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美国概况1、特律ofMidwesterncityoftheUSAistheautomobilecapitaloftheworld.2、ndChina.3、Hawaiibecamethe50th states4、5、6、Universities:Yale,Harvard,MIT7、’8、’smostimpressivesights.9、’slargestactivevolcano,islocatedinHawaii.10、theContinentalDivide.11、TheMississippiRiverhasbeencalled or.12、13、GreatLakes:LakeSuperior,whichisthelargestfreshwaterintheworld;LakeMichigan(theonlyoneentirelyintheUS);LakeHuron;LakeErie;Lake Ontario.14、wContinent.15、Between1607and1733theBritishestablished13coloniesalongtheeas16、In1620,201Pilgrims,toescapereligiouspersecution,sailedtotheNew17、st AmericanPresident18、sonandadoptedonJuly4th,1776atasessionoftheSecondContinental Congress.19、itain.20、TheyearbetweentheCivilWar(1861-1865)andthestartofthe20th cent21、successandspiritualfrustrationorconfusionandpurposelessness.22、23、24、imesduringthewar(WWII).25、民权运动26、27、28、29、nois.30、.31、d.32、TheSenate(参议院)（）33、Thepresident’34、TheSupremeCourtisthehighestcourtintheland.35、softhelowerfederalcourts.36、AccordingtotheConstitution,thefederaljudgesshallholdoffice,inpractice,untiltheydie,retireandresign.37、38、39、40、’spopulation;yetitproducesabo41、42、’smostimportantfoodcrop.43、Thetypicalorganizationalpatternforelementaryandsecondaryschoo44、“Basics”—Reading,Writing,andArithmeticorMathematic.45、atisfytheneedsofboththeindividualandthesociety.46、47、tion.48、ca.49、MainnewspapersinAmerica:TheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,TheNewYorkTimes,LosAngelesTimesandWashingtonPost.50、51、52、Halloween53、Thanksgiving—54、55、’n’rollhadbecomethestandardformofpopularmusicforteenagers.56、NewYorkwhichwascalledthe57、58、inWashingtonD.C.59、oducingthehighlyskilledlabor.60、MainmagazineofAmerica:Reader’sDigest,TVGuide,NationalGeographicandTime英国概况1、2、3、4、WalesBritainNorthSeaEnglishChannel5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12、13、14、e11th centurybyWilliamtheConqueror.15、London—aworldculturalcenter16、17、18、shhistory.19、20、英法百年战争（116年）21、22、23、24、heregimebegantocollapse.25、26、27、.28、29、30、31、32、London’33、InBritain,only2%ofthepopulationsarefarmersbuttheymanage70%ofthelandarea.34、35、36、37、38、NHS(英国国民健康保险制度)providesforeveryresidentafullrangeofmedicalservices.Theservic39、40、41、42、43、亡战士纪念日）（torememberthedeathofbothworldwarsinspecialchurchservicesand civicceremonies.44、板球)，ry.45、46、47、48、威尼斯艺术节49、’sfirstregulartelevisionservi50、’51、路透社52、加拿大概况1、2、3、edforahundredyears.4、5、TheGreatLakes—Superior,Michigan,Huron.EricandOntario—arethelargestgroupoffreshwaterlakesintheworld.6、7、wasproclaimedCanada’8、9、10、11、Canada,alongwithAustralia,NewZealandandsomeotherCommonw12、13、14、mons.15、’sname.16、’slandhasnopermanentpopulation.17、18、澳大利亚概况1、2、’untry.3、4、5、6、theworld’7、TheBritishcolonizationofAustraliawasbecausetheBritishgovernmen8、9、Australiaistheworld’10、公民投票)inAustralia.11、12、13、14、ThemainmagazineofAustralia:TheAustralianWoman’sWeekly;SydneyGazette.新爱尔兰和爱尔兰概况1、uatorandtheSouthPole.2、3、4、5、NewZealandissometimescalledtheworld’d’6、美国文学1、B.Franklin—Amemberofthecommitteetodraft TheDeclarationofIndependence2、Philip Freneau—thefatherofAmerican’spoetry,poetoftheAmericanRevolution.3.Thomas Jeffersonwasthedrafterof TheDeclarationofIndependence. RomanticliteraturePre-Romanticism1、WashingtonIrvingisthefirstAmericanauthortoachieveinternationalliteraryreput2、William CullenBryant—leftwashispoetictranslationsof Homer’Post-Romanticism1、RalphWaldoEmerson—2、osteloquentspokesmanoftheNewEnglandTranscendentalism.3、WaltWhitman4、N.Hawthorne—5、Edgar AllanPoeisthefirstAmericanprofessionalwriterandthefirstwriterofdetecti6、HarrietBeecherStowesocialsignificancemadeUncleT om’7、8、(1865-1914)calledbyMarkTwain.whichwasvividlydepictedinMarkTwain’snovels.9、MarkTwain’sviewofAmericaandmade10、Stephen