《英美文化概况》(13)中国石油大学（北京）2013--2014学年第一学期《英美文化概况》期末考试试卷A（闭卷考试）班级：________ 姓名： _______ 学号： ______Part I Tell whether each of the following statements is true or false. （20 分）1._________ The best-k nown En glish lege nd, King Arthur,derives from the Anglo- Saxons ' time.2._________ English drama flourished during Elizabeth I era.3._________ After World War II, the British economy became the2nd largest power in the world.4._________ America was named after the great discovererAmerigo Vespucci.5._________ Britain is situated in Western Europe.6._________ The Lake District is closely related with Englishliterature in the 19 th century.7._________ The Iongest river in North America is the MissouriRiver.8._________ Com mon laws are laws which have bee n established through common practice in the courts.9.________ The "Bill of Rights" was added to the Constitution in 1791.10.________ Most heavily populated districts have more senators than the small states.11._______ The United States has two major political parties:the Democratic Party and the Conservative Party.12.________ Tolerance and respect for others are central to the way of life in the U.K.13.________ The Protestant Church and the Catholic Churchare two major groups in Christianity.14.________ The second largest religious group in the U.K. isBuddhism.15. _______ The University of Oxford is the second oldestuniversity in the English-speaking world.16. _______ Easter Day is to celebrate Christ 's resurrectionfrom the dead.17.________ The New York Times was the first newspaper toexpose the Watergate Scandal.18._______ Benjamin Franklin 's Autobiography recordedhow a man rose to fame and wealth from being poor andobscure.19.________ Hawthorne 's unique gift was for the creationof strongly symbolic stories which touch the deepest roots of man 's moral nature.20. _______ As a critic and also a prolific writer, MarkTwain became the leader of realism in America.Part II Fill in the blanks with the correct information. （20分）1.The U.S. is bordered by ______ on the north and by ______and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.2.The central part of the United States is composed of vastplains between _______________ and _________________ .3.The District of Columbia was named after ______________________while the city of Washington was named after4.The Parliament is composed of three parts: the queen, theHouse of ______ , and the House of __________ .5.In the U.K., the official head of state is _______________ w hilethe real centre of political life is in _______ .6.The governmental power shared between the centralgovernment and the state government is called _________ .7.The two major political parties are ______ , which is thoughtto be more liberal, and ________ , which is believed to be more conservative.8.The Church of England balances the interests of both_________ and ___________ .9.At the end of the 16th cen tury and the beg inning of the 17thcen tury, many _________ e scaped to the New Land to seek the freedom to practice their own religio n.10.The Mercha nt of Ven ice is a work of _______ .11.Higher education in the United States began with thefounding of _____________ in 1636.12.MIT refers to a n ame of a uni versity. It is13.The mai n n ewspapers in Britai n are _______ , ___________ ,__________ and ____________ .14.The mai n n ewspapers in America are __________ , __________ , __________ and ____________ .15.In Halloween the children knock on their neighbors doorsasking for __________ as a treat.16.The Ian guage of the An glo-Sax ons is called______17.Christmas Day is the greatest of the Christian festivals tocommemorate the _____________ of Jesus Christ.18._______ is the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakesand the largest in dustrial and commercial centre of theMidwest.19.The Statue of _____________ stands magnificently on LibertyIsland in New York Harbor. It is National Monument which waspresented to the US by France.20.The _____________ River is the longest and the most important river in the system of the Gulf.Part ID Choose the correct answer on the basis of what is stated in the text. (20 分)1.Which of the following is a famous prehistoric monument?(a)Stonehenge(b)Hadrian ' s Wall(c)Westminster Abby(d)Tower of London2.________ were the ancestors of the English and the foundersof England.(a)The Romans(b)The Anglo-Saxons(c)The Vikings(d)The Normans3.The Mayflower was a ship taken by ___________________ .