英美文化考试范围
英美文化考试范围（加强版）
题型
一、选择题55分二、填空题15分三、简答题20分（4问）四、问答题10分（2选1）
具体范围
一、选择题第1、3、5、10章课后选择题
补充：Unit 1
1. The ancestors of the Welsh are ___A__.
A. the Celts
B. the Romans
C. the Angles
D. the Normans
2. Which of the following is not one of the three Germanic tribes that came to be the basis of modern English race?A
A. the Viking Danes
B. the Angles
C. the Saxons
D. the Jutes
3. The historical Arthur is believed by most historians as a _A__ warrior.
A. Celtic B Anglo C Saxon D Norman
4. For much of the Middle Ages, Britain was ruled by a(n) ___B___-speaking aristocracy.
A. English
B. French
C. German
D. Gaelic
Unit 2
1. One of the following took place during the Elizabethan age:B
A. the making of the Magna Carta
B. the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy
C. the rule of Alfred the Great
D. the defeat of King Harold by France
2. In England, the monarch, D , declared that the Pope was no longer head of the Church of England.
A. Bloody Mary C. King Henry V
B. Queen Elizabeth I. D. King Henry VIII
3. Three of the following were characteristics of the Elizabethan age. Which of the four is the exception? A
A. Queen Elizabeth advocated the Divine Right and quarreled with Parliament.
B. Protestantism gradually became the dominant faith.
C. This was the age of literature when Shakespeare lived and when English literature blossomed.
D. This was the age of adventure on the sea.
4. Victorianism was characterized by the following except D
A. It was in an age of imperialism
B. It saw the great progress in sciences with Charles Darwin as a prominent figure.
C. It was the age when the great progress was made in the field of communications.
D. It was an age when the Battle of Hastings was won by the Duke of Wellington.
Unit5
21. Which of the following states is called “the Old Colony State”? B
A. Pennsylvania
B. Massachusetts
C. Delaware
D. Georgia
22. The term “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____C_____.
A. the Amazon River C. the Mississippi River
B. the Nile River D. the Hudson River
23. Which of the following was not first grown by Native Americans? B
A. potato C. pumpkin
B. cabbage D. corn
24. The first colony at Jamestown in Virginia survived because the colonists discovered a way to earn money. Which of the following was discovered by the Virginians? B
A. shipping cotton to Europe
B. growing tobacco in Virginia
C. making a profit by fishing
D. growing cotton
25. Three of the following were the motives of the English Puritans who went to New England as immigrants. Which was the exception? A
A. They believed that the Church of England was not Catholic enough.
B. They believed that the Church of England was too Catholic in religious practices.
C. They were persecuted in England.
D. They wanted to established a colony based on their own religious ideals.
26. Thanksgiving Day is originally celebrated by people for __D___.
A. health
B. safety
C. freedom
D. harvest
27. __C___ was the only Founding Father to sign the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Treaty of Alliance with France, and the Treaty of Paris.
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. John Adams
28. The following words of wisdom were given by Benjamin Franklin except __B___
A. A penny saved is a penny earned.
B. All for one, one for all. ([法] Dumas pére大仲马)
C. Time is money.
D. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
29. George Washington served _B____ term(s) as US President.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
30. The author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin was ______C______.
A. Thomas Paine
B. Barbara Smith
C. Harriet Beecher Stowe
D. Mark Twain
判断会变为选择题型
39. The first English colony was set in (Jamestown in Virginia).
40. The (bald eagle) was chosen as the representative of the United States.
41. Geographically the United States can be roughly divided into three parts— the western part, the southern part and New England. (X)
42. The (Rocky Mountains) are the backbone of North America.
45. Pilgrim Fathers settled at Plymouth in (1620).
46. The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to (放宽高压政策)
47. (Benjamin Franklin) was the first to celebrate the American Dream.
50. The Bill of Rights ensured the （individual liberties）
51. Mount Rushmore is famous for the faces of four American Presidents, who are G. Washington, T. Jefferson, A. Lincoln, and T. Roosevelt. （此处有改动，原版为F.Roosevelt，是错误的）
52. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought on July 1 and 2, 1863 and is considered the turning point in the (Civil War.)
