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英语国家概况知识

英语国家概况知识测试

英国部分

1.TheNorthernmostpartofGreatBritainis_____.

A.WalesB.NorthernIrelandC.ScotlandD.England

2.ThepersonfromtheBritishroyalfamilywhogaveupthethroneforthesakeofloveandmarriagewas_______.

A.DukeofWindsorB.DukeofYork

C.DukeofCanterburyD.DukeofLancaster

3.Inthemiddleofthe19thcenturywarswerefoughtbetweenChinaandBritain,knownas____.

A.theHeroinWarB.theCocaineWar

C.theOpiumWarD.theMarihuanaWar

4.ThenationalanthemofBritainis___.

A.MarchoftheVolunteersB.Marseillaise

C.GodSavetheKing/QueenD.TheStar-SpangledBanner

5.Thenon-electedhouseoftheBritishParliamentis_____.

A.HouseofLordsB.HouseofCommons

C.HouseofRepresentativesD.HouseofSenate

6.HowoftenisthegeneralelectionofmembersofParliamentfortheHouseofCommons?

A.Every9years.B.Every7years.

C.Every5years.D.Every3years.

7.Whatis（are）thenickname（s）ofBritain?

A.JohnBull.B.TheBritishLion.

C.TheSun-Never-SetEmpire.D.Alloftheabove

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabuildinginBritain?

A.WestminsterAbbey.B.CrystalPalace

C.TateGalleryD.RadioCityMusicHall.

9.“Thegreatwen”refersto_______.

A.NewYorkB.LondonC.ParisD.Sydney

10.ThechairmanwhopresidesovermeetingsanddebatesintheHouseofCommonsisofficiallycalledthe______.

A.ChairmanB.ChancellorC.SpeakerD.President

11.Edinburghisthecapitalcityof_____.

A.WalesB.IrelandC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland

12.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____,whichis354kilometerslong.

A.RiverTayB.RiverThamesC.RiverSevernD.RiverMersey

13.TheEnglishChannelbetweenEnglandandFranceisquitenarrowandthenarrowestpartisonly____kilometers.

A.33B.32C.31D.30

14.Theelectionof1979returnedthe____PartytopowerinBritain.

A.LiberalB.FreeC.LaborD.Conservative

15.TheIndustrialRevolutionbegan____inBritain.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last

16.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy”theheadofStateis_____.

A.presidentB.primeministerC.chairmanD.king/queen

17.Thelaw-makingbody—thelegislature—inBritainis_____.

A.CongressB.NationalPeople’sCongress

C.ParliamentD.Conference

18.TheBritishCrownPrincemustbe_____.

A.PrinceCharmingB.PrinceofEngland

C.PrinceofScotlandD.PrinceofWales

19.Thereare___statechurchesinBritain.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

20.TheQueenorKingofBritainisthedefenderof_____.

A.ChristianityB.RomanCatholicismC.IslamD.Judaism

美国部分

21.Whatis（are）thenickname（s）oftheU.S.A?

A.UncleSam.B.BrotherJonathan.C.Yankee.D.Alloftheabove

22.Namethelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.

A.Erie.B.Ontario.C.Superior.D.Michigan.

23.AmericacelebratesitsNationalDayon_____.

A,July4B.June4C.July14D.June14

24.InwhichcitywasPresidentJohnF.Kennedyassassinatedin1963?

A.SanFrancisco,California.B.Washington,D.C.

C.Seattle,Washington.D.Dallas,Texas

25.GivethenamesofthetwoAmericanpresidentswhowereassassinatedduringtheirpresidency.

A.JohnKennedyandFranklinRoosevelt.B.AbrahamLincolnandJohnKennedy.

C.AbrahamLincolnandRonaldReagan.D.RonaldReaganandFranklinRoosevelt.

26.WhichsportissupposedtobeAmerica’snationalsportandusedtobecalled“Americans’favorablepastime”?

A.Baseball.B.Basketball.C.RugbyD.Cricket.

27.Whatwasthenameofthefirstmanwhowalkedonthemoon?

A.NeilArmstrong.B.EugeneO’Neal.C.LouiseStrong.D.VanGau.

28.WhichcityiscalledMotorcity?

A.Detroit.B.ChicagoC.Boston.D.Denver

29.WhatistheAmericannationalanthem?

A.MarchoftheVolunteersB.Marseillaise

C.GodSavetheKing/QueenD.TheStar-SpangledBanner

30.NamethetwomajorpoliticalpartiesofU.S.A.

A.TheNationalPartyandtheFreeParty.

B.TheLaborPartyandtheConservativeParty.

C.TheDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.

D.ThePeople’sPartyandtheUnionParty.

31.HowmanybranchesofgovernmentareoutlinedintheU.S.A.?

A.Four.B.Three.C.Two.D.One.

32.WhichtwolakesdowsetheNiagaraFallsconnect?

A.ErieandOntario.B.MichiganandOntario.

C.SuperiorandHuron.D.ErieandSuperior

33.Inwhichuniversitydidthefirstcomputercomeintobeing?

A.StanfordUniversity.B.PrincetonUniversity.

C.PennsylvaniaUniversity.D.HarvardUniversity.

34.WhendidChinaandtheUnitedStatesofAmericanormalizetheirdiplomaticrelations?

A.In1972B.In1975B.In1977D.In1979

35.ThesmalleststateintermsofsizeintheU.S.A.is_____.

A.NevadaB.RhodeIslandC.HawaiiD.Maine

36.WhatismeantbyCIA?

A.CentralIntelligenceAgency.B.CommunicationInformationAssociation.

C.CulturalInstituteofAustralia.D.ConcentrationofInvestigationApplication.

