英语知识竞赛基本问答题

13. The general election in B America is held every ____ years. A.5 C. 6 B. 4 D. 3
14. The symbol of the US A Democratic Party is _____. A.donkey B. elephant C. eagle
2. Hawaii is in the C Ocean. _____
A. Atlantic B. Indian C. Pacific
C is the largest 3._____ state in area in the U.S.A.
A. Florida B. Louisiana C. Alaska
A. 4 B. 8 C. 6
B
4. The oldest university in C Britain is _____.
A.Cambridge B. Edinburgh C. Oxford
5. The earliest newspaper in A Britain is _____.
A. Daily Mail B. Daily Telegraphs C. The Times
10. The Father of American literature was _____. B
A. Mark Twain B. Washington Irving C. Walt Whitman D. Jack London
1.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
2. The national sport of D America is _____. A. basketball B. football C. tennis D. baseball
3. How many gold metals did Michael Phelps win in the Olympics in 2008?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. John Milton C. John Donne
9. Readers’ Digest is a B magazine which is ____ published in 15 languages and 39 editions.
A.weekly B. monthly C. biweekly D. triweekly
A. Cricket B. Soccer C. Rugby
8. Three “Don’ts” include the D following except _____. A.jumping up the queue B. asking a woman her age C. bargaining while shopping D. laughing at one’s own faults
B
5. Francis Bacon is best A which known for his ____ greatly influenced the development of this literary form. A. essays B. poems C. works D. plays
6.Charles Dickens takes t he French Revolution as t he background of his nov B el “______”. A. Great Expectations B. A Tale of Two Cities C. Bleak House D. Oliver Twist
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3. The famous saying, “Knowledge is power” , is A quoted by ______. A. Francis Bacon B. William Shakespeare C. Jane Austen D. Karl Mark
4. What is the key note of English Renaissance? A. optimism B. humanism C. pessimism D. romanticism
D includes London，the 6.____ centre of government for the whole nation.
A. Scotland B. Northern Ireland C. Wales D. England
7. The U.K. is rich in the C following except _____. A.coal B. iron C. gold
7.“If Winter comes, can sp ring be far behind?” is an epigrammatic line by D ____ A. J. Keats B. W. Blake C. W. Wordsworth D. P. B. Shelley
A 8. _____ is considered the father of English poetry.
1.The American War of Independence started in _____ and ended in _____ A. 1776, 1784 B. 1775, 1783 C. 1706, 1714
B
2. During the Civil War Lincoln C issued the _____, which declared the abolition of slavery. A. Homestead Bill B. Emancipation Proclamation C. Both A and B
A. Great Russell B. Hyde Park C. Westminster Abbey
A.1979 B. 1972 C. 1973
2．Which of the following is NOT one of the four great tragedies written William Shakespeare ?
A. Hamlet D B. King Lear C. Macbeth D. Romeo and Juliet
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. George Washington C. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson
B came 12. In Feb. _____ President Nixon’s historic visit to China.
15. Charles Robert Darwin developed the theory of A _____.
A.evolution B. immunology C. virology
16. You could find the worldfamous Speakers’ Corner in B _____.
4. The _____ B were the original inhabitants in America. A. blacks B. Indian C. Puerto Ricans
5. England occupies the B portion of the U.K. _____
A.Northern B. Eastern C. Southern
6. The Economist, New Statesman, Spectator are _____. A A.journals B. daily newspapers C. local papers
A is regarded as the 7. ____ most English of games.
11. John Bull denoted a frank, C called uneasy, funny _____ John Bull in the 17th century. A. young man B. boy C. gentleman
B 12. Halloween is a _____. A. summer festival B. night-time festival C. pilgrims’ holiday
B is the biggest and 9. ____ most well-known church in London. A.Whitehall B. St. Paul’s Cathedral C. Westminster Abbey
10. The British people usually have a small quantity of A as a first course. ____ A. soup B. sweet C. vegetable
3.The Second World War broke out in September, _____ and ended in August _____. A. 1939, 1945 B. 1937, 1943 C. 1938, 1945
A
C was the only American 4._____ president who was re-elected three times in succession.