尔雅课《语言与文化》考试题
语言与文化考试题一、单选题(题数:50,共 50.0 分)1语言接触的总趋势是()。
1.0分我的答案:D2下列关于人类起源非洲假说的内容中正确的是()。
1.0分我的答案:D3“我的语言的界限意味着我的世界的界限”这句话是()说的。
1.0分我的答案:A4《逻辑哲学论》的序是谁写的?()1.0分我的答案:D5下列哪一项不是汉文化流中的文化活动?()1.0分我的答案:A6在所有语言中,最为高级的语言是()。
1.0分我的答案:D7智人走出非洲有几条路线?()1.0分我的答案:B8北京话音系中声母共有()个。
1.0分我的答案:D9下列哪个词语不是在理据性的基础上形成的?()1.0分我的答案:C10记录濒危语言应采取的方法是()。
1.0分我的答案:D11下列文化因素中哪一项是文化中最基本的成分?()1.0分我的答案:B12在汉语和傣语的接触中,傣语对汉语的影响首先发生在汉语的()上。
1.0分我的答案:A13海德格尔认为:人类存在的根本方式是()。
1.0分我的答案:A14语言的变异主要有()种。
1.0分我的答案:B15下列哪一座山是茶马古道经过的山脉?()1.0分我的答案:A16《诗经》总共有()个韵部。
1.0分我的答案:C17下列哪一项不是文字系统的类型?()1.0分我的答案:C18由词演变成词组(例如铁和路都是词,后演变成词语铁路)的过程叫做()。
1.0分我的答案:C19“同一个物理证据,并不是所有的观察者都得到相同的宇宙图式,除非他们的语言背景相同或相似。
”这句话反映了沃尔夫的()观点。
1.0分我的答案:C20记录濒危语言应采取的方法是()。
1.0分我的答案:D21汉语和侗台语之间是()的结果。
1.0分我的答案:B22人体大脑中哪一部分损伤会影响人对音位文字的识别?()1.0分我的答案:D23汉语宽式语形的形成与()密不可分。
1.0分我的答案:D24在中西方视觉艺术对比中,汉文化比较重视()。
1.0分我的答案:C25“丝绸之路”在早期的名称是西域道,后来由()提出了“丝绸之路”的名称。
1.0分我的答案:A26下列哪一项文字对不同的实验对象都有干扰?()1.0分我的答案:D27下列哪一项属于左视野具有优势的文字?()1.0分我的答案:B28世界上最顽强的东西是()。
1.0分我的答案:D29方言的形成有几种方式?()1.0分我的答案:B30“涨”的读音与它所表达的意义之间没有任何的联系,体现了语言的()。
1.0分我的答案:C31“每一个人,不管什么语言,都可以看作是一种特殊世界观的承担者。
”反应了洪堡特的()观点。
0.0分我的答案:C32下列哪一条河流不是茶马古道经过的河流?()1.0分我的答案:D33保护民族语言的前提是()。
1.0分我的答案:C34语言是一个群体的()的记录者。
1.0分我的答案:A35汉语的阅读主要依靠()。
1.0分我的答案:A36下列哪一项语言中可以省略?()1.0分我的答案:D37本课程中以哪部电影为例介绍思维的层次性?()1.0分我的答案:B38()的语言学观点既包括语言文化相对论,也包括生成语法。
1.0分我的答案:C39()提出了标准欧洲语的概念,认为欧洲人都具有相同的世界图式,各种科学观念都是建立在这个世界图式基础上的。
1.0分我的答案:B40下列哪一项不是亲属称谓对立系统中的语义特征?()1.0分我的答案:D41下列哪一项不是思维的层面?()1.0分我的答案:C42唐代文成公主进藏的路线与茶马古道相重合的部分是()。
1.0分我的答案:D43语言范畴化的深度发展方向是()。
1.0分我的答案:B44下列哪一项属于严式语法范畴?()1.0分我的答案:A45下列语言中哪一种语言的宗族关系最为复杂?()1.0分我的答案:C46非洲智人什么时候开始走出非洲?()1.0分我的答案:A47茶马古道中川藏线和滇藏线兴起于()朝。
1.0分我的答案:C48借词以()形式出现,是语言复杂化。
1.0分我的答案:C49非洲智人最早移动到哪一大洲?()1.0分我的答案:C50茶马古道促进了茶文化的交流,在此基础上形成了()官话。
1.0分我的答案:D二、判断题(题数:50,共 50.0 分)1语言演化最重要的观察角度之一是语言接触。
()1.0分我的答案:√2侍茶行为是指茶成为生活的必需品,不能脱离。
()1.0分我的答案:√3核磁功能共振可以测试眼球直视的方向。
()1.0分我的答案:×4茶马古道主要运送的茶叶是普洱茶。
()1.0分我的答案:√5“一尺之楼,日取其半,万世不竭。
”表达的是极限思想。
()1.0分我的答案:√6只有双语现象时才会有借代和干扰的发生,干扰往往是母语的影响。
()1.0分我的答案:√7汉语各个方言之间有同源关系。
()1.0分我的答案:√8语言接触的结果是受借成分多于施借成分。
()1.0分我的答案:√9人类的语言都具有任意性和还原生成能力。
()1.0分我的答案:√10语言是一个准开放的自组织系统。
()1.0分我的答案:√11在严式语言中,严式语法形式不可以省略。
()1.0分我的答案:√12没有语言能力很难发展自己的智慧,因此智慧与语言之间有绝对的关系。
()1.0分我的答案:×13蜜蜂的交际行为没有任意性。
()1.0分我的答案:×14上古汉语中严式范畴较多,但是随着语言发展逐渐减少。
()1.0分我的答案:√15通过英、汉亲属称谓的对比可知,汉族的宗族系统更复杂。
()1.0分我的答案:√16猿猴的行为最接近人类的行为,智力发达。
()1.0分我的答案:×17英语阅读和汉语阅读一样,都涉及了语音解码。
()1.0分我的答案:√18借词是有规则的。
()1.0分我的答案:√19Stroop干扰实验证明每个语言都会出现干扰现象,激发语义代码,干扰颜色判断。
()1.0分我的答案:√20康德尔最早公开良序集悖论,也叫最大序数悖论。
()1.0分我的答案:×21声音在短时记忆中没有任何作用。
()1.0分我的答案:×22茶马古道既是一种文化遗产,也是生态遗产,更是民族遗产。
()1.0分我的答案:√23中医属于分析性思维模式。
()1.0分我的答案:×24某一人群的mtDNA变异越大,它的群体演化历史越短。
()1.0分我的答案:×25汉语的量词可以省略,但是被动不能省略。
()1.0分我的答案:×26在汉语和英语的同辈亲属称谓词中都都有区分的是长幼和性别。
()1.0分我的答案:×27语言可以作假。
()1.0分我的答案:×28从儿童智力发展观察,思维能力先于语言,而且可以独立于语言。
()1.0分我的答案:√29自然语言具有极大的丰富性。
()1.0分我的答案:√30语言会随着不断与其他语言接触而变得越来越复杂。
()1.0分我的答案:×31词汇范畴比语法范畴更深。
()1.0分我的答案:×32德国哲学家海德格尔侧重理科哲学的研究,维特根斯坦则侧重人文哲学的研究。
()1.0分我的答案:×33汉文化是一种悟性思维模式。
()1.0分我的答案:√34语言的分化造成不同人群的思维方式的不同。
()1.0分我的答案:√35虚拟范畴反映了汉民族的思维模式,并体现在汉语中。
()1.0分我的答案:×36茶马古道上渡河主要靠船只。
()1.0分我的答案:×37符号的形式与意义之间没有任何必然联系。
()1.0分我的答案:√38最原始的元语言是人工语言。
()1.0分我的答案:×39语言保护的最根本目标是记录濒危语言。
()1.0分我的答案:×40汉语中第三人称的指代对象多依赖上下文确定。
()1.0分我的答案:√41汉语中有严格形式区分真实条件和虚拟条件,即使上下文提供真实条件和虚拟条件的信息,形式标记也不能省略。
