“微缩世博”外国文化背景知识竞赛复习材料

外国语学院第一届读书月

“微缩世博”外国文化背景知识竞赛复习材料

Part I

1. How many religions are there in the United States? _________

2. The actor in “FORREST GUMP” is __________

3. Which number the western people think is the bad one? _________

4. _________ is the first university in New Zealand.

5. Higher educations in America began with the founding of __________ in 1636.

6. The most important place in the America on New Year’s Eve is ______.

7. The theme of Thanksgiving Day is ___________.

8. The U.K is divided into _________ islands.

9. _______ is U.S. center of heavy industry.

10. The sport that evokes more nostalgia among Americans than any other is_______

11. The continental United States stretches_________ kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west.

12. _________ is the largest in area of American 50 states, and Texas is the second largest.

13. _________ is the second largest exporter of meat

14. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain is located _________

15. The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient_________

16. The first known settlers of Britain were _________

17. The first blacks were brought to North America as_________ in 1619.

18. New Zealand is the world's largest exporters of _________

19. The narrowest part in the English Channel between England and France is called ______.

20. After the outbreak of the First World War, Australia followed Britain's lead and declared war on __________.

21. After a period of prosperity (1920 ~ 1929), government involvement in the economy increased _________.

22. There are_________ political divisions on the island of Great Britain.

23. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________

24. The capital of Australia is_________

25. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of _________.

26. Australia‘s National Day falls on_________ the date of the first European settlement in Australia.

27. Generally the Australian federation has a _________ system of government.

28. The first European to discover New Zealand was a/an _________ navigator.

29. _________ granted Canada full legislative authority in domestic and external affairs.

30. The Canadian government has followed a policy of for the benefit of Quebeckers.

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31. General elections are held about every _________ years in New Zealand with two main parties competing with each other.

32. Most of Canada‘s French Canadians live in the Province of_________

33. The _________ was the first gold rushes in Australian history.

34. The capital of Wales is_________

35. The first Roman invasion of Britain happened in 55 B.C., led by_________

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36. Education in Britain is generally supported by_________

37.Ireland has a beautiful nickname_________because of its rich green countryside.

38. The capital of Alaska is_________

39. Many Scottish names begin with “Mac” or “Mc” which means_________

40. Among the following,

_________does not belong to New England， the birthplace of America.

41. Britain has, for centuries, been slowly tilting with _________.

42. For electoral purposes Britain is divided into 659 constituencies, each of which returns_________ to the House of Commons.

43. In the 1970s oil was discovered in_________, but the revenue from oil did not create an economic miracle for Britain.

44. ______ is called the chemical capital of the world, and also the home of the U.S. space center.

45. Thanks to the militant feminist movement of the suffragettes before the First World War, votes were granted to women over the age of_________ in 1918.

46. The objective of the Chartist Movement was democratic rights for all men, and it took its name from \"_________\".

47. In the 1960s pop music underwent a revolution when _________ became world famous and turned their home town of Liverpool into a place of pilgrimage.

48. The Tories were the forerunners of_________, which still bears this nickname today.

49. In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the __________ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.

50. In the United Kingdom, police officers are not allowed to join _________ or to go on strike.

51. Agricultural changes in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in England were so great that they were worthy of the term \"_________\".

52. The Mississippi, which is sometimes called _________, has played a vital role in the history of the United States.

53. The largest and smallest states of the United States are__________.

. In 1900, the United States ranked first in the world in the production of ________

55. During the Second World War, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill met at __________

57. The New Frontier and War on Poverty were put forward respectively by _________

58. The functions of institutions of higher education in the U.S. are _________.

59. The theme of Thanksgiving has always been _________.

60. Australia is located between _________ and the Indian Ocean.

61. Australia, which is one of the world’s developed countries, has become rich through _________.

62. Australian Aborigines believed in a creative period, usually referred to in English as_________.

63. The Mabo Judgment passed by Australia’s High Court in June 1992 overturned the concept of terra nullius, which means _________.

