英美文化60题

.英美概况及文学Choose the best answer for each of the question below．

1．Which of the following kings was responsible for the complete establishment of the feudal system in England?

A. Edward I

B. Henry II

C. Alfred the Great

D. William the Conqueror D

2. The War of Roses that took place from 1455 to 1485 was fought between ___D___.

A. Britain and France

B. the Parliament and the Crown

C. the working people and the aristocrats

D. two branches of the Plantagenet family

3. Who was the man that led Britain in the crisis of the Second World War?

A. George VI

B. Theodore Roosevelt

C. Neville Chamberlain

D. Sir Winston Churchill D

4. ______, the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe, has its traditional home in England where it was developed in the 19th century.

A. Basketball

B. Tennis

C. Football

D. Baseball C

5. The largest racial and ethnic minority in the U.S. is the ______, which accounts over 12.1% of the population.

A. blacks

B. Asians

C. Indians

D. Hispanics A

6. It is generally agreed that U.S. higher education began with the______.

A. Civil War

B. Independence War

C. founding of Harvard College

D. founding of Princeton University C

7. In his Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway ___A___.

A. expresses the idea of facing defeat courageously

B. shows the basic goodness and wisdom of ordinary people

C. praises the ideas of equality and democracy and the joy of common people

D. describes the sharp contrast of wealth and poverty in Chicago and New York

8. The most important patriotic holiday in the U.S. is ____D__.

A. Halloween

B. Veterans’ Day

C. Thanksgiving Day

D. Independence Day

9. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?---You think wrong!---I have as much soul as you---and full as much heart!---” This part of quotation comes from ______C____.

A. G.

B. Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession

B. John Galsworthy’s The Man of Property

C. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

D. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

10. The Restoration of the House of Stuart happened in the year 1660. The monarch who restored was __b____.

A. Charles I

B. Charles II

C. James I

D. James II

11. On their acceptance of __c____, William and Mary were crowned jointly in Westminster Abbey. Thus the age of constitutional monarchy began.

A. the Test Act

B. Magana Carta

C. the Bill of Rights

D. the Petition of Right

12. The English Renaissance was largely literary, and its finest representative dramatists were the following except___b___.

A. Ben Jonson

B. Geoffrey Chaucer

C. William Shakespeare

D. Christopher Marlowe

13.In the 1960s, Pop music underwent a revolution when the Beatles became world famous and turned their hometown ______into a place of pilgrim. c

A. Manchester

B. Blackpool

C. Liverpool

D. Sheffield

14. Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama takes place for a period of 3 to 4 weeks between___A____ when Edinburgh becomes a center of cultural activity.

A July and August B. August and September

C. September and October

D. October and November

15. Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? D

A. Because President Lincoln himself was an abolitionist

B. Because he wanted to punish the slave-owners in those states which broke away from the union.

C. Because he has no other alternative

D. Because he realized that in order to win the war, he should make it a just war against slavery so as to rally as many people as possible under the banner of the Federal Government

16. The place that Christopher Columbus landed was____D___.

A. India

B. islands in Asia

C. the current territory of the USA

D. islands in the now West Indies

17．To many Americans，education is important because_____D___.

A．it contributes to the success of individuals

B．it contributes to the strengthening of the national strength

C．it prepares the young for further development

D．Both A and B

18. The purpose of Henry VIII’s reform was all the following except ___A___.

A. to alter theology in any way

B. to get rid of Papal interference

C. to make an independent church of England

D. to get rid of the English Church’s connection with Pope

19. The book The Scarlet Letter ends with Dimmesdale____d______.

A. Running away with Hester

B. killing himself out of guilt

C. overcoming his sense of guilt

D. making a public confession and falling dead in the arms of Hester

20. Most of the poems written by Emily Dickinson were_____D____.

A. lost

B. published during her lifetime

C. buried with her

D. published after her death

21. Shakespeare was born at __b_____ in Warwickshire, England, in 1564.

A. Stoke-on-Trent

B. Stratford-upon-Avon

C. Berwick-upon-Tweed

D. Bradford-on-Avon

22.The "Lost Generation" refers to those who_____D_ __.

A. have no ambition in life

B. are physically and spiritually impotent

C. are homeless

D. are expatriates

23. In the Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway praises the old fisherman's____d____.

A. courage to face the risks of high seas

B. courage to fight the sharks

C. courage to accept defeat of not catching anything for 84 days

D. attitudes towards defeat and failure

24. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in___a____.

A.1964

B. 1965

C. 1966

D. 1968

25. The symbols that are associated with Valentine's Day are the following except___d______.

A. cards decorated with hearts

B. Cupid armed with bow and arrow

C. flowers tied with red ribbons

D. toast turkey

26.The story of Washington and the cherry tree brings out his quality of___d_____.

A. hard work

B. independent thinking

C. Wisdom

D. honesty

27. The symbols of egg and bunny are considered to represent____a____.

A. new life and fertility

B. new life and energy

C. fertility and happiness

D. new life and plenty

28. _____d_ _are associated with Halloween.

