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1、,The English and American Culture Contest,In this game,there are seven subjects,geography,history,literature and so on.Each subject has 10 questions.You can choose to answer which subject first.The one who put his hands up first has the chance to answer the questions,but remember that you can only p

2、ut your hands up after the hostress finishes reading the question,otherwise you lose that chance.Each question should be answered in 30S,otherwise go to the next one.100 points for each correct answer,but-100 points for each incorrect one.,Rules,Geography,Sports,History,Literature,Entertainment,Peop

3、le,Language,Subjects,Thank you,Sports1.The sport British people like most is A soccer B tennis C basketball D golf,A,2.How long may an excellent cricketkrikit板球 last?A.4 hours B.half a day C.two days D.three days,D,3.On which day is horse racing forbidden in Britain?A Monday B Friday C Saturday D Su

4、nday,D,D,4.The national sport of America isA basketball B football C tennis D baseball,C,5.The basketball team which attendedThe Olympics in1992 is calledAL.A.Lakers B Chicago Bulls C Dream team I D Dream team II,A,6.In winter,Americans like A alpine snowing B basketball C baseball D rugbyalpine l,p

5、an adj.阿尔卑斯山的；阿尔卑斯山区居民的；高山的,C,7.How many gold metals did Michael Phelps won in the Olympics in 2008?A 4 B 3 C 8 D6,Michael Phelps,Michael Phelps,C,8.Thomas Daley from Britain is famous for his excellent performance in A running B soccer C diving D ping-pong,Thomas Daley,Thomas Daley,A,9.Table-tennis

6、 first started in A Britain B China C France D America,A,10.Carl Lewis was a super star in America history of sports for _A running B swimming C cycling D boxing,D,LANGUAGE1、Which is the American spelling?A dialogue B colour C programme D favorite,英语拼法 美语拼法公斤kilogramme kilogram方案programme program目录c

7、atalogue catalog对话dialogue dialog,英语拼法 美语拼法 举止、行为behaviour behavior颜色colour color 特别喜爱的favourite favorite风味flavour flavor,A,2、Which is the English spelling?A、centre B、center,英语拼法 美语拼法中心centre center纤维fibre fiber公尺metre meter 剧场theatre theater,B,3、Which is the American spelling?A、licence B、license,英语

8、拼法 美语拼法防御defence defense犯法行为offence offense执照licence license托辞pretence pretense,B,4、How do English people call“钞票”?A、bill B、note,B,5、How do American call”公寓”?A、flat B、apartment,A,6、which is the English expression?A、Finnair have a flight to London today.(large collective nouns)B、Finnair has a flight

9、to London today.,A,7、Which is the American expression?A、I have a car.B、I have got a car.,表示“有”或“没有”的概念英语用 tohave/haventgot美语则用 tohave/donthave不得不”，“必须”做什么英语用 tohavegottodo something美语只须说 tohavetodosomething,C,8、When an English stamp跺脚 his foot means he is _.A angry B disappointed C impatient D regre

10、t,B,9、When an Englishman shake his fist means _.A、angry B、threat C、goodbye D、no problem,D,10、In England,to thumb拇指 ones nose with other fingers open means _.A、agree with sb B、praise sb C、love sb D、look down on sb,C,Geography 1.England occupies 占 the _ portion(份额,份额)of the U.K.A.northern B.eastern C.

11、southern,B,2.The most important part of the U.K.in wealth is _.A.Northern Ireland B.England C.Scotland,A,3.The main river in Britain runs from _.A.north to south B.south to north C.east to west,A,4.The longest river in Britain is _.A.Severn B.Clyde C.Bann,The River Severn is the longest river in the

12、 United Kingdom,at about 354 kilometres.,B,5 Edinburgh edn,b:r,-br,-br is the capital of _.A.England B.Scotland C.Wales,B,6.The _ part of America consists of high plateauspltu(高原)and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.A.eastern B.western C.northeastern,科迪勒拉山系是世界上最长的褶皱山系。纵贯南北美洲大陆西部。,B,7._

13、 part is the most densely populated region in America.A.The southern B.The north-eastern C.The western,B,8.The highest mountain in the U.S.is Mount _.A.Appalachian B.Mckinley C.Rocky,This is a photo of Mt McKinley(麦金利山).Found in Alaska,it is the tallest mountain in the USA and North America,standing

14、 at a height of 6194 metres(20320 feet)above sea level.,C,9.Hawaii is located in the _ Ocean.A.Atlantic B.Indian C.Pacific,C,10._ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.A.Florida B.Louisiana C.Alaska,Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area.,B,History1.The first“King of the Englis

