英语文化常识题

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1.Where were the second Olympic Games held?

A. France

B. Australia

C. America

D. British

2.Which city in Asia is the first city to bid for the Olympic Games?

A.Beijing

B. Seoul

C. Tokyo

D. New Delhi

3.Which session is the largest Olympic Games?

A.The 22nd

B. The 24th

C. The 23rd

D. The 25th

4. Who is the Father of the Olympics?

A.Samaranch

B. Coubertin

C.Roger

D.Yu zaiqing

5. What is not the slogan of the Olympic?

A.Quicker

B.higher

C.stronger

D.bigger

6. When is the Olympic Day?

A.June.23

B.July.23

C.August.23

D.September.23

7. What does the track and field contain?

A. Track and field events

B. Track events

C. Field events

D. Track events, field events and All-around competition

8. Where is Olympic Games’ birthplace?

A. Olympia

B. France

C. Greece

D. America

9. When is International Olympic Day?

A. March.26th

B. Feb.14th

C. June.23rd

D. July.25th

10. How many traffic circles are there on the Olympic Flag?

A. Four

B. Five

C. Six

D. Seven

11. Which sport is the earliest sport in China?

A. Badmintons

B. Baseball

C. Football

D. Table tennis

12. How many people are there in one group in a soccer game?

A. 12

B. 16

C.18

D.11

13. Which sport is not in triathlon（铁人三项）?

A. Swimming

B. Running

C. Riding bicycle

D. Skipping

14. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics __________.

A. are the same thing

B. are different games

C. are not held in winter

D. are held in summer

15. Basketball was started _______.

A. in Europe

B. in the United States

C. in the Philippines

D. in China

16.Which sport isn’t the Olympic event?

A. fencing

B. badminton

C. boxing

D. basketball

17. How many times do the Olympic Games conduct?

A. 30

B.29

C. 28

D. 27

18.How many countries acceded to the first Olympic Games?

A. 20

B. 10

C. 13

D. 14

19.In the first Olympic Games, the champion will have ( )?

A a gold medal and cup

B only a silver medal

C only a bronze medal

D a silver medal and a garland

20. When did the modern basketball game come into China?

A. In 1765

B. In 1785

C. In 1855

D. In 1895

21. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.

A. Philadelphia

B. Boston

C. New York

D. Chicago

22. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____.

A. Maryland

B. South Carolina

C. Delaware

D. Colorado

23. The Second World War broke out in September _____ and ended in August _____.

A. 1939, 1945

B. 1937, 1943

C. 1938, 1945

D.1937,1945

24. The frequent emergence of the economic crisis in the U.S.A. led to the following disastrous effects except _____.

A. inflation

B. the rise of prices

C. the decrease of population

D. the decrease of the purchasing capacity

25. The first thirteen states of the US mainly located _____ seaboard.

A. the eastern

B. the western

C. the northern

D. the southern

26. Altogether _____ countries became involved in or were dragged into WWI.

A. 33

B. 38

C. 39

D.37

27. When did the American Revolution (independent war) break out?

A.Seventeenth Century

B. Eighteenth Century

C. Nineteenth Century

D. fifteenth Century

28. The GreatDepression(经济大萧条) in America lasted _____ years.

A. 2

B.3

C. 4

D.5

29. In 1799,_____________become French first emperor of empire.

A.Lothaire Ier

B. Louis V

C. napoleon Bonaparte

D. Raoul Ier

30. 1789-1792, ________implemented constitutional monarchy(君主立宪制).

A.China

B. France

C. England

D. America

31. In ______, civil war in Americabroke out.

A. 1761

B. 1861

C. 1738

D.1838

32. In 1794, the U.S. government and the ______ government signed jay treaty.

A．British B. French C. Spanish D. Russian

33. How many dynasties are there in China?

A.23

B.24

C.25

D. 26

34. Which university is the oldest university in England?

A. University of Oxford

B. University of London

C. University of Edinburgh[爱丁堡大学]

D. University of Cambridge

35. Who is the first queen of England?

A. Anne

B. Elizabeth

C. Mary

D. Jane Grey

36. Who wrote the ‘I Have A Dream’?

A. Marx

B. Martin Luther

C. Hitler

D. Napoleon

37. Where was the first Great Exhibition[万国工业博览会] held?

A. Wien

B. Paris

C. Tokyo

D. London

38. On 6 August 1945, an American plane dropped an atomic bomb onto the Japanese city of___.

A. Tokyo

B. Hiroshima

C. Nagasaki

D.Hokkiado

39. Which date is the Independence Day of the United States of America?

A.September 4.