A. Ghost costumes and witches' hats

B. Pumpkin-Lanterns

C. Trick or treat

D. All of the above

29. The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in ____b______1621.

A. December

B. October

C. April

D. January

30. Easter celebrates the rising of Jesus Christ from his tomb while Christmas celebrates the __a_____of Jesus Christ.

A. Birth

B. rising to heaven

C. meeting with angel

D. none of the above

31. The chief reasons for early settlers to come to the New Continent were the following EXCEPT ___c___.

A. to escape from poverty

B. to seek better opportunity

C. to practice religious toleration

D. to escape religious persecution

32. The significance of the War of Independence is the following EXCEPT that __c____.

A. it paved the way for the development of capitalism in America

B. it was a historic event, by which the American people gained independence

C. it made both Britain and America realize that their disputes should be solved through negotiation

D. it had great international influence—for instance, the colonies rose up one after another to overthrow colonial rule

33. ___a___ realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad by making the war a just war against slavery.

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. James Madison

C. George Washington

D. Thomas Jefferson

34. The origin of the American party system can be traced to ___b___.

A. the conflict between Democrats and Republicans

B. the constitutional debate between the Federalists and the anti-Federalists

C. the struggle between those who supported slavery and those who opposed slavery

D. the struggle between the Royalists and revolutionaries in the War of Independence

35. Of all the symbols, __b____ which are considered to represent fertility and new life, are most frequently associated with Easter.

A. the lamb and the beef

B. the egg and the rabbit

C. the pumpkin and the turkey

D. the spring peas and box of chocolate

36. The contribution made by the Normans to Britain is the following except _d____.

A. final unification of England

B. foundation of aristocracy

C. great administrative progress

D. some peculiarities of dialect

37. The British Prime Minister's official residence is No.10 __A_____ Street in London.

A. Downing

B. Oxford

C. Regent

D. New Bond

38. King Arthur was the king of __b___.

A. Picts

B. Celts

C. Scots

D. Jutes

39. Christianity was introduced into England in the late _____c century.

A. 14th

B. 8th

C. 6th

40. Christmas Day, December 25th, celebrates the ___A____ of Christ, and is the greatest of Christian festivals.

A. birth

B. death

C. Crucifixion

D. Resurrection

41. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the ___a__ river.

A. Potomac

B. Delaware

C. St. Laurence

42. Hawaii is in the ___c__ Ocean.

A. Atlantic

B. Indian

C. Pacific

43. ___c__ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.

A. Florida

B. Louisiana

C. Alaska

44. The United States today is the ___c__ largest country in size in the world.

A. third

B. fifth

C. Fourth

45. Detroit is famous for the production of __a___.

A. automobile

B. timber

C. bamboo

46. The city ___b__ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”.

A. Boston

B. Houston

C. San Francisco

47. The ___b__ were the original inhabitants in America.

A. blacks

B. Indians

C. Puerto Ricans

48. As a result of the Black Death, much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of ____D___

in England.

A. grain

B. farm tools

C. houses

D. Labour

49. ____B_ was the first man who sailed around the earth.

A. John Cabot

B. Magellan

C. Balboa

D. Cartier

50 .The American War of Independence started in ___b__ and ended in _____.

A. 1776, 1784

B. 1775, 1783

C. 1706, 1714

51. The battle of __B___ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.

A. New York

B. Saratoga

C. Bunker Hill

52. The Religious Reformation in England was led by King __A____, and the direct cause was his divorce case with ______.

A. Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon

B. Henry Tudor, Elizabeth of York

C. Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine

D. Henry I, Matilda

53. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Elizabeth I? d

A. Elizabeth I broke Mary’s ties with Rome.

B. Elizabeth I restored her father’s independent Church of England.

C. Elizabeth I’s religious reform was a compromise of views.

D. Elizabeth I’s religious sett lement was acceptable to both extreme Protestants and ardent Catholics.

54. After the Watergate scandal happened in 1972, the President ___d___ had to resign. He is the first president to

do so in the U.S. history.

A. Ronald Reagan

B. Harry Truman

C. John F. Kennedy

D. Richard Nixon

55. The Norman Conquest in English history happened in _____.( C )

A. 1035

B. 1042

C. 1066

D. 1606

57 Colored eggs and bunny are traditional symbols of___.( A )

A.Easter

B. Christmas

C. Valentine

D. New Year's Day

58. _D_is one of the most popular places in the United States to celebrate the New Year's Day.

A. The Disney I.and in Florida

B. The White House Lawn in Washington D.

C.

C. Hollywood in California

D. Times Square in New York City

59. The best-known speech made by civil fights leader Martin Luther King is_____.( B )

A. "Guess who?"

B. "I have a dream"

C. "United we stand, divided we fall"

D. "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen"

60.The name of the Wars of the Roses was, in fact，coined by the great 19th century novelist __c_______．A．Charles Dickens B．George Elliot C．Sir Walter Scott D．Charlotte Bronte

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