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

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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.

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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

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

A. high buildings

B. small houses

C. big houses

occupies the __C___ portion of the .

A. northern

B. eastern

C. southern

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

A. Northern Ireland

B. England

C. Scotland

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second largest port in Britain is __C__.

A. London

B. Belfast

C. Liverpool

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 celebratedB

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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

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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

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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

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