英美文化第一次比赛题库
初赛 共分10组试题 每组里面含有5道试题 难易程度基本一致 如果出现分数一样的 请抢答10道题 按照答对题数进行排名
第一组
1._____ is the traditional holiday created by the American people.
A.Christmas
B.Thanksgiving Day
C.Halloween
D.Easter
2.Mrs. Reed is a character in the novel Jane Eyre written by _____.
A.Jane Austen
B.Emily Bronte
C.Charlotte Bronte
D.Elizabeth Barrett Browning
3.The Last Supper and Mona Lisa were painted by _____, a great Italian painter.
A.Raphael
B.Leonardo da Vinci
C.Picasso
D.Ganguin
4.The film _____ shows Americans search for gold.
A.Modern Times
B.The Gold Rush
C.City Lights
D.A king in New York
5.In 1803, the United States took the advantage of the European War and purchased the vast area of _____ from Napoleon with 15,000,000 dollars.
A.Alaska
B.Louisiana
C.Kansas
D.Nevada
第二组
1.When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day
A.the fourth Thursday in November 
B.the third Thursday in November
C.the fourth Thursday in June           
D.the second Wednesday in November
2.In the battle of Waterloo, the Great Napoleon was completely defeated by _____.
A.the Duke of Wellington
B.Jordan
C.George Washington
D.Robert E. lee
3.Which of the following books was not written by Ernest Hemingway
A.The Sun Also Rises             
B.The Sound and the Fury
C.Farewell to Arms               
D.For Whom the Bell Tolls
4.Which of the following sports was NOT invented in Britain Basketball
5.
6.Which region might have a dust storm in summer
A.The Deep South.
B.The Middle West.
C.The Great Plains The Sun Also Rises             
D.The Sound and the Fury
E.Farewell to Arms               
F.For Whom the Bell Tolls
G.
H.The Central Valley of California.
第三组
1.The US primary suppliers of foreign oil are the following countries except            .
A.Canada
B.Japan
C.Venezuela
D.Saudi Arabia
2.On his voyage of 1492, Columbus expected to reach            .
A.the New world
B.the West Indies
C.India
D.America
3.The last one of the 13 colonies was                , which was established in 1733.
A.North Carolina
B.South Carolina
C.Georgia
D.Maryland
4.The first shot of the American War of Independence was fired in        .
clergyman
A.Concord
B.Lexington
C.Philadelphia
D.Boston
5.Telephone was invented in 1876 by          .
A.Thomas B. Edison
B.Alexander D. Bell
C.Guglielmo Marconi
D.George Westinghouse
第四组
1.By the beginning of the 20th century the country that took the first place in economy in Europe was           .
A.Germany
B.France
C.Britain
D.Russia
2.When the First World War began, President Wilson immediately called upon the American people to        .
A.be ready for the war
B.observe strict neutrality
C.give financial help to the Allies
D.end the trade relations with Germany
3.The US formerly entered the Second World War in         .
A.1937
B.1939
C.1940
D.1941
4.Thousands of American soldiers were sent to Vietnam under President           .
A.Dwight D. Eisenhower
B.John F. Kennedy
C.Lyndon B. Johnson
D.Richard M. Nixon
5.The president’s major appointments should be approved by         .
A.Congress
B.the House
C.the Senate
D.the Supreme Court
第五组
1.In the US school system, there are twelve levels called       .
E.classes
F.divisions
G.grades
H.degrees
2.Which newspaper first uncovered the Watergate scandal in 1972
A.New York Times.
B.Washington Post.
C.New York Daily News.
D.Los Angeles Times.
3.By American standards, which one in the following is not a taboo
A.Financial affairs.
B.Person’s age.
C.Religion.
D.d. Person’s work.
4.The Statue of Liberty, which stands _____, was given to the United States by the
people of France.
A.in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C.

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