人文知识模拟题
一 综合练习
1. It’s generally known that the “First book of American” is ___ by John Smith.
A A True Relation of Virginia
B The True Travels of Captain John Smith
C Map of the Bay and the Rivers
D A Description of New England
2. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America was written by ___.
A John Smith B John Ellis
C Anne Bradstreet D Nathaniel Morton
3. A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue was written by John Norton in the memory of ___.
A John Smith B Anne Bradstreet
C Nathaniel Morton D Benjamin Franklin
4. Edward Taylor was a poet of ___.
A Local Colorism
B American Romanticism
C New England Transcendentalism
D Colonial American
5. Poor Richard’s Almanac was written by ___ who also wrote ___.
A Benjamin Franklin … Autobiography
B Washington Irving … Autobiography
C Washington Irving … History of New York
D Benjamin Franklin … History of New York
6. All the following but ___ are the works of John Woolman.
A Journal of John Woolman
B Some considerations upon the keeping of Negroes
C A plea for the Poor
D Poor Richard’s Almanac
7. The series of “poems of romantic fancy” are poems written by ___.
A Washington Irving B James Fenimore Cooper
C Edgar Allan Poe D Philip Freneau
8. ___ was the first black woman who published her collection of poems.
A Philis Wheatley B Ralph Ellison
C James Baldwin D Alex Haley
9. Escape: or A Leap for Freedom written by black author John Wells Brown was a(n) ___.
A poem B novel
C play D essay
10. Charles Brockden Brown wrote all the following novels but ___.
A Wieland B Ormond
C Edgar Huntley D The Pioneers
答案
1. 选A
一般认为，约翰.史密斯 John Smith 是美国文学的第一位作者，他的《关于弗吉尼亚的真实叙述》（A True Relation of Virginia）则是美国文学的“第一书”，其实也是整个美国历史的“第一书”。
2. 选C
安妮.布拉德斯特里特Anne Bradstreet 是殖民地时期的第一位诗人，她的第一部诗集《最近在北美出现的第十位缪斯》The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America是移民在北美创作的第一部诗集。
3. 选B
安妮.布拉德斯特里特Anne Bradstreet 去世后，人们纷纷以“哀歌”的形式来表达对这位北美首位殖民地诗人的敬仰和哀悼，其中较著名的有约翰.诺顿的《葬礼哀歌》（A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue），以及约翰.罗斯杰的《致安妮. 布拉德斯特里特》（Anne Bradstreet）。这两首诗后来都被收入了布拉德斯特里特诗集作为该诗集序言的一部分。
4. 选D
艾德华.泰勒Edward Taylor 是北美殖民时期的重要诗人之一，他的诗作体现了宗教精神和诗歌艺术的高度结合，主要诗作有《内省录》（Preparatory Meditations），《上帝对其选民有影响的决定》（Gods Determinations Touching His Elect），《诗体基督教史》（Metrical History of Christianity）。
5. 选A
《穷查理历书》（Poor Richard’s Almanac）是富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）广受欢迎的第一部作品，他的另一部代表作是《自传》（Autobiography）。
6. 选D
约翰伍尔曼的作品有《日记》（Journal of John Woolman），《关于占有黑人的几点思考》（Some considerations upon the keeping of Negroes），《为穷人请愿》（A plea for the Poor），《穷查理历书》（Poor Richard’s Almanac）是富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）的作品。
7. 选D
菲力普.福瑞诺（Philip Freneau）创作的一系列描述美国美丽自然风光的诗歌被成为“浪漫奇想诗”，作品有《美丽的圣克鲁斯》（The beauties of Anta Curz）,《印第安人墓地》（The Indian Burying Ground），《乡间小舍废墟旁有感》（Stanzas Occasioned by the Ruins of a Country Inn）。
8. 选A
菲丽丝.惠特利（Philis Wheatley）是美国文学史上第一位出版诗集的黑人女诗人，由于可以想见的原因，在相当的一段时间内被有意无意地无视了。
9. 选C
黑人作家布朗John Wells Brown 所创作的《逃亡；又名奔向自由》（Escape; or A Leap for Freedom）是废奴时期较受欢迎的黑人戏剧。
10.选D
查尔斯.布朗（Charles Brockden Brown）是美国18、19世纪之交的重要作家之一，因毕生从事文学创作和 评论而被誉为“美国第一职业文学家”，他创作的小说有《威兰德》（Wieland），《奥蒙德》（Ormond），《艾德加.亨特利》（Edgar Huntley），《开拓者》是库柏（James Fenimore Cooper）的小说。
二
1. _____is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.
A Beowulf
B sir Gawain
C the Canterbury tale
D king Arthur and his knights
2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of ____.
A Romeo and Juliet
B the faerie queen
C Tamburlainc
D the Canterbury tales
3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is ______.
A merchant of Venice, as you like it
B the tempest, pericles, the winter’s tale
C Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra
4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies?
A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear
B Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
C hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
D Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens
5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?
A advancement of learning
B new instrument
C songs of innocence
D essays
6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, ____is the founder of metaphysical poetry.
