6.____ is the most important person of the transcendental club.
A Hawthorn B Whitman C Emerson D Hemingway
7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except____
A fridendship B love and marriage C life and death D war and peace
10.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the ____ in the literary history of the United States.
A Age of Realism B Age of Clasicalism C Age of Romanticism D Age of Renaissance
答案
1.D 《老人与海》是海明威的作品。
2.C Jonathan Swift的Gulliver's Travels(《格列弗游记》)中yahoo暗指人类,集人类丑陋面于一身,服务于动物的一类生物。
3.A The Catcher in the Rye(《麦田里的守望者》)是J.D. Salinger(J.D. 赛琳格)的名著。
5.D 二十世纪出现Jazz Age,这一代的年轻人物欲膨胀,沉迷酒色。Scott Fitzgerald的 Great Gatsby《了不起的盖茨比》根据时代特征,对深深讽刺了所谓的美国梦。
7.D Emily Dickinson(1709-1784),美国女诗人,终生未嫁。主要诗歌包括:I Could Not Sto for Death还有,I'm Nobody. Who Are You?
诗歌主题为:爱情,自然,友谊,死亡与不朽。
8.C Robert Frost是十九世纪的美国诗人,后因父亲过世已经英国,在新英格兰享有很高名望。主要作品有:The Road Not Taken,Mending Wall。
10.A 1865-1914,也就是美国内战结束之后,第一次世界大战爆发之前。这个时候涌现的作家,比如Mark Twain刻画出美国经济政治发展引发的社会现实问题,包括“Gold Rush”。
练习题:
1 The two areas in Britain where a lot of immigrants live are _____.
A London and Cambridge
B London and heart of England
C Manchester and Birmingham
D Edinburgh and Nottingham
2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up of _____ crosses.
A one B two C three D four
3 Which flower is symbol of England?
A Thistle B Shamrock C Daffodil D Rose
4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.
A Lough Neagh B Windermere C Lake District D Coniston Water
5 The first known settlers of Britain were the _____.
A Iberians B Beaker Folk C Celts D Anglo-Saxons
6 Who invaded and conquered Britain for the first time in 55 BC?
A Emperor Claudius B King Alfred C King Ethelred D Julius Caesar
7 Which one is not the reason for the very limited influence of Roman to Britain?
A The Romans always treated the Britons as a subject people of slave class.
B The Romans and Britons never intermarry during the 4 centuries
C The Romans didn’t like the Britons.
D The Romans had no impact on the language or culture of ordinary Britons.
8 The Hundred Years’ war with France ended by the English being driven out of France. By 1453 _____ was the only part of France that was still in the hands of the English.
A Dover B Calais C Southampton D Portsmouth
9 Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism?
A The Wars of the Roses B The Hundred Years’ War
C The English Civil War D World War I
10 The English Civil War, also called the Puritan Revolution , is generally regarded as the beginning of modern ____ history.
A European B Scottish C Welsh D world
练习题答案及题解:
1 B, 现在,英国移民主要集中在伦敦及英格兰心脏地带的一些城市和城镇,诸如 Slough, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Bedford 和Reading等等。
2 C, 英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗(也叫“Union Jack”),是由三个十字组成。
3 D, A,蓟是苏格兰的象征,用作苏格兰的国徽;B,三叶苜蓿花为爱尔兰的国花;C,黄水仙花是威尔士的国花;D,玫瑰则是英格兰的国花。
4 C, 位于英格兰西北部和威尔士北部的湖区是英国著名的风景区之一,也是英国十九世纪湖畔诗人聚居的地方。
5 A, 最早来英国定居的是伊比利亚人。大约在公元前3000年左右,也就是新石器时代,他们从伊比利亚半岛(即今天的西班牙)来到英国。
6 D, 英国的历史是从罗马人的入侵开始的。恺撒,这位伟大的罗马将军,在公元前55年第一次带兵入侵并征服了英国。
7 C, 尽管罗马人征服了英国,但是罗马文化对英国的影响十分有限。这主要是因为:罗马人一直把英国人看作是社会地位相当于奴隶的被降伏的民族;在长达四个世纪的时间里从来没有罗马人跟英国人通婚;罗马人对英国平民阶层的语言和文化没有任何影响。
8 B, 英法之间的百年战争以英国人被赶出法国而告终。到1453年战争结束时,只有法国北部的加莱港还在英国人手里。
9 A, 尽管玫瑰战争持续了30年,但对老百姓的生活几乎没什么影响,反倒使英国的封建主义受到致命打击,贵族阶层受到了削弱。
10 D, 英国内战也叫“清教徒革命”,这是因为反对国王的人大部分是那些清教徒。英国内战不仅推翻了英国的封建制度,也动摇了欧洲封建统治的基础。所以,从这个角度讲,英国内战通常被看作现代世界史的开端。
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练习题:
1 _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A Washington D.C. B Los Angeles C San Francisco D New York City
2 _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A Blacks B Hispanics C Indians D Asian Americans