()1.0分我的答案:×42丝绸之路一直以运输丝绸为主。
()1.0分我的答案:×43人类起源非洲假说是指人类发源于非洲,然后移动到世界各地。
()1.0分我的答案:√44语言运用就是语言能力的运用。
()1.0分我的答案:×语言接触的有阶性很稳定,不会变化。
()1.0分我的答案:×46以英语为第二语言的人,在stroop干扰试验中,对于英文数字没有干扰。
()0.0分我的答案:√47早期的远征古道只有茶马古道。
()1.0分我的答案:×48语音对应的两种语言一定是同源语言。
()1.0分我的答案:×49人的行为习惯与人的思维模式、文化模式有关,会在行为中有所表现。
()1.0分我的答案:√50汉语的阅读主要注重读音和规则。
()我的答案:×。
文化语言学期末试题
文化语言学期末考试试题一、单项选择题(每题两分,共10题)1.三大古典文字是()A.甲骨文、玛雅文字、彝文B.甲骨文、圣书字、楔形文字C.玛雅文字、谚文、彝文D.楔形文字、谚文、玛雅文字2. 下面哪种文字不属于汉字体系表意文字()A.壮字B.朝鲜谚文字母C.女真字D.西夏字3. 彝族人叫妻子做“穿针婆”(直译“针穿母”)这反映了语言可以反映()A.物质文化B.精神文化C.行为文化D.制度文化4. 下列关于“楔形文字”的叙述不正确的一项是( )A.楔形文字的得名是因为在泥版上压印出的字的笔道像一个个“楔子”B.楔形文字不如刻画出的文字象形C.楔形文字的初始字符大多是象形字D.阿卡德人并没有继承“楔形文字”5.下面哪个借词是清朝出现的借词()A.胡同B.把式C.站D.支那6.湖南省江永县妇女中间流传一种文字,妇女创造,妇女使用,被称为“女书”。
下列那种说法不符合女书的特点?A.笔迹秀丽娟细B.外形斜方,似蚊型C.全是独体字D.是一种音节文字7. 下列关于文化语言学的描述哪个是正确的()A.文化语言学是社会语言学的一部分。
B.文化语言学只强调人文主义,反对科学主义。
C.50年代罗常培先生撰写的《语言与文化》一书被喻为中国文化语言学的“开山之作”。
D.文化语言学只研究语言对文化的影响8. 某种汉字体系的少数民族文字多讹变字,如:那么这种文字是()A.瑶字B.苗字C.字喃D.契丹大字9. 澳大利亚的塔斯马尼亚人要表达“硬”这个概念时会用“像石头一样”的说法;中国古代形容美女会说“手如柔荑,肤如凝脂”(《诗经·卫风·硕人》)。
下列哪种说法是错误的()A.早期语言会运用大量具象比喻B.语言可以体现思维在不同历史阶段的发展水平C.这种具象比喻的使用可以追溯到原始的自然崇拜阶段D.在原始时期不仅有具象比喻还存在抽象隐喻。
10. 下列哪组借词与其他词不同()A.丝、茶、葡萄、石榴B.啤酒、卡车、狮子、的士C.图腾、萌、控D.酒吧、雷、宅二、填空(每空1分,共10分)1.第一部和歌集__万叶集___用__万叶假名__写成。
语言与文化自考题-3_真题(含答案与解析)-交互
语言与文化自考题-3(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)Ⅰ.Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternativescarefully and decide which of the four alternatives **pletes the statement.1."Culture" is a loan word from ______.A.French B. LatinC.RomanD. NorwegianSSS_SIMPLE_SINA B C D分值: 1答案:B主要考查对文化的了解。
在英语中culture是拉丁语的借用词,该词的主要含义是“耕种土地”。
2."Associate" can be used together with ______.A.professorB. presidentC.chairman D . generalSSS_SIMPLE_SINA B C D分值: 1答案:A本题主要考查词汇的搭配意义。
associate可以和professor,editor,director等搭配使用。
3.A game played on horseback by two teams of players on a ground is called ______.A.hockeyB. rugbyC.poloD. golfSSS_SIMPLE_SINA B C D分值: 1答案:C本题主要考查与生活方式有关的英语词汇。
polo(马球)指运动员在马背上进行比赛,两队各出3—4名队员,场地长274米,宽146米或183米。
队员用打马球的带有弹性的球棍击球,马球是用竹条或柳根制成,以打进球门得分。
(精选)尔雅用相声演绎中国文化考试试题及答案
1评价一个相声演员“说”的好坏的根本是什么?(1.0分)1.0分以下歇后语搭配错误的是?(1.0分)1.0分下列关于俏皮话说法错误的是?(1.0分)1.0分40侯宝林大师提出了几个原则,可以让学相声的人感觉到相声“不难”,以下哪个不是这些原则之一?(1.0分)1.0分根据专家对计算机上的大规模的汉字字频统计,常用汉字大约有多少?(1.0分)1.0分6相声逗乐并非是单纯的为了搞笑而搞笑,而是有着很深的文化底蕴在其中的(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:√我的答案:√7太平歌词是从北京老百姓当中流传起的莲花落的曲调演变过来的。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:√我的答案:√8学说相声的人在拜师的时候,会把要把朱绍文的牌位摆出来。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:×我的答案:×9“笑友”的意思就是要把观众当做舞台上演员的知心朋友。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:√我的答案:√10相声中的“派”指的就是师承关系。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:√我的答案:√11相声艺术是滑稽语言艺术,而不是幽默语言艺术。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:×我的答案:×12包袱越多,说明这个相声段子越好,艺术价值越高。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:×我的答案:×13满汉全席原本是清代宫廷中举办宴会时满人和汉人合做的一种全席(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:√我的答案:√14相声的老祖朱绍文先生属于清门相声的创始人。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:×我的答案:×15一般的百姓称呼“打灯谜”为“破闷儿猜闷儿”。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:√我的答案:√16相声中的“学”实际上是对原事物的“模仿”。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:×我的答案:×17侯宝林大师对相声段子中包袱的要求是越多越好。
