英美文化知识竞赛试题范围答案(学生)

试题范围

一．填空题

1. The river Thames is in __C___.

A Wales

B Scotland

C England

D Northern Ireland

2. The Industrial Revolution started in ___A__.

A the Great Britain

B the United States

C Canada

D Australia

3. Big Ben was named after __B___.

A Christopher Wren

B Benjamin Hall

C Ben John

D G. Stephenson

4. The most popular sport in America is __A___.

A. baseball

B. basketball

C. football

5. Most British couples go to __A__ to have their wedding ceremony.

A. church

B. concert

C. registry office

6. The British people usually have a small quantity of __A___ as a first course.

A. soup

B. sweet

C. vegetable

7. What the Englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is _D__.

A. price

B. tax

C. weather

D. Sports

8. The British people are great lovers of betting. The most money they bet mainly on __A__.

A. horse racing

B. Bingo

C. football pools

D. dog racing

9. ___A__ is basically a home and family festival.

A. Christmas

B. Boxing Day

C. Easter Monday

10. The British people traditionally like to live in __B___.

A. high buildings

B. small houses

C. big houses

11.England occupies the __C___ portion of the U.K.

A. northern

B. eastern

C. southern

12. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is __B___.

A. Northern Ireland

B. England

C. Scotland

13.The second largest port in Britain is __C__.

A. London

B. Belfast

C. Liverpool

14.The decrease of British population is caused by the following except __D___.

A. limitation of immigration

B. fall of the birth rate

C. fall of death rate

D. unemployment

15. Ernest Hemingway is __B___.

A Englishman

B American

C Dutch

D Denmark

16. In which day is Halloween celebrated?B

A 5 November

B 31 October

C 17 March

D 25 December

17. American Independence Day fall on __A___.

A. the 4th of July

B. October 31st

C. March 20th

18. The general election in America is held every __B___ years.

A. 5

B. 4

C. 6

D. 3

19. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is __A___.

A. donkey

B. elephant

C. eagle

20. The symbol of the US Republic Party is __B___.

A. tiger

B. elephant

C. Donkey

21. Thanksgiving Day is originated in __B___.

A. England

B. America

C. Scotland

D. Canada

22. Marriage in America is considered ___D__.

A. more important to the parents

B. a pure religious affair

C. rather burdensome

D. a pure individual matter

23. __B___ American young people live independently after marriage.

A. Half

B. Most

C. Some

24. The rate of divorce in America ranks __C___ in the world.

A. second

B. third

C. first

D. fourth

25. The popular foods in America include the following except __D___.

A. hamburgers

B. hot dogs

C. bread

D. rice

二、问答题

1.What are the two major parties in Britan?

They are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party.

2.What is the official full name of Britain?

It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

3.Who is the head of government in Ireland?

It is the Prime Minister.