Crane—mostfamousnovel11、TheodoreDreiserisoneofAmerica’12、HenryJames13、HermanMelville—14、wonderedpointlesslyandrestlesslyandtheyawarethattheworldwasc.Gerttu deStein,anAmericanwriter,gavetheterm.15、 F. ScottFitzgeraldwascrownedwiththemostcreditableachievementintheJaz16、HemingwaybelPrizeforliterature.In1961,hekilledhimselfwithagun,justashisfatherdid.17、18、RobertFrostisthebestknownandthemostwelcomeoftheNewEnglandpoets.19、WilliamFaulkner,asouthernerfromMississippiwhoproduced18novelsand3volumesofshortstoriesinhislife.Hisworks20、Eugene O’Neil—21、S.Lewis—mainworks22、J.Steinbeck23、24、RalphEllison25、JohnUpdike26、Theshortstoriesoftenwithsurpriseendingssuchas”and27、Arthur Miller(playwright)28、EdwardAlbee29、J.D.Salinger30、JackKerouac英国文学GeneralIntroduction1、ImportantLiteraryTerms2、isthefoundationofEnglishlanguageandliterature.3、ImportantWritersandLiteraryWorks4、5、“AgeofChaucer”.6、Chaucerisacclaimednotonlyas,butalsoas7、TheRenaissancePeriodLiterature8、9、10、11、12、“euphuism”.13、FrancisBaconcalledhimself,hewasEngland’14、lishdrama.15、WilliamShakespeare----comedies:AMidsummerNight’sDream,AsYouLikeIt,MerchantofVenice(Shylock,Antonio,Bassanio),TheTwelf thNight.----Tragedies:Hamlet,Othello,KingLear,Macbeth.16、’sgreatachievement,whichisthemostcompleGinplotandmostpainful.The17th centuryliterature17、18、ton’19、JohnBunyan---ThePilgrim’sProgress20、The18th centuryliterature21、—ofthecommonEnglishpeople.22、TheEnlightenmentwasaprogressiveintellectualmovementthrough23、RichardSteeleandJosephAddisonhadthefollowingcontributionstoEnglishliterature:GTheirwritingsinthetwoperiodicalsprovideanewcodeofsocialmorali tyfortherisingbourgeoisie.GTheygiveatruepictureofsociallifeofEnglandinthe18th century.GTheEnglishessaycompletelyestablishesitselfasaliterarygenreinthe irhands.24、SamuelJohnson---TheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage25、RobinsonCrusoe26、hroughinmanywaystheyarelikehumanbeings.27、ceis TheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundling.TomJonesisbroughtupbyarichandkind-heartedgentleman28、WilliamBlake---SongsofInnocence;SongsofEGperience:thebest-kn29、30、TheSchoolforScandal.TheRomanticAge31、32、doftheAge.33、ayl34、Coleridge’s contributiontohiswork.35、SheWalksinBeauty,WhenWeTwoParted,HebrewMelodies;longpoems—ChildeHarold’sPilgrimage《恰尔德·哈罗尔德游记》whichishismasterpiece.36、’smasterpiecOdetotheWes tWind and ToaSkylark.“Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?”isa famouslinein OdetotheWestWind.37、.38、TheCharactersofShakespeare’sPlays39、sare PrideandPrejudice,SenseandSensibility and Emma.ShewaspopTheVictoriaPeriod40、InVictoriaPeriod,appearedanewliterarytrend41、42、TheworksofCharlesDickens---PickwickPapers DombeyandSon,DavidCopperfield,GreatEGpectationsnthetimeofFrenchRevolution.)43、s Pilgrim’sProgress.44、JaneEyreWutheringHeights AgnesGrey).45、46、47、nd.48、49、’ssocialandeconomicthoug50、51、Decadence:artforart’ModernLiterature1、asterpiece2、皮格马利翁》ishismajorplays.3、4、5、DavidHerbertLawrence6、JamesJoyce—7、8、th century.9、其他人文知识汇总1、美国私立高等教育机构要多于公立的2、3、Stonehenge在英国，是古代城池的遗迹4、5、dforallAmericans.6、Onthe30th7、8、“thatgovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,…”wer9、Thecomplierof ADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.10、ThehighestpeakinCanadaisMountLogan.11、Vancouver,thethirdlargestcityinCanada,iswellknownasIce-FreeHarbor.12、TheliteraryspokesmanoftheJazzisoftenthoughttobe伟大的盖兹比13、14、primeminister.15、16、在英国，21岁是个大生日，因为他们认为21岁是大人开始的年龄17、Reuterswasfoundedin1851,是英国创办最早的通讯社18、19、The50th20、MaunaLoa,theworld’slargestactivevolcano,islocatedinHawaii.21、eUnitedStates.22、TheUSformallyenteredtheSecondWorldWarin1941.23、ThePresidentsduringtheAmericanCivilWarwasAbrahamLincoln.24、25、ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywa26、TheMissouriRiveristhedividinglinebetweenthesouthandnorth.27、。