(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:×我的答案:×18臭美是一种自我感觉当中的美,如果你能够说出来,那么别人一定能够认同你的美丑观(1.0分)1.0分正确答案:×我的答案:×19侯派相声最大的特点就是寓庄于谐。
【精选】语言文化基础测试题
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2020年自考《语言与文化》模拟试题及答案
百度文库-赵德林作品 百度文库-赵德林作品 2020年自考《语言与文化》模拟试题及答案 第一部分选择题 I. Each of the following incomplete statements is followed by four alternatives. Read each statement and the four alternatives carefully and decide which of the four alternatives best completes the statement.(20%) 1. In its broad sense culture is. ( ) A. whatever distinguishes one nation from all the other nations B. the attributes of man C. life way of a population D. intellectual or academic development and artist creation become secondary 2. Language is_________, which means that speech is the primary medium of language A. arbitrary B. vocal C. symbolic D. human specific 3. Word______________frequently appears together with "boy", "man", "vessel" or "airliner" ( ) A. beautiful B. nice C. pretty D. handsome 4. Word "get" is derived from____________. ( ) A. Old Norse B. Latin C. French D. Germany 百度文库-赵德林作品 百度文库-赵德林作品 5. _________is the name given to a young man or young woman who rejects authority, existing institution and conventional attitudes towards morality, style of dress, etc. ( ) A. Duke B. Cowboy C. Hippie D. Knight 6. In English culture, "White" connotes_____________________. ( ) A. death B. longevity C. immaturity D. innocence 7. The metaphorical expression "she cast her spell over me" illustrated that ( ) A. love is magic B. love is war C. love is a physical force D. love is patient 8. "Even reckoning makes long friends." is a proverb that related to ( ) A. the history of England B. the English writing system C. individualism D. English literature 9. "To cause one to feel fear, loathing, aversion, nervous anxiety" is synonymous to___________. ( ) A. "to make a face" B. "to make one’s flesh creep" C. "to make a cat laugh" D. "to make bricks without straw" 10. "A proud of flesh" is derived from Shakespeare' s______________. ( ) 百度文库-赵德林作品 百度文库-赵德林作品 A. Romeo and Juliet B. Anthony and Cleopatra C. The Merchant of Venice D. King Lear 11. "The old Adam" is an allusion from______________________. ( ) A. literature B. religion C. mythology D. history 12. "To kick off” is derived from______________. ( ) A. boxing B. American football C. soccer D. baseball 13. "Friday" is named after Freya, _____________. ( ) A. goddess of music B. goddess of war C. goddess of ocean D. goddess of heaven 14. A___________is an implied comparison between two or more unlike things. ( ) A. similes B. metaphors C. associations D. tenor 15. "There are too many facts here for me to digest them all." is a metaphorical expression about ideas, which are___________ ( ) A. Food B. commodities C. products D. plants 16. A blackleg is a person who_______________________. ( ) A. accepts work in place of strikers
英语语言与文化(选修课)试题库及答案