. The longest river in Canada is __________.

65. In his inaugural speech, _______ said that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

66. Christianity was first brought to England by ________.

67. Since 1971 the Canadian government has adopted a policy of_________, recognizing that cultural pluralism within a bilingual framework is the essence of the Canadian identity.

68. In Canada the federal governments have always been formed by _________.

69. _________ are Ireland’s chief exports.

70. A fault line runs the length of New Zealand, which means that it often has _________.

71. The origin of Guy Fawkes Day lies in the _________.

72. The School of Eton belongs to ___________.

73. Of the four papers, which one is of quality paper?

74. _________ is the most typical British sports.

75. ________ is not one of the Big Four that dominated the Paris Conference of 1919.

76. “The Lost Generation” refers to the young people ___________.

77. In 1791 ten amendments to the American constitution were ratified---- the Bill of Rights---- which were introduced by_________

78. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except _______.

79. At the Peace Conference after the WWI, American President Wilson put forward a program of __________.

80. English colonial expansion began with the colonization of _________in 1583.

81. After the Seven Years’ War between Britain and France, _________ was ceded to Britain by the 1763 Treaty of Paris.

82. In 1940, _________ replaced Chamberlain as the British Prime Minister and finally led Britain to victory.

83. In _________, Britain finally became a full member of the European Economic Community.

In the United States, _________ is a leading commercial crop in the South.

84. ____________ is usually called the “Silicon Glen” in Britain.

85. The second largest river in England is _________.

86. _________ are the ancestors of the Highland Scots, the Irish and the Welsh.

87. Geoffrey Chauer’s best-known work is The Canterbury Tales, which describes a group of pilgrims travelling to Canterbury to visit the tomb of ________.

88. _________ led the Protestant Reformation in England.

. In Britain, only ______of the population are farmers but they control _____ of the land area.

90. The real center of power in the British parliament is _________.

91. The jury in England usually consists of __________ ordinary, independent citizens summoned by the court.

92. Easter is a holiday usually connected to the following except _____.

93. ________ is the most typically English sports and has been in existence since the 16th century.

94. he longest war in the U.S. history is _______.

95. “The Emerald Isle” refers to ________.

96. The oldest university in Ireland is _______.

97. __________ is the ultimate court of appeal in civil cases of Great Britain.

98. __________ are the two newest states in America.

99. In terms of size, America is the ______ country in the world.

100. ___________ were originally called Yankees, which came to stand for all Americans.

101. _________ is known as the automatic capital of the world.

102. The first immigrants in American history came from ______________.

103. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is _____________.

104. “Baby Boom” refers to the greatest increase of birth rate between __________.

105. The British established 13 colonies along _________ between 1607 and 1733.

106. _________ was the turning point of the War of Independence, leading to the alliance between the U.S. and France.

107. The Gettysburg victory was the turning point of _________.

108. In the Civil War, Lincoln issued the famous ________.

109. ___________ was the beginning of a long economic depression in the late 1920s and 1930s.

110. ________, a famous leader of black movements in the U.S. in the 60s advocated non-violent Civil Rights Movement.

111. President Kenney inspired many to work to eliminate poverty and to end segregation and voting rights abuse. His program was called _________.

112. ________ forced Nixon to resign in 1973.

113. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his ___________.

114. On__________, 1776, the Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

115. The first English colony in the Americas was founded in ________in 1607.

116. The largest state of US is ________.

117. The longest war in the U.S. history is _______.

118. Why were the French troops in Canada defeated by the British during the Seven Years’ War?

119. The Victorian Age was characterized by ________

120. “Blindness”, “Partiality”, “Prejudice” and “absurdity” in the novel “Pride and Prejudice” are most likely the characteristics of _________.

Part II

联合国及世界范围的机构，组织名称（中英文）。 考试形式为表格填空。

Example:

OAU Association of Southeast Asian Nations 东南亚国家联盟

EEC European Economic Communities 欧共体（欧洲经济共同体）