15、h”was _.A.Alfred B.Egbert C.Bede D.Ethelred,The first King of England was King Egbert of Wessex.King Egbert of Wessex has been named the first king of all the English and is most famous for making Wessex such a powerful kingdom that England was eventually unified around it.In 829 he was proclaimed(宣

16、告)Bretwalda,ruler of all Britain.,A,2.The American Revolution(the American War of Independence)broke out in _ and ended in _.A.1775,1783 B.1774,1782 C.1786,1784,C,3.The first Prime Minister was _.A.Wilmington B.George Grenville C.Robert Walpole,Robert Walpole,1st Earl(伯爵)of Orford,(26 August 1676 18

17、 March 1745),known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole,was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.,B,4.William Shakespeare is mainly a _.A.novelist B.dramatist C.poet,William Shakespeare,A,5._ started the slave trade in the second part of the 16th ce

18、ntury.A.John Hawkins B.Francis Drake C.Diaz,John HawkinsPiratepairit海盗:盗版者 Admiraldmrl海军将领 Sir John Hawkins was an English shipbuilder,naval administrator and commander,merchant,navigator,pirate and slave trader.Wikipedia,B,6.The history of the U.S.is generally agreed to have begun in _.A.1620 B.160

19、7 C.1776,B,7._ was the first man who sailed around the earth.A.John Cabot B.Magellan C.Balboa D.Cartier,Ferdinand Magellan麦哲伦 was a Portuguese explorer who became known for having organised the first circumnavigation of the Earth.,B,8.The American War of Independence started in _ and ended in _.A.17

20、76,1784 B.1775,1783 C.1706,1714,B,9.The battle of _ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.A.New York B.Saratoga C.Bunker Hill,The Battles of Saratoga(September 19 and October 7,1777)conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoynes army in the American War of Independence

21、 and are generally regarded as a turning point in the war.The battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground,9 miles(14km)south of Saratoga.,C,10.The greatest contribution made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _.A.abolishing the Sedition(煽动叛乱)Act B.reducing taxesC.purchasing Louisia

22、na from France,The Louisiana Purchase(French:Vente de la Louisiane Sale of Louisiana)was the acquisition by the United States of America in 1803 of 828,000 square miles(2,140,000km2)of Frances claim to the territory of Louisiana.The U.S.paid 50 million francs($11,250,000)plus cancellation of debts w

23、orth 18 million francs($3,750,000),for a total sum of 15 million dollars(less than 3 cents per acre)for the Louisiana territory($230 million in 2012 dollars,less than 42 cents per acre).,The Louisiana territory encompassed all or part of 15 present U.S.states and two Canadian provinces.,A,People1.wh

24、ich band was John Lennon in before he died?A the Beatles B The Queen C The Rolling Stone D Spice Girls,A,2.In Which century did Darwin found Darwinian evolution?A 19th B 18th C 17th D 16th,B,2.Who used the gesture“V”for victory for the first time?A Lincoln B Churchill C Stalin D Bill Clinton,A,3.Jen

25、iffer Aniston became famous for her performance in _.A Friends B Gossip girl C Prison Break D Transformers,Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman,which aired on NBC from September 22,1994 to May 6,2004.,D,4.Tiger Woods playsA foootball B basketball C guitar D golf,B,

26、5.The best-known quality of the British people is their _.A.conservativeness保守 B.exclusiveness排他主义 C.phlegmflem镇定,A,6.The British people are great lovers of betting(打赌，赌博).The most money they bet mainly on _.A.horse racing B.Bingo C.football pools猜足球赛胜负的赌博 D.dog racing,C,7.The black people usually h

27、ave _ families.A.small B.middle-sized C.big,D/C?,8.Most Americans are _ from different countries.blacks Indians C.emigrants（从本国移往他国的）移民 D.immigrants 移民，侨民；从异地移入的动物植物,Migrants 是笼统的说法 指移民，移居者Emigrants 和 Immigrants都比较具体，前者指本国居民移出，后者指外国居民移入从前缀可以很好地区分：e是向外，i是向内。例如external外部的 internal内部的,C,9.The popular A

28、merican belief is _.A.part-time working B.self-made man C.manual labour 手工，手工劳动；活计；人力,B,10.In Britain,at the age of _,most men retire from their employment.A.sixty B.sixty-five C.fifty-five,A,LITERATURE1.All children in the UK must,by law,receive a full-time education from the age of _ to _.A.5,16 B