3 Washington D.C. is named after___________.
A the U.S. President George Washington
B Christopher Columbus
C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D none of them
4 American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
A varieties B elements C parts D form
5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.
A Thomas Jefferson B James Monroe C James Madison D Abraham Lincoln
6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.
A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana
7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam C Hot Dog D Union Jack
8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.
A contribution a state has made to the nation
B population
C size
D none of the above
9 The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.
A the Amazon River B the Mississippi River C the Nile River D the Hudson River
10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.
A France B Spain C Italy D Britain
练习题答案及题解:
1 D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。
2 A, 黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下。
3 C, 首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统乔治•华盛顿,而联邦直辖区命名为哥伦比亚特区是为了纪念第一位从欧洲横渡大西洋到达西半球的探险家克里斯多拂•哥伦布。
4 A, 美国英语和英国英语是英语语言的两种变体。
5 D, 美国历史上的第一位共和党总统是亚伯拉罕•林肯。
6 A, 美国国土面积最小的是罗得岛。
7 A, 美国的国旗是星条旗。
8 B, 美国每个州派往众议院的代表人数应与本州人口成比例。
9 B, 美国的“众河之父”指的是密西西比河。
10 A, 美国的自由女神像是法国人赠予的礼物。
美国概况a7N中国英语学习网
练习题:a7N中国英语学习网
1 Ernest Hemingway is _____.a7N中国英语学习网
A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmarka7N中国英语学习网
2 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.a7N中国英语学习网
A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd a7N中国英语学习网
3 In 1837, the first college-level institution for women , Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _____ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.a7N中国英语学习网
A New England B Virginia C Massachusetts D New Yorka7N中国英语学习网
4 The capital of Massachusetts is _____.a7N中国英语学习网
A Providence B Boston C Montpelier D Augustaa7N中国英语学习网
5 _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.a7N中国英语学习网
A The Hudson River B The Potomac River a7N中国英语学习网
C The Ohio River D The Missouri Rivera7N中国英语学习网
6 _____ is Washington’s largest city.a7N中国英语学习网
A Boise B Denver C Tacoma D Seattlea7N中国英语学习网
7 Washington D.C., the capital of U.S. is situated on the _____River banks.a7N中国英语学习网
A St. Lawrence B Hudson C Potomac D Missouria7N中国英语学习网
8 When did the American Civil War break out?a7N中国英语学习网
A 1775 B 1812 C 1861 D 1863a7N中国英语学习网
9 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?a7N中国英语学习网
A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancocka7N中国英语学习网
10 In which day is Halloween celebrated?a7N中国英语学习网
A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 Decembera7N中国英语学习网
练习题答案及题解:a7N中国英语学习网
1 B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。a7N中国英语学习网
2 A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。a7N中国英语学习网
3 C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。a7N中国英语学习网
4 B,麻省的首府是波士顿。a7N中国英语学习网
5 D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河,东西的分界线是密西西比河。a7N中国英语学习网
6 D,华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图。a7N中国英语学习网
7 C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。a7N中国英语学习网
8 C,美国内战爆发于1861年,结束于1865年。a7N中国英语学习网
9 B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯•杰弗逊。a7N中国英语学习网
10 B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。
美国概况dZs中国英语学习网
练习题: dZs中国英语学习网
1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____. dZs中国英语学习网
A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson dZs中国英语学习网
C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin dZs中国英语学习网
2 The New Deal was started by _____. dZs中国英语学习网
A Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. Kennedy dZs中国英语学习网
C George Washington D Thomas Jefferson dZs中国英语学习网