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英语专业八级人文知识精讲

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What is not a nationally observed holiday of American?A. Easter SundayB. Veterans’ DayC. Independence DayD.Christmas解答:在美国有10个节日是全国性的节日:圣诞节(Christmas, Dec 25) 、新年(New Year’s Day, Jan. 1)、感恩节(Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thurs in Nov.)、劳动节(Labour Day, 1st Mon. in Sept.)、退伍军人节(Veterans’Day, Nov.11)、独立纪念日(Independence Day, July 4)、华盛顿诞辰纪念日(Washington’s Birthday, 3rd Mon. in Feb.)、哥伦布纪念日(Columbus Day, 2nd Mon. in Oct.)、阵亡将士纪念日(Memorial Day, May 30)、马丁.路德金诞辰纪念日(Martin Luther King’s Birthday, 3rd Mon. in Jan.)Easter Sunday (复活节)是基督教的重要节日,但不是全国同庆的节日.1.Where is Edinburgh?A. In WalesB. In ScotlandC. In Northern IrelandD. In Ireland 解答:B。

Wales的首府为Cardiff(加的夫), Scotland的首府为Edinburgh(爱丁堡), Northern Ireland 的首府为Belfast(贝尔法斯特), Ireland的首府为Dublin(都柏林)。

2.Which of the following is NOT a U.S. news and cable network?A. ABCNC.CBSD.BBC解答:D。

