英语专业八级人文知识练习题及答案

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美国概况练习题:1ThetraditionaldividinglineinAmericabetween“east”and“west”is_____.2TheearliestpartinAmericatobefoundandtakenoverbyearlysettlersis____.3ThelargestracialgroupinthewholepopulationofU.S.Ais____.4Before2000,thelargestminoritygroupintheUnitedStatesis____.5____hastheworld’soldestwrittenconstitutionandpoliticalparty.6Theeconomicproblemcausedbythedepressionin1929waseventuallysolvedby____.7IntheUnitedStates,primaryeducationrequires____years.8MostcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesarein____institutions.9ThethreemainlevelsofcourtsofthefederaljudicialsysteminAmericaare____________.10_____(whichstate)isnotgovernedbythecommonlaw.练习题答案及题解:1.TheMississippiRiver,密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。2.TheAtlanticandGulfCoastalPlain,最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。3.Non-hispanicswhite,非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。4.AfricanAmericans,2000年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000年以后,拉丁裔美国人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数,成为美国第一大少数民族群体。5.America,美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。6.WorldWarII,第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。7.Sixyears,美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。8.Public,大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。9.美国的联邦法院系统包括:theUnitedStatesDistrictCourts;theUnitedStatesCourtsofAppeal;theUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.10.Louisana,路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。美国概况练习题:1OfthefiftystatesofAmerica,_____statesnowhavethedeathpenaltyaspunishment.2ThefourmajorregionsoftheUnitedSatesare________________________________.3______region’sculturecharacterwasshapedlargelybyPuritanspirit.4______isthelargeststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.5"Hollywood"isoftenusedasasynonymfor_____6ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais_____.7Thenorth-easternpartoftheUnitedStates――NewEnglandenjoysa_____climate.8TothewestofmainlandAmericanliesthe_____Ocean.9Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforits_____.10ThenativesofthecontinentoftheAmericaarethe_____.练习题答案及题解:1.38,美国现有38个州惩罚罪犯采用死刑。2.Northeast,South,MidwestandWest,美国的主要四大部分不包括北部。3.TheNewEnglandRegion,美国的新英格兰地区,也就是东北部地区深受清教思想的影响。4.California,加利福尼亚州是美国最大的州,拥有人口也最多。5.Americanfilms,好莱坞是美国著名的电影制造地。6.theMississippiRiver,美国最长的河流是密西西比河,也是美国最重要的一条河流。被美国人视为“众河之父”,沿河流域也是美国的主要农作物产区。7.typicalcontinental,美国东北部的新英格兰地区是典型的大陆性气候。冬天寒冷,夏天炎热。8.PacificOcean,美国东临大西洋,西濒太平洋,北接加拿大,南靠墨西哥及墨西哥湾。9.automobileindustry,底特律是美国著名的汽车城。10.Indians,美国的本土居民是当地的印第安人。美国概况练习题:1._____isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.A.WashingtonD.CB.LosAngelesC.SanFranciscoD.NewYorkCity2._____enjoystheworstsocialandeconomicconditions.A.BlacksB.HispanicsC.IndiansD.AsianAmericans3.WashingtonD.C.isnamedafter___________.A.theU.S.PresidentGeorgeWashingtonB.ChristopherColumbusC.bothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbusD.noneofthem4.AmericanandBritishEnglisharetwo_____oftheEnglishlanguage.A.varietiesB.elementsC.partsD.form5.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywas______.A.ThomasJeffersonB.JamesMonroeC.JamesMadisonD.AbrahamLincoln6.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareais_____.A.RhodeIslandB.VirginiaC.TexasD.Montana7.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesisknownas_____.A.theStar-SpangledBannerB.UncleSamC.HotDogD.UnionJack8.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsonthe_____.A.contributionastatehasmadetothenationB.populationC.sizeD.noneoftheabove9.Thetern“FatherofWaters”isusedtoreferto_____.A.theAmazonRiverB.theMississippiRiverC.theNileRiverD.theHudsonRiver10ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeopleby_____asagiftin1884.A.FranceB.SpainC.ItalyD.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。英国概况练习题:1Britainwasthefirstcountrytoindustrializebecauseofthefollowingfactorsexcept_____.ABritainwaswellplacedgeographicallytoparticipateinEuropeanandworldtrade.BBritainhadmanyrivers,whichwereusefulfortransport.CBritishengineershadsoundtrainingandtheinventorswererespected.DBritishgovernmentwasincreasinglyinterestedinoverseasandcoloniesafterthe17thcentury.2TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.The_____hasverylittlepower.AqueenBmonarchCprimeministerDking3Whichpartyhasalwayshadstronglinkswiththetradeunionsandreceivedfinancialsupportfromthem?AtheLaborPartyBtheConservativePartyCtheLiberalPartyDtheSocialDemocraticParty4Onaccepting____,theageofconstitutionalmonarchy,ofamonarchywithpowerslimitedbyParliament,began.AConstitutionalLawBTheDeclarationofIndependenceCCivilLawDBillofRights5Femaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsuntil____.A1918B1916C1920D18966TheBritishNorthAmericaActof1867established____asadomain.AAustraliaBCanadaCNewZealandDIndia7DuringWorldWarII,asawarleader,_____receivedmassivepopularsupportandledhiscountrytofinalvictoryin1945.AHaroldWilsonBEdwardHeathCFranklinRooseveltDWinstonChurchill8TheFalklandIslandswarwasbetweenBritainand_____.AFranceBNewZealandCArgentinaDAustralia9InBritain,a_____isheldwhenaMemberofParliamentdies,retiresorresigns.AcivicelectionBby-electionCpopularelectionDgeneralelection10IntheUnitedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof_____.AtheLordChance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