3 The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas. dZs中国英语学习网
A second B third C fourth D fifth dZs中国英语学习网
4 The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by _____. dZs中国英语学习网
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5 The Bill of Rights consists of _____. dZs中国英语学习网
A 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment dZs中国英语学习网
B 10 amendments adopted in 1787 dZs中国英语学习网
C 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791 dZs中国英语学习网
D the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion dZs中国英语学习网
6 The United States produces as much as much as half of the world’s _____. dZs中国英语学习网
A wheat and rice B cotton C tobacco D soybeans and corn dZs中国英语学习网
7 Which invention marked the beginning of “The Age of Visual Information”? dZs中国英语学习网
A Newspaper B Telegraph C Laundry machine D Television dZs中国英语学习网
8 The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from _____. dZs中国英语学习网
A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson dZs中国英语学习网
C John Adams D John Locke dZs中国英语学习网
9 The District of Manhattan is in the city if _____. dZs中国英语学习网
A Washington D.C. B San Francisco C New York D Chicago dZs中国英语学习网
10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____. dZs中国英语学习网
A according to their population dZs中国英语学习网
B according to their size dZs中国英语学习网
C according to their tax paid to federal government dZs中国英语学习网
D equally
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练习题答案及题解 dZs中国英语学习网
1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。 dZs中国英语学习网
2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。 dZs中国英语学习网
3 C, 就面积而言, 美国是世界第四大国。 dZs中国英语学习网
4 D, 对此有决定权的是教育委员会。 dZs中国英语学习网
5 C, 人权法案是于1791年增补到宪法法案上来的前十条修正案。 dZs中国英语学习网
6 D, 美国出产占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。 dZs中国英语学习网
7 D, 开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机。 dZs中国英语学习网
8 D, 美国的许多政治观念都是来源于英国著名哲学家约翰•洛克。 dZs中国英语学习网
9 C, 曼哈顿是纽约市的著名经济和商业区, 也是纽约的中心地带。 dZs中国英语学习网
10 D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表,与各州人口无关和众议院不同)。
美国概况 sfR中国英语学习网
练习题: sfR中国英语学习网
1 The Rocky Mountains is located in _____. sfR中国英语学习网
A Great Britain B Australia C South Africa D North America sfR中国英语学习网
2 Hollywood, the centre of American movie industry, is closest to which city? sfR中国英语学习网
A Los Angles B Chicago C New York D Washington sfR中国英语学习网
3 Which of the following is an American newspaper? sfR中国英语学习网
A The Guardian B Newsweek sfR中国英语学习网
C The International Herald Tribune D The Daily Telegraph sfR中国英语学习网
4 The U.S. is called a “melting pot” because _____. sfR中国英语学习网
A its steel industry is highly developed sfR中国英语学习网
B it has great influence on the world sfR中国英语学习网
C it is an important economic center of the world sfR中国英语学习网
D people from different races live there together sfR中国英语学习网
5 The first Puritans came to America on the ship _____. sfR中国英语学习网
A Codpeed B Susan Constant C May Flower D Discovery sfR中国英语学习网
6 Americans celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May to honor those who have _____. sfR中国英语学习网
A given their lives for their country sfR中国英语学习网
B made great scientific discoveries sfR中国英语学习网
C won American great reputation in sports sfR中国英语学习网
D donated large amounts of money to the country sfR中国英语学习网
7 “Trick or Treat” is a phrase that children often use when they celebrated _____. sfR中国英语学习网
A New Year’s Day B Veteran’s Day C Halloween D Christmas sfR中国英语学习网
8 The Easter egg and the hare, two of the symbols most frequently associated with Easter, are considered to present _____. sfR中国英语学习网
A vigor and bravery B fertility and new life sfR中国英语学习网
C originality and speed D happiness and fun sfR中国英语学习网
9 Which of the following books is not written by Mark Twain, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens? sfR中国英语学习网
A The Adventures of Tom Sawyer sfR中国英语学习网
