英美文化考試試題

1、英美文化試題1. The executive power is in the hands of _. A. Parliament B. the House of CommonsC. the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister D. the Queen2. In Britain, government cannot spend any money without the permission of _. A. the Queen B. the Primer Minister C. the House of Lord D. the House of Commo

2、ns3. The general election in Britain is held every _ years. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 4. The famous “Scotland Yard” refers to _. A. CIA B. CID C. New Scotland Yard D. Greater London5. Which of the following is not one of the functions that Parliament plays? A. To serve as the final court of appeal in civi

3、l cases and criminal cases.B. To make laws.C. To control and criticize the executive government.D. To control the raising and the spending of money.6. The British government is established on the basis of _. A. federal systemB. central systemC. constitutional system D constitutional monarchy7. _ is

4、in power in Britain now? A. Labour party B. Conservative Party C. the coalition of Labour Party and Liberal Democratic PartyD. the coalition of Conservative Party and Liberal Democratic Party8. The President of the United States exercises the _ power. A. legislative B. executive C. judicial D. veto9

5、. How many continental states were there at the time of independence of the United States?A. 35. C. 48. B. 13. D. 50.10. Representatives in the United Sates are elected _. A. annually B. every two years C. every three years D. every four years11. The congress of America consists of the Representativ

6、es and _. A. parliament B. the House of Commons C. The House of Lords D. Senate12. The Constitution of the United States says that only _ can declare war upon other nations. A. the president B. Congress C. Department of Defence D. the National security council13. The General Election in the United S

7、tates is held every _. Year. A. three B. four C. five D. six14. The newly elected president takes up on _. A. January 10th B. January 20th of the next year C. march 10th D. April 20th of the next year15. There are two major parties in USA, one of which is Democratic Party, and the other is_. A. Gree

8、n party B. Republican Party C. the Federal party D. Conservative party英美文學(xué)復(fù)習(xí)試題1. When appreciating a piece of literature, readers are more likely to read the _ the meanings that attach to words in order to have a deeper understanding. A. denotative B. connotative C. objective D. precise2. When readi

9、ng a piece of literature, a reader should pay attention to the way the author uses language, which includes the following EXCEPT _. A. choice of words B. the sentence structure C. the sound qualities D. the appearance of the character3. Which of the following terms does NOT belong to the forms of po

10、etry? A. ballad, B. sonnet C. fiction D. ode4. Which of the following is NOT one of the four great tragedies written William Shakespeare ? A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. Macbeth D. Romeo and Juliet5. The most important effect of the fictionallity(虛構(gòu)) of literature is to create a _ between the readers and

11、 the material presented, physically and psychologically, for the sake of free rein of emotional control. A. distance B. fear C. sympathy D. surprise6. There are many kinds of literary genres (文體) in English literature. Which of the following is NOT one of them ? A. fiction B. drama C. stanza D. essa

12、y 7. What is the key note of English Renaissance? A. optimism B. humanism C. pessimism D. romanticism8. The famous saying,“Knowledge is power” , is quoted by _. A. Francis Bacon B. William Shakespeare C. Karl Mark D. Jane Austen 9. _was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe i

13、n the 18th century. A. The Renaissance B. The Enlightenment C. The Religious Reformation D. The Chartist Movement10. “Shall I compare thee to a summers day?” The sentence is the beginning of Shakespeares _. A. comedy B. tragedy C. sonnet D. poem11. Francis Bacon is best known for his _ which greatly

14、 influenced the development of this literary form. A. essays B. poems C. works D. plays12. Which of the following sequences correctly tells the English history of literature?A. the Roman Period, the Celtic Period, the Anglo-Saxon PeriodB. the Anglo-Saxon Period, the Celtic Period, the Roman Period C

15、. the Celtic Period, the Roman Period, the Anglo-Saxon Period D. the Celtic Period, the Anglo-Saxon Period, the Roman Period 13. “To be, or not to be _ that is the question; whethertis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of trouble

16、s, and by opposing end them?” Who said these words? A. King Lear B. Romeo C. Antonio D. Hamlet14. Bacons achievements mainly lie in the following fields except _. A. philosophy B. science C. essay writing D. poem writing15. “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” Who is the author of this line?

17、 A. John Keats B. John Donne C. Percy Bysshe Shelley D. William Shakespeare16. In 1798, the publication of the 2nd edition of_, the Preface to which by Wordsworth serves as the manifest of Romanticism. A. Lyrical Ballads B. Jane Eyre C. Pride and Prejudice D. David Copperfield17. The following are s

18、ome kinds of drama EXCEPT_. A. melodrama B. romantic drama C. tragedy D. comedy18. In Aristotles definition, “tragedy” refers to the imitation of an action that is serious and complete and of a certain magnitude achieving a catharsis (陶冶，凈洗，宣泄) (purification) through incidents arousing pity and _.A.

