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人文知识概况练习
八级考试人文知识分类练习
1.WhereisEdingurgh?
A.InWalesB.InScotlandC.InNorthernLandD.InIreland
2.WhichofthefollowingisNotaU.S.newsandcablenetwork?
A.ASC B.CNNC.CBSD.BBC.
3.ThecapitalofAustraliais________.
A.Sydney.B.Melbourne
C.CanberraD.Perth
4.WhichdegreeisofferedincommunitycollegesintheUnitedStates?
A.Master’sdegree
B.Doctor’sdegree
C.Bachelor’sdegree.
D.Associatedegree.
5.GeorgeBernardShawasa(n)__________.
A.PlaywrightB.poet
C.novelistD.essaylist
6.JohnGalsworthywasmostfamousfor________.
A.HeartofDarkness
B.Ulysses
C.TheForsyteSaga
D.APassagetoIndia
7.ThenovelTheAdventureofHuckleberryFinnwaswrittenby_________.
A.HenryJamesB.O.Henry
C.HarrietBeecherStower
D.MarkTwin
8.Thestudyofhowsoundsareputtogetherandusedtoconveymeaningincommunicationis____.
A.morphologyB.generallinguisticsC.phonologyD.semantics
9.WhichofthefollowingisNotacompoundword?
A.LandladyB.Greenhouse
C.UpliftD.Unacceptable
10.Thewordholidayoriginallymeantholyday;butnowthewordsignifiesanydayonwhichwedon’thavetowork.Thisisanexampleof________.
A.meaningshift
B.wideningofmeaning
C.narrowingofmeaning
D.lossofmeaning
(一)英语国家社会文化概况知识练习
1.ThecityofLondonissituatedonthenorthbankoftheriver_______.
A.ThamesB.Times
C.SeineD.Severn
2.WhatwenowcallOldEnglishwasinancienttimesspokenby_______.
A.TheCeltsB.theWelsh
C.theScotsD.TheAnglo—Saxons
3.TheNormanConquestinhistoryreferstotheconquestofBritainby_________.
A.William,DukeofNormandyB.JuliusCaesar
C.TheVikings
D.NapoleonBonaparte
4.TheHundredYears’WarwasfoughtbetweenEnglandand__________.
A.FranceB.Holland
C.GermanyD.Denmark
5.Itwasunderthereignof________thattheEnglishChurchgotitsindependencefromthecontrolofRomanCatholicChurch.
A.KingHenryVII.B.KingHenryVIII C.QueenMary.D.QueenElizabeth
6.IntheEnglishrevolution,____wasestablishedin1649as“apublicandimplacableenemyoftheCommonwealthofEngland”?
A.CharlesIB.CharlesII C.JamesID.JamesII
7._____werecrownedasjointrulersinthe“GloriousRevolution”ofEngland.
A.CharlesandMary
B.JamesandMary
C.WilliamandMary
D.CromwellandMary
8.OnJuly4,____theDeclarationofIndependencewaspublished,whichmarkedthebirthoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
A.1777B.1776C.1789D.1775
9.TheIndustrialRevolutioninEnglandtookplaceinthelatterhalfofthe_______century.
A.seventeenthB.eighteenth
C.nineteenthD.sixteenth
10.TheFabianSociety,foundedin1883-1884,included________,suchasG.B.ShawandH.G.Wells,whoplayedanimportantpartinthe20thcenturypolitics.
A.workersB.Tories
C.intellectualsD.Whigs
11.TheoldestuniversityinEnglandis_________.
A.OxfordB.Cambridge
C.TheUniversityofSt.Andrews
D.TheUniversityofGlasgow
12.EtonCollegeisa(n)_____.
A.highereducationalinstitution
B.secondaryschool
C.primaryschool
D.vocationalcollege
13.TheChineseequivalentoftheEnglishnewspaperTheTimesis________.
A.<时代周报>B.<时代报>C.<时报>D.<泰晤士报>
14.WhichofthefollowingisnotaBritishnewspaper?
A.TheGuardianB.FinancialTimesC.DailyTelegraphD.Time
15.WhichofthefollowingisNotaBritishnewsagency?
A.ReutersB.TheAssociatedPress
C.ThePressAssociationLtd
D.BritishUnitedPress,Ltd
16.Thelawofuniversalgravitywasdiscoveredby________.
A.IssacNewton
B.SirCharlesParsons
C.JohnDalton
D.SirHumphyDavy
17.ONtheOriginofSpeciesisthegreatbookwrittenby____.
A.AlbertEinstein
B.IssacNewton
C.CharlesDarwin
D.NicolasCopernicus
18.TheworldfamouscityparkHydeParkisinthecenterof____________.
A.EdinburghB.London
C.BerlinD.Paris
19.ThepresentBritishroyalfamilyresidesin_______.
A.WhitehallPalace
B.BuckinghamPalace
C.No.10DowningStreet
D.James’Park
20.Christianitywasdividedin1054intotheRomanCatholicChurchand________.
A.theAnglicanChurch
B.Protestantism
C.TheEasternOrthodoxChurch
D.Puritanism
21.WhichofthefollowingisnotanelementoftheBritishParliament?
A.TheCrownB.TheHouseofLords
C.TheHouseofCommons
D.ThePrivyCouncil
22.WhichofthefollowingisthehighestrankamongthetitlesofEnglishnobility?
A.DukeB.Viscount
C.EarlD.Baron
23.AllthefollowingBritishPrimeMinistersexcept________arefromtheConservativeparty.
A.WinstonS.Churchill
B.AnthonyEden
C.MargaretThatcher
D.BonyBlare
24.GeneralelectioninBritainisheldevery______years.
