2015英語專八人文知識復(fù)習：美國概況(2)

題目：
1. The Rocky Mountains is located in _____.

A. Great Britain B. Australia C. South Africa D. North America

2. Hollywood, the centre of American movie industry, is closest to which city?

A. Los Angles B. Chicago C. New York D. Washington

3. Which of the following is an American newspaper?

A. The Guardian B. Newsweek C. The International Herald Tribune D. The Daily Telegraph

4. The U. S. is called a "melting pot" because _____.

A. its steel industry is highly developed B. it has great influence on the world C. it is an important economic center of the world D people from different races live there together

5. The first Puritans came to America on the ship _____.

A. Codpeed B. Susan Constant C. May Flower D. Discovery

6. Americans celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May to honor those who have _____.

A. given their lives for their country

B. made great scientific discoveries

C. won American great reputation in sports

D. donated large amounts of money to the country

7. "Trick or Treat" is a phrase that children often use when they celebrated _____.

A. New Year's Day B. Veteran's Day C. Halloween D. Christmas

8. The Easter egg and the hare, two of the symbols most frequently associated with Easter, are considered to present _____.

A. vigor and bravery B. fertility and new life C. originality and speed D. happiness and fun

9. Which of the following books is not written by Mark Twain, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens?

A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn C. Life on the Mississippi D. Leaves of grass

10. Which of the following books is written by Washington Irving?

A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. The Sketch Book D. Farewell to Arms

答案

1. D, 落基山脈位于美國西北部， 向東南延伸。

2. A, 好萊塢和迪士尼均位于洛杉磯。

3. B, 《新聞周刊》是美國的報紙， 而《國際先驅(qū)論壇》是法國的， 《衛(wèi)報》和《每日電訊》為英國的。

4. D, 美國被稱之為“大熔爐”是因為來自世界各地的人們所帶來的各自的文化在此交融形成獨特的多元文化特征。

5. C, 首批清教徒到美國時乘坐的船是“五月花號”。

6. A, Memorial Day 是美國的陣亡將士紀念日。

7. C, 萬圣節(jié)是美國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。萬圣節(jié)前夜， 孩子們帶著各種面具， 穿著奇異的衣服，跑到鄰居家門前，高聲喊著：“Trick or Treat”，向大人們討要糖果。不給的鄰居就會遭到小孩的惡作劇。

8. B, 復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋和兔子是“多產(chǎn)和新生”的象征。

9. D, Leaves if grass 是 Walt Whitman 的作品。

10. C, Washington Irving 被稱作是美國文學(xué)之父， 這是他最有名的作品。A. 是 Ralph W. Emerson 的作品, B. 是 Nathaniel Hawthorne 的作品, D. 是 Earnest Hemingway 的作品。