19、 tears B. sympathy C. fear D. astonishment19. Senecan tragedy is also called _. A. Romance Tragedy B. Tragedy of Blood C. Tragicomedy D. Social Tragedy20. Which one of the following is NOT one of the great playwrights in ancient Greece? A. Aristophanes B. Euripides C. Sophocles D. Aeschylus21. The i

20、dea of “Oedipus Complex” comes from a Greek mythology, from which _ wrote his famous tragedy “Oedipus”. A. Aristophanes B. Euripides C. Aeschylus D. Sophocles22. Which one of the following is NOT one of the four great comedies of William Shakespeare? A. As You Like It B. Romeo and Juliet C. The Merc

21、hant of Venice D. The Twelfth Night23. Hamlet is the Prince of _. A. England B. Scotland C. Holland D. Demark24. Which one is NOT a role in Hamlet? A. Gertrude B Ophelia C. Claudius D. Cordelia 25. Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _. A. 1798-1832 B. 1836-1901 C. the Romantic Period D.

22、the Neoclassical Period26. Washington Irving was one of the first American writers to earn an international reputation and regarded as _. A. Father of the American drama B. Father of the American poetry C. Father of the American literature D. Father of the American short stories27. The author of the

23、 work “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is _. A. Ernest Hemingway B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge C.Samuel Johnson D. Francis Bacon28. Which of the following writings is by Hemingway described the novel the one book from which “all modern American literature comes?”A. Tom Sawyer B. Huckleberry Finn C. The Gilded

24、 Age D. Life on the Mississippi29. In the English history, who is the most outstanding stream-of-consciousness novelist? A. Leopold Bloom B. E.M. Forster C. James Joyce D. D.H. Lawrence30. In his poems, Walt Whitman is innovative in the terms of the form of his poetry, which is called “_.” A. free v

25、erse B. blank verse C. alliteration D. end rhyming31. It is _ who put forward the method of psychoanalysis which emphasizes the importance of unconsciousness or the irrational in the human psyche. A. Karl Jung B. John Locke C. Sigmund Freud D. Karl Marx32. Which the following authors is NOT one of t

26、he masters of Stream of Consciousness? A. Virginia Woolf B. James Joyce C. William Faulkner D. D. H. Laurence 33. “In a Station of the Metro” is a classic _ poem written by Ezra Pound. A. Symbolic B. Imagist C. Realistic D. Romantic34. “Cantos “ is the masterpiece of _ which is an amalgam混合物 of vari

27、ous languages and cultures, revealing the chaotic and meaningless world. A. T.S. Eliot B. Ernest Hemingway C. Ezra Pound D. John Steinbeck35. The most important feature of American literature is _. A. long history B. religious tendency C. multi-cultural D. political inclination36. Which of the follo

28、wing writers does not belong to the Age of Realism ?A. Mark Twain B. Stephen Crane C. Henry James D. William Dean Howells37. The Civil War (1861-1965) brought to an end, and came into existence.A. the Colonial Period; the Romantic PeriodB. the Romantic Period; the Colonial PeriodC. the Age of Realis

29、m; the Romantic PeriodD. the Romantic Period; the Age of Realism38. William Faulkner made the history of the _ the subject of the bulk of his work, and created a symbolic picture of the remote past. A. Deep South B. Midwest C. New England D. Europe39. In 1954, was a warded the Nobel Prize for Litera

30、ture for his “mastery of the art of modern narration”. A. T. S. Eliot B. Ernest Hemingway C. John Steinbeck D. William Faulkner 40. _is the period stretching roughly from the settlement of North America in the early 17th century through the end of the 18th century . A. The Romantic Period B. The Per

31、iod of Enlightenment C. The Colonial Period D. The American Puritanism1. The First Continental Congress was held in _ in September, 1774.A. Philadelphia B. Boston C. New York2. The American War of Independence started in _ and ended in _.A. 1776, 1784 B. 1775, 1783 C. 1706, 17143. During the Civil W

32、ar Lincoln issued the _, which declared the abolition of slavery.A. Homestead Bill B. Emancipation Proclamation C. Both A and B4. The First World War broke out on July 28th, _ and ended on November 11th, _, lasting for about four years.A. 1913, 1917 B. 1914, 1918 C. 1915, 19195. The _ was the treaty

33、 signed at Versailles, near Paris in France in 1919.A. Paris Treaty B. Versaills Treaty C. Teheran Treaty6. The _ broke out in June 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953.A. Vietnam War B. Cold War C. Korean War7. The Second World War broke out in September, _ and ended in August _.A. 1939, 1945 B. 19

34、37, 1943 C. 1938, 19458. The President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a policy called _ to save the economic situation.A. Good Neighbour B. the Open Door Policy C. the New Deal9. In Feb. _ came President Nixons historic visit to China.A. 1979 B. 1972 C. 197310. The Declaration of Independence was dr

35、afted by a committee including _ as head.A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson C. both A and B11. _ was the only American president who was re-elected three times in succession.A. Theodore Roosevelt B. George Washington C. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson12. Among the five Great Lakes, only _ is wholly within the United States.A. Erie B. Superior C. Michigan13. _ part is the most densely populated region in America.A. The southern B. The northeastern C. The western14. _ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.A. Philadelphia