B The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn sfR中国英语学习网
C Life on the Mississippi sfR中国英语学习网
D Leaves of grass sfR中国英语学习网
10 Which of the following books is written by Washington Irving? sfR中国英语学习网
A Nature B The Scarlet Letter C The Sketch Book D Farewell to Arms
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练习题答案及题解: sfR中国英语学习网
1 D, 落基山脉位于美国西北部, 向东南延伸。 sfR中国英语学习网
2 A, 好莱坞和迪士尼均位于洛杉矶。 sfR中国英语学习网
3 B, 《新闻周刊》是美国的报纸, 而《国际先驱论坛》是法国的, 《卫报》和《每日电讯》为英国的。 sfR中国英语学习网
4 D, 美国被称之为“大熔炉”是因为来自世界各地的人们所带来的各自的文化在此交融形成独特的多元文化特征。 sfR中国英语学习网
5 C, 首批清教徒到美国时乘坐的船是“五月花号”。 sfR中国英语学习网
6 A, Memorial Day 是美国的阵亡将士纪念日。 sfR中国英语学习网
7 C, 万圣节是美国的传统节日。万圣节前夜, 孩子们带着各种面具, 穿着奇异的衣服,跑到邻居家门前,高声喊着:“Trick or Treat”,向大人们讨要糖果。不给的邻居就会遭到小孩的恶作剧。 sfR中国英语学习网
8 B, 复活节彩蛋和兔子是“多产和新生”的象征。 sfR中国英语学习网
9 D, Leaves if grass 是 Walt Whitman 的作品。 sfR中国英语学习网
10 C, Washington Irving 被称作是美国文学之父, 这是他最有名的作品。A 是 Ralph W. Emerson 的作品, B 是 Nathaniel Hawthorne 的作品, D 是 Earnest Hemingway 的作品。
美国概况 59q中国英语学习网
练习题: 59q中国英语学习网
1 The world-famous Havard University is in _____. 59q中国英语学习网
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2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong? 59q中国英语学习网
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B Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals. 59q中国英语学习网
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D Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree. 59q中国英语学习网
3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment. 59q中国英语学习网
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4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States. 59q中国英语学习网
A Yellowstone National Park B Grand Canyon 59q中国英语学习网
C St. Patrick’s Cathedral D Stonehenge 59q中国英语学习网
5 ____ was an actor before he became the President. 59q中国英语学习网
A Ronald Reagan B Abraham Lincoln C Herbert Hoover D Jimmy Carter 59q中国英语学习网
6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans. 59q中国英语学习网
A Hippies B Yankees C Uncle Sam D Brother Jonathan 59q中国英语学习网
7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then. 59q中国英语学习网
A New York B Washington D.C. C Philadelphia D Boston 59q中国英语学习网
8 Which of the following people was not an American President? 59q中国英语学习网
A John Hancock B John Adams C John Q. Adams D Jimmy Carter 59q中国英语学习网
9 Henry Fond was the first man to _____. 59q中国英语学习网
A design a plane B fly an aeroplane C mass-produciton D design and make a car 59q中国英语学习网
10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, … ”were the words by _____. 59q中国英语学习网
A Thomas Jefferson B Abraham Lincoln C Andrew Johnson D Theodore Roosevelt 59q中国英语学习网
练习题答案及题解: 59q中国英语学习网
1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。 59q中国英语学习网
2 C, 在美国, 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工, 耶鲁大学, 哈佛大学都是私立的。 59q中国英语学习网
3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道, 其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近, 周围云集了几十家剧院, 上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。 59q中国英语学习网
4 D, Stonehenge 在英国, 是古代城池的遗迹。 59q中国英语学习网
5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞闯荡20多年,参与演出了50多部电影。 59q中国英语学习网
6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于代表美国人,俗称美国佬。 在美国南部,Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民, 即北方佬;而对多数美国人来说,Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。 59q中国英语学习网
7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职, 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。 59q中国英语学习网
8 A, John Hancock,因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大,他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。 59q中国英语学习网
9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师, 虽然没有发明汽车, 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。 59q中国英语学习网
10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡阵亡将士墓举行落成仪式上发表的著名的《葛底斯堡演说》的片语。。
1.____refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.