B.June 6

C.July 4

D.June 4

40. When was the statue of liberty built?

A.1896

B.1866

C.1876

D.1886

41. Which of the following is by far the most influential religion in the west?

A. Christianity

B. Buddhism

C. Islamism

D. Judaism(犹太教)

42. What’s the traditional East er activity?

A. egg hunt

B. costume party

C. gifts exchange

D. book sale

43. Who is the leader of the Catholic Church(天主教会)？

A. The president

B. The Pope

C. The Queen

D. The Prime Minister

44. Which of the following is not one of the three main regions of the world?

A. Buddhism

B. Judaism

C. Islamism

D. Christianity

45. Which of the following festival celebrates Jesus’ birthday?

A. Christmas

B. Easter

C. Thanksgiving

D. Spring Festival

46. How do we call people who believe in Islamism?

A. Christian

B. Buddhist

C. Muslim

D. Sikh

47. Which book do Christians follow?

A. The Bible

B. The Koran

C. Tripitaka

D. The Great Compassion Mantra(大悲咒)

48. Who is the founder of Isamism?

A. Jesuses

B.Sakyamuni

C. Mohammed

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49.What’s the name of the Vigin(圣母)in the Bible?

A. Jenny

B. Katherine

C. Lucy

D. Maria

50. From which religion was Christmas originated?

A. Judaism

B. Islamism

C. Christianity

D. Buddhism

51. In which country, people are all religious believers?

A. Nepal

B. The Vatican

C. Russia

D. Thailand

52. The most important Holy Land of Islamism is .

A. Jerusalem

B. Mekka

C. Bagdad

D. Istanbul

53. Which religion is originated in China?

A. Buddhism

B. Taoism

C. Christianity

D. Islamism

54. What is the symbol of Christianity?

A. B. C. D.

55. What is the symbol of the Judaism?

A. B. C. D.

56. Which of the religions is not one of the branches of Christianity?

A. Protestantism

B. Catholic

C. Eastern Orthodox Church

D. Voodoo

57. Who do the Muslim believe in?

A. Zeus

B. Allah

C. Jesus

D. Buddha

58. Which of the following is the cradle of Islam?

A. India

B. Africa

C. Arab

D. Tibet

59. Which book do Muslims follow？

A. Quran

B. Bible

C. Scripture

D. Holy Book

60. Which of the following is the food that Jews don’t eat?

A. beef

B. lemon

C. pork

D. vegetable

61.William Shakes peare’s Four Tragedies are .

A. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Midsummer Night's Dream

B.Hamlet, As you like it, King Lear, Mac Beth

C.Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Mac Beth

D.Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice

62. The original name of Romeo and Juliet is .

A. The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

B. The love of Romeo and Juliet

C. The Tragically History of Romeus and Juliet

D. Romeo and Juliet

63. Opera originated in_________.

A. Greece

B. Italy

C. Britain

D. France

64. What's Mozart’s nationality?

A. American

B. French

C. Austrian

D. British

65. Which of the following operas is written by Mozart?

A. The Marriage of Figaro

B. La Traviata

C. Carmen

D. Turandot

66. Where can you enjoy Broadway Musicals? In ________.

A. Los Angeles

B. New York

C. Washington

D.C. D. Las Vegas

67. A dramatist must know a lot about William Shakespeare, who is known as the greatest poet and______.

A. singer

B. actor

C. writer

D. playwright

68.Sonnet has ______ lines.

A.13

B.14

C.15

D.16

69. Which flower is the national flower of China?

A. Rose

B. Lotus

C. peony

D. Lily

70 Which book is written by Jing Yong?

A. Harry Potter

B. the Legend of the Condor Heroes

C. Star Wars

D. Gone With The Wind

71. Who painted Starry Night?

A. Da Vinci

B. Van Gogh

C. Zheng Ban Qiao

D. Tang Bo Hu

72. What is World’s four major ballets?

A. The SwanLake, The Giselle,Fiddler on the roof,Oklahoma

B. The SwanLake, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, The Giselle

C. The Sleeping Beauty,My fair lady, The SwanLake, The Giselle

D. My fair lady, Fiddler on the roof, Oklahoma, Watch out your steps

73 Who writes the Tale of Two Cities?

A. V oltaire

B. W. William Shakespeare

C. Jane Austen

D. Charles Dickens

74. Which one is not Shakespeare’s well-known saying?

A. To be or not to be. That is a question.

B. Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

C. A light heart lives long.

D. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

75. What is William Shakespeare’s last drama?

A.The tempest

B. Cymbeline

C. Henry VIII

D. The Winter’s Tale

76. Which is the most popular opera in the world?

A.Magic Flute

B. The Lady of the Camellias

C. King Lear

D. Carmen

77. Which one is not one of the four most popular musicals?

A. Cats

B. Phantom of the Opera

C. Les Miserable

D. Notre-Dame de Paris

78. Which opera did Giacomo Puccini create?

A. Der Rosenkavalie

B. Madama Butterfly

C. Aida

D. La fille du regiment

79. Which is not Shakespeare’s 4 comedies?

A. The merchant of Venice

B.A Midsummer Night's Dream

C. Little Prince

D. Twelfth Night

80. Who wrote the masterpiece War and Peace?

A. Tolstoy

B. Hugo

C. Shakespeare

D. Dickens

81.How many states are there in America?

A. 49

B. 48

C. 50

D. 51

82.How many political parties are there in America?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

83.North America is a colony of______.

