美国人文知识

美国人文知识1. Benjamin Franklin 本杰明·富兰克林，1706-1790，著有：A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper Money;Poor Richard’s Almanack穷查理历书The Way to Wealth致富之道The Autobiography自传2. Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩 1737-1809，著有：The Case of the Officers of Excise税务员问题Common Sense常识American Crisis美国危机Rights of Man人的权利Downfall of Despotism专制体制的崩溃The Age of Reason理性时代3.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 亨利·沃兹沃思·朗费罗，1807-1882The Song of Hiawatha海华沙之歌----美国人写的第一部印第安人史诗Voices of the Night夜吟Ballads and Other Poens民谣及其他诗Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems布鲁茨的钟楼及其他诗Tales of a Wayside Inn路边客栈的故事---诗集An April Day四月的一天A Psalm of Life人生礼物Paul Revere's Ride保罗·里维尔的夜奔Evangeline伊凡吉琳The Courtship of Miles Standish迈尔斯·斯坦迪什的求婚----叙事长诗Poems on Slavery奴役篇---反蓄奴组诗4. Ambrose Bierce 安布罗斯·毕尔斯，1842-1914?【小品集】The Fiend's Deligh魔鬼的乐趣Nuggests and Dust Panned out in California在加利福尼亚淘出的金块和金粉Cobwebs from an Empty Skull来自空脑壳的蜘蛛网【短篇小说集】Tales of Soldiers and Civilians军民故事In the Midst of Life在人生中间Can Such Things Be?这种事情可能吗?The Devil's Dictionary魔鬼词典（The Applicant申请者）5. Villa Sibert Cather 维拉·凯塞，1873-1947O,Pioneers啊，先驱们My Antonia我的安东尼亚The Professor's House教授之家Death Comes for the Archibishop大主教之死6. Gertrude Stein 格特鲁德·斯坦因，1874-1946The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas爱丽丝·托克拉斯的自传Tender Button温柔的钮Hilda Doolittle 希尔达·杜丽特尔，1886-1961 Sea Garden海的花园Collected Poems（Dread山精;Pear Tree;Orchard）The Walls Do Not Fall墙没在倒塌（战争诗三部曲）Tribute to the Angels天使颂The Flowering of the Rod柳条葳蕤Tribute to Freud献给弗洛伊德Hellen in Egypt7. Michael Gold 迈克尔·戈尔德，1894-1967120 Million一亿二千万Change The World改变世界The Hollow Man空心人Jews Without Money没在钱的犹太人（自传体小说）【戏剧】Hoboken BluesFiesta节日Battle Hymn歌Prletarian Literature in the United States美国无产阶级文学选集（与人合编）1.The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by_____.A. Henry JamesB. O. HenryC. Harriet Beecher StowerD. Mark Twain2. The word holiday originally meant holy day; but now the word signifies any day on which we don’t have to work. This is an example of____. A. meaning shift B. widening of meaningC. narrowing of meaningD. loss of meaning3. Which of the following cities is NOT located in the Northeast, U.S.?A. HustonB. BaltimoreC. PhiladelphiaD. Boston4. Which of the following is NOT a Romantic Poet?A. William WordsworthB. Percy B. ShelleyC. George G. ByronD. George Eliot5. The study of ____ is Syntax.A. textual organizationB. sentence structuresC. word formationD. language functions6. The capital city of Canada is ____.A. MontrealB. OttawaC. VancouverD. York7. The longest river in Britain is ____.A. SevernB. TeesC. ThamesD. Clyde8. In ____ the Romans conquered Greece.A. 146B.C. B. 1200 B.C. C. 700 B.C.D. the 5th century9. In his inaugural speech, ____ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.A. Woodrow WilsonB. Franklin D. RooseveltC. Harry TrumanD. Benjamin Franklin10. The Head of the Representatives is called ____.A. ChancellorB. SpeakerC. ChairmanD. Leader1.Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies?A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King LearB Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, MacbethC hamlet, Othello, King Lear, MacbethD Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens2.Guiiliver’ travel was written by____.A Daniel DefoeB Charles dickensC Jonathan swiftD Joseph Addison3.The novel starts with “it is a truth universally acknowledged, thata single man in possession of a good fortune ,must be in want of a wife.”The novel is Jane Austen’____.A EmmaB persuasionC sense and sensibilityD pride and prejudice4.Which of the following is not one of the Bronte sisters?A Charlotte BronteB Anne BronteC Jenny BronteD Emily Bronte5.____is the world’s largest exporter of lamb and mutton.A. New ZealandB. AustraliaC. CanadaD. America6.British prime minister normally serves a ______ term.A. two-yearB. five-yearC. four-yearD. six-year7.Semantics is the study of _______.A. linguistic competenceB. language functionsC. meaningsD. social behavior8.Sense and Sensibility is a ___ by ___.A play… Jane AustenB novel… Jane AustenC play… Emily BronteD novel… Anne Bronte9.___is the home of golf.A EnglandB ScotlandC WalesD Ireland10.Reuters was founded in ____A 1715B 1751C 1851D 18151.The most important economic activity in Canada is ___.A miningB fishingC farmingD manufacturing2.In area, the United States is the ____ largest country in the world.A 2ndB 3rdC 4thD 5th3.______was NOT written by Charles Dickens.A. David CopperfieldB. Oliver Twist、C. Sons and LoversD. A Tale of Two Cities4.What is (are) the nickname(s) of the U.S.A.?A Uncle SamB Brother JonathanC YankeeD All of the above5.“He has a servant called Friday.”“he”in the quoted sentence isa character in______.A Henry fielding’s tom jonesB john Bunyan’ the pilgrim’s progressC Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandalD Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe6.“A Red, Red Rose” was written by ___.A Alexandra PopB Robert BurnsC William BlakeD John Keats7.