A Allegory B Conflict C Irony D Flashback
2.___was recognized as the greatest poet of Victorian England.
A Tennyson B Robert Browning C Mrs.Browning D Robert Burns
3.James Joyce is the author of all the following novels EXCEPT____
A Dubliners B A Potrait of the Artist as a Young Man
C Jude the Obscure D Ulysses
4.Which of the follwing poets is different from the others?
A John Donne B John Keats C Lord Byron D Percy Bysshe Shelley
5.William Wordsworth is an English ____
A poet B novelist C playwright D critic
6.The compiler of A Dictionary of the English Language is _____
A Joseph Addison B Richard Steele C Samuel Johnson D Laurence Stern
7.My Last Duchess is a monologue poem written by ____
A William Shakespeare B Robert Browing C Ben Jonson D Robert Herrick
8. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" is an epigrammatic line by ____
A John Keats B William Blake C William Wordsworth D Percy Bysshe Shelley
9.Paradise Lost is a masterpiece by ____
A Christopher Marlow B John Miltom C William Shakespeare D Ben Johnson
10. James Joyce mostly wrote about his hometown ____
A London B Dublin C New York D Edinburgh
答案:
1.D irony 是指“反讽”,揭示事物表面与真相的差别。
2.A Aflred Tennyson 被称为维多利亚时代最杰出的英国诗人。他的主要作品为:The Princess,Maud 和短诗 Break,Break,Break。
3.C Jude the Obscure是Thomas Hardy的作品。
4.A 除了John Donn是玄学派诗人外,另外三位为浪漫主义派诗人。
5.A William Wordsworth是英国前浪漫主义诗人。
6.C Samuel Johnson(1709-1784)编写的《英语字典》是之后所有英语字典的基石。
7.B Robert Browning(1812-1889)擅于写独角剧,他的代表作是My Last Duchess和Meeting at Night。
8.A Beauty is truth, truth beauty是John Keats的写作宗旨,他用尽毕生精力追求能够表达一切美丽事物的诗篇。
9.B 《失乐园》和《复乐园》均为John Milton所做。
10.B James Joyce出生于爱尔兰的首都都柏林,主要作品有:A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,Ulysses。故事合集Dubliners。
加拿大概况
1 What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf? fQx中国英语学习网
A United States of America fQx中国英语学习网
B United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland fQx中国英语学习网
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D Canada
2 The national anthem of Canada is ____ fQx中国英语学习网
A Canada The Beautiful B O Canada C God Defend Canada D Advance Canada Fair
3 The capital city of Canada is ____ fQx中国英语学习网
A Montreal B Toronto C Albert D Ottawa
4 According to the Official Language of Act of Canada, there are two official language in this country: they are____ fQx中国英语学习网
A English and Spanish B English and Portuguese C English and French D English and Celtic
5Canada is a world ____producer of nickel, zinc, and asbestos…… fQx中国英语学习网
A primary B second C third D fourth
6 The highest peak in Canada is ____, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada. fQx中国英语学习网
A. Mount Lawrence B. Mount Superior C. Mount Logan D Mount Huron
7 St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both ____ fQx中国英语学习网
A. America and Mexico B. America and Canada C. America and Cuba D. America and Brazil