A. France

B. Germany

C. China

D. England

84.When did the U.S. declare to be independent?

A. 1789

B. 1689

C. 1770

D.1776

85.When did the Civil War start?

A. 1921

B. 1765

C. 1861

D.1450

86.Who is the Found Father of the United States of America?

A. George W. Bush

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Franklin

D. Roosevelt D. George Washington

87.What form of government does America have?

A. Presidential republics, full presidential system

B. Parliamentary republics

C. Absolute monarchies

D. States where constitutional provisions for government have been suspended

88.“As far as I know, the supreme power of the most reliable man is in charge of the people themselves.”

Who say it?

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. David Truman

C. Hillman

D. Robert Alan Dahl

89.How many presidents are there in the American history?

A. 47

B. 45

C. 44

D. 42

90.How often do they vote for a president?

A. once every two years

B. once every four years

C. once every five years

D. once every ten years

91.How many members are there in the House of Representatives of America?

A. One hundred and fifteen

B. Three hundred

C. Four hundred

D. Four hundred and thirty five

92.Who has the right to declare war in America?

A. Congress

B. Supreme Court

C. President

D. Pentagon

93.How many presidents were murdered in U.S. history?

A.3

B.1

C.2

D. 4

94.Which of the following country isn’t using Constitutional Monarchy?

A. England

B. Germany

C. Japan

D. China

95.Which of the following country isn’t a People's Republic country?

A. China

B. Germany

C. Laos

D. North Korea

96.HarvardUniversity is a famous university of _____.

A. America

B. England

C. France

D. Germany

97.When was the communist party of China established?

A.1911

B.1921

C.1931

D.1949

98.Which country is not the member of Commonwealth of Nations?

A. Canada

B. Australia

C. France

D. South Africa

99.What form of government does Germany have?

A. Presidential republics, full presidential system

B. Presidential republics, semi-presidential system

C. Parliamentary constitutional monarchies in which the monarch does not personally exercise power

D. Parliamentary republics

100.How many senators are there in the Australian Senate?

A. 70

B. 72

C. 74

D. 76

101.When did the earthquake in Japan happen?

A. March, 2010

B. May, 2010

C. March, 2011

D. May, 2011

102.When is the Independence Day of the United States of America?

A. July 1

B. July 4

C. July 14

D. July 10

103.How often is the World Expo held? Every years

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

104.How many stars are there on the National Flag of the United States of America?

A.Sixty.

B. Fifty.

C. Seventy.

D. Forty.

105.How many stripes are there on the National Flag of the United States of America?

A. Fifteen.

B. Twelve.

C. Fourteen.

D. Thirteen.

106.When will the election of American president be held?

A. 2012

B. 2013

C.2014

D. 2015

107.Which flower is the symbol of Japan?

A. Chrysanthemum

B. Rose

C. Cherry blossom

D. Lily

108.India used to be a colony of ______.

A. Canada

B. the US

C. Japan

D. England

109.Who has written the novel the Old Man and the Sea?

A. Ernest Hemingway

B. Jane Austin

C. Mark Twain

D. Shakespeare

110.Which of the following novel is written by Mark Twain?

A. Oliver Twist

B. Pride and Prejudice

C. The Necklace

D. The adventures of Tom Sawyer

111.Who are the current U.S. president and the secretary of State?

A. Clinton and Hillary

B. Obama and Bush

C. Hillary and Bush

D. Obama and Hillary

112.When was Prince William's wedding held?

A. May 29, 2011

B. April 29, 2011

C. April 29, 2010

D. February 14, 2011

113.Who is the British Prime Minister？

A. Robert Walpole

B. Cameron

C. Gordon Brown

D. Tony Blair 114.Who is the world’s first female president?

A. Hillary Clinton

B. Isabel Peron

C. Benazir Bhutto

D. Elleina Byron 115.What is the first U.S moon landing rocket called?

A. Challenger

B. DeepImpact

C. Apollo 11

D. Mercury

116.Which day is the World water day?

A. April.23rd

B.March.29th

C.April.21st

D.March.22nd 117.Where will the next Olympic Games be held?

A. Vancouver

B. New York

C. London

D. Paris 118.Who’s the first woman prime minister in Australia?

A. Julia Gillard

B. John Winston Howard

C. Paul John

D. Edward Gough Whitlam

119.What is the most important economic activity in Canada?

A. Mining

B. Fishing

C. Farming

D. Manufacturing 120.Which one is the longest river in the world?

A. The Yangtze River

B. The Amazon

C. The Mississippi

D. The Nile 121.Where is Victor Hugo from?

A. Germany

B. Britain

C. France

D. China

122.Who delivered the famous speech “I have a dream”?

A. Bill Clinton

B. Barack Hussein Obama

C. George Washington

D. Martin Luther King

123.Who was an actor before he became the President?

A. Ronald Reagan

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Herbert Hoover

D. Jimmy Carter

124.Who is the best actress of the 2011 Oscar Award?