A Ben Johnson
B john Milton
C john Bunyan
D john Donne
7. Daniel Defoe is a famous____.
A poet
B novelist
C playwright
D essayist
8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.
A Henry fielding’s tom jones
B john Bunyan’ the pilgrim’s progress
C Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandal
D Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
9. Guiiliver’ travel was written by____.
A Daniel Defoe
B Charles dickens
C Jonathan swift
D Joseph Addison
10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet.
A romantic
B realistic
C naturalistic
D neo-classic
答案详解：
1. A
Beowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。
2. D
乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。
3. D
1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winter’s tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。
4. C
莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。
5. C
songs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。
6. D
john Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。
7. B
Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。
8. D
Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。
9. C
Guiiliver’ travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。
10. A
William Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人
三
模拟题：
1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.
2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.
3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.
4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.
5 ____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.
6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.
7 In the United States, primary education requires____years.
8 Most college students in the United States are in____institutions.
9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are____________.
10 _____(which state )is not governed by the common law.
答案及题解:
1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。
2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，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-hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。
4 .African Americans， 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. World War II， 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。
7. Six years， 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：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court.
10 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。
四
1 __D___is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A Washington D.C.
B Los Angeles
C San Francisco
D New York City
2 __A___ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A Blacks
B Hispanics
C Indians
D Asian Americans
3 Washington D.C. is named after____A_______.
A the U.S. President George Washington
B Christopher Columbus
C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D none of them
4 American and British English are two__A___ of the English language.
A varieties
B elements
C parts
D form
5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was__D____.
A Thomas Jefferson
B James Monroe
C James Madison
D Abraham Lincoln
6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is__A___.
A Rhode Island
B Virginia
C Texas
D Montana
7 The national flag of the United States is known as__A___.
A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam
C Hot Dog
D union Jack
8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the __B___.
A contribution a state has made to the nation
B population
C size
D none of the above
9 The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to __B___.
A the Amazon River
B the Mississippi River
C the Nile River
D the Hudson River
10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by__A___ as a gift in 1884.
A France
B Spain
C Italy
D Britain
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。
五
1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ___C__.
A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson
C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin
2 The New Deal was started by __A___.
A Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. Kennedy
C George Washington D Thomas Jefferson
3 The United States was rated __C___ in the world in terms of land areas.
A second B third C fourth D fifth
4 Ernest Hemingway is __B___.
A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmarkncv
5 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is __A___ president.
A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd
6 __D___ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A The Hudson River B The Potomac River
C The Ohio River D The Missouri River
7 When did the American Civil War break out?
A 1775 B 1812 C 1861 D 1863 C
8 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence? B
A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock
9 In which day is Halloween celebrated? B
A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December
10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states__D___.
A according to their population
B according to their size
C according to their tax paid to federal government
D equally
1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。
2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。
3 C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。
4 B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。
5 A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。
6 D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。
7 C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
8 B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。
9 B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。
10 D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。
六
1 ___D__is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A Washington D.C.
B Los Angeles
C San Francisco
D New York City
2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the union Jack, is made up of __C___ crosses.
A one B two C three D four
3 Washington D.C. is named after____A_______.
A the U.S. President George Washington
B Christopher Columbus
C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D none of them
4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.
A Lough Neagh
B Windermere
C Lake District
D Coniston Water
5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was___D___.
A Thomas Jefferson
B James Monroe
C James Madison
D Abraham Lincoln
6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is__A___.
A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana
7 The national flag of the United States is known as___A__.
A the Star-Spangled Banner
B Uncle Sam
C Hot Dog
D union Jack
8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the __B___.
A contribution a state has made to the nation
B population
C size
D none of the above
9 The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to __B___.
A the Amazon River
B the Mississippi River
C the Nile River
D the Hudson River
10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by___A__ as a gift in 1884.
A France B Spain C Italy D 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 C, 英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗（也叫“Union Jack”），是由三个十字组成。
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 C, 位于英格兰西北部和威尔士北部的湖区是英国著名的风景区之一，也是英国十九世纪湖畔诗人聚居的地方。
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。
二、分别练习
美国概况
练习一：
1. The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.
2. The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.
3. The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.
4. Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.
5. ____ has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.
6. The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.
7. In the United States, primary education requires ____ years.
8. Most college students in the United States are in____ institutions.
9. The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are____________.
10. _____ (which state) is not governed by the common law.
练习题答案及题解:
1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。
2.The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，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-Hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。
4. African Americans， 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. Roosevelt's New Deal
7. Six years， 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：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court.
10.Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。
练习二：
1. Of the fifty states of America, _____states now have the death penalty as punishment.
2. The four major regions of the United Sates are________________________________.
3. ______ region’s culture character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit.
4. ______is the largest state in terms of size and population in America.
5.＂Hollywood＂is often used as a synonym for_____
6. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_____.