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8 Apart from Paris, France, Montreal is regarded as the largest____city in the world, known as “Paris the Second”. fQx中国英语学习网
A. Spanish-speaking B. Portuguese-speaking C. German-speaking D. French-speaking
9____, the third largest city in Canada, is well known as Ice-Free Harbor. fQx中国英语学习网
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10.Canada is the world’s ____country in terms of land area. fQx中国英语学习网
A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest
答案及解析:
1.D 加拿大国树为枫树,期国徽和国旗上都有枫叶的图案,因此长期以来枫叶被视作加拿大的象征。 fQx中国英语学习网
2.B 加拿大国歌是《啊!加拿大》。 fQx中国英语学习网
3.D加拿大首都是渥太华,位于安大略省东南部与魁北克省交界处,是加拿大的经济政治中心,同时也是加拿大的文化中心。 fQx中国英语学习网
4.C 1867年的《不列颠北美法案》将英法两种语言定为加拿大联邦政府和魁北克省社会公共机构的官方语言。1968年的《官方语言法案》规定英语和法语均为加拿大官方语言。 fQx中国英语学习网
5.A 加拿大是世界锌和石棉的第一大生产国,钾碱产量居世界第二,黄金产量居第三,铜产量位居第四。 fQx中国英语学习网
6.C 加拿大最高峰为洛根峰,海拔6050米。 fQx中国英语学习网
7.B 美加边境有两条国际河流,一条是哥伦比亚河,另一条是圣劳伦斯河。 fQx中国英语学习网
8.D 蒙特利尔的法裔加拿大占全市人口的三分之二,是除了法国巴黎以外世界上最大的法语城市,素有“小巴黎”之称。 fQx中国英语学习网
9.D温哥华总人口190万,是加拿大第三大城市和工商业中心,也是不列颠哥伦比亚区的最大城市、加拿大西海岸主要港口和横贯加拿大全景铁路线的终点。它还是一个天然良港,动机不结冰。 fQx中国英语学习网
10.B 加拿大位于美国以北,是世界上仅次于俄国的第二大国家。fQx中国英语学习网
美国文学
1.The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by ____
A Jack London B Charles Dickens C Samuel Coleridge D Ernest Hemingway
2.In which novel can "Yahoo" be found?
A John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
B Edmund Spencer's The Faerie Queen
C Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
D Henry Fielding's Tom Jones
3.The Catcher in the Rye is written by ____
A J.D. Salinger B Jack London C Flannery O'Connor D Saul Bellow
4.The image of the famous "henpecked husband" is created by____
A Washington Irving B Fennimore Cooper C Edith Wharton D William Dean Howells
5.The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be ____
A O'Neil B Pound C Robert Frost DScott Fitzgerald
6.____ is the most important person of the transcendental club.
A Hawthorn B Whitman C Emerson D Hemingway
7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except____
A fridendship B love and marriage C life and death D war and peace
8.Robert Frost is a famous ____
A novelist B playwright C poet D literary critic
9.Dover Beach is written by ____
A Robert Browning B Alfred Tennyson C Mathew Arnold D Dylan Thomas
10.The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the ____ in the literary history of the United States.
A Age of Realism B Age of Clasicalism C Age of Romanticism D Age of Renaissance
答案及解析:
1.D 《老人与海》是海明威的作品。
2.C Jonathan Swift的Gulliver's Travels(《格列弗游记》)中yahoo暗指人类,集人类丑陋面于一身,服务于动物的一类生物。
3.A The Catcher in the Rye(《麦田里的守望者》)是J.D. Salinger(J.D. 赛琳格)的名著。
4.A henpecked husband 是指“怕老婆的男人”,改典型形象出自Washington Irving 的Rip Van Winkle。
5.D 二十世纪出现Jazz Age,这一代的年轻人物欲膨胀,沉迷酒色。Scott Fitzgerald的 Great Gatsby《了不起的盖茨比》根据时代特征,对深深讽刺了所谓的美国梦。
6.C Emerson是超验主义的重要代表,所著Nature《论自然》代表了他的哲学观。
7.D Emily Dickinson(1709-1784),美国女诗人,终生未嫁。主要诗歌包括:I Could Not Sto for Death还有,I'm Nobody. Who Are You?