二、填空题
Unit1
5. Normans under William the Conqueror invaded England from France, defeating the Saxon king Harold at the Battle of ___ ____ Hastings ____ in 106
6.
6.The full name of the United Kingdom is _ The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ___.
6. The two largest islands of the British Isles are _ England ___ and __ Ireland.__. (此处有改动)
7. All the kings of the Middle Ages in Britain spoke __ French ___ as their mother tongue, and after the Hundred Years’ War, the __ English ____ langu age took its place.
8. What are the main consequences of the Norman Conquest? The significance of Norman Conquest lies in the following aspects: the foundation of aristocracy, the final unification of England, the great administrative process, and a link to France.
Unit 2
5. The Origin of Species was written by _____ Charles Darwin _________.
6. All English official documents bear the initials OHMS which stands for ____ On Her Majesty’s Service ______.
7 In Britain, the executive power is in the hands of __cabinet________.
8. ____ Queen Victoria _____ takes the credit of the longest reign in British history.
9. In the “Grab for Africa” (Britain) got the lion’s share, which confirmed its supremacy.
Unit 5
1. The nickname for the USA national flag is “_____ Old Glory ________________”.
2. The state of _____ Virginia _____ was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.
3. As US national motto, “E Pluribus Unum” means ___ out of many, one ____________
5. As pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain means _Mark number two_________.
6. The largest state in terms of area is __Alaska ________ and the largest state in terms of population is _California_________.
7. The meaning of Mississippi is “_great waters_______”.
8. Some _Puritans__________, called the Pilgrims, crossed the Atlantic in the ship Mayflower and settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.
9. The writer O. Henry called ___Thanksgiving________ the one holiday that is purely American.
10. The first shot in the American War of Independence was heard at the village of
__Lexington_________ on April 19, 1775.
11. In May, 1775, ___the second Continental Congress_________ met in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions of a national government.
12. On June 14, 1776, the second Continental Congress officially appointed _George Washington____ as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
13. _Thomas Jefferson____ was instructed by the Committee of Five to write the Declaration of
Independence.
14. The Independence Day of the United States is on __July 4th___________.
16. The famous “that this government of the people, by the people, for the people” was from _the Gettysburg Address_________
17. The 2nd Amendment in the Bill of Rights granted the American people the right to keep and bear
__arms________.
三、简答题
Unit1
8. What are the main consequences of the Norman Conquest?
The significance of Norman Conquest lies in the following aspects: the foundation of aristocracy, the final unification of England, the great administrative process, a link to France, a great influence of French on English.(此处有改动，原版共四点，现改为五点)
Unit2
10. What were the main features of the Elizabethan age?
The Elizabethan age is often remmembered by two things. The first is literature, especially the William Shakespeare’s play. The second is marine adventure and the Establishment of maritime hegemony(不好意思，这个没记全，是我自己结合着写的)
11. Explain the atmosphere of Victorianism.
Victorianism was an age of national development and national optimism. Tremendous social reform took place. The greatist one of all was made in the field of communications. Victorianism family life had the quality of stability and the victorians were extremely religious. It was also an age of imperialism.
Unit 5
35. What is the significance of the Second Continental Congress?
In May 1775, the second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions of a national government. It founded a Continental Army and Navy under the commond of George Washington
On June 11th, 1776, the second Continental Congress appointed a committee of five men to draft a Declaration of Independence,
The young Thomas Jefferson was chosen by the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence, which the congress adopted on July 4th, 1776.
37. What social problems did the American Civil War solve?
The war resolved two fundamental questions that had divided the United States since 1776.
It put an end to slavery, which was completely abolished by the 13th Amendment to the constitution in 1865.
It also decided, once and for all, that American was not a collection of semi-independent states, but a single indivisible nation.
四、问答题（2选1作答，不少于100字）
1、美国枪支泛滥what do you think of the wide spread of gun in the US？
2、君主立宪制
新视野读写教程第三册
Unit 1
XI
1. No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared your speech, you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.