A. Nicole Kidman

B. Natalie Portman

C. Anne Hathaway

D. Gwyneth Paltrow

125.Who wrote Jane Eyre?

A. Emily Bronte

B. Charlotte Bronte

C. Agnes Grey

D. Jules Verne

126.Who formulated the special theory of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921?

A. Nelso Rockefeller

B. Thomas Edison

C. Leonardo da Vinci

D. Albert Einstein

127.Which musician wrote the Ode to Joy?

A. Franz Joseph Haydn

B. Sebastian Bach

C. Ludwig van Beethoven

D. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

128.Who was named as the King of Pop in 21st century?

A. Lady Gaga

B. Michael Jackson

C. John Elton

D. Elvis Presley

129.What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

A. Telephone

B. Printer

C. Explosive

D. Television

130.What movie did Shirley Temple act?

A. The Golden Compass

B. Roman Holiday

C. The Little Colonel

D. Gone with the Wind

131.Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?

A. Charlotte Bronte

B. Emily Bronte

C. Jane Austin

D. Percy Bysshe Shelley

132.Who established the evolution theory?

A. George Byron

B. Charles Darwin

C. Winston Churchill

D. Isacc Newton

133.Walt Disney produced many children’s movies. Which of the following is NOT produced by him?

A. Cinderella

B. Peter Pan

C. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

D. Kung Fu Panda

134.Mahatma Gandhi was a major political and spiritual leader of __________.

A. India

B. Spain

C. Mexico

D. South Africa

135.Abraham Lincoln was the ________ President of the United States who led the country to victory during the American Civil War.

A. 14th

B. 15th

C. 16th

D. 17th

136.Who was the famous explorer born in Italy?

A. Henry VIII

B. Christopher Columbus

C. Elizabeth Fry

D. IsambardKingdom Brunel

137.Who is the top No. 1 on 2011’s Celebrity 100?

A. Justin Bieber B Oprah Winfrey C. Taylor Swift D. Lady Gaga

138.Who acts Harry in the film Harry Potter?

A. Daniel Radcliffe

B. Rupert Grint

C. Tom Felton

D.Matthew Lewis

139.The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of ______.

A. Adam Smith

B. John Maynard Keynes

C. Margaret Thatcher

D. Karl Marx

140.What is Rolls-Royce world famous for?

A. luxury automobiles

B. machine tools

C. high-quality knives and hand tools

D. household appliances

141. Who draw “The Last Supper”?

A. Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci

B. Vincent Willem van Gogh

C. Salvador Dali

D. Henri Matisse

142. There are ________ disciples in the famous painting of “The Last Supper”?

A. ten

B. twelve

C. thirteen

D. five

143. “The Liberty Leading the People” is about a revolution of ________.