(a)Christopher Columbus(b)Amerigo Vespucci(c)a group of people who wanted to get hold of treasures(d)a group of people who desired free religious practice4."No taxation without representation" was the slogan of(a)the settlers of Virginia(b)the slaves of America(c)the Indians of America(d)the people of the 13 colonial Americans5.Britain has a ______ climate.(a)temperate(b)maritime(c)stable(d)both a and b6._________________ is known as the “ father of waters ”to American Indians.(a)The River Thames(b)The Missouri River(c)The Tay River(d)The Mississippi River7.San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinese community outside of ____________ .(a)Asia(b)Mainland China(c)China(d)South-East Asia8.Which British party supports a "free market"?(a)The Conservative Party(b)The Liberal Democrats(c)The Party of Wales(d)The Labor Party9.Who is the newly elected Labor Prime Minister in 2007?(a)Margaret Thatcher(b)John Major(c)Tony Blair(d)Gordon Brown10.The “ New Deal ” was started by ____________ .(a)Franklin Roosevelt(b)J. F. Kennedy(c)George Washington(d)Thomas Jefferson11.What kind of secondary schools now receives the largest number of students?(a)Grammar Schools(b)Technical Schools(c)Comprehensive Schools(d)Secondary Modern Schools12.Willia m Shakespeare, Britain 'gsreatest writer went to a school.(a)comprehensive(b)grammar(c)technical(d)independent13.Those who do well in the examination of ____ can go on to university for study.(a)“O” Level of GCE(b)“A” Level of GEC(c)CSE(d)eleven plus14.Of Faulkner ' s novels three are masterpieces by any literary standard. Which one isNOT his masterpiece?(a)The Sound and the Fury(b)Absalom, Absalom!(c)Go Down, Moses(d)The Grapes of Wrath15.Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in ____ and Thoreau.(a)Jefferson(b)Freneau(c)Emerson(d)oversoul16.Which of these poems is written by Edgar Allan Poe?(a)The Raven(b)The Fall of the House of Usher(c)Nature(d)Legia17.The first Continental Congress was held in ___ .(a)Boston(b)Philadelphia(c)New York(d)Lexington18.The main purpose of Thomas Paine 's “Common Sense ”was to.(a)mobilize public opinion to support the revolution(b)declare war with England(c)ask help from France(d)To expose the evils of capitalism19.The first shot of the American War of Independence wasfired in ___ .(a) Concord(b) Lexington(c) Philadelphia(d) Boston20. The Union Army defeated the Confederate Army at _____________ where the victory was the turning point of the war.(a) Philadelphia(b) Manassas(c) Gettysburg(d) Fort SumterPart IV Tran slate the follow ing words into Chin ese. (20 分) 17. The Great Depression 18. The New Deal19. Truman 20. House of LordsI. Declaration of Independence3. Redbrick5. New England7. The Enclosure movement9. The East India CompanyRevolutionII. The Wars of Roses13. The Chartist Movement2. Uncle Tom 's Cabin 4. The Great Depression 6. WASP 8. Roman Invasion 10. The Industrial 12. Hispanics 14. The Cold War15. Open University 16. FederalismPart V Explain the following terms. （20 分）1.T he Electoral College2.N orman Conquest3.T he Boston Tea Party4.T he Glorious Revolution5.T he Constitutional Monarchy6.W here is called New England?7.Why did the American Civil War break out? Whichbattle was regarded as the turning point of the Civil War?附加题:1. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space .1The British Isles are made up ofA.two large islands and hundreds of small onesB.two large islands and Northern IrelandC.three large islands and hundreds of small onesD.three large islands and Northern Ireland.2There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain. There areA.Britain Scotland and WalesB.England, Scotland and WalesB.Britain, Scotland and IrelandD. England, Scotland and Ireland3.The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries _A.that have a large number of British immigrantsB.that fought on the side of Britain in the two world warsC.that speak English as their native languageD.that were once colonies of Britain4.In British history, both Saxons an Angels came fromA.northern EuropeB.northern GermanyC.southern EuropeD.southern German5.It was ___ who laid the foundation of the English state.A,the VikingsB.the DanesC.CeltsD.the Anglo-Saxons6 .In Britain, the prime minister is the leader of the party that holds the most seats in ___A.the House of LordsB.the House of CommonsC.the SenateD.the House of Representative7.The Bill of Rights is the term used for the first ____________ amendments to the Constitution of the United States.A. fiveB. sevenC.tenD.thirteen8.Which branch of the American government has the power to interpret the Constitution?A. The Supreme CourtB. The PresidentC.The HouseD.The Senate9.What is the official name of Great Britain?10.In Britain, what does BBC stand for? In U.S. what does VOA stand for?14。