2014年英语专八人文知识精讲(17)

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  以下是小编为大家整理的英语专八人文知识,供各位考生参考。

  练习题:

  1 The world-famous Havard University is in _____.

  A Massachusetts

  B New York

  C Washington D.C.

  D Maine

  2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?

  A Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory

  B Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.

  C There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones

  D Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree.

  3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.

  A Broadway

  B Wall Street

  C The Fifth Avenue

  D Times Square

  4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.

  A Yellowstone National Park

  B Grand Canyon

  C St. Patrick’s Cathedral

  D Stonehenge

  5 ____ was an actor before he became the President.

  A Ronald Reagan

  B Abraham Lincoln

  C Herbert Hoover

  D Jimmy Carter

  6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans.

  A Hippies

  B Yankees

  C Uncle Sam

  D Brother Jonathan

  7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.

  A New York

  B Washington D.C.

  C Philadelphia

  D Boston

  8 Which of the following people was not an American President?

  A John Hancock

  B John Adams

  C John Q. Adams

  D Jimmy Carter

  9 Henry Fond was the first man to _____.

  A design a plane

  B fly an aeroplane

  C mass-produciton

  D design and make a car

  10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, … ”were the words by _____.

  A Thomas Jefferson

  B Abraham Lincoln

  C Andrew Johnson

  D Theodore Roosevelt

  练习题答案及题解:

  1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。

  2 C, 在美国, 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工, 耶鲁大学, 哈佛大学都是私立的。

  3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道, 其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近, 周围云集了几十家剧院, 上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。

  4 D, Stonehenge 在英国, 是古代城池的遗迹。

  5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞闯荡20多年,参与演出了50多部电影。

  6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于代表美国人,俗称美国佬。 在美国南部,Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民, 即北方佬;而对多数美国人来说,Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。

  7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职, 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。

  8 A, John Hancock,因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大,他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。

  9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师, 虽然没有发明汽车, 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。

  10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡阵亡将士墓举行落成仪式上发表的著名的《葛底斯堡演说》的片语。


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