《英语专业八级人文知识》(英语国家概况部分)征服冲击波

《英语专业八级人文知识》(英语国家概况部分)征服冲击波

《英语专业八级人文知识》（英语国家概况部分）征服冲击波系列美国部分1. The traditional dividing line in America between "east" and "west" is _______.A. the Mississippi river.B. the Appalachians.C. the Rocky Mountains.D. the Hudson river.2. Which part m America is the earliest to be found and taken over by early settlerA. The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain.B. The Appalachians and their foothills.C. The interior lowlands.D.The Cordillera.3. Which is the largest racial group in the whole population of U.S. A?A. Hispanics.B. American Indians.C. Non-Hispanics white.D. Asian Americans.4. Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is ________.A. Latinos/HispanicsB. Asian AmericansC. Native AmericansD. African Americans5._______ has the world's oldest written constitution and political party.A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.Australia6. As to roles of American president, which is NOT precisely defined in the U.! Constitution?A. He is the head of the state.B.He is the chief executive of the U. S. .C.He is the commander in chief of the aimed forces.D. He is the head of his political party.7. The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved IA. The New DealB. World War nC. New energy sourcesD. Technological changes8. In the United States, how many years does primary education require?A. Four years.B. Five years.C. Six years.D. Seven years.9. Most college students in the United States are in _______.A. private institutionsB. city-funded universitiesC .high-tuition universitiesD .public institutions10.The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are as fol- lows EXCEPT _______.A.the United States State CourtsB.the United States District CourtsC.the United States Courts of AppealD.the United States Supreme Court11. All states of America are governed by the common law EXCEPT _______.A. LouisianaB.WashingtonC.California D .New York12 .Of the fifty states of America, how many states now have the death penalty as punishment?A.37.B.38.C.39.D.40.13. The four major regions of the United States are _______.A.NortheastB. SouthC. MidwestD.WestE. NorthA.ABCD.B.ACDE.C.BCDE.D.ABCE.14 .Which region's cultural character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit?A. The Middle-Atlantic Region.B. The New England Region.C. The Pennsylvanian Region.D. The Mormon Region.15._____ is the latest state in terms of size and population in America.A. CaliforniaB. IndianaC. KansasD. Massachusetts16. Which of the following is NOT in Middle-Atlantic Region?A.Broadway.B. The Statue of liberty.C.Time Square.D.Bible Belt.17. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of American characters?A. Ambition.B. Individualism.C. Consideration.D. Self-reliance.18. Which of the following is NOT America's newspaper?A. Wall Street Journal.A Today.C. Guardian.D. The Milwaukee Journal.19. Which of the following are U. S. News and Cable network?a.ABCb.NBCc.BBCd.ABAA.abB.bcC.cdD.ad20."Hollywood"is often used as a synonym for _______.A. American filmsB. American forest industryC. Christians in the U. S. AD. American advertising industry21. The most important and largest river in the United States of America isA. the Ohio RiverB. the Colorado RiverC. the Missouri RiverD. the Mississippi River22. The north-eastern part of the United States-New England enjoys a ___climate.A. northern and oceanic type ofB. typical continentalC. very coldD. fairly warns23. To the west of mainland America lies theA. Atlantic OceanB. Pacific OceanC. Indian OceanD. Arctic Ocean24. Detroit, a U. S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for itsA. automobile industryB. textile industryC. iron and steel industryD. aircraft industry25. The natives of the continent of America are theA. CanadiansB. IndiansC. MexicansD. Hispanics26. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated inA. BritainB. Britain and U. S. AC. the United StatesD. all the English-speaking countries27. is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A. Washington D. C.B. Los AngelesC. San FranciscoD. New York City28. Which of the following minority groups enjoys the worst social and economic conditions?A. Blacks.B. Hispanics.C. Indians.D. Asian Americans.29. Which of the following is NOT in New York City?A. Wall Street.B. Fifth Avenue.C. Broadway Street.D. Niagara Falls.30. Washington D. C. is namedA. after the U. S. President George WashingtonB. after Christopher ColumbusC. after both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD. after none of them31. The U. S. Congress has the power to make these laws except of _-A. defenseB. citizenship and naturalizationC. marriageD. the regulation of foreign trade32. American and British English are two of the English language.A. varietiesB. elementsC. partsD. forms33. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party wasA. Thomas JeffersonB. James MonroeC. James MadisonD. Abraham Lincoln34. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area isA. Rhode IslandB. VirginiaC. TexasD. Montana35. The national flag of the United States is known asA. the Star-Spangled BannerB. Uncle SamC. Hot DogD. Union Jack36.7he colony that did NOT send representatives to the First Continental CongresswasA. GeorgiaB. VugirriaC. MassachusettsD. Rhode Island37. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on theA. contribution a state has made to the rationB. populationC. sizeD. none of the above38. The tenn "Fattier of Waters" is used to refer toA. the Amazon RiverB. the Mississippi RiverC. the Nile RiverD. the Hudson River39. The statue of liberty was given to American people by as a gift in 1884.A. FranceB. SpainC. ItalyD. Britain40. music is perhaps America's greatest contribution to the world of popular music.A. BluesB. RockC. JazzD. Waltz41. is a special day of loveA. Valentine's DayB. April fool's dayC. HalloweenD. Easter42. American national flower isA. violetB. roseC. lilyD. primrose43. Whose presidential tern is the longest?A. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. Abraham LincolnD. Franklin D. Roosevelt44. Ernest Hemingway isA. EnglishmanB. AmericanC. DutchD. Denmark45. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is the president.A. 35thB. 34thC. 33rdD. 32nd46. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, opened in to serve the "Muslim sex" .A. New EnglandB. VirginiaC. MassachusettsD. New York47 . The capital of Massachusetts isA. ProvidenceB. BostonC. MontpelierD. Augusta48. is the dividing line between the South and North.A. The Hudson RiverB. The Potomac RiverC. The Ohio RiverD. The Missouri River49. is Washington's largest city.A. BoiseB. DenverC. TacomaD. Seattle50. Washington D. C. , the capital of U. S. is situated on the River bankA. St. LawrenceB. HudsonC. PotomacD. Missouri51. When did the American Civil War break out?A.1775.B.1812.C.1861.D.18W .52. Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?A. John Adams.B. Thomas Jefferson.C. Benjamin Franklin.D. John Hancock.53. In which day is Halloween celebrated?A.5 November.B.31 October..C .17 March. D. 25 December.54. the following were the founding fathers of the American Republic exceptA. