(完整版)英美文化知识竞赛题答案

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. There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and __c___.

A the Liberal Party

B the Democratic Party

C the Labour Party

D the Republican Party

6. Most British couples go to ___a__ to have their wedding ceremony.

A. church

B. concert

C. registry office

7. British food is __c___.

A. unlimited

B. abundant

C. limited

D. changeable

8. The British people usually have a small quantity of ___a__ as a first course.

A. soup

B. sweet

C. vegetable

9. What the Englishmen usually talk about in their daily life is __c___.

A. price

B. tax

C. weather

D. sports

10. 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

11. ___a__ is basically a home and family festival.

A. Christmas

B. Boxing Day

C. Easter Monday

12. Wages mean a payment usually of money for labour or services according to contract

and on the following basis except __c___.

A. hourly

B. daily

C. monthly

D. piecework

13. The British people traditionally like to live in ____b_.

A. high buildings

B. small houses

C. big houses

14. England occupies the ___c__ portion of the U.K. A. northern B. eastern C.

southern

15. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is __b___.

A. Northern Ireland

B. England

C. Scotland

16. Britain is basically an importer of __d___.

A. food

B. raw materials

C. manufactures

D. both A and B

17. The second largest port in Britain is __c___. A. London B. Belfast C. Liverpool

18.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

19. Ernest Hemingway is __b___.

A Englishman

B American

C Dutch

D Denmark

20. In which day is Halloween celebrated?b

A 5 November

B 31 October

C 17 March

D 25 December

21. The U.S. is cal led a “melting pot” because __

d___.

A its steel industry is highly developed

B it has great influence on the world

C it is an important economic center of the world

D people from different races live there together

22. American Independence Day fall on __a___.

A. the 4th of July

B. October 31st

C. March 20th

23. The general election in America is held every __b___ years.

A. 5

B. 4

C. 6

D. 3

24. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is __a___.

A. donkey

B. elephant

C. eagle

25. The symbol of the US Republic Party is __b___.

A. tiger

B. elephant

C. donkey

26. Thanksgiving Day is originated in __b___.

A. England

B. America

C. Scotland

D. Canada

27. 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

28. __b___ American young people live independently after marriage.