A. Spain

B. America

C. France

D. England

144. The woman hero of the Liberty Leading the People hold a ________ in her hand.

A. a sword

B. a crutch

C. a flag

D. an axe

145. Which country did the famous artist Picasso come from?

A. Britain.

B. America.

C. Mexico.

D. Spain.

146. Who cut his ear himself?

A. Da Vinci.

B. Van Gogh.

C. Ravenna.

D. Millet.

147. Who liked to draw about cats that look like human?

A. Louis Wain

B. Da Vinci

C. Millet

D. Francis Giacco

148. Who is the painter of “Qingming Riverside”?

A. Zhang Zeduan

B. Qi Baishi

C. Zhang DaQian

D. Xu Beihong

149. What kind of painting is “Sunflowers” which Van Gogh pain t?

A. oil on canvas

B. print

C. traditional Chinese painting

D. Sketch

150. Who was born in Holland?

A. Da Vinci

B. van Gogh

C. Raphael Sanzio

D. Michelangelo Buonarroti

151. How much did the” Picasso finally self portrait “sell at?

A. 4980000 dollars

B. 498000 dollars

C. 49800000 dollars

D. 498 dollars

152. Which of the following painting was painted by Claude Monet?

A. The Luncheon on the Grass.

B. Impression, sunrise.

C. The Theater Box.

D. The Ballet Class.

153. What kind of genre is the painting of Guernica (painted by Picasso)?

A. Impressionism.

B. Cubism.

C. Neoclassicism.

D. Landscape sent.

154. Which is Van Gogh’s last painting?

A. Starry sky

B. "Sunflower"

C. "The catcher in the crow"

D. View of Arles with Irises

155. Where is Mona Lisa now?

A. China

B. France

C. Italy

D. Germany

156. Which person is not a famous artist?

A. Michelangelo

B. Chris Angle

C. Picasso

D. Paul Cezanne

157. Which museum collected the painting of Barge Haulers On the V olga?

A. StateRussiaMuseum.

B. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

C. BritishMuseum.

D. LouvreMuseum.

158. Where “The Birth of Venus” was kept in ?

A. LouvreMuseum

B. The BritishMuseum

C. Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence

D. Metropolitan Museum of Art

159. Da Vinci was born in

A. France

B. Spain

C. Italy

D. Germany

160. Who won the Archibald Price in 1994?

A. Picasso

B. Da Vinci

C. Monet

D. Francis Giacco

161. Which is the highest building in the world?

A. Shanghai Oriental TV Tower

B. Shanghai World Financial Center

C. EiffelTower

D. DubaiTower

162. Who decided to build the Great Wall?

A. Yin Zheng

B. Li Shiming

C. Zhao Kuangyin

D. Da Yu

163. Which building is the place where the U.S. President live in?

A. their house

B. all the place they want

C. hospital

D. The White House

164. Where do the British royal family live and work?

A. Westminster

B. Capitol

C. Buckingham Palace

D. Sallo Paulo cathedral

165. Tower of London bridge is a style of .

A. Barocco

B. Rococo

C. Romanesque

D. Gothic

166. Where is Taj Mahal?

A. in New Delhi

B. in Bombay

C. in Agra

D. in Bangalore

167. _______ has been built in Italy.

A. The Big Ben

B. The Rome Jungle field

C. The Eiffel

D. The VersaillesPalace

168. Which is the oldest bridge in the world?

A. The LondonBridge

B. The ZhaoZhouBridge

C. The Lu DingBridge

D. The StoryBridge

169. Which bridge is one of the most famous bridge in the world and it is in the United states of California.

A.HumberBridge

B.Great Belt

C.Golden GateBridge

D.Tsing Ma Bridge

170. Visitors to which observatory can stand in both the eastern and western hemispheres simultaneously?

A.Athens Observatory

B.Manila Observatory

C.Copenhagen Observatory

D.Greenwich Observatory

171.________ is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe.

A.the Star of Nanchang

B.the London Eye

C.the Singapore Flyer

D. Tower of LondonBridge

172. Where is Empire State Building?

A. London

B. New York

C. Paris

D. D. Chicago

173. We can guess that the Red Square lies ______.

A. in the east of Moscow.

B. in the west of Moscow.

C. in the center of Moscow.

D. somewhere in Moscow.

174. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world, because ______.

A. it was built early in 1937.

B. people will first see it when they go to San Francisco.

C. the main part of it is a suspension span, which was the longest at that time.

D. it extends across San FranciscoBay

175. The Eiffel Tower in Paris needs no presentation. The sentence means____

A. The Tower is so famous that there is no need to recommend it.

B. The Tower is too old to mention.

C. The Tower is of no reputation and no one needs to know about it.

D. The Tower doesn’t need to be recommended because it is a symbol of Paris.

176. The Bund in Shanghai was built using materials from around the world.Which of the following was not used?

A. Oregon pine

B.Italian marble

C.Granite from Japan

D. Ivory from Africa

177. Whose statue is in the center of the square in BuckinghamPalace?

A. Victoria Queen

B. Elizabeth I

C. Elizabeth

D. Mary

178. In ancient times the Great Wall was built to keep out the enemy from ______.

A. the south .

B. the west .

B. the north . D. the east.

179. The Taj Mahal was ______.

A. a famous cathedral.

B. a splendid grave.

C. a high tower.

D. a big monument.

180. The PalaceMuseum ______.

A. was built in the Yuan Dynasty.

B. was built in the Ming Dynasty.

C. showed the wisdom and creativity of the ancient emperors.

D. is not the same as the Forbidden City.

181.People usually joke on ________.

A. Easter

B. Thanksgiving

C. Fool’s Day

D. Boxing Day

182. When is the Independence Day of the United States of America?

A. June the fourth.

B. July the fourth.

C. July the fourteenth.

D. June the fourteenth.

183. Boxing Day is the next day of ___________.

A. Christmas Day

B. Thanksgiving

C. New Year’s Day

D. Valentine’s Day

184. Dragon Boat Festival is on __________.

A. the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month

B. the fifth day of the fifth lunar month

C. the double-ninth day

D. the fifteenth day of the first lunar month

185. Easter is a holiday usually connected to the following except __________.

A. the coming of spring

B. the eating of Easter eggs

C. the resurrection of Christ

D. the reunion of a large family

186. The theme of Thanksgiving Day is ___________.

A. friendship and award

B. love and happiness

C. happiness and peace

D. thankfulness and harvest

187. What’s NOT true about the Lantern Festival?

A. Eating Glutinous Rice Balls.

B. Enjoying festival lanterns.

C. Enjoying the full moon.

D. Competitive Dragon Dance.

188. Father Christmas comes into the house through the _________.

A. window

B. front door

C. chimney

D. back door

189. Valentine’s Day is originated from ___________.

A. Italy

B. China

C. America

D. Rome

190. Oktoberfest (a two-week beer festival held each year during late September and early October) is a famous festival in____________.