2. Just as all his sister’s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.
3. Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles.
4. If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won’t say a word to you any more.
5. Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children.
6. Here is something that needs to be reckoned with: how to get the necessary finances to establish the company.
XII
1. 每当有人帮了你，无论事情大小，无论他地位高低，你都应该对他说声“谢谢”。
2．蒸汽机的发明使船舶发生了变化，正如其已经改变了陆地运输一样。
3．尽管经理努力帮忙，他还是不能找到问题的根源所在。
4．这个女孩的生活天天围着哥哥转，完全明白该做什么来使哥哥高兴。
5．如果你不知道自己想要什么，你最终得到的可能都是自己不想要对。
6．吉米有他妹妹帮助他度过那些没有父亲的艰难日子。
Unit 2
XI
1. The defendant, a woman of only 30, kept insisting on her own innocence.
2. All tings considered, dates, beans and some leafy green vegetables are the best sources of iron.
3. No beverages are served with meals because they interfere with digestion.
4. Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.
5. If you have a feeling of wanting to throw up after taking this drug, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctors as soon as possible.
6. Summing up the discussion, he said both parties should consider the most effective way to solve the problem.
XII
1. 作为补救缺铁的一种方法，专家推荐食用肉、鸡和鱼，它们是最好的铁质来源，也是唯一最容易被身体吸收的铁质来源。
2．铁质储量为零时，你会觉得虚弱，疲乏无力，喘不过气，这是缺铁第三阶段的典型症状。
3. 耐力运动员，尤其是女性，经常会缺铁，如果增食肉类食物或服用铁质补剂，能够恢复到健康状态。
4．这位运动医学专家认为，感到劳累、工作效率差的人，最好食用牛肉、羊肉，它们含有最易被吸收的铁质。
5．铁质储量低的人应该去咨询医生，看看是否应通过调整饮食或服用铁质补剂来校正不足。
6．一般说来，如果你忽视自己摄入的铁质含量，不在铁质储备失去之前注意警告信号，你会有危险。
Unit 3
XI
1. In his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.
2. Once the teachers agree to accept the new teaching program, they have to face the strain it puts on them.
3. In the long run, it is worthwhile to pursue one’s study after graduating from university instead of going to work directly.
4. As the school operates on the Character First principle, moral values and academic achievements are stressed equally.
5. It is said that the meeting, which is scheduled to be held this month, will be put off till next month.
6. The school sees its job as preparing its students for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that can benefit all of them.
XII
1. 跟在法国一样，美国在20世纪60年代也发生过文化革命。
2．他一旦下定决心去干一件事，就根本拦不住他。
3．学校强调的观点是：家长和孩子一起参加学校的活动是值得的。
4．快下课时，老师让学生用最后的五分钟来展开激烈的讨论，依照1―10的评分标准相互评价他们当天的课堂表现。
5．为了避免引发针对他们的品格培养方案的争论，该校校长解释说，品格第一并不是要强迫学生接受某一套道德原则或宗教观念。
6．并非所有的家长都相信海德中学的办学原则，即如果你向学生传授诸如求真、勇敢、正直领导能力、好奇心和关心他人等美德的话，学生的学习成绩就自然会提高。
Unit 4
XI
1. Everything considered, this city is the world’s most exciting city.
2. Though with no approval from his parents, he went ahead with his plan to study abroad.
3. The bridge was named after the hero who gave his life for the cause of people.
4. It is said that the painter used his mother as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength.
5. The writer instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of a novel inspired by his experience with
a girl on a farm.
6. One story says that “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” whose real name was Sam Wilson, who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.
XII
1. 这副画上一个神色严肃的男子，身旁站着一位女子，身后是所农舍。他们的原型分别是画家的牙医和姐姐。
2．公司的申请书，不管是代表自己还是代表他人，都应该有官员的签名。
3．做了脱口秀之后，约翰和妻子在广播和电视节目上出了名，这些节目给普通民众以启迪，而不只是向他们提供信息。
4．尽管有些人不赞同，可市领导还是决定实施这个计划，在湖边建造两个五星级宾馆，以吸引更多的游客。
5．那位著名画家去世了，曾经给他当模特的妻子立即担任了他装潢公司的总经理职务。
6．宴会上，他们的衣着都很华丽，但吸引我注意力的却是他们的交谈方式，使得我很想和他们交谈。
Unit 5
XI
1. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying, did he realize how much he loved her.
