9趣味英美文化

EnglishforFunBriefIntroduction•QuestiontothinkaboutHowmanycountriesarethereintheworldinwhichEnglishisspokenasthefirstlanguage?Givethenames.•Answers:•theUK•theRepublicofIrelandtheUSACanadaAustraliaNewZealand1.theUK2.theRepublicofIreland3.Australia4.NewZealand5.theUSA6.CanadaWhatisthefullnameOftheUK?Officialname:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。ThreepoliticaldivisionsontheislandofGreatBritain:England,ScotlandandWales.大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。theUK=EnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandEnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIreland+++theRepublicofIrelandEnglandisinthesouthernpartofGreatBritain.Itisthelargest,mostpopuloussection.Capital:LondonScotlandisinthenorthofGreatBritain.Ithasthreenaturalzones(theHighlandsinthenorth;theCentrallowlands;thesouthUplands)Capital:EdinburghWalesisinthewestofGreatBritain.Capital:CardiffNorthernIrelandisthefourthregionoftheUK.Capital:BelfastClimateBritain'sfavorableclimateBritainhasamaritimeclimate---wintersarenottoocoldandsummersarenottoohot.Ithasasteadyreliablerainfallthroughoutthewholeyear.Thetemperaturevarieswithinasmallrange.ThefactorsinfluencetheclimateinBritain:1）Thesurroundingwaterstendtobalancetheseasonaldifferencesbyheatingupthelandinwinterandcoolingitoffinsummer;2）Theprevailingsouth-westwindsortheWesterliesblowoverthecountryalltheyearroundbringingwarmandwetairinwinterandkeepingthetemperaturesmoderate;3）TheNorthAtlanticDriftpassesthewesterncoastoftheBritishIslesandwarmsthem.Let’senjoysomepicturesoftheUnitedKingdom.Doyouknowthem?TheBritishMuseum大英博物馆BigBen大本钟BuckinghamPalace白金汉宫St.Paul’sCathedral圣保罗大教堂WestminsterAbbey威斯敏斯特教堂RoyalObservatoryGreenwich格林威治天文台TowerBridge塔桥Stonehenge巨石阵LondonEyeTheRiverThames泰晤士河SomecitiesintheUnitedKingdomOxfordCambridgeUniversity剑桥大学A:TheUnitedStatesofAmericaB:UsuallystupidandannoyingHawaiiAlaskaUnitedStatesUSAStatueofLibertyWhiteHousePresidentHill•ThefourpresidentsareGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,TheodoreRoosevelt,AbrahamLincoln.UnitedNationsHeadquartersBroadwayTheaterDistrict•ThebillboardoftheWinterGardenTheaterontheAvenueoftheAmericaninNewYorkCityadvertisestheBroadwayshowCats.GoldenGateBridge(金门大桥）YellowStoneNationalParkTheNiagaraFalls•ItliesontheNiagaraRiver.•1、美国的绰号是______，•英国的绰号是______.•A.AuntSam，UncleJohn•B.NewContinent，GreatBritain•C.Washington，Elizabeth•D.UncleSam，JohnBullJustforfun^.^DifferenttypesofUncleSamChristmasSamOlympicSamSoldierSamMickySamSupermansamDogSamWorkerSamCowboySam2、中央电视台屏幕上经常会有CCTV的字样，它的完整形式是______.A.ChinaCentralTelevisionB.CentralCommunicationTelevisionC.ChinaControlTelevisionD.CentralCommitteeTelevision3、Whathastwolegsbutcan'twalk?compass(圆规)4、Whatisyours,butisusedbyothersmorethanbyyourself?Yourname6、改换一个字母变成新单词evermarchstoreevenmatchstory5、What’stheChinesefor“sixofoneandhalfadozenoftheother?”A.六分之一B.人云亦云C.半斤八两D.见一面分一半C.半斤八两B7、HowdoEnglishpeoplecall“钞票”?A、billB、noteC8.____isthelargeststateinareaintheU.S.A.A.FloridaB.LouisianaC.Alaska9.WhoisthePresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.GeorgeW.BushGeorgeH.W.BushBillClintonBarackObamaB.Redbreast知更鸟10.WhichisthenationalanimaloftheUK?A.Beaver海狸C.Baldeagle秃头鹰A.B.C.D.11.WhichbelongstotheUK?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeEiffelTowerBigBen12.WhoareAmericans?ABCDEKeanuReevesDavidBeckhamStevenSpeilbergRonaldinhoBritainBrazil13•两种或两种以上的酒或酒与其他饮料（如苏打水、桔子原汁、牛奶等）配成，当然你也可以添加水果或其他辅料。考究一点的是将酒或其他饮料按一定操作方法逐一加入，形成色彩各异的分层，十分富有情调。•请问这是哪种饮料？•Cocktail.14、有一种草叫“勿忘我”，文人常用它来描述相思与痴情。这种草的英语名字叫____A.Don‘tforgetmeB.forget-me-notC.no-forgettinggrassD.not-forget-me15、“美国之音”的英语形式是_______.A.AmericanSoundB.theSoundofAmericaC.theVoiceofAmericaD.FreeVoiceB.forget-me-notC.theVoiceofAmerica16、近几年，许多中国人，尤其是年轻人，开始慢慢喜欢上西方的洋节日。请问，下面哪个西方节日的时间是在每年的2月？A.EasterB.HolySaturdayC.St.Valentine‘sDayD.AprilFool’sDayC17.HowmanygoldmetalsdidMichaelPhelpswonintheOlympicsin2008?A4B3C8D6A18.___isbasicallyahomeandfamilyfestival.A.ChristmasB.BoxingDayC.EasterMondayA19.ArthurMiller’sMasterpieceis____.A.DeathofaSalesmanB.TheCrucibleC.ThePrice20.Guessthenameofthemovie1、许多同学都有电子邮箱，如[e-mail]其中的@表示什么意思，怎么读？A.@的意思是“电脑”，读“a外一个圈”。B.@的意思是“邮箱”，读“圈内一个a”。C.@的意思是“为”，读音与for相同。D.@的意思是“在”，读音与at相同。2、你给一个手机关机的人打电话，你在电话中听到的英语是：A.Sorry，thephoneyouwaitedispoweredoff.B.Sorry，thephoneyoudialedispoweringoff.C.Sorry，thephoneyoucalledispoweredoff.D.Sorry，thephoneyoulikedispoweringoff.3、whatnumbercanyoutakehalfandleavenothing?84、Wellwhatgoesupandnevergoesdown?Yourage.5、What’sChinesemeaningof“awhiteelephant.”A.一件无用而累赘的东西B.一头白象C.白给的东西D.白色陷阱6、改换一个字母变成新单词witchfanstagewatchfunstateA7、WhichistheAmericanexpression?A、Ihaveacar.B、Ihavegotacar.B8.Edinburghisthecapitalof_____.A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.WalesA.B.C.D.9.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblem（国徽）10.WhichisthenationalfloweroftheUK?A.CherryB.RoseC.Peony(牡丹)11.WhoisanEnglishfootballplayer?B.D.BeckhamRonaldinhoGermanBrazilianA.C.ItalianTottiPodolski12.WhichareAmericanbrands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland13.•随着计算机网络化的发展，犯罪分子也开始利用高科技，进行犯罪活动，出现了许多所谓的“黑客”。“黑客”指凭借目已的高科技知识，采用非法手段逃过计登机网络系统的存取控制而进入访一算机网络，进行非法及破坏活动。•请问网络上的黑客怎么说？•hacker.14、whatkindofdogneverbite?hotdog15、Whatletterisananimal?B（BEE）16、Ifyouthro