A. Germany

B. America

C. Europe

D. Japan

191. Where did the April Fool’s Day come from?

A. America.

B. France.

C. Europe.

D. Germany.

192. What do people eat in Good Friday?

A. Pastry.

B. Hamburgers.

C. Hot cross buns.

D. Salad.

193. What’s the home of Santa Clause?

A. Finland.

B. Denmark.

C. Norway.

D. America.

194. Smoking is bad for health. And the World No-Tobacco Day is on__________.

A. April 30th

B. May 31st

C. June 30th

D. July 31st

195. What do people always do on the Mid-Autumn Festival?

A. Eat zongzi.

B. Eat dumplings.

C. Eat moon cakes.

D. Eat chicken.

196. Where did Father Christmas put the presents?

A. In children’s hats.

B. In children’s stockings.

C. In children’s shoes.

D. Under the bed.

197. People have Chopsticks Day in ___________. It is on August 4th.

A. China

B. Korea

C. Japan

D. India

198. Children usually say ’Trick or Treat’ on __________.

A. Pumpkin Day

B. Oktoberfest

C. Christmas Day

D. Halloween

199. What do people usually do on the Water-Sprinkling Festival?

A. Drink water.

B. Splash water.

C. Go sailing.

D. Eat noodles.

200. Which country has the Food Festival?

A. England

B. Singapore

C. America

D. Japan

201.How many Administrative Regions does the United Kingdom have?

A. Four.

B. Two.

C. One.

D. Three.

202. Which Continent is U.S.A on?

A. Asia.

B. North America.

C. Europe.

D. South America. 203. Which city is the capital of Argentina?

A. Catamarca.

B. Corrientes.

C. San Juan.

D. Buenos Aires.

204. The largest desert in the world is __________.

A. the Sahara desert

B. the Taklimakan desert

C. the Australia desert

D. the Arab desert

205. Which country isn’t the neighboring country of Russia?

A. Kazakhstan

B. Ukraine

C. Morocco

D. Finland

206. The biggest plain in the world is_________.

A. North China plain

B. Amazon plain

C. Salisbury plain

D. Hempstead Plain

207. Which sea is the deepest sea in the world?

A. The Coral Sea.

B. The Bering Sea.

C. The Mariana Trench.

D. The Mediterranean Sea.

208. How tall is the MountQomolangma?

A. Eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four point four.

B. Six thousand eight hundred and forty-five point four.

C. Eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four point forty-three.

D. Eight thousand three hundred and forty-four point four.

209. Where is Taj Mahal?

A. In India.

B. In Thailand.

C. In China.

D. In Somalia. 210. What is the smallest country in the world?

A. Japan.

B. Denmark.

C. Vatican.

D. Libya.

211. What is the biggest plateau in the world?

A. The Iranian Plateau.

B. The Deccan Plateau.

C. The Brazil Plateau.

D. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

212. What is the biggest island in the world?

A. The TaiwanIsland.

B. The Luzon.

C. The Victoria Island.

D. The Greenland.

213. What is the official name of the U.K.?

A. The United Nation of Great Britain and Southern Ireland.

B. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

C. The United Kingdom of Great England and Southern Ireland.

D. The United Nation of Great England and Northern Ireland.

214. is the biggest freshwater lake in the world.

A. Huron lake

B. Superior lake

C. Erie lake

D. Ontario lake

215. Which religious belief were the American have?

A. Christianity.

B. Islam.

C. Buddhism.

D. Taoism.

216. Which is the largest state in America?

A. California.

B. New Jersey.

C. Georgia.

D. Alaska.

217. Which city is the capital of Canada?

A. Ottawa.

B. Michigan.

C. Michigan.

D. Connecticut. 218. What’s the biggest basin in the world?

A. CongoBasin.

B. SichuanBasin.

C. Tabasco Basin.

D. TurbanBasin.

219. _________is known as ‘the City of Diamonds ’in South Afric a.

A. Kimberley.

B. Johannesburg.

C. Pretoria.

D. Bloemfontein.

220. _________ is known as ‘the Country of Bank’ in Europe.

A. Britain.

B. Switzerland.

C. France.

D. German.

221.Which college is not from America?

A.Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.HarvardUniversity

C.University of Cambridge

D.The United StatesMilitaryAcademy at West Point

222.What is ‘Ivy League’ ?

A.an education alliance

B. a school

C.an organization

D. a name of scholarship

223.What schools are in the earliest Ivy League"four League"?

A.Harvard\Yale\Penn\Princeton

B.Columbia\Harvard\Yale\Brown

C.Princeton\Columbia\Yale\Cornell

D.Harvard\Yale\Columbia\Princeton

224.In the world's top 20 universities, how many of them are universities in the United States?

A.15

B.17

C.16

D.14

225.The world famous HarvardUniversity is located in ________.

