專八人文知識(shí)(練習(xí)題)

1、青，取之于藍(lán)而青于藍(lán)；冰，水為之而寒于水專八人文知識(shí)(練習(xí)題) 篇一：英語(yǔ)專八人文知識(shí)題與答案 英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí) 試題(1) 美國(guó)概況練習(xí)題： 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.

2、 before 2000, the largest minority group in the united states is_. has the worlds oldest written constitution and political party. 6. the economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by_. years. institutions. 9. the three main levels of courts of the federal judicial syste

3、m in america are_. 10. _ (which state ) is not governed by the common law. 練習(xí)題答案及題解: 1. the mississippi river, 密西西比河是美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)的東方和西方的分界線。 2. the atlantic and gulf coastal plain，最早被早期定居者發(fā)現(xiàn)和占領(lǐng)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國(guó)最大的種族群體。 4. african americans， 2000年以前非裔美國(guó)人是美國(guó)最大的少數(shù)民族群體。2000年以后，拉

4、丁裔美國(guó)人的人數(shù)超過(guò)了非裔美國(guó)人的人數(shù)，成為美國(guó)第一大少數(shù)民族群體。 5. america， 美國(guó)擁有世界上最古老的憲法和政黨。 6. world war ii， 第二次世界大戰(zhàn)的爆發(fā)幫助美國(guó)走出了經(jīng)濟(jì)困境。 7. six years， 美國(guó)的小學(xué)要花費(fèi)大約六年的時(shí)間。 8. public， 大部分美國(guó)大學(xué)生都在公立學(xué)校就讀。 9. 美國(guó)的聯(lián)邦法院系統(tǒng)包括：the united states district courts; the united states courts of appeal ; the united states supreme court. 10 .louisiana，

5、路易斯安娜州不受共同法的約束。 英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)(2) 美國(guó)概況練習(xí)題： 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. _ regions culture character was shaped largely by puritan spirit. 4. _is the largest state in terms of size and populatio

6、n in america. 5.hollywoodis 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

7、 lake erie, is famous for its_. 10. the natives of the continent of the america are the_. 練習(xí)題答案及題解: 1 38, 美國(guó)現(xiàn)有38個(gè)州懲罰罪犯采用死刑。 2northeast, south, midwest and west, 美國(guó)的主要四大部分不包括北部。 3 the new england region, 美國(guó)的新英格蘭地區(qū)， 也就是東北部地區(qū)深受清教思想的影響。 4california，加利福尼亞州是美國(guó)最大的州，擁有人口也最多。 5american films，好萊塢是美國(guó)著名的電影制造地。

8、6 the mississippi river，美國(guó)最長(zhǎng)的河流是密西西比河，也是美國(guó)最重要的一條河流。被美國(guó)人視為 “眾河之父”，沿河流域也是美國(guó)的主要農(nóng)作物產(chǎn)區(qū)。 7typical continental，美國(guó)東北部的新英格蘭地區(qū)是典型的大陸性氣候。冬天寒冷，夏天炎熱。 8pacific ocean， 美國(guó)東臨大西洋，西瀕太平洋，北接加拿大，南靠墨西哥及墨西哥灣。 9automobile industry， 底特律是美國(guó)著名的汽車城。 10indians， 美國(guó)的本土居民是當(dāng)?shù)氐挠〉诎踩恕?英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)(3) 美國(guó)概況練習(xí)題： 1_ is the largest city and t

9、he chief port of the united states. awashington d.c blos angelesc san franciscodnew york city 2 _ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions. a blacksb hispanicsc indians d asian americans 3washington d.c. is named after_. a the u.s. president george washington b christopher columbus c both geo

10、rge washington and christopher columbus d none of them 4 american and british english are two_ of the english language. a varieties b elementsc parts d form 5 the first american president to be elected from the republican party was _. athomas jefferson b james mooe c james madison dabraham lincoln 6

11、of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_. a rhode islandb virginiac texasd montana 7 the national flag of the united states is known as_. a the star-spangled bannerb uncle samc hot dogd union jack 8 the number of the representatives from each american state depends on the _. acontribution

12、 a state has made to the nationb population c sized none of the above 9the term “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 it

13、aly d britain 練習(xí)題答案及題解: 1d, 紐約是美國(guó)最大的城市同時(shí)也是最重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)中心和最主要的港口。 2a, 黑人在美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)地位都最為低下。 3c, 首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國(guó)的第一任總統(tǒng)喬治?華盛頓，而聯(lián)邦直轄區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞 特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達(dá)西半球的探險(xiǎn)家克里斯多拂?哥倫布。 4 a, 美國(guó)英語(yǔ)和英國(guó)英語(yǔ)是英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的兩種變體。 5 d, 美國(guó)歷史上的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕?林肯。 6 a, 美國(guó)國(guó)土面積最小的是羅得島。 7 a, 美國(guó)的國(guó)旗是星條旗。 8 b, 美國(guó)每個(gè)州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。 9 b, 美國(guó)的“眾河

14、之父”指的是密西西比河。 10 a, 美國(guó)的自由女神像是法國(guó)人贈(zèng)予的禮物。 英語(yǔ)專業(yè)八級(jí)人文知識(shí)(4) 英國(guó)概況練習(xí)題： 1. britain was the first country to be industrialized because of the following factors except _. a. britain was well placed geographically to participate in european and world trade. b. britain had many rivers, which were useful for transp

15、ort. c. british engineers had sound training and the inventors were respected. d. british government was increasingly interested in overseas and colonies after the 17th century. 2. the united kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. the _ has very little power. a. queen b. monarch c. prime minister d.

16、king 3. which party has always had strong links with the trade unions and received financial support from them? a. the labor party b. the conservative party c. the liberal party d. the social democratic party 4. on accepting _, the age of constitutional monarchy, of a monarchy with powers limited by

17、 parliament,began. a. constitutional law b. the declaration of independence c. civil lawd. bill of rights 5. females were allowed to vote in national elections until _. a. 1918 b. 1916 c. 1920 d. 1896 6. the british north america act of 1867 established _ as a domain. a. australia b. canada c. new z

18、ealand d. india 7. during world war ii, as a war leader, _ received massive popular support and led his country to final victory in 1945. a. harold wilson b. edward heath c. franklin roosevelt d. winston churchill 8. the falkland islands war was between britain and _. a. france b. new zealand c. argentina d. australia 9. in britain, a _ is held when a member of parliament dies, retires or resigns. a. civic election b. by-election c. popular election d. general election 10. in the united kingdom, ministers are appointed by the queen on the recommendati