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?A The Rio Grande RiverB The southern Rocky MountainsC The Colorado RiverD The Gulf of California8.The US formally entered the Second World War in ____A 1937B 1939C 1941D 19439.The history of English is usually divided into ___ major periods.A threeB fourC fiveD two10.The emblem of the Democratic Party is ____.A elephantB donkeyC bearD bull1.The election of ____ made Margaret Thatcher to power and she became the first woman prime minister.A 1979B 1980C 1982D 19922.In which novel can "Yahoo" be found?A John Bunyan's Pilgrim's ProgressB Edmund Spencer's The Faerie QueenC Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's TravelsD Henry Fielding's Tom Jones3.According to the Official Language of Act of Canada, there are two official language in this country: they are____A English and SpanishB English and PortugueseC English and FrenchD English and Celtic4.In Britain, ___ has the ultimate authority of legislation.A the QueenB the House of CommonsC the House of LordsD the Prime Minister5.The morpheme “scope” in the common word “telescope” is a(n) ___.A bound morphemeB bound formC inflectional morphemeD free morpheme6.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by ____A Jack LondonB Charles DickensC Samuel ColeridgeD Ernest Hemingway7.The Presidents during the American Civil War was .A Andrew JacksonB Abraham LincolnC Thomas JeffersonD George Washington8.The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include.A TorontoB QuebecC OttawaD Vancouver9.Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of ____.A the Great DepressionB the Black Power MovementC the Watergate ScandalD the Isolation policy10.The following plays are comedies by Shakespeare EXCEPT ___.A A Midsummer Night’s DreamB As You Like ItC The Merchant of VeniceD Romeo and Juliet1.The United States has less than 6% of the world’s population; yet it produces about ____ of the total world output.A 20%B 25%C 30%D 35%2.What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf？A United States of AmericaB United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandC New ZealandD Canada3.The study of language acquisition is generally known as ___.A theoretical linguisticsB psycholinguisticsC applied linguisticsD historical linguistics4.It is known that Irish landscape in featured by ___.A bogsB mountainsC grasslandD rivers5.The sentence “shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeare’s_____.A comediesB tragediesC sonnetsD histories6.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT____A YaleB HarvardC MITD Berkeley7.The highest peak in Canada is ____, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.A. Mount LawrenceB. Mount SuperiorC. Mount LoganD Mount Huron8.____ is sometimes called the birthplace of America.A. New EnglandB. the SouthC. the WestD. the Midwest9.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by ____A King HaroldB Robin HoodC Oliver CromwellD William the Conqueror10.The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except____A friendshipB love and marriageC life and deathD war and peace1. It’s generally known that the “First book of American” is ___ by John Smith.A A True Relation of VirginiaB The True Travels of Captain John SmithC Map of the Bay and the RiversD A Description of New England2. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America was written by ___.A John SmithB John EllisC Anne BradstreetD Nathaniel Morton3. A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue was written by John Norton in the memory of ___.A John SmithB Anne BradstreetC Nathaniel MortonD Benjamin Franklin4. Edward Taylor was a poet of ___.A Local ColorismB American RomanticismC New England TranscendentalismD Colonial American5. Poor Richard’s Almanac was written by ___ who also wrote ___.A Benjamin Franklin … AutobiographyB Washington Irving … AutobiographyC Washington Irving … History of New YorkD Benjamin Franklin … History of New York6. All the following but ___ are the works of John Woolman.A Journal of John WoolmanB Some considerations upon the keeping of NegroesC A plea for the PoorD Poor Richard’s Almanac7. The series of “poems of romantic fancy” are poems written by ___.A Washington IrvingB James Fenimore CooperC Edgar Allan PoeD Philip Freneau8. ___ was the first black woman who published her collection of poems.A Philis WheatleyB Ralph EllisonC James BaldwinD Alex Haley9. Escape: or A Leap for Freedom written by black author John Wells Brown was a(n) ___.A poemB novelC playD essay10. Charles Brockden Brown wrote all the following novels but ___.A WielandB OrmondC Edgar HuntleyD The Pioneers练习题：1 ._____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A .Washington D.CB .Los Angeles C. San Francisco D .New York City2. _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A. Blacks B .Hispanics C. Indians D. Asian Americans3 .Washington D.C. is named after___________.A. the U.S. President George WashingtonB .Christopher ColumbusC .both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD .none of them4 .American and British English are two_____ of the English language.A. varietiesB. elementsC. partsD. form5. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.A .Thomas Jefferson B. James Monroe C. James Madison D .Abraham Lincoln6 .Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.A. Rhode Island B .Virginia C. Texas D .Montana7. The national flag of the United States is known as_____.A. the Star-Spangled Banner B .Uncle Sam C .Hot Dog D .Union Jack8. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.A .contribution a state has made to the nationB. populationC. sizeD. none of the above9 .The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.A. the Amazon RiverB. the Mississippi RiverC. the Nile RiverD. the Hudson River10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.A. FranceB. Spain C .Italy D .Britain练习题答案及题解:1 .D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。