A. Massachusetts

B. New York

C. Washington

D.C.D. Maine

226. How many presidents in America have studied in HarvardUniversity?

A.6

B.7

C.8

D.9

227. What is the name for the university entrance examination in USA?

A. A-Level

B. IBDP

C. TOFEL

D. SAT

228. What does SAT stand for?

A. School Assessment Test

B. Sample Assessment Test

C. Scholastic Aptitude Test

D. System Aptitude Test

229. How many years are there in American junior high school education and senior high school education respectively?

A. 2 and 4

B. 4 and 3

C. 3 and 3

D. 4 and 2

230. What is not the primary purpose of education in America?

A. promote children's mental health

B. develop children’s values of democratic life

C. develop children's creativity

D. let the children become self-enclosed

231. If the kid who don’t speak English, what will the headmaster do in America?

A. To persuade their parents to let their children find another school.

B. To arrange him into the ESL class (English as a Second Language).

C. Return part of the tuition.

232. 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 organization 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.

233. The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by ______.

A. teachers

B. students

C. headmasters

D. boards of education

234. In Britain, children from the age of 5 to 16 _____.

A. can legally receive completely free education

B. can legally receive partly free education

C. cannot receive free education at all

D. cannot receive free education if their parents are rich

235. What is the name for the university entrance examination in Britain?

A. A-Level

B. IBDP

C. TOFEL

D. SAT

236.What does A-Level mean?

A. Advanced Supplementary Level

B. General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

C. Associated College/University

237. Normally speaking, how many years should people need to study to get bachelor degree and master degree respectively in England?

A. 3 and 2

B. 3 and 1

C. 4 and 2

D. 4 and 1

238. Which two universities are the oldest and famous in England ?

A.University of Queensland, University of New South Wales

B.MonashUniversity, Cambridge

C.University of New South Wales, Cambridge

D.Cambridge, Oxford

239. EtonCollege is a famous________ of UK.

A. College

B. Comprehensive school

C. public school

D. university

240. Which of the following is a feature of British education as a whole?

A. Education is chaotic

B. Education is extremely expensive and poor people can’t afford it.

C. Education is highly centralized.

D. Education is rather independent and enjoys a great deal of freedom.

241.The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown in .

A.Washington

B. Los Angeles

C. Chicago

D. San Francisco

242 What does “Dim Sum” mean?

A. dessert

B. Chinese dessert

C. main course

D. appetizer

243. At a normal meal, w here do you put the dinner knife?

A. On the right.

B. On the plate.

C. Next to the plate, on the left.

D. Next to the plate, on the right.

244．Where does “fish and chips” come from?

A. England

B. U.S.A.

C. France

D. India

245．How dothe British call th e meal between breakfast and lunch?

A. B runch

B. Breakfast

C.D inner

D. Dessert

246. What do British people usually have for afternoon tea?

A. Hamburgers and fries

B. Tea and cookies

C. Rice and soup

D. Chips and Coke

247.From which country was “h amburgers”originated?

A. America

B. France

C. Germany

D. Canada

248.From which country was “French frie s”originated?

A. America

B. France

C. Germany

D. Canada

249.From which country was “sandwiches”originated??

A. America

B. France

C. British

D. Canada

250.From which country was “pizzas”originated?

A.Italy

B. Canada

C. France

D. America

251.From which country was “chocolate”originated?

A.Italy

B. Mexico

C. France

D. America

252.From which country was “spaghetti”originated?

A.America

B. France

C. France

D. Italy

253..What is the most important meal in German culture?

A.Breakfast.

B.Lunch.

C.Dinner.

D.Afternoon tea.

254.. What food is Germany famous for?

A. ham and beer

B. sausage and beer

C. chicken and sausage

D. chicken and beer

255. What is the traditional English breakfast?

A. milk with cereal

B. bacon, sausages and toast

C. yogurt and fresh fruit

D. bread with jam and milk

256. Which food is the very popular breakfast in American?

A. noodles

B. spaghetti

C. pancake

D. donut

257. What is the spirit of French cuisine?

A. Dishes for high precision

B. Outstanding food flavor

C. In order to hot

D. A wide range of

258. At what festival do Americans eat turkey?

A. New Year’s Day

B. Thanksgiving day

C. Easter Day

D. The Independence Day

259. In the late 1800s,thousand offrom Eastern Europe traveled to the United Statesand brought the recipe for bagels .

A. Chinese

B. Jews

C. Indian

D. American

260. We have a on a big ceremony.

A. informal dinner

B. banquet

C. buffet

D. Potluck

261.English Renaissance Period was an age of ______.

A. prose and novel

B. poetry and drama

C. essays and journals

D. ballads and songs

262.Because of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior, ______ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity.

A. Charlotte Bronte

B. Jane Austen

C. Emily Bronte

D. Henry Fielding

263.Who is the writer of WutheringHeights?

A.Charlotte Bronte

B.Emily Bronte.

C.Anne Bronte.

D.Jane Austin.

264.Which one of the following is not a science fiction novel?

A. Mysterious Island.

B. The Old Man and the sea.

C.Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

D.Five Weeks in a Balloon.

265.Which of the following is one of Shakespeare’s four tragedies?

A. Twelfth Night.

B. As You Like It.

C. King Lear.

D. King John.

266.Which one of the following books is written by Mark Twain?

A. Fan Xing.

B. The Million Pound Note.

C. The Girl.

D. Personal Interval.

267.______ first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama.

