英语专业八级人文知识国家概况总结
英语专业八级人文知识
美国概况
1. In area, the United States is the ____ largest country in the world.
A 2nd
B 3rd
C 4th
D 5th
2. The 50th state in America is ____
A Alaska
B Texas
C Hawaii
D Rhode Island
3. Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, is located in ____
A Hawaii
B Alaska
C Texas
D Perth
4. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of ____.
A the Great Depression
B the Black Power Movement
C the Watergate Scandal
D the Isolation policy
5.All the following universities are located in New England EXCEPT____
A Yale
B Harvard
C MIT
D Berkeley
6.The United States has less than 6% of the world’s population. yet it produces about ____ of the total world output.
A 20%
B 25%
C 30%
D 35%
7.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?
A The Rio Grande River
B The southern Rocky Mountains
C The Colorado River
D The Gulf of California
8. The US formally entered the Second World War in ____
A 1937
B 1939 C1941 D 1943
9. The Presidents during the American Civil War was .
A Andrew Jackson
B Abraham Lincoln
C Thomas Jefferson
D George Washington
10 The emblem of the Democratic Party is ____.
A elephant
B donkey
C bear
D bull
答案及解析
1.C
按领土面积计算：美国是继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后的第四名。
2.C 1959年，Alasica和Hawaii分别为第四十九个和第五十个加入美国的州。
3.A Mauna Loa（摩纳罗亚山）是世界上最大的活火山。位于美国Hawaii（夏威夷）。
4.C 尼克松总统辞职是由于轰动一时的丑闻水门事件
水门事件指美国共和党政府在1972年总统竞选运动中的非法活动暴露后的政治丑闻。
5.D Berkeley
（伯克利），是加利福尼亚大学分院，位于美国加利福尼亚西部。而新英格兰地区包括美国的六个州，由北至南分别为：缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙特州、麻萨诸塞州、罗德岛、康乃狄克州。New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
6.B
美国人口低于世界人口总值的6%，但是美国经济生产总值占世界25%，是高度工业化国家。
7.A The Rio Grand River
（格兰德河）形成了美国与墨西哥的自然分界线。
8.C 1941年的珍珠港事件把美国带入了第二次世界战争，与苏联，英国共同对战法西斯。
9.B Abraham Lincoln
是美国第十六届总统，带领美国人走过美国内战，解放奴隶，但是在战争结束不到一周被暗杀。
10.B 19世纪70年代，在美国的《哈泼斯周刊》上，曾先后出现了政治漫画家托马斯·纳斯特的两幅画，分别以长耳朵的驴和长鼻子的象比拟美国民主党和共和党。后来，纳斯特又在一幅画中同时画进了象和驴，比喻当时的两党竞选。自那以后，驴和象就逐渐成为美国两大党的象征，两党也分别以驴、象作为党徽的标记。
1.In 1620, 201 Pilgrims, to escape religous presecution, sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower. They arrived at ____.
A New York
B Georgia
C Virginia
D Plymouth
2.The earliest institution of higher learning set up in America was ___
A California University
B Yale University
C Harvard College
D Chicago University
3.The Grand Canyon in south-western ____ is one of nature’s most impressive sights.
A Utah
B Arizona
C Nevada
D Idaho
4.American presidents are elected ____.
A every two years
B every four years
C every five years
D every six years
5.In America the judicial is headed by ____.
A the President
B Congress
C the Supreme Court
D the Secretary General
6.In the United States, the first larges immigration movement took plane ____
A right after the War of Independence
B in the mid-1800
C at the turn of the 20th century
D right after the Civil War
7.The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ____
A friendship and happiness
B Peace and plenty, health and happiness
C cooperation and rich reward
D love and happiness
8.In the United Kingdom, the party, which wins the ____ number of seats in the House Commons, becomes the official opposition.
A largest
B second largest
C third largest
D fourth largest
9.Britain was by 1830 the "workshop of the world " because of ____
A agricultural revolution
B industrial revolution
C colonial expansion
D invention of steam engine
10.In America, the three newspaper are of the following EXCEPT ____.
A New York Times
B Reader’s Digest
C Washington Post
D Los Angels Times
1.D 1620年，朝拜者为了逃离宗教迫害，乘坐五月花号，在新英格兰的普来冒斯落脚。
2.C 哈佛大学于1636年创建，它的创建是美国高等教育的开端。
3.B 大峡谷位于美国西南部的亚利桑那州。
4.B 美国总统任期四年，必须是35岁以上的出生于美国的本国公民。
5.C 美国宪法规定，司法部门由美国最高法院管理。
6.C 1815年至1917年间发生了美国历史上的三大移民。第一次是1800年中开始，第二次是1860到1890年，第三次，也是移民人数最多的一次，是1890年到1914年。
7.B 感恩节的主题是：和平，富足，健康和幸福。
8.B 选举结果得到票数最多的叫做大多数党，第二的叫做对立党。
9.B 十九世纪的工业革命使英国成为世界闻名的世界工厂。
10.B Reader's Digest（读者摘要）是杂志，而不是报纸。
1 The world-famous Harvard University is in _____.
A Massachusetts
B New York
C Washington D.C.
D Maine
2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?
A Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory
B Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.
C There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones
D Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree.
3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.
A Broadway
B Wall Street
C The Fifth Avenue
D Times Square
4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.
A Yellowstone National Park
B Grand Canyon
C St. Patrick’s Cathedral
D Stonehenge
5 ____ was an actor before he became the President.
A Ronald Reagan
B Abraham Lincoln
C Herbert Hoover
D Jimmy Carter
6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans.
A Hippies
B Yankees
C Uncle Sam
D Brother Jonathan
7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.
A New York
B Washington D.C.
C Philadelphia
D Boston
8 Which of the following people was not an American President?
A John Hancock
B John Adams
C John Q. Adams
D Jimmy Carter
9 Henry Ford was the first man to _____.
A design a plane
B fly an aeroplane
C mass-produciton
D design and make a car
10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, … ”were the words by _____.
A Thomas Jefferson
B Abraham Lincoln
C Andrew Johnson
D Theodore Roosevelt
1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。
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。
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。
4 D, Stonehenge 在英国，是古代城池的遗迹。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡Gettysburg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。
英国概况
1.____is the home of golf.
A England
B Scotland
C Wales
D Ireland
2.Which of the following languages is NOT spoken in Scotland?
A English
B Scottish
C Gaelic
D Danish
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 House 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
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世纪处于罗曼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（the Church of England），在苏格兰是（the Church of Scotland）
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Charles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。
1 Which of the following is a feature of British education as a whole?
A Education is chaotic.
B Education is extremely expensive and poor people can’t afford it.
C Education is highly centralized.
D Education is rather independent and enjoys a great deal of freedom.
2 The War of 1812 was fought between _____.
A England and France
B England and the United States
C France and the United States
D Britain, Canada and the United States
3 The largest river in the United Kingdom, which runs 355 kilometers and empties into the Bristol Strait, is _____.
A the Seven River
B the Clyde River
C the Thames River
D the Potomac River
4 “God Save the Queen” is the national _____ of Britain.
A flag
B emblem
C anthem
D both A and C
5 The first king of England is _____, who won the overlordship in 829.
A John
B James I
C Egbert
D Henry I
6 In 1588 the English fleet defeated the _____ Armada and established its supremacy over the sea.
A Portuguese
B Italian
C Spanish
D Japanese
7 Big Ben is a famous ____ in London.
A statue
B bridge
C hotel
D clock
8 London is divided into the city of London and _____.
A the west end
B the east end
C the country of greater London
D Scotland yard
9 In 1066, _____ led the Norman army in invading and defeating England.
A William the Conqueror
B Julius Caesar
C Alfred the Great
D Claudius
10 Which of the following sports was not invented in Britain?
A Football
B Tennis
C Archery
D Cricket
1 D, 英国教育制度经过几百年的改革，相当的完善和复杂，同时又具有相当的灵活性。
2 D, 1812年6月，美国向英国宣战，其真实用意在于夺取加拿大。成为第二次美英战争。三国都卷入战争。
3 A, 英国最长的河是塞文河。
4 C, 《上帝拯救女王》是英国的国歌。
5 C, 艾格伯国王于829年统一英格兰建立王权。
6 C, 1588年英国舰队摧毁西班牙无敌舰队，从而树立了海上霸权。
7 D, Big Ben 是英国著名的“大本钟”。
8 C, 大伦敦包含伦敦市区以及周围的市郊乡村地带。伦敦市区又分为the west end and the east end，其中the west end 为富人区。
9 A, 1066年，威廉大帝率诺曼底远征英格兰，大获全胜。这是外族侵略英国的最后一次成功。
10 C, 起源于英国的运动是足球、网球和板球，射击不是。
1 Britain was the first country to industrialize because of the following factors except _____.
A Britain was well placed geographically to participate in European and world trade.
B Britain had many rivers, which were useful for transport.
C British engineers had sound training and the inventors were respected.
D British government was increasingly interested in overseas and colonies after the 17th century.
2 The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The _____ has very little power.
A queen
B monarch
C prime minister
D king
3 Which party has always had strong links with the trade unions and received financial support from them?
A the Labor Party
B the Conservative Party
C the Liberal Party
D the Social Democratic Party
4 On accepting ____, the age of constitutional monarchy, of a monarchy with powers limited by Parliament, began.
A Constitutional Law
B The Declaration of Independence
C Civil Law
D Bill of Rights
5 Females were allowed to vote in national elections until ____.
A 1918
B 1916
C 1920
D 1896
6 The British North America Act of 186
7 established ____ as a domain.
A Australia
B Canada
C New Zealand
D India
7 During World War II, as a war leader, _____ received massive popular support and led his country to final victory in 1945.
A Harold Wilson
B Edward Heath
C Franklin Roosevelt
D Winston Churchill
8 The Falkland Islands war was between Britain and _____.
A France
B New Zealand
C Argentina
D Australia
9 In Britain, a _____ is held when a Member of Parliament dies, retires or resigns.
A civic election
B by-election
C popular election
D general election
10 In the United Kingdom, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of _____.
A the Lord Chancellor
B the Monarch
C the Prime Minister
D the King
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英语专八英美文学常识汇总
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