7. The north-eastern part of the United States ――New England enjoys a _____climate.
8. To the west of mainland American lies the _____ Ocean.
9. Detroit, a U.S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for its_____.
10. The natives of the continent of the America are the_____.
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, Midwest and West, 美国的主要四大部分不包括北部。
3．The New England Region, 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. American films，好莱坞是美国著名的电影制造地。
6．the Mississippi River，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. typical continental，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. Pacific Ocean， 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. automobile industry， 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。
练习三：
1. _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A. Washington D.C B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco D. New York City
2. _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A. Blacks B. Hispanics C. Indians D. Asian Americans
3. Washington D.C. is named after___________.
A. the U.S. President George Washington
B. Christopher Columbus
C. both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D. none of them
4. American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
A. varieties B. elements C. parts D. form
5. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. James Monroe C. James Madison D. Abraham Lincoln
6. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.
A. Rhode Island B. Virginia C. Texas D. Montana
7. The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
A. the Star-Spangled Banner B. Uncle Sam C. Hot Dog D. Union Jack
8. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.
A .contribution a state has made to the nation
B. population C. size D. none of the above
9. The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.
A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River
10. The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.
A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. 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。
练习四：
1. Ernest Hemingway is _____.
A. Englishman B. American C. Dutch D. Denmark
2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
A. 35th B. 34th C. 33rd D. 32nd
3. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _____ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.
A. New England B. Virginia C. Massachusetts D. New York
4. The capital of Massachusetts is _____.
A .Providence B. Boston C. Montpelier D. Augusta
5. _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A. The Hudson River B. The Potomac River
C. The Ohio River D. The Missouri River
一 综合练习
1. It’s generally known that the “First book of American” is ___ by John Smith.
A A True Relation of Virginia
B The True Travels of Captain John Smith
C Map of the Bay and the Rivers
D A Description of New England
2. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America was written by ___.
A John Smith B John Ellis
C Anne Bradstreet D Nathaniel Morton
3. A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue was written by John Norton in the memory of ___.
A John Smith B Anne Bradstreet
C Nathaniel Morton D Benjamin Franklin
4. Edward Taylor was a poet of ___.
A Local Colorism
B American Romanticism
C New England Transcendentalism
D Colonial American
5. Poor Richard’s Almanac was written by ___ who also wrote ___.
A Benjamin Franklin … Autobiography
B Washington Irving … Autobiography
C Washington Irving … History of New York
D Benjamin Franklin … History of New York
6. All the following but ___ are the works of John Woolman.
A Journal of John Woolman
B Some considerations upon the keeping of Negroes
C A plea for the Poor
D Poor Richard’s Almanac
7. The series of “poems of romantic fancy” are poems written by ___.
A Washington Irving B James Fenimore Cooper
C Edgar Allan Poe D Philip Freneau
8. ___ was the first black woman who published her collection of poems.
A Philis Wheatley B Ralph Ellison
C James Baldwin D Alex Haley
9. Escape: or A Leap for Freedom written by black author John Wells Brown was a(n) ___.
A poem B novel
C play D essay
10. Charles Brockden Brown wrote all the following novels but ___.
A Wieland B Ormond
C Edgar Huntley D The Pioneers
答案
1. 选A
一般认为，约翰.史密斯 John Smith 是美国文学的第一位作者，他的《关于弗吉尼亚的真实叙述》（A True Relation of Virginia）则是美国文学的“第一书”，其实也是整个美国历史的“第一书”。
2. 选C
安妮.布拉德斯特里特Anne Bradstreet 是殖民地时期的第一位诗人，她的第一部诗集《最近在北美出现的第十位缪斯》The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America是移民在北美创作的第一部诗集。
3. 选B
安妮.布拉德斯特里特Anne Bradstreet 去世后，人们纷纷以“哀歌”的形式来表达对这位北美首位殖民地诗人的敬仰和哀悼，其中较著名的有约翰.诺顿的《葬礼哀歌》（A Funeral Elegy upon That Pattern and Patron of Virtue），以及约翰.罗斯杰的《致安妮. 布拉德斯特里特》（Anne Bradstreet）。这两首诗后来都被收入了布拉德斯特里特诗集作为该诗集序言的一部分。
4. 选D
艾德华.泰勒Edward Taylor 是北美殖民时期的重要诗人之一，他的诗作体现了宗教精神和诗歌艺术的高度结合，主要诗作有《内省录》（Preparatory Meditations），《上帝对其选民有影响的决定》（Gods Determinations Touching His Elect），《诗体基督教史》（Metrical History of Christianity）。
5. 选A
《穷查理历书》（Poor Richard’s Almanac）是富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）广受欢迎的第一部作品，他的另一部代表作是《自传》（Autobiography）。
6. 选D
约翰伍尔曼的作品有《日记》（Journal of John Woolman），《关于占有黑人的几点思考》（Some considerations upon the keeping of Negroes），《为穷人请愿》（A plea for the Poor），《穷查理历书》（Poor Richard’s Almanac）是富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）的作品。
7. 选D
菲力普.福瑞诺（Philip Freneau）创作的一系列描述美国美丽自然风光的诗歌被成为“浪漫奇想诗”，作品有《美丽的圣克鲁斯》（The beauties of Anta Curz）,《印第安人墓地》（The Indian Burying Ground），《乡间小舍废墟旁有感》（Stanzas Occasioned by the Ruins of a Country Inn）。
8. 选A
菲丽丝.惠特利（Philis Wheatley）是美国文学史上第一位出版诗集的黑人女诗人，由于可以想见的原因，在相当的一段时间内被有意无意地无视了。
9. 选C
黑人作家布朗John Wells Brown 所创作的《逃亡；又名奔向自由》（Escape; or A Leap for Freedom）是废奴时期较受欢迎的黑人戏剧。
10.选D
查尔斯.布朗（Charles Brockden Brown）是美国18、19世纪之交的重要作家之一，因毕生从事文学创作和 评论而被誉为“美国第一职业文学家”，他创作的小说有《威兰德》（Wieland），《奥蒙德》（Ormond），《艾德加.亨特利》（Edgar Huntley），《开拓者》是库柏（James Fenimore Cooper）的小说。
二
1. _____is a fork legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people.