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. William PennD. Benjamiin Franklin55. The New Deal was started byA. Franklin RooseveltB. J. F. KennedyC. George WashingtonD. Thomas Jefferson56. The United States was rated in the world in terms of land area.A. secondB. thirdC. fourthD. fifth57. The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided byA. teachersB. studentsC. headmasterD. boards of education}"58. The Bill of Rights consists ofA.10 very short paragraphs in an amendmentB.10 amendments adopted in 1787C.10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791D. the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the pressand the freedom of religion59. The United States produces ass much as half of the world's _A. wheat and riceB. cottonC. tobacco and vegetable oilD. soybeans and corn60. Which invention marked the beginning of "The Age of Visual Information" ?A. Newspaper.B. Telegraph.C. Laundry machine.D. Television.61. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainlyfromA. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. John Adams D .John Locke62.The District of Manhattan is in the city ofA. Washington D. C.B.San FranciscoC. New YorkD. Chicago63. The sears in the Senate are allocated to different statesA. according to their populationB. according to their sizeC. according to their tax paid to federal governmentD. equally64. The Rocky Mountains is located inA. Great BritainB. AustraliaC. South AfricaD. North America65. Hollywood, the centre of American movie industry, is closest to which city?A. Los Angeles.B. Chicago.C. New York.D. Washington.66. Which of the following is an American newspaper?A. The Guardian.B. Newsweek.C . The International Herald Tribune. D. The Daily Telegraph.67. The U.S. is called a " melting pot" becauseA. its steel industry is highly developedB. it has great influence on the worldC -it is an important economic center of the worldD .people from different races live there together68. The first Puritans came to America on the shipA. CodpeedB. Susan ConstantC. May FlowerD. Discovery69. Americans celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May to honor those,haveA. given their lives for their countryB. made great; scientific discoveriesC. won American great reputation in sportsD . donated large amounts of money to the country70. "'Trick or Treat" is a phase that children often use when they celebrateA. New Year's DayB. Veteran's DayC. HalloweenD. Christmas71 . The Easter egg and the hare, two of the symbols most frequently associatedEaster, are considered to representA. vigor and bravery B . fertility and new lifeC. originality and speedD. happiness and fun72.Which of the following books is not written by Mark Twain, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens?A. The Adventures of Tom SawyerB. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Life on the MississippiD. Leaves of Grass73. Which of the following books is written by Washington Irving?A. NatureB. The Scarlet LetterC. The Sketch BookD. Farewell to Arms74. The world-famous Harvard University is inA. MassachusettsB. New YorkC. WashingtonD. C. D. Maine75. Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?A. Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsoryB. Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations orindividualsC. There are more public colleges and universities than the private onesD. Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-yearbachelor's degree76. is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.A. BroadwayB. Wall StreetC. The Fifth AvenueD. Times Square77. is not a tourist attraction in the United States.A. Yellowstone National ParkB. Grand CanyonC. St. Patrick's CathedralD. Stonehenge78. was an actor before he became the President.A. Ronald ReaganB. Abraham LincolnC. Herbert HooverD. Jimmy Carter79. New Englanders were originally known as , which come to stand for all Americans.A. HippiesB. YankeesC. Uncle SamD. Brother Jonathan80. On the 30th of April, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office inwhich housed the government then.A. New YorkB. Washington D.C.C. PhiladelphiaD. Boston81. Which of the following people was not an American President?A. John HancockB. John AdamsC. John Q. AdamsD. Jimmy Carter82 . Henry Ford was the first than toA. design a planeB. fly an aeroplaneC. mass-produce carsD. design and make a car83. "That government of the people, by the people, for the people, . . . " werewords byA. Thomas JeffersonB. Abraham LincolnC. Andrew Johnson D .Theodore Roosevelt84. State is in the North-West of the United States.A. MissouriB. MarylandC. New YorkD. Washington85. The famous Silicon Valley is in the state ofA. TexasB. IdahoC. IllinoisD. California.86. Of the five Great Lakes, is the only lake that lies entirely in the US.A. Lake ErieB. Lake HuronC. Lake MichiganD. Lake Superior87. In the United States, the largest groups of native Americans live on___A. the Great PlainsB. the Pacific coastC. the Colorado PlateauD. the Appalachian Mountains88. The symbol for the Democratic Party in the United States isA. the bullB.the bearC. the donkeyD. the elephant89. is often used to refer to the US Department of Defense.A. Capitol HillB. The PentagonC .The White House D.The Empire State Building90. The American government is divided into three branches with each having its ownpowers. This is calledA. absolute monarchyB. balance of powersC. checks and balancesD. separation of government91. President George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, is a MemberOfA. Whig PartyB. the Democratic PartyC. Federalist PartyD. the Republican Party92. In the United States, NASA is the acronym forA. National Aeronautics & Space Adrnini-trationB. National Autograss Sports AssociationC. Nice And Safe AttitudeD. National Association of Students of Architecture93. When Neil Armstrong, one of the three crew, first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, he said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap formankind. "A. Apollo 11B. Apollo 12C. Apollo 15D. Apollo 1794. The inventor of lightning rod isA. Benjamin FranklinB. Thomas JeffersonC. Albert EinsteinD. Thomas Edison95. , the tallest building in North America was built iru 1974 in Chicago.A. Sears TowerB. Empire State BuildingC. John Hancock CenterD. Aon Center96. The most popular spectator sports in the United States isA. rugbyB. cricketC. footballD. American football97. Why is the United States called "a nation on the wheels"?A. Because Americans love making carsB. Because Americans depend much on cars in their daily lifeC. Because Americans constantly move from city to city in their carsD. Because the car industry has earned the United States its reputation98. music is a native American music and its origins lie in the folk songs of the English, Scottish, and Irish.A. JazzB. Hip PopC. Rock and RollD. Country and Western99. Up to now, is the country' s leading state in oil and natural gas deposits .A. TexasB. FloridaC. Rhode IslandD. North Dakota100. Which of the following corporations is not an automobile giant in AmericaA. FordB. ChryslerC. General MotorsD. International Business Machines练习题答案及题解1.A2.A3.C4. D5.A6.D7.B8.C9.D10. A11.A12 B 13. A14B 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. C 19．A 20. A21.D 22. B23. B24. A25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29D30. C31.C 32.A 33. D 34 A 35. A 36. A 37.B 38. B39. A 40. C41.A 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 50. C51. C 53. B 54. C 55. A 56. C 57. D 58. C 59. D60. D61.D.62. C 63. D64. D 65. A 66. B 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. C71.B 72. D 73. C 74. A 75.C 76. A 77. D 78. A 79.B80. A81.A 82. C 83.B 84. D 85. D 86. C 87. C 88. C 89. B90. C91.D 92.A 93. A 94. A 95.A 96. D 97. B 98. D 99. A100. D 。

