英语精读期末考试文化背景试题

Cultural Background

There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

Book II

Unit 5

1. Who founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894?

A. Baron Pierre de Coubertin

B. Pierre Currie

C. Baron Wendleton

D. Peter de Coubertin

2. The five intertwined rings represent______.

A. the unity of five nations in the world

B. the unity of the five inhabited continents

C. the unity of the five nationalities

D. the unity of all the people in the world

3. The motto of the Olympics is_____.

A. Higher, Stronger, Quicker

B. Higher, Faster, Stronger

C. Faster, Higher, Stronger

D. Quicker, Higher, Stronger

4.Once the pole vaulter enters the competition, he has _____ attempts to clear the

height.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

5. Which book is the first series of non-fiction books which was sold directly to

teens?

A. Chicken Soup for the Soul puzzle books

B. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad

C. Chicken Soup for the Soul E-cards

D. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

Unit 6

1. An associate’s degree is awarded by community colleges.

A. a graduate academic degree

B. an undergraduate academic degree

C. an undergraduate academic diploma

D. a graduate academic diploma

2. Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the toy-company Mattel,

Inc.

A. German

B. American

C. British

D. Canadian

3. Wiffle ball is a variation of the sport of designed for indoor or

outdoor play in confined areas.

A. baseball

B. rugby

C. football

D. badminton

4. The University of Maryland is a research university located in the

city of College Park in Prince George’s County, Maryland, just outside

Washington, D.C.

A. private

B. telecommunicating

C. public

D. correspondent

5. Space Shuttle Columbia is the of NASA’s orbiter fleet.

A. fourth

B. third

C. second

D. first

Unit 7

1. English is a (n) _____ language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian

dialects.

A. Italian

B. French

C. West Germanic

D. Indo-European

2. Which of the following languages doesn’t belong to Indo-European

languages?

A. Punjabi

B. Russian

C. Urdu

D. Japanese

3. Renaissance began in _____.

A. Italy

B. England

C. Germany

D. France

4. Who was the first person brought printing press into England?

A. William Caxton

B. Caesar

C. Viking

D. Norman

5. Norse is the official language of _____.

A. Norman people

B. Iceland

C. Norway

D. Netherlands

Book III

Unit 1

1. _____is not a member of Ivy League.

A. Cornell University

B. Yale University

C. Brown University

D. Boston University

2. IRA in text A stands for_____.

A. Irish Republican Army

B. Individual Retirement Account

C. Independent Republic Army

D. Irish Retire Account

3. On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at _____.

A. 32℉

B. 33℉

C. 35℉

D. 37℉

4．100degrees Celsius convert to _____ degrees Fahrenheit.

A. 230

B. 220

C. 212

D. 300