诗歌主题为:爱情,自然,友谊,死亡与不朽。
8.C Robert Frost是十九世纪的美国诗人,后因父亲过世已经英国,在新英格兰享有很高名望。主要作品有:The Road Not Taken,Mending Wall。
9.C Dover Beach(《多弗的海滩》)是Mathew Arnold 的作品。
10.A 1865-1914,也就是美国内战结束之后,第一次世界大战爆发之前。这个时候涌现的作家,比如Mark Twain刻画出美国经济政治发展引发的社会现实问题,包括“Gold Rush”。
本期内容:英国概况
1.____is the home of golf.
A England B Scotland C Wales D Ireland
2.Which of the follwing languages is NOT spoken in Scotland?
A English B Scottish C Gaelic D Denish
3.The election of ____ made Margaret Thatcher to power and she became the first woman prime minister.
A 1979 B 1980 C 1982 D 1992
4.To its full sense, the British Parliament consist of ____
A the House Lord and the House of Commons
B the House and the Senate
C the Queen and the Hosue of Lords
D the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons
5.The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the center of London, was built by ____
A King Harold B Robin Hood C Oliver Cromwell D William the Conqueror
6.There are ____ state churches in Britain.
A two B three C four D five
7.When Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, and was succeeded by his son____, the regime began immediately to collapse.
A Henry B Hamilton C Richard D Charles
8.____ birthday is a great event in Britain since it marks the beginning of full manhood or womanhood.
A The twenty-first B The eighteenth C The nineteenth D The twentieth
9.Reuters was founded in ____
A 1715 B 1751 C 1851 D 1815
10. What is (are) the nickname(s) of the U.S.A.?
A Uncle Sam B Brother Jonathan C Yankee D All of the above
答案及解析:
1.B 高尔夫是一项古老的贵族的运动,源于十五世纪或更早以前的苏格兰,苏格兰地区山多,气候湿润,多雾,非常适合牧草生长,这里的工业文明以前是连绵不断的牧场。相传当时牧羊人放牧闲暇时,用木板玩游戏,将石子击入兔子窝或洞中。久而久之形成了使用不同的球杆并按一定的规则击球。
2.D Gaelic苏格兰盖尔语是高地苏格兰人的传统语言;更多人使用的语言是英语。一直到15世纪末,盎格鲁人仍然以他们的语言称苏格兰盖尔语为「苏格兰语」(盎格鲁语:Scottish)。
3.A Margaret Thatcher 在1979年成为英国首相,为英国史上第一个女首相。
4.D 具体的说,英国的议会是有元首,上议院和下议院组成。其中,元首没有实权,上议员由大法官(Lord Chancellor)掌权,是由神职议员(the Lord Spiritual)和世俗议员(the Lord Temporal),下议院的成员是通过选举产生的651名议员,以首相为首。
5.D 伦敦塔名为“塔”,实际上是公元11世纪处于罗马统治时期的一座城堡式建筑。
6.A英国有两大国教: 在英格兰是英格兰教(Church of England)或者英国圣公会,在苏格莎白的头衔全称为“托上帝宏恩,大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合国和她的其他领土和领地的女王、英联邦元首、基督教的保护者伊丽莎白二世”。可见,英/女王是基督教的保护者。
7.C Oliver Cromwell的儿子在父亲过世后继承王权,但是不久后掌控的政体瓦解。1660年,议会扶植流浪法国的前国王儿子Charle二世当国王。
8.A 在英国,21岁生日是个大生日,因为他们认为21岁是大人开始的年龄。
9.C 路透社是世界四大通讯社之一,也是英国创办最早的通讯社。1850年由保罗·朱利叶斯·路透 (paul julius reuter)在德国亚琛创办,1851年迁址到伦敦。创办人路透原为德国人,后加入英国籍。1865年,路透把他的私人通讯社扩展成为一家大公司。
10.D “山姆大叔”(Uncle Sam),“乔纳森大哥”和“扬基老”都是美国和美国人的绰号。