的大專吧15 選A。 George Bernard Shaw然國，蕭伯納，愛爾蘭籍州作家，批評(píng)家，社會(huì)評(píng) 論家,主要作品有 Man and Superman, Back to Methuselah, Saint Joan圣女貞德 , Arms and the Man, Pygmalion 茶花女 ，獲得1925年諾貝爾文學(xué) 獎(jiǎng)。（唯，小云的上 期文學(xué)七里香就是介紹了他噢

46、16 選C o John Galsworthy佻國，小說家，居U作家。主要作品有The Forsyte Sagadffi5特家史 ,于1932年獲得了諾貝爾文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)；Heart of Darkness作者Joseph Conrad，波蘭籍英國小說家，另有Lord Jim 吉姆老爺;Ulysses,作者James Joyce, 愛爾蘭作家Finnergans Wake«為芬尼根守靈；A Passage to India,作者E.M. Forster英國小說家，另有Howards End霍華德別業(yè)。17 選 D o Mark Twain= Samuel Langhorne Clemens作

47、品有 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Henry James主要作品有 Ambassadors, The Golden Bowl; O.Henry= W川iam Sydney Porter,主要作品有 Cabbages and Kings, Four Million; Harriet Beecher Stower,其反奴隸制小說Uncle Tom ' s Cab促進(jìn)了廢奴運(yùn)動(dòng)發(fā)展。8.選C。 Linguistics 語言學(xué),the study of human language 包括 Theoretical linguistic, Applied lingu

48、istics, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive linguistics 和 Historical linguistics.這里主要考 Theoretical linguistics.18 選 D。是 derivation.19 .選 B。從 any day就可以知道 widening of meaning20 is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A Washington D.C. B Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City22 / 3521

49、 enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A Blacks B Hispanics C Indians D Asian Americans22 Washington D.C. is named after.A the U.S. President George WashingtonB Christopher ColumbusC both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD none of them23 American and British English are two of the

50、 English language.A varieties B elements C parts D form24 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln25 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is.A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana26 Th

51、e national flag of the United States is known as.A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam C Hot Dog D Union Jack27 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the .A contribution a state has made to the nationB population23 / 35C sizeD none of the above28 The tern “ FathWater

52、s " is used to refer to.A the Amazon River B the Mississippi River C the Nile River D the Hudson River 10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by as a gift in 1884. AFrance B Spain C Italy D Britain1 D,紐約是美國最大的城市同時(shí)也是最重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)中心和最主要的港口。2 A,黑人在美國的經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)地位都最為低下。3 C,首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國的第一任總統(tǒng)喬

53、治？華盛頓，而聯(lián)邦直轄區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達(dá)西半球的探險(xiǎn)家克里斯多拂？哥倫布。4 A,美國英語和英國英語是英語語言的兩種變體。5 D,美國歷史上的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕？林肯。6 A,美國國土面積最小的是羅得島。7 A,美國的國旗是星條旗。8 B,美國每個(gè)州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。9 B,美國的 男河之父”指的是密西西比河。10 A,美國的自由女神像是法國人贈(zèng)予的禮物。1 . In area, the United States is the largest country in the world.24 / 35A 2nd B 3rd C

54、 4th D 5th2 .The 50th state in America isA Alaska B Texas C Hawaii D Rhode Island3 . Mauna Loa, the world esi acgve volcano, is located inA Hawaii B Alaska C Texas D Perth4 . Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of.A the Great Depression B the Black Power Movement C the Watergate Scandal D the Iso

55、lation policy5 .All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPTA Yale B Harvard C MIT D Berkeley6 .The United States has less than 6% of the world' s population. yet it producesabout of the total world output.A 20% B 25% C 30% D 35%7 .What forms a natural boundary between Mexico

56、 and the United States?A The Rio Grande River B The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado River D The Gulf of California8 . The US formally entered the Second World War inA 1937 B 1939 C1941 D 19439 . The Presidents during the American Civil War was .25 / 35A Andrew Jackson B Abraham LincolnC Thoma

57、s Jefferson D George Washington10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is.A elephant B donkey C bear D bull答案及解析：1 .C按領(lǐng)土面積計(jì)算：美國是繼俄羅斯，加拿大，中國之后的第四名。2 .C 1959年,Alasica和Hawaii分別為第四十九個(gè)和第五十個(gè)加入美國的州。3 .A Mauna Loa（摩納羅亞山是世界上最大的活火山。位于美國Hawaii （夏威夷。4 .C尼克松總統(tǒng)辭職是由于轟動(dòng)一時(shí)的丑聞小門事件”。水門事件指美國共和黨政府在1972年總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選運(yùn)動(dòng)中的非法活動(dòng)暴露后的政治丑聞。5 .D Berkeley（伯克利，是加利福尼亞大學(xué)分院，位于美國加利福尼亞西部。而 新 英格蘭地區(qū)包括美國的六個(gè)州，由北至南分別為：緬因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙 特州、 麻薩諸塞州、羅德島、康乃狄克州。6 .B美國人口