A Beowulf
B sir Gawain
C the Canterbury tale
D king Arthur and his knights
2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of ____.
A Romeo and Juliet
B the faerie queen
C Tamburlainc
D the Canterbury tales
3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance”or “reconciliation plays” is ______.
A merchant of Venice, as you like it
B the tempest, pericles, the winter’s tale
C Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra
4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies?
A Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, King Lear
B Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
C hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth
D Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens
5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis bacon?
A advancement of learning
B new instrument
C songs of innocence
D essays
6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared a school of poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, ____is the founder of metaphysical poetry.
A Ben Johnson
B john Milton
C john Bunyan
D john Donne
7. Daniel Defoe is a famous____.
A poet
B novelist
C playwright
D essayist
8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “he”in the quoted sentence is a character in______.
A Henry fielding’s tom jones
B john Bunyan’ the pilgrim’s progress
C Richard brinsley Sheridan’s the school for scandal
D Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
9. Guiiliver’ travel was written by____.
A Daniel Defoe
B Charles dickens
C Jonathan swift
D Joseph Addison
10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet.
A romantic
B realistic
C naturalistic
D neo-classic
答案详解：
1. A
Beowulf是Anglo-Saxon时代留下的重要的古英语文学作品，它被认为是英国的民族史诗。sir Gawain and the green knight，king Arthur and his knights of the round table是中古英语时期的浪漫传奇。the Canterbury tale是英国大诗人乔叟的一部诗体短篇小说集。
2. D
乔叟被誉为英国诗歌之父，Troilus and Criseyde是他的重要作品之一。
3. D
1608-1612被认为是莎翁的浪漫剧创作时期，包括四部浪漫剧和解剧the tempest, pericles, the winter’s tale，Cymbeline 。 merchant of Venice, as you like it，twelfth night，the merry wives of Windsor为莎翁的喜剧，Romeo and Juliet, antonym and Cleopatra为悲剧。
4. C
莎翁最杰出的四大悲剧为hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth。
5. C
songs of innocence是英国18世纪末19世纪初浪漫主义诗人William Blake的著作。
6. D
john Donne是17世纪玄学派诗人的重要代表人物，Ben Johnson是莎翁同时代的剧作家，john Milton，john Bunyan虽都是17世纪著名作家，但作品风格与玄学派大相径庭。
7. B
Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记为他赢得了英国小说之父的称号。
8. D
Daniel Defoe创作的鲁宾逊漂流记中的主人公Robinson Crusoe有个同伴和仆人叫Friday。
9. C
Guiiliver’ travel是Jonathan swift一部极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含深刻的思想内容。
10. A
William Wordsworth为英国浪漫派诗人
三
模拟题：
1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.
2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.
3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.
4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.
5 ____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.
6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.
7 In the United States, primary education requires____years.
8 Most college students in the United States are in____institutions.
9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are____________.
10 _____(which state )is not governed by the common law.
答案及题解:
1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。
2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，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-hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。
4 .African Americans， 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. World War II， 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。
7. Six years， 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：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court.
10 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。
四
1 __D___is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A Washington D.C.
B Los Angeles
C San Francisco
D New York City
2 __A___ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A Blacks
B Hispanics
C Indians
D Asian Americans
3 Washington D.C. is named after____A_______.
A the U.S. President George Washington
B Christopher Columbus
C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D none of them
4 American and British English are two__A___ of the English language.
A varieties
B elements
C parts
D form
5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was__D____.
A Thomas Jefferson
B James Monroe
C James Madison
D Abraham Lincoln
6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is__A___.
A Rhode Island
B Virginia
C Texas
D Montana
7 The national flag of the United States is known as__A___.
A the Star-Spangled Banner B Uncle Sam
C Hot Dog
D union Jack
8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the __B___.
A contribution a state has made to the nation
B population
C size
D none of the above
9 The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to __B___.
A the Amazon River
B the Mississippi River
C the Nile River
D the Hudson River
10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by__A___ as a gift in 1884.
A France
B Spain
C Italy
D Britain
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。
五
1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ___C__.
A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson
C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin
2 The New Deal was started by __A___.
A Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. Kennedy
C George Washington D Thomas Jefferson
3 The United States was rated __C___ in the world in terms of land areas.
A second B third C fourth D fifth
4 Ernest Hemingway is __B___.
A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmarkncv
5 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is __A___ president.