2. Taking into account of his recent physical condition, I think he has done quite well in the exam.
3. Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I wondered briefly if she is still alive.
4. The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.
5. These soldiers have received very strict training and are well equipped to fulfill the new task.
6. He reached for the phone, picked it up, and dialed the hotel’s number.
XII
1. 直到60年代早期，人们似乎才普遍认同英国不再是以前心目中那样的大国了。
2．在决定了租房之后，我们便着手与市内所有的房屋代理商联系。
3．我小心翼翼地替她擦身子，尽量避免弄疼她，因为她瘦的只剩皮包骨了。
4．我心间对这位老人涌起了一股感情。他那暗黄的皮肤松弛地裹在显得异常大的骨头上，深陷的胸部随着不均匀的呼吸一起一伏。
5．你在报上读到那位著名画家的消息了吗？他实际上是为了要成为视觉艺术大师的抱负而累死的。
6．有迹象表明，这位老太太想孤独地离开人世，不让她的家人看到他们或许无力面对的人生插曲。
Unit 6
XI
1. We should try our best to forecast earthquakes so that destruction of property caused by them could be prevented as much as possible.
2. A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake.
3. Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot understand a word with accuracy, you may refer to it any time.
4. If necessary, people who live in the area where an earthquake is about to occur may sleep in tents.
5. A master’s degree does make a g reat difference to a student who wants to get a job.
6. In addition to the knowledge about earthquakes, the book tells us how to prepare for them.
XII
1. 由于在地震中遇难的人大部分都是被倒塌的建筑物砸死的，所以一定要改进建筑结构，以便它们能够抵御地震的力量。
2．人们应该在家里和工作地点储备些水和食物，这在可能发生地震时是特别必要的。
3．在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信通过观察动物行为可以预测地震。
4．除了努力改进建筑结构之外，地震多发地区的人们还应该在其他几个方面为可能发生的大地震做好准备。
5．明智的做法是每个家庭都制定地震应急计划，而且所有的家庭成员都应该知道在地震过后的混乱中如何离开那个地区。
6．由于剩下的几条可用电话线路将会很忙，所有的家人都应该往往在远离地震区域的某个朋友或亲戚家中打电话报平安。
Unit 7
XI
1. An interesting question therefore remains as to how far Microsoft can go with Gates as its CEO.
2. There’s/It’s no use complaining since nothing ever changes as the result of a complaint. What’s important is to take measures to prevent similar events from happiness.