29、.6,17 C.7,18,C,2.The two features of Oxford and Cambridge are the college system and the _.A.records of attendance B.governing councilC.tutorial system,A,3._ is basically a home and family festival.A.Christmas B.Boxing Day C.Easter Monday,Boxing Day是西方的节礼日12月26日，圣诞节之后的第二天日。通常英国商家都会在这一天开始打折，因此这天也是人们抢

30、购便宜商品的好时机。,Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday,which commemorates Jesus Christs resurrection,according to the Christian Bible.Easter Monday is also a holiday for many Canadians.,C,4.The purely personal festival in Britain is _.A.Mothers Day B.Fathers Day C.birthday,A,5.It was _ who first re

31、volutionized scientific thought in Britain.A.Francis Bacon B.Thomas NewcomerC.James Watt,A,6._ developed atomic theory in the 18th century.A.John Dalton B.Francis Glisson C.Robert Boyle,B,7._ is regarded as the father of detective stories.A.Mark Twain B.Edgar Allan Poe C.Herman Melville,A,8._ is the

32、 first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature.A.Sinclair Lewis B.Saul Bellow C.Ernest Hemingway,辛克莱刘易斯（18851951）美国作家。1914年，他的第一部长篇小说我们的雷恩先生问世。主要作品有大街、巴比特、阿罗史密斯等。1930年作品巴比特获诺贝尔文学奖。获奖理由：“由于他充沛有力、切身和动人的叙述艺术，和他以机智幽默去开创新风格的才华”。辛克莱刘易斯是美国第一位诺贝尔文学获获得者，他的文学创作生涯可划分为三个时期，19201929年是其“黄金时期”，他创造了地

33、地道道的美国风格，作品是最早反映出女权主义意识。,A,9.Arthur Millers Masterpiece is _.A.Death of a Salesman B.The CrucibleC.The Price,B,10.101 American people won the Nobel Prize after _.A.WWI B.Civil War C.WWII,A,ENTERTAINMENT 1._“pools”provide amusement for millions of people who bet on the results of matches.A.Associatio

34、n football 英式足球(=soccer)B.BaseballC.Cricket,C,2.The most humorous magazine of Britain is _.A.New Society B.Private Eye C.Punch D.Spectator,Punch,or the London Charivari(瞎闹音乐，大胡闹)was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells.Hist

35、orically,it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s,when it helped to coin the term cartoon in its modern sense as a humorous illustration.It became a British institution,but after the 1940s,when its circulation peaked,it went into a long decline,finally closing in 1992.It was revived in 1996,but

36、closed again in 2002.,A,3.The most famous broadcasting company in Britain is _.A.British Broadcasting CorporationB.Independent Broadcasting AuthorityC.Reuters,B,4.The annual _ championships at Wimbledon,in London,are the most famous in the world.A.hockey B.tennis C.netball,D,5.The popular foods in A

37、merica include the following except _.A.hamburgers B.hot dogs C.bread D.rice,D,6.The most influential newspapers are the following except _.A.New York Times B.Washington PostC.Los Angeles Times D.Wall Street Journal,C,7.The major wire services(电讯服务)in America are the following except _.A.the Associa

38、ted Press B.the United Press InternationalC.the Columbia Broadcasting System,A,8.Blues is a music of strong rhythm,which was originally sung by _.A.Negroes B.Indians C.Europeans,蓝调（英文：Blues，解作“蓝色”，又音译为布鲁斯，台湾、港澳、马新作蓝调）是一种基于五声音阶的声乐和乐器音乐，它的另一个特点是其特殊的和声。蓝调起源于过去美国黑人奴隶的赞美歌、劳动歌曲、叫喊和圣歌。蓝调中使用的“蓝调之音”和启应的演唱方式都

39、显示了它的西非来源。蓝调对后来美国和西方流行音乐有非常大的影响，拉格泰姆、爵士乐、蓝草、节奏蓝调、摇滚乐、乡村音乐和普通的流行歌曲，甚至现代的古典音乐中都含有蓝调的因素或者是从蓝调发展出来的。在诗歌里这个词常被用来描写忧郁情绪。,A,9._ is regarded as the most English of games.A.Cricket B.Soccer C.Rugger,A?,10.The most popular drink in America isA coffee B coke C tea D milk,For more than two decades,sodasud(苏打；碳酸

40、钠；苏打水，汽水)；was the No.1 drink in the U.S.Americans now drink an average of 44 gallons of soda a year,a 17 percent drop from the peak in 1998.Over the same time,the average amount of water people drink has increased 38 percent to about 58 gallons a year.Bottled water has led that growth,with consumption nearly doubling to 21 gallons a year.,