A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd
6 __D___ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A The Hudson River B The Potomac River
C The Ohio River D The Missouri River
7 When did the American Civil War break out?
A 1775 B 1812 C 1861 D 1863 C
8 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence? B
A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock
9 In which day is Halloween celebrated? B
A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December
10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states__D___.
A according to their population
B according to their size
C according to their tax paid to federal government
D equally
1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。
2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。
3 C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。
4 B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。
5 A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。
6 D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。
7 C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
8 B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。
9 B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。
10 D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。
六
1 ___D__is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A Washington D.C.
B Los Angeles
C San Francisco
D New York City
2 The flag of the United Kingdom, known as the union Jack, is made up of __C___ crosses.
A one B two C three D four
3 Washington D.C. is named after____A_______.
A the U.S. President George Washington
B Christopher Columbus
C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D none of them
4 _____ was the home of the Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor, Coleridge and Robert Southey of 19th century Britain.
A Lough Neagh
B Windermere
C Lake District
D Coniston Water
5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was___D___.
A Thomas Jefferson
B James Monroe
C James Madison
D Abraham Lincoln
6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is__A___.
A Rhode Island B Virginia C Texas D Montana
7 The national flag of the United States is known as___A__.
A the Star-Spangled Banner
B Uncle Sam
C Hot Dog
D union Jack
8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the __B___.
A contribution a state has made to the nation
B population
C size
D none of the above
9 The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to __B___.
A the Amazon River
B the Mississippi River
C the Nile River
D the Hudson River
10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by___A__ as a gift in 1884.
A France B Spain C Italy D 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 C, 英国国旗为红白蓝三色的米字旗（也叫“Union Jack”），是由三个十字组成。
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 C, 位于英格兰西北部和威尔士北部的湖区是英国著名的风景区之一，也是英国十九世纪湖畔诗人聚居的地方。
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。
二、分别练习
美国概况
练习一：
1. The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.
2. The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.
3. The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.
4. Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.
5. ____ has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.
6. The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.
7. In the United States, primary education requires ____ years.
8. Most college students in the United States are in____ institutions.
9. The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are____________.
10. _____ (which state) is not governed by the common law.
练习题答案及题解:
1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。
2.The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，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-Hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。
4. African Americans， 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. Roosevelt's New Deal
7. Six years， 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：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court.
10.Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。
练习二：
1. Of the fifty states of America, _____states now have the death penalty as punishment.
2. The four major regions of the United Sates are________________________________.
3. ______ region’s culture character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit.
4. ______is the largest state in terms of size and population in America.
5.＂Hollywood＂is often used as a synonym for_____
6. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_____.
7. The north-eastern part of the United States ――New England enjoys a _____climate.
8. To the west of mainland American lies the _____ Ocean.
9. Detroit, a U.S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for its_____.
10. The natives of the continent of the America are the_____.
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, Midwest and West, 美国的主要四大部分不包括北部。
3．The New England Region, 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. American films，好莱坞是美国著名的电影制造地。
6．the Mississippi River，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. typical continental，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. Pacific Ocean， 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. automobile industry， 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。
练习三：
1. _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A. Washington D.C B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco D. New York City
2. _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A. Blacks B. Hispanics C. Indians D. Asian Americans
3. Washington D.C. is named after___________.
A. the U.S. President George Washington
B. Christopher Columbus
C. both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D. none of them
4. American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
A. varieties B. elements C. parts D. form
5. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. James Monroe C. James Madison D. Abraham Lincoln
6. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.
A. Rhode Island B. Virginia C. Texas D. Montana
7. The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
A. the Star-Spangled Banner B. Uncle Sam C. Hot Dog D. Union Jack
8. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.
A .contribution a state has made to the nation
B. population C. size D. none of the above
9. The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.
A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River
10. The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.
A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. 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。
练习四：
1. Ernest Hemingway is _____.
A. Englishman B. American C. Dutch D. Denmark
2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
A. 35th B. 34th C. 33rd D. 32nd
3. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _____ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.
A. New England B. Virginia C. Massachusetts D. New York
4. The capital of Massachusetts is _____.
A .Providence B. Boston C. Montpelier D. Augusta
5. _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A. The Hudson River B. The Potomac River
C. The Ohio River D. The Missouri River
6. _____ is Washington’s largest city.
A .Boise B. Denver C. Tacoma D .Seattle
7. Washington D.C., the capital of U.S. is situated on the _____River banks.
A .St. Lawrence B. Hudson C. Potomac D. Missouri
8. When did the American Civil War break out?
A. 1775 B. 1812 C. 1861 D. 1863
9. Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
A .John Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. Benjamin Franklin D. John Hancock
10. In which day is Halloween celebrated?
A .5 November B. 31 October C .17 March D. 25 December
练习题答案及题解:
1.B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。
2.A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。
3.C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。
4.B,麻省的首府是波士顿。
5.D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。
6.D,华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图。
7.C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。
8.C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
9.B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。
10.B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。
练习五：
1 _____ is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A. Washington D.C. B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco D. New York City
2 _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A. Blacks B. Hispanics C. Indians D. Asian Americans
3 Washington D.C. is named after___________.
A. the U.S. President George Washington
B. Christopher Columbus
C. both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D. none of them
4 American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
A. varieties B. elements C. parts D. form
5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. James Monroe C. James Madison D. Abraham Lincoln
6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.