A.4B.5C.6D.3
25.__________presidesovertheadministrationofJusticeinBritain.
A.TheLordChancellor
B.ThePrimeMinister
C.TheKing(Queen)
D.TheMinisterofJustice
26.TheeasternpartoftheUnitedStatesismadeupofthehighlandsformedbythe_________.
A.AppalachianRange
B.CoastRange
C.RockyMountains
D.CascadeRange
27.______isthelongestandthemostimportantriverinthesystemoftheGulfwhichflowstheGreatLakestotheGulfofMexico.
A.TheHudsonRiver
B.TheMississippiRiver
C.TheSt.LawrenceRiver
D.TheColumbiaRiver
28.Theworld-famousNiagarafallsarelocatedontheUS-CanadianboundarybetweenLakeErieand_______.
A.LakeMichiganB.LakeOntarioC.LakeSuperiorD.LakeHuron
29.WhichofthefollowingstatesisnotintheNewEnglandregion?
A.MassachusettsB.RhodeIslandC.MaineD.California
30.Whichofthefollowingiswhatwecall檀香山inChinese?
A.OaluB.PearlHarbor
C.HonoluluD.Hawaii
31.In1893,theUnitedStatespurchasedthevastareaof_________fromNapoleonIwith$15,000,000,thusdoublingitsterritory.
A.LouisianaB.Florida
C.ColoradoD.Texas
32.LittleRockisthecapitalofthestateof__________.
A.AlabamaB.Arizona
C.ArkansasD.Alaska
33.“TheBigApple”isthenicknameofthecityof____________.
A.HonoluluB.Washington
C.SanFranciscoD.NewYorkCity
34.Whichofthefollowingcitiesisnicknamed“SpacecityofUSA”?
A.BostonB.SanFranciscoC.HoustonD.Detroit
35.BroadwayisafamousavenueinManhattan,asymboloftheNewYork________.
A.theaterB.movie
C.gamblingD.painting
36.Thenickname“MotorCity”referstothecityof________.
A.PhiladelphiaB.Detroit
C.PittsburghD.Chicago
37.Thefirstmenandwomeninashipnamed“Mayflower”reachedAmericancontinentandlatertheysettleddownataplacewhichtheycalled________.
A.PhiladelphiaB.Plymouth
C.St.LouiseD.Portsmouth
38.MostoftheearlycollegesinthecolonialtimesincludingHarvardandYalewerestartedforthetrainingof_________.
A.scholarsB.Troops
C.ministersD.technicians
39.________isconsideredasthefirstdiscovereroftheAmericancontinent.
A.JohnCabotB.AmerigoVespuciC.MagellanD.ChristopherColumbus
40.Thefirstmanwhosailedaroundtheearthis________.
A.ChristopherColumbus
B.AmerigoVespuci
C.Magellan
A.JohnCabot
41._______fromVirginiamadeafamousspeechonMarch23rd,1775,inwhichawellknownsentencesgoes…butasforme,givemelibertyorgivemedeath.
A.GeorgeWashington
B.PatrickHenry
C.ThomasPaine
D.BenjaminFranklin
42._______issuedtheEmancipationProclamationin1862.
A.AbrahamLincoln
B.UlyssesGrant
C.StephenA.Douglas
D.JohnBrown
43.“TheNewDeal”ofthe1930swascarriedoutbyPresident______.
A.FranklinDelanoRoosevelt
B.TheodoreRoosevelt
C.JamesMonroe
D.DwightD.Eisenhower
44.“TheAxisPowers”inWorldWarTwoincludedallthefollowingbut________.
A.GermanyB.Japan
C.ItalyD.France
45._________announcedthatChina’sterritorythatJapanhadoccupiedsincetheFirstWorldWarShouldbereturnedtoChina.
A.TheVersaillesTreaty
B.TheAtlanticCharter
C.TheCairoDeclaration
D.TheYaltaConference
46.InApril1945,aconferencewascalledat__________inAmericatoorganizetheUnitedNations.
A.SanFranciscoB.NewYork
C.WashingtonD.Honolulu
47.“TheMarshallPlan”wasaprogramdesignedtorestoretheeconomiesof_________.
A.AfricaB.SouthAfrica
C.AsiaD.Europe
48.InApril1949,twelvenationsestablishedtheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationtocoordinatethemilitaryactionsofmembernationsagainst____.
A.EuropeB.TheUnitedNationC.TheSovietUnionD.Japan
49.TheofficialdiplomaticSino-Americanrelationswereestablishedin______.
A.1972whenPresidentNixonvisitedChina.
B.1979whenJimmyCarterwasinpower.
C.1949whenthePeople’sRepublicofChinawasestablished.
D.1983whenDengXiaopingvisitedtheUSA.
50.ThefamousspeechIhaveaDreamwasmadeinWashingtonD.C.bytheoutstandingCivilRightsMovementsleader____.
A.MarinLutherKing,Jr.
B.MartinLuther
C.BookerT.Washington
D.W.E.B.Dubois
51.TheVietnamWarcametoanendin1973when______wasinpresidency.
A.DwightD.Eisenhower
B.RichardM.Nixon
C.HarryS.Truman
D.JohnF.Kennedy
52.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueoftheU.S.Senate?
A.Asenatormaybeelectedforanunlimitednumberof6-yearterms.
B.Asenatorbeelectedforatmost2successive6-yearterms.
C.AsenatormusthavebeenaU.S.citizenforatleast9years.
D.Eachstatehastwovotingmembersinthesenate.
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