Quiz for non-English Majors in Culture ClassThis quiz is for the students from the English Language & Culture class hosted by Sun Xiaolong.* Vocabulary and Structure1. There were also famous and very smart masterminds in the history of the western world, as in the sayings like: (Key: B, Points: 2)A: Even Athena sometimes makes mistakes.B: Even Homer sometimes nod.C: Athena even sometimes make mistakes.D: Homer even sometimes nods.2. Places of the ancient Greek civilization include ___________ (Key: A, Points: 2)A: Crete, Ithaca, MycenaeB: Egypt, Greece, RomeC: Crete, Troy, EgyptD: Egypt, Troy, Asia Minor3. "_________" is the word we use today to say the world sports games held once in four years. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: OlympusB: OlympiadC: OlympianD: Olympia4. "________________" is a creative problem solving competition involving students from kindergarten through college. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: Odyssey of the MindB: Mental JourneyC: Mental WayD: Way of the Mind5. There are two morphemes in the word "Pantheon", "pan-" as also in "________" and "theo-" as also in "____________". (Key: C, Points: 2)A: pants, theoryB: Pandora, theologyC: pan-America, theologyD: pan-Pacific, thermometer6. He would have made a good pilot but his drinking habit was his _____________. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: Hector's tendonB: Achilles' tendonC: Hector's heelD: Achilles' heel7. He was ________________ by visions of power and wealth. But he finally came to realize he could never reach any power or wealth. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: attractedB: temptedC: tantalusedD: tantalized8. The newspaper was covered with reports of the meeting of the three political ________ in the world. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: powerB: titansC: gigantsD: titanics9. On the way home, Odysseus met some _______ singing beautifully. Now we still refer to a woman as a ________ when we think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: bird women, birdB: spirits, spiritC: genies, genieD: sirens, siren10. You can't imagine what a mess it was at the beginning. And the _______ state of all the affairs lasted for months actually. (Key: C, Points: 2)A: troubleB: uglyC: chaoticD: chaos11. He is a regular church-goer. He goes to the campus _________ every Sunday morning. (Key: C, Points: 2)A: cathedralB: abbeyC: chapelD: monastery12. Abrahamic religions do not include _______________________________. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: BuddhismB: JudaismC: ChristianityD: Islam13. Trinity means the unity of ________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: Holy God, Holy Jesus, and Holy SonB: Holy Father, Holy Son, and Holy GhostC: Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Holy BabyD: Holy God, Holy Angel, Holy Baby14. The holy Bible is in two parts: the Old Testament, literally the contract between _____________; and the New Testament, literally the contract between _______________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: God and Jesus, God and JewsB: God and Abraham, Jesus and Christian peopleC: God and Jews, Jesus and JewsD: God and Christians, Jesus and Christians15. The administrative body of the Catholic Church in Rome is ____________. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: Holy SeeB: Holy SeatC: Holy ChurchD: St. Peter's16. Which of the following words does not fit into the group? (Key: C, Points: 2)A: crossB: crusadeC: crudeD: crucify17. Which of the following is not the term to say Jesus Christ? (Key: D, Points: 2)A: God's sonB: SaviorC: MessiahD: Holy Spirit18. Canaan, the promised land of ____________________, is for Abraham's people. (Key: C, Points: 2)A: fertilityB: fish and riceC: milk and honeyD: wealth19. St. Patrick's Day is observed for St. Patrick who came first to __________ to christianize the land. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: EnglandB: BritainC: AmericaD: Ireland20. St. Augustine of Canterbury was the first ______________ of Canterbury Cathedral. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: headB: popeC: bishopD: archbishop21. Weddings, coronations, funerals of The British royal family are usually held in _______________. (Key: C, Points: 2)A: Canterbury CathedralB: any local church in LondonC: Westminster AbbeyD: Buckingham Palace22. The groups that separated from the Roman Catholic Church in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation do not include ___________________. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: Orthodox ChurchB: ProtestantsC: PuritansD: Anglican Church23. English language is closely related to ______________. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: GreekB: LatinC: ItalianD: German24. Alfred the great was the king of _____________________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: EssuxB: WessexC: SussexD: Kent25. The last king of Wessex House was _________________. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: Edward IB: Edward IIC: Edward VIIID: Edward the confessor26. The first Norman king was _____________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: Edward the confessorB: William the conquerorC: Richard the lionheartD: Edward I27. _______________ is not in the legends of King Arthur. (Key: C, Points: 2)A: ExcalibarB: Round-table knightsC: Little John so freeD: Lord Lancelot28. Legends of Robin Hood are related to all but ________________. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: Richard the lionheartB: King JohnC: the Gay Green WoodsD: Edward the longshanks29. _______________ was the first to bear the title Prince of Wales. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: Edward IB: Edward IIC: Charles ID: Charles II30. Words like "request", "pork", "comprehend" are of ___________ origin. (Key: C, Points: 2)A: Anglo-SaxonB: DanishC: FrenchD: Greek31. Words like "sky", "ski", "skin" are from ________________ language. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: NorseB: FrenchC: Anglo-SaxonD: Latin32. Names ending with "son" as in "Robinson" to mean "_______", "by" as in "Swainby" to mean "___________", "thorpe" as in "Westthorpe" to mean "__________", are of ____________ origin. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: son of, village, farm, DanishB: son of, farm, village, DanishC: son of, farm, village, NorseD: son of, village, farm, French33. Jeffery Chaucer's language, as in Canterbury Tales, is _________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: Old EnglishB: Middle EnglishC: Early Modern EnglishD: Later Modern English34. Shakespeare's English is also known as __________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: Late Modern EnglishB: Elizabethan EnglishC: Middle EnglishD: Modern English35. The Golden Age in British history refers to ________________. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: Elizabethan AgeB: Jacobean AgeC: Victorian AgeD: Norman Period36. Guy Fawkes' Day has its origin in _______________. And Guy Fawkes was a _______________. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: the legends of Robin Hood, ChristianB: Gun Powder Plot, puritanC: the legends of King Arthur, protestantD: Gun Powder Plot, Catholic37. The first English settlement in America was _________________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: PlymouthB: JamestownC: VirginiaD: Massachusetts38. The English settlement Plymouth was established by ________________. (Key: C, Points: 2)A: people of King James IB: people of King Charles IIC: Mayflower pilgrimsD: Catholics39. Which of the following is NOT from Poor Richard's Almanac? (Key: C, Points: 2)A: Three may keep a Secret, if two of them are dead.B: No gains without pains.C: All that glitters is not gold.D: Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.40. The Star Spangled Banner is the name of ___________________. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: the American national anthemB: the American national flagC: the song popular during the American civil warD: the flag of the British army41. The purchase of Louisiana from _____________ in 1803 doubled the area of the U.S.. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: Great BritainB: CanadaC: MexicoD: France42. The 13 colonies in the New World made up what we now call New England, which include ________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: FloridaB: New HampshireC: TexasD: California43. Middle West was acquired from France after __________________. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: the Second Revolutionary WarB: the U.S.-Mexican WarC: the U.S.-Spanish WarD: the French-Indian War44. The White House and the Capitol were ever burned down by __________________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: the French soldiers during the French Indian WarB: the British soldiers during the Second Revolutionary WarC: the South soldiers during the American Civil WarD: the Spanish soldiers during the U.S.-Spanish War45. "___________" refers to those who went to the west during the Gold Rush after the discovery of gold in 1848. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: Gold RushersB: Forty-ninersC: Gold minersD: Frontiers46. The era of rapid economic and population growth in the United States in the late 19th century is known as _______________. (Key: B, Points: 2)A: the Golden AgeB: the Gilded AgeC: the Jazz AgeD: Industrial Age47. The Jazz Age in American history is featured by all except ________________. (Key: D, Points: 2)A: Jazz MusicB: Prohibition of AlcoholC: BootleggingD: Industrial Revolution48. There were assassinations of _______________________________ in the Turmoil Sixties. (Key: A, Points: 2)A: John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King jr.B: John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King