A. Rhode Island B. Virginia C. Texas D. Montana
7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
A. the Star-Spangled Banner B. Uncle Sam C. Hot Dog D. Union Jack
8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.
A. contribution a state has made to the nation
B. population C. size D. none of the above
9 The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.
A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River
10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.
A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. 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。
练习六：
1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.
A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson
C. William Penn D. Benjamin Franklin
2 The New Deal was started by _____.
A. Franklin Roosevelt B. J.K. Kennedy
C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson
3 The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas.
A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
4 The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by _____.
A. Teachers B. students C. headmaster D. boards of education
5 The Bill of Rights consists of _____.
A. 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment
B. 10 amendments adopted in 1787
C. 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791
D. the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion
6 The United States produces as much as much as half of the world’s _____.
A. wheat and rice B. cotton C. tobacco D. soybeans and corn
7 Which invention marked the beginning of “The Age of Visual Information”?
A. Newspaper B. Telegraph C. Laundry machine D. Television
8 The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from _____.
A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams D. John Locke
9 The District of Manhattan is in the city if _____.
A. Washington D.C. B. San Francisco C. New York D. Chicago
10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____.
A. according to their population
B. according to their size
C. according to their tax paid to federal government
D. equally
练习题答案及题解
1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。
2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。
3 C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。
4 D, 对此有决定权的是教育委员会。
5 C, 人权法案是于1791年增补到宪法法案上来的前十条修正案。
6 D, 美国出产占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。
7 D, 开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机。
8 D, 美国的许多政治观念都是来源于英国著名哲学家约翰?洛克。
9 C, 曼哈顿是纽约市的著名经济和商业区， 也是纽约的中心地带。
10 D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。
练习七：
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
练习题答案及题解:
1 D, 落基山脉位于美国西北部， 向东南延伸。
2 A, 好莱坞和迪士尼均位于洛杉矶。
3 B, 《新闻周刊》是美国的报纸， 而《国际先驱论坛》是法国的， 《卫报》和《每日电讯》为英国的。
4 D, 美国被称之为“大熔炉”是因为来自世界各地的人们所带来的各自的文化在此交融形成独特的多元文化特征。
5 C, 首批清教徒到美国时乘坐的船是“五月花号”。
6 A, Memorial Day 是美国的阵亡将士纪念日。
7 C, 万圣节是美国的传统节日。万圣节前夜， 孩子们带着各种面具， 穿着奇异的衣服，跑到邻居家门前，高声喊着：“Trick or Treat”，向大人们讨要糖果。不给的邻居就会遭到小孩的恶作剧。
8 B, 复活节彩蛋和兔子是“多产和新生”的象征。
9 D, Leaves if grass 是 Walt Whitman 的作品。
10 C, Washington Irving 被称作是美国文学之父， 这是他最有名的作品。A 是 Ralph W. Emerson 的作品, B 是 Nathaniel Hawthorne 的作品, D 是 Earnest Hemingway 的作品
练习八：
1 The world-famous Harvard University is in _____.
A. Massachusetts B. New York C. Washington D.C. D. Maine
2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?
A. Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory
B. Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.
C. There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones
D. Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree.
3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.
A. Broadway B. Wall Street C .The Fifth Avenue D. Times Square
4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.
A. Yellowstone National Park B. Grand Canyon
C. St. Patrick’s Cathedral D. Stonehenge
5 ____ was an actor before he became the President.
A. Ronald Reagan B. Abraham Lincoln C. Herbert Hoover D Jimmy Carter
6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans.
A. Hippies B. Yankees C. Uncle Sam D. Brother Jonathan
7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.
A. New York B. Washington D.C. C. Philadelphia D. Boston
8 Which of the following people was not an American President?
A. John Hancock B. John Adams C. John Q. Adams D. Jimmy Carter
9 Henry Fond was the first man to _____.
A. design a plane B. fly an aeroplane C. mass-production D. design and make a car
10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, ”were the words by _____.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. Abraham Lincoln C. Andrew Johnson D. Theodore Roosevelt
练习题答案及题解:
1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。
2 C, 在美国， 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工， 耶鲁大学， 哈佛大学都是私立的。
3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道， 其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近， 周围云集了几十家剧院， 上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。
4 D, Stonehenge 在英国， 是古代城池的遗迹。
5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞闯荡20多年，参与演出了50多部电影。
6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于代表美国人，俗称美国佬。 在美国南部，Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民，即北方佬；而对多数美国人来说，Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。
7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职， 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。
8 A, John Hancock，因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大，他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。
9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师， 虽然没有发明汽车， 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。
10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡阵亡将士墓举行落成仪式上发表的著名的《葛底斯堡演说》的片语。。
英国文学
1. ____refers to some contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality.
A .Allegory B. Conflict C. Irony D. Flashback
2.___was recognized as the greatest poet of Victorian England.
