【英语文化知识题精选】全国大学生英语竞赛_中学教育-竞赛题.pdf

英语文化知识题精选 1.The essence of Renaissance,the most significant intellectual movement,was _.A geographical exploration B.religious reformation C.harmony D.humanism 2.One of Shakespeares greatest tragedies is _.A Merchant of Venice B.King Lear C.Twelfth Night D.Measure for Measure 3.The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in _.A.Cyprus B.Belgium C.Greece D.Italy 4.Dr.Norman Bethune was a native of _.A.America B.Canada C.Ireland D.Spain 5.The designer of the Statue of Liberty was _.A.American B.French C.Danish D.German 6._once said,If I have seen further than Descartes,its because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.A Albert Einstein B.Galileo Galilei C.Issac Newton D.Thomas Edison 7.The first thirteen states of the U.S.are mainly located in the countrys _.A.east 欢迎下载 2 B.west C.north D.south 8.Which is the oldest university in England?A.University of Oxford.B.University of London.C.University of Edinburgh.D.University of Cambridge.9.Who delivered the famous speech I Have a Dream?A.Karl Marx.B.Martin Luther King Jr.C.Adolf Hitler.D.Napoleon Bonaparte.10.Who doMuslims believe in?A.Zeus.B.Allah.C.Jesus.D.Buddha.11.Whats Mozarts nationality?A.Dutch.B.French.C.Austrian.D.German.12.Which is a Canadian province?A.British Columbia.B.Queensland.C.New South Wales.D.Nebraska.13.What is the home of Santa Claus?A.Finland.B.Denmark.C.Norway.D.America.14.Where do the British royal family live and work?A.Westminster Abbey.B.Windsor Palace.C.Buckingham Palace.欢迎下载 3 D.10 Downing Street.15.Valentines Day originates from _.A Paris.B.London.C.Boston.D.Rome.16.Which is a state capital in the United States?A.Los Angeles.B.New York.C.Boston.D.Miami.17.Where is Edinburgh located?A.In Wales.B.In Scotland.C.In England.D.In Northern Ireland.18.Who of the following was a U.S.president?A.de Gaulle.B.Neville Chamberlain.C.Winston Churchill.D.Harry Truman.19.Which of the following is a national capital?A.Ottawa.B.Sydney.C.Melbourne.D.Vancouver.20.In which city is Harvard University located?A.Chicago.B.Cambridge.C.New Haven.D.Providence.21.Where was President John Kennedy assassinated?A.Houston.B.Phoenix.C.St.Louis.D.Dallas.欢迎下载 4 22.Who was the author of OliverTwist?A.Charles Dickens.B.Mark Twain.C.Oscar Wilde.D.Jack London.23.The capital of Ireland is _.A.Glasgow.B.Belfast.C.Dublin.D.Leeds.24.Who wrote Paradise Lost?A.Jonathan Swift.B.John Milton.C.Bernard Shaw.D.Charles Lamb.25.Which is both the name of a U.S.state and the name of a lake?A.Alberta.B.Ontario.C.Michigan.D.Montana.26.What is the leading language spoken in Brazil?A.Portuguese.B.Spanish.C.Urdu.D.Latin.27.The capital of New Zealand is _.A.Christchurch.B.Oakland.C.Brisbane.D.Wellington.28.Shylock is a character in Shakespeares play _.A.Julius Caesar B.Merchant of Venice C.Othello D.Romeo and Juliet 29.Who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?A.Mark Twain.欢迎下载 5 B.Walt Whitman.C.Ernest Hemingway.D.Washington Irving 30.The state capital of California is _.A.Los Angeles B.San Diego C.Sacramento D.San Francisco 参考答案 1 5 DBDBB 6 10 CAABB 11 15 CA(the possible answers vary)CD 16 20 CBDAB 21 25 DACBC 26 30 ADBAC