37.WhatcityintheU.S.A.isconsideredthebirthplaceofjazzmusic?

A.SaltLakeCity.B.Boston.C.Seattle.D.NewOrleans

38.NametheriverthatflowsbyWashingtonD.C.,onwhichthecapitaloftheU.S.A.islocated.

A.Colorado.B.Potomac.C.Columbia.D.Missouri.

39.TheAmericanNegroleaderwhowasawardedtheNobelPrizeforPeacein1964andassassinatedin1968was______.

A.MartinLutherB.ToniMorrisonC.MartinLutherKingD.NelsonMandela

40.WhatisthenameoftheAmericannationalflag?

A.TheStar-SpangledBanner.B.TheStarsandStripes.

C.TheOldGloryD.Alloftheabove.

41.TheGreatPlainalongtheMississippiRiverisknownasthe____.

A.AmericanWineJarB.AmericanGranary

C.AmericanGardenD.AmericanFishingCenter

42.OneofthemostfamousnationalparksintheUSisthe______.

A,YellowstoneNationalParkB.HydePark

C.KakaduNationalParkD.RoseGarden

43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaplaceintheUSA?

A.EmpireStateBuilding.B.FifthAvenue.

C.TrafalgarSquareD.UnitedNationsPlaza.

加拿大部分

44.WhatcountryisknownastheLandofMapleLeaf?

A.UnitedStatesofAmerica.

B.UnitedKindomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.

C.NewZealand.D.Canada.

45.ThenationalanthemofCanadais______.

A.CanadaTheBeautifulB.OCanada

C.GodDefendCanadaD.AdvanceCanadaFair

46.ThecapitalcityofCanadais______.

A.MontrealB.TorontoC.AlbertD.Ottawa

47.AccordingtotheOfficialLanguageActofCanada,therearetwoofficiallanguagesinthiscountry:

theyare_____.

A.EnglishandSpanishB.EnglishandPortuguese

C.EnglishandFrenchD.EnglishandCeltic

48.Canadaisaworld____producerofnickel,zinc,andasbestos…

A.primaryB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

49.ThehighestpeakinCanadais_____,whichisintheYukonTerritoryofnorthwestCanada.

A.MountLawrenceB.MountSuperiorC.MountLoganD.MountHuron

50.ApartfromParis,France,Montrealisregardedasthelargest____cityintheworld,knownas“ParistheSecond”.

A.Spanish-speakingB.Portuguese-speaking

C.German-speakingD.French-speaking

51.____,thethirdlargestcityinCanada,iswellknownasIce-FreeHarbor.

A.MontrealB.QuebecC.TorontoD.Vancouver

52.Canadaistheworld’s____countryintermsoflandarea.

A.largestB.secondlargestC.thirdlargestD.fourthlargest

53.InCanada,nearly_____ofthelandhasnopermanentpopulation.

A.90%B.89%C.88%D.87%

54.TheCanadianfederalstatewasestablishedin_____.

A.1847B.1857C.1867D.1877

55.TheQueenisrepresentedinCanadabytheGovernor-General,whoisappointedontherecommendationofthe_____.

A.PresidentB.SpeakerC.PrimeMinisterD.Chancellor

56.Itwas______whoestablishedthesettlementinCanadain1608.

A.JohnCabotB.ChamplainC.JacquesCartierD.HenryHudson

57.Canadaranksthirty-____inpopulationintheworld.

A.fourthB.thirdC.secondD.first

58.ThelargestuniversityinCanadais______University.

A.LavalB.QuebecC.TorontoD.Montreal

59.ThelargestuniversityinCanadais_____University.

A.LavalB.QuebecC.TorontoD.Montreal

60.AsurveyofCanadianleisureactivitiesshowedthat_____wasthemostpopularformofrecreationinthesummer.

A.tennisB.swimmingC.golfD.baseball

澳大利亚部分

61.WhatarethetwoanimalsthatAustraliaismostfamousfor?

A.Emuandpossum.B.Echidnaandplatypus.

C.Possumandwombat.D.Kangarooandkoala.

62.ThemodernbaySydneyusedtobeknownas____.

A.PortJackson.B.SydneyHarborC.ArgentiaBayD.WharfPeters

63.ThenativepeopleofAustraliawhoprobablycamefromsomewhereinAsiaatleast30,000yearsagoareknownas____.

A.GypsiesB.AboriginesC.MaorisD.Pygmies

64.Australiaisthe____largestcountryintheworld.

A.forthB.fifthC.sixthD.seventh

65.Australiaismadeupof_____statesandtwoterritories.

A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven

66.ThenationalplantofAustraliais____.

A.mulberrytreeB.wattleC.eucalyptusD.sequoia

67._____,isthenationalanthemofAustraliasince1984.

A.FairAustralia,AdvanceB.AustraliaFair,Advance

C.AdvanceAustraliaFairD.AdvanceFairAustralia

68.Thereare____starsontheAustralianNationalFlag.

A.9B.8C.7D.6

69.ThecapitalcityofAustraliais_____.

A.CanberraB.SydneyC.MelbourneD.Darwin

70.KoalaintheAboriginallanguagemeans____.

A.“Ican’tsee”B.“Idon’tdrink”

C.“Idon’twanttotellyou”D.“Idon’tknow”

71.TheAustralianpopulationisstillmainlyof____descent.

A.GermanB.FrenchC.AmericanD.British

72.ItisassumedthatthefirstEuropeanswhoreachedAustralia’sshoreswerethe_____.

A.PortugueseB.GermanC.FrenchD.British

73.Itwas_____,anEnglishnavigatorandexplorer,whofinallyputAustraliaonthemap.

A.WilliamDampierB.JamesCookC.DirkHartogD.Abel