A. Shakespeare

B. Wyatt

C. Sidney

D. Marlowe

268.______, is a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.

A. The Wife’s Complaint

B. Beowulf

C. The Dream of the Rood

D. The Seafarer

269.Which work described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy?

A.Antigone.

B.Odyssey.

C.Iliad.

D.Oedipus the king.

270.______was considered as “father of English Novel”.

A. Swift

B. Fielding

C. Chaucer

D. Jane Austin

271.By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of Vanity Fair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious ______of his time.

A. persecution

B. improvement

C. prosperity

D. Disillusionment

272.Jane Austen’ s practical idealism is that love should be justified by ______ and disciplined by self-control.

A. reason

B. sense

C. rationality

D. sensibility

273.John Milton’s most powerful dramatic poem on the Greek model is ______.

A. Paradise Lost

B. Paradise Regained

C. Samson Agonists

D. Lycidas

274.Because of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior, ______ has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity.

A. Charlotte Bronte

B. Jane Austen

C. Emily Bronte

D. Henry Fielding

275.When we say that a poor young man from the West tried to make his fortune in the East but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing about ______'s thematic concern in his fiction writing.

A. Henry James

B. Scott Fitzgerald

C. Ernest Hemingway

D. William Faulkner

276.Dickens’ s first child hero is ______.

A. Little Nell

B. David Copperfield

C. Oliver Twist

D. Little Dorrit

277.The Sun Also Rises casts light on a whole generation after WWI and the effects of the war by way of a vivid portrait of “______.”

A. the Beat Generation

B. the Lost Generation

C. the Baby booming Age

D. the Jazz Age

278.H. L. Mencken, a famous American critic, considered ______ “the true father of our national literature.”

A. Hamlin Garland

B. Joseph Kirkland

C. Mark Twain

D. Henry James

279.Which one of the following is not written by E.B.White?

A.Stuart Little.

B.Charlotte's Web.

C. The Trumpet of the Swan.

D.Anne of Green Gables.

280.Who is the earliest English children’s writer in 19th century?

A. Lewis Carroll

B. Thomas Malory

C. Charlotte Bronte

D. Jane Austen

281.When did Neil Alden Armstrong completed the Moon Landing?

A.In 1969.

B.In 1968.

C.In 1966.

D.In 1970.

282.was also a politician while he was a scientist.

A. Theodore Roosevelt

B. Albert Einstein

C. Benjamin Franklin

D. Winston Churchill

283.A scramjet engine is different from a rocket engine in that ______.

A. it gets oxygen from the air

B. it carries its own oxygen supply

C. it consumes only a little oxygen

D. it doesn’t use any oxygen

284.Which kind of unit does “Light year” belong to?

A. Length unit.

B. Time unit.

C. Weight unit.

D. Volume unit

285.Why is the earth round?

A. Because of the temperature.

B. Because of the gravitational.

C. Because of the atmosphere.

D. Because of the pollution.

286.Since the dawn of history, the most serious nuclear leakage happened in ______.

A. Japan

B. Ukraine

C. Russia

D. ChineseSovietRepublic

287.is the sign of the nature perpendicular partition of the land.

A. Heat quantity

B. Vegetation and soil

C. Rock

D. River

288.was the first country which could use electricity.

A. Ancient Egypt

B. Ancient China

C. Ancient India

D. Ancient Greek

289.What does not include in the development of the Information technique?

A.Remote sensing technology.

B.Cloning technology.

C.Fiber Technology.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/df10904245.html,munication technique.

290.In which year was the first telephone invented by Bell?

A.In 1873.

B.In 1874.

C.In 1875.

D.In 1876.

291.Which of the following statements about the hyper-X is true?

A. It flies almost as fast as a rocket.

B. It would fly around the world in less than 5 hours.

C. It is safer than an ordinary jet plane.

D. It looks like a rocket.

292.Which of these is not an invention of Edison?

A.Periscope.

B. Electric light.

C.Disk reproducer.

D. Television.

293.Which following does not belong to the renewable natural resources?

A. Sunlight.

B. Wind.

C. Water.

D. Fossil fuels.

294.The Origin of Species was written by .

A. Isacc Newton

B. Archimedes

C. Stephen Hawking

D. Charles Darwin

295.When was the first robot invented?

A.In 1939.

B.In 1920.

C.In 1948.

D.In 1942.

296.Which of the following was on show during the first World Expo in 1851?

A.steam engine.

B.Telephone.

C.Air conditioner.

D.Ship.

297.Which of the following metal is liquid?

A. Mercury.

B. Silver.

C. Magnesium.

D. Cadmium. 298.The”sky”in space looks dark because______.

A. there’s something wrong with our eyes.

B. sunlight cannot reach the space

C. there is no atmosphere in space

D. there’s no light in space at all

299.Which country used the nuclear power to produce electricity first?

A. The United Kingdom.

B. America.

C. Germany.

D. France.

300.Solar eclipse occurs when ______.

A. the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun

B. the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth

C. the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

D. the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from the Earth