3. Learn to accept the fact that some people you thought were friends turn out to be enemies.
4. As you would expect from the book’s title, there are many references to what kind of man Gates is.
5. The prosperity of the company stems from hardworking and thrifty of the entire staff.
6. He said nothing at all on the subject of the play which was put on for the first time Saturday night.
XII
1. 至于那天晚上他是怎么死的，事实上我无法解释，而且也许不会有任何可能的解释了。
2．做了一件事然后说自己本来不想那样做是没有用的；如果你不想做，你就不会做了。
3．微软公司正在研究降低其产品成本的方法，以便发展中国家的人也能买得起。
4．苹果公司也愿意将其部分软件与微软公司的产品捆绑在一起，以促进其销售。
5．与评价父亲不同，人们评价母亲依据的是其为母之道的成功或失败。对于母亲来说，一切都取决于孩子最终成为什么样的人。
6．人们会发现这个网站很有价值，因为我们投入了大量时间准备网站的信息
英美文化概况之英国篇
英美文化概况之英国篇 英国早期人文历史常识 （一） 英国东邻北海，西、北面对大西洋，南面是英吉利海峡（the English Channel），与法国隔海相望。 地理上，这里被称为“不列颠群岛”（British Isles），由大不列颠岛（Great Britain）和爱尔兰岛（Ireland）这两大岛屿，以及其它几百个小岛组成。 大不列颠岛上分布着英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士（England,Scotland and Wales）三个区域，而爱尔兰岛则分成北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国（Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland）两块。 政治上，大不列颠和北爱尔兰共同组成联合王国（the United Kingdom），而爱尔兰共和国则是独立于联合王国而存在的独立的国家。我们通常所说的英国，则是指联合王国。 联合王国的首都是伦敦（London）；而爱尔兰共和国的首都是都柏林（Dublin）。 大不列颠岛在政治上被划分成英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士三个区域，其中英格兰面积最大、人口最多，总的来说也最为富裕。因此很多人通常会用“英格兰人”（English）指代“不列颠人”（British），这点当然会引起苏格兰人和威尔士人（Scots and Welsh）的不满。不列颠在大约一百年前曾统治着世界上四分之一的人口和土地，其殖民地遍布全球各大洲。二战之后，随着不列颠国力衰退，各殖民地纷纷独立，不列颠帝国（the British Empire）在1931年起被英联邦所取代。
英联邦（the Commonwealth of Nations）是由英国和已经独立的前英国殖民地或附 属国组成的联合体。英国作为英联邦元首并无政治实权；各国在一定协议上相互进行政治、主要是经济方面的磋商和合作；各成员国也有权利选择退出英联邦。 （二） 英国地势西北高、东南低。其西北地区主要地形是高原；而东部和东南部则主要是低地，他们是整个欧洲平原（the Great European Plain）的组成部分。 英格兰占据了大不列颠南面的最大部分土地，那里地势平缓，多为平原、丘陵和沼泽地。特别是英格兰东部沿海地区，土地肥沃，适于耕种。 苏格兰多为山地、湖泊和岛屿，它拥有三大自然区：北部高地，中部低地以及南部山陵。不列颠最高峰尼维斯峰（Ben Nevis）便座落于此，高1,343米。威尔士亦是多山地区，6%的土地被森林覆盖，大部分村庄以放牧为主。 北爱尔兰北部为多岩石、荒蛮的海岸，曲折蜿蜒。其东北部多为高地，东南部为山区，而中部则是低浅的盆地。 不列颠是个岛屿国家，四面环海，它隔着英吉利海峡与欧洲大陆遥遥相望。位处英法两国之间的英吉利海峡最窄之处被称作多佛海峡（Straits of Dover），仅有33公里宽度。1985年英国政府和法国政府决定在多佛海峡处修建海峡隧道。 总长153公里的隧道于1994年五月竣工通车，使得欧洲公路网得以连成一体，被誉为人类工程史上的一个伟业。 英国河流分布细密。塞文河（the Severn）是英国第一大河流，长338公里，它同西
英美文化口语考试话题
Chapter One: Understanding the Culture of the United States 1. Who established the dominant American culture? Immigrants, most immigrants were from northern Europe, and the majority were from England. Their values and traditions became the dominant, traditional culture of the United States. Chapter Two: Traditional American Values and Beliefs 2. What are the six traditional American values and beliefs? Individual freedom and self-reliance，equality of opportunity and competition，material wealth and hard work。 Chapter Three: The American Religious Heritage 3. What is the most important heritage of Protestantism in the United States? Self-improvement（p54）。Material success，hard work。Self-discipline。Volunteerism and humanitarianism（人道主义） Chapter Three: The American Religious Heritage 4. What is the “Protestant work ethic” according to our textbook? The belief in hard work and self-discipline in pursuit of material gain and other goals is often referred to as …the Protestant work ethic?.(p55 13) Chapter Four: The Frontier Heritage 5. What does "frontier" refer to in American history? American macho heroes. Inventiveness and the can-do spirit. Chapter Four: The Frontier Heritage 6. What are the two new values derived from the American frontier? Inventiveness and the can-do spirit. (p77) Chapter Four: The Frontier Heritage 7. Why did the sale of guns rise after 9/11? How Americans reacted to 911 reveals another legacy of the frontier: Americans? willingness to take the law into their own hands to protect themselves and their families. This tendency usually appears when Americans believe the police cannot adequately protect them.
英美文化复习范围
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