A. Tennyson B. Robert Browning C. Mrs. Browning D. Robert Burns
3. James Joyce is the author of all the following novels EXCEPT____
A. Dubliners B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
C. Jude the Obscure D. Ulysses
4. Which of the following poets is different from the others?
A. John Donne B. John Keats C. Lord Byron D. Percy Bysshe Shelley
5. William Wordsworth is an English ____
A. poet B. novelist C. playwright D. critic
6. The compiler of A Dictionary of the English Language is _____
A. Joseph Addison B. Richard Steele C. Samuel Johnson D. Laurence Stern
7. My Last Duchess is a monologue poem written by ____
A. William Shakespeare B. Robert Browning C. Ben Johnson D .Robert Herrick
8. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty" is an epigrammatic line by ____
A .John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Percy Bysshe Shelley
9. Paradise Lost is a masterpiece by ____
A. Christopher Marlow B. John Milton C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Johnson
10. James Joyce mostly wrote about his hometown ____
A. London B. Dublin C. New York D. Edinburgh
答案：
1.D irony 是指“反讽”，揭示事物表面与真相的差别。
2.A Alfred Tennyson 被称为维多利亚时代最杰出的英国诗人。他的主要作品为：The Princess，Maud 和短诗 Break，Break，Break。
3.C Jude the Obscure是Thomas Hardy的作品。
4.A 除了John Donne是玄学派诗人外，另外三位为浪漫主义派诗人。
5.A William Wordsworth是英国前浪漫主义诗人。
6.C Samuel Johnson（1709-1784）编写的《英语字典》是之后所有英语字典的基石。
7.B Robert Browning（1812-1889）擅于写独角剧，他的代表作是My Last Duchess和Meeting at Night。
8.A Beauty is truth, truth beauty是John Keats的写作宗旨，他用尽毕生精力追求能够表达一切美丽事物的诗篇。
9.B 《失乐园》和《复乐园》均为John Milton所做。
10.B James Joyce出生于爱尔兰的首都都柏林，主要作品有：A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man，Ulysses。故事合集Dubliners。
加拿大概况
1 What country is known as the Land of Maple Leaf？
A. United States of America
B. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
C. New Zealand D. Canada
2 The national anthem of Canada is ____
A. Canada The Beautiful B. O Canada C. God Defend Canada D. Advance Canada Fair
3 The capital city of Canada is ____
A. Montreal B. Toronto C. Albert D. Ottawa
4 According to the Official Language of Act of Canada, there are two official language in this country: they are____
A. English and Spanish B. English and Portuguese
C. English and French D. English and Celtic
5 Canada is a world ____producer of nickel, zinc, and asbestos……
A. primary B. second C. third D. fourth
6 The highest peak in Canada is ____, which is the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.
A. Mount Lawrence B. Mount Superior C. Mount Logan D Mount Huron
7 St. Lawrence and River Columbia are shared by both ____
A. America and Mexico B. America and Canada
C. America and Cuba D. America and Brazil
8 Apart from Paris, France, Montreal is regarded as the largest ____city in the world, known as “Paris the Second”.
A. Spanish-speaking B. Portuguese-speaking C. German-speaking D. French-speaking
9____, the third largest city in Canada, is well known as Ice-Free Harbor.
A. Montreal B. Quebec C. Toronto D. Vancouver
10. Canada is the world’s ____country in terms of land area.
A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest
答案及解析:
1.D 加拿大国树为枫树，期国徽和国旗上都有枫叶的图案，因此长期以来枫叶被视作加拿大的象征。
2.B 加拿大国歌是《啊！加拿大》。
3.D加拿大首都是渥太华，位于安大略省东南部与魁北克省交界处，是加拿大的经济政治中心，同时也是加拿大的文化中心。
4.C 1867年的《不列颠北美法案》将英法两种语言定为加拿大联邦政府和魁北克省社会公共机构的官方语言。1968年的《官方语言法案》规定英语和法语均为加拿大官方语言。
5.A 加拿大是世界锌和石棉的第一大生产国，钾碱产量居世界第二，黄金产量居第三，铜产量位居第四。
6.C 加拿大最高峰为洛根峰，海拔6050米。
7.B 美加边境有两条国际河流，一条是哥伦比亚河，另一条是圣劳伦斯河。
8.D 蒙特利尔的法裔加拿大占全市人口的三分之二，是除了法国巴黎以外世界上最大的法语城市，素有“小巴黎”之称。
9.D温哥华总人口190万，是加拿大第三大城市和工商业中心，也是不列颠哥伦比亚区的最大城市、加拿大西海岸主要港口和横贯加拿大全景铁路线的终点。它还是一个天然良港，动机不结冰。
10.B 加拿大位于美国以北，是世界上仅次于俄国的第二大国家。
美国文学
1. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the great works by ____
A. Jack London B. Charles Dickens C. Samuel Coleridge D. Ernest Hemingway
2. In which novel can "Yahoo" be found?
A. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
B. Edmund Spencer's The Faerie Queen
C. Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
D. Henry Fielding's Tom Jones
3. The Catcher in the Rye is written by ____
A. J.D. Salinger B. Jack London C. Flannery O'Connor D. Saul Bellow
4. The image of the famous "henpecked husband" is created by____
A. Washington Irving B. Fennimore Cooper C. Edith Wharton D. William Dean Howells
5. The literary spokesman of the Jazz is often thought to be ____
A. O'Neil B. Pound C. Robert Frost D. Scott Fitzgerald
6.____ is the most important person of the transcendental club.
