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
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. 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
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
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 rateC. 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 celebrated?B
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
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
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
二、问答题
are the two major parties in Britan?
They are the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. is the official full name of Britain?
It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
is the head of government in Ireland? It is the Prime Minister. is James Joyce?
He is the most well-know Irish writer of the modern period. were the first Americans? They were the Indians.
kind of economic system does the United States have?
It has a free-market economy with a dominant private sector. is bilingualism?
The phenomenon that English and French are the two official languages in Canada is called bilingualism
8.What is the Canada Council?
It is the Canadian Government’s funding agency.
10. Oxford and Cambridge are the most well-known universities in Britain.
11.美国最重要的节日是什么；万圣节为几月几日？
美国最重要的节日是圣诞节，万圣节每年的11月01日。 12.美国内战爆发于_1861_年，结束于_1865_年。
13. 《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》、《麦克白》,是莎士比亚四大悲剧作品之一。
14.在美国感恩节是每年11月的最后一个 星期四.
official languages in Quebec, Canada are English and French.
capital city of Australia is _Canberra_; the largest city is Sydney.
纽约__是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济贸易中心和最主要的港口。