jr.C: Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King jr., Ronald ReaganD: Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan* Cloze A (with choices)Beauty, love and wisdom personified in Greek MythologyAccording Greek mythology, Athena, the goddess of _____1_____, is attended by _____2____, the bird of ______1______ as is still believed by people in the West. She is also the goddess of _____3______ and accompanied by ______4_______, the goddess of ______5________. The ancient Greeks built the Parthenon to worship her also because she is the patron of the city of______6_______. Besides Athena, there is another feminine deity, Aphrodite or _____7_____ as Romans would call her. She is the goddess of ______8_______, together with her own son (as believed by many) Cupid, god of erotic love and desire. Now we still have in English language the words _____9________ etymologically derived from the very name of Cupid, or Eros as his Greek name, or Amor as his Latin name. And Psyche, wife of Cupid, becomes the etymological source for words like ______10__________.1. - (Key: D, Points: 2)A: love and beautyB: desire and lustC: wealth and healthD: wisdom and intelligence2. - (Key: B, Points: 2)A: a robinB: an owlC: an eagleD: a crow3. - (Key: A, Points: 2)A: heroic endeavourB: war and fightC: war and discordD: dispute and discord4. - (Key: B, Points: 2)A: DiscordiaB: NikeC: MarsD: Eris5. - (Key: A, Points: 2)A: victoryB: war and discordC: failureD: heroes6. - (Key: D, Points: 2)A: ParisB: LondonC: RomeD: Athens7. - (Key: B, Points: 2)A: HelenB: VenusC: AthenaD: Juno8. - (Key: A, Points: 2)A: beauty and loveB: lust and desireC: wisdom and intelligenceD: power9. - (Key: B, Points: 2)A: "amour" and "error"B: "amour" and "erotic"C: "aim" and erotica"D: "arm" and "error"10. - (Key: A, Points: 2)A: "psychic" and "psychiatrist"B: "pseudo" and "psychology"C: "pseud" and "pseudo"D: "psyche" and "pseud"* Cloze B (without choices)Deities in Greek Mythology - Modify the PassageDirections: Choose from the list of words and expressions to fill in the blanks.OlympiansMother of all gods and goddesseswomen and marriagethe underworldlight and suntridenta lyrethe earthseas and oceansMessenger of the godsOlympusmusic, poetry and the artsIn Greek mythology, Zeus is the king of the Gods, and his wife Hera goddess of _______1_______. Poseidon rules over _______2________, with a _____3________. And Hades takes over ________4_______ as his charge. Apollo, a god of _______5_______, and also ________6________, leads Muses, with ______7_______ created by Hermes, ________8________. Gaia, ________9________, personifies ________10___________. All the _______11_________ take Mount ______12_________ as their residency.1. - (Key: women and marriage, Points: 2)2. - (Key: seas and oceans, Points: 2)3. - (Key: trident, Points: 2)4. - (Key: the underworld, Points: 2)5. - (Key: light and sun, Points: 2)6. - (Key: music, poetry and the arts, Points: 2)7. - (Key: a lyre, Points: 2)8. - (Key: Messenger of the gods, Points: 2)9. - (Key: Mother of all gods and goddesses, Points: 2)10. - (Key: the earth, Points: 2)11. - (Key: Olympians, Points: 2)12. - (Key: Olympus, Points: 2)。