A. Hawthorn B. Whitman C. Emerson D. Hemingway
7. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except____
A. friendship B. love and marriage C. life and death D. war and peace
8. Robert Frost is a famous ____
A. novelist B. playwright C. poet D. literary critic
9. Dover Beach is written by ____
A. Robert Browning B. Alfred Tennyson C. Mathew Arnold D. Dylan Thomas
10. The period from 1865-1914 has been referred to as the ____ in the literary history of the United States.
A. Age of Realism B. Age of Classicalism C. Age of Romanticism D. Age of Renaissance
答案及解析:
1.D 《老人与海》是海明威的作品。
2.C Jonathan Swift的Gulliver's Travels（《格列弗游记》）中yahoo暗指人类，集人类丑陋面于一身，服务于动物的一类生物。
3.A The Catcher in the Rye（《麦田里的守望者》）是J.D. Salinger（J.D. 赛琳格）的名著。
4.A henpecked husband 是指“怕老婆的男人”，改典型形象出自Washington Irving 的Rip Van Winkle。
5.D 二十世纪出现Jazz Age，这一代的年轻人物欲膨胀，沉迷酒色。Scott Fitzgerald的 Great Gatsby《了不起的盖茨比》根据时代特征，对深深讽刺了所谓的美国梦。
6.C Emerson是超验主义的重要代表，所著Nature《论自然》代表了他的哲学观。
7.D Emily Dickinson（1709-1784），美国女诗人，终生未嫁。主要诗歌包括：I Could Not Sto for Death还有，I'm Nobody. Who Are You?
诗歌主题为：爱情，自然，友谊，死亡与不朽。
8.C Robert Frost是十九世纪的美国诗人，后因父亲过世已经英国，在新英格兰享有很高名望。主要作品有：The Road Not Taken，Mending Wall。
9.C Dover Beach（《多弗的海滩》）是Mathew Arnold 的作品。
10.A 1865-1914，也就是美国内战结束之后，第一次世界大战爆发之前。这个时候涌现的作家，比如Mark Twain刻画出美国经济政治发展引发的社会现实问题，包括“Gold Rush”。
美国概况
a.国名：the United States of America
b.国旗：stars and stripes.主体部分由13道红白相间的横条组成；旗面左上角排列着50颗 白色五角星。国旗上有白红蓝三种颜色。13道宽条代表美国最初的13个殖民地
（thirteen colonies），50颗五角星代表美利坚合众国。
c.国徽（National Emblem）：
主体一只胸前带有盾（shield）形图案的秃鹰（BALD EAGLE）。秃鹰上方的顶冠内13 颗白色五角星代表美国最初的13个殖民地。鹰爪分别抓着橄榄枝(olive branch)和箭
(arrows)；鹰嘴叼着黄色绶带上用拉丁文写着的“合众为一”(E pluribus unum means "Out of Many One".
d.绰号（NICK NAME)
Uncle Sam is a national personification(n. 化身, 象征) of the United States (US), and sometimes more specifically(adv. 特定的,明确的) of the American government, with
the first usage of the term dating from the War of 1812 and the first illustration
dating from 1852. He is often depicted (v. 描述) as a serious elderly white man with white hair and a goatee(n. 山羊胡子), and dressed in clothing that recalls the design elements of flag of the United States—for example, typically a top hat with red and white stripes and white stars on a blue band, and red and white striped trousers.
美国的绰号叫山姆大叔。传说在英美战争期间，美国商人山姆威尔逊在装供应军队牛肉的桶上写有“U.S."，表示这是美国的财产。这恰与山姆大叔（UNCLE SAM）的首字母缩略相同。于是人们便戏称带有”U.S."标记的物资是山姆大叔的，而山姆大叔也就逐渐成为了美国的绰号。1961年美国国会通过决议，正式承认“山姆大叔”代表美国的形象。
e.国歌（NATIONAL ANTHEM)
美国国歌《星条旗永不落》（"the star-spangled banner"曾译《星条旗》歌）诞生在巴尔底摩。
１９３１年，美国国会正式将《星条旗永不落》定为国歌 。
如今，巴尔的摩市的麦克亨利堡已被辟为国家纪念地和历史圣地。１９８５年１１月７日，巴尔的摩市与中国福建省厦门市结为友好城市。
f.首都（CAPITAL)
华盛顿哥伦比亚特区（Washington D.C,其中D.C表示District of Columbia），是为了纪念乔治华盛顿(George Washington)和发现美洲新大陆的哥伦布(Christopher Columbus)而定名的。
g.最大城市（LARGEST CITY)
New York City is the most populous city in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, it exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. As host of United Nations headquarters, New York is also an important center for international affairs.
The Big Apple is a nickname or moniker for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph. Its popularity since the 1970s is due to a promotional campaign by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, known now as NYC & Company.
h.国庆日（NATIONAL DAY）
7月4日 1776年7月4日，美国独立
i.国花（NATIONAL FLOWER)
象征美丽芬芳，热忱，和爱情的 玫瑰（ROSE）
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