英语专业八级考试人文知识点

英语专业八级考试人文知识点

英语专业八级考试人文知识点(1)__1__ Who was the first to apply the telescope to the study of the skies?A KeplerB CopernicusC GalileoD Newton__2__ Whose discovery of the law of the universal gravitation is the most important of all his achievement in ph ysics?A KeplerB Issac NewtonC GalileoD Copernicus__3__The three biggest newspapers are of the following except ___.A New York TimesB Washington PostC Los Angeles TimesD Reader’s Digest__4__Metropolitan Museum is in__.A Washington D.C.B BostonC New YorkD Philadelphia__5__The New Frontier was put forward by __.A KennedyB JohnsonC NixonD Benjamin Franklin__6__Who resigned because of Watergate Scandal, the first president to do so in American history?A KennedyB JohnsonC Richard NixonD Truman__7__Empire State Building is in___.A ChicagoB New YorkC Washington D.C.D Detroit__8__ “Knowledge is power.” Was said by__.A Francis BaconB ShakespeareC Thomas HobbesD John Locke__9__Which of the following philosophers believed that man is selfish by nature?A John LockeB DescartesC Pierre GassendiD Thomas Hobbes__10__Jazz, a great contribution to the world popular music, was originated from the music of __.A IndiansB SpanishC NegroesD Portuguese答案解析：1选C。

英语专业八级人文常识

英语专业八级人文常识

1.密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线2.美国的联邦法院系统包括：the United States District Courts; the UnitedStates Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court3.Louisiana，路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。

4.The New England Region, 美国的新英格兰地区，也就是东北部地区深受清教思想的影响。

5.typical continental，美国东北部的新英格兰地区是典型的大陆性气候。

冬天寒冷，夏天炎热。

6.automobile industry，底特律是美国著名的汽车城7.John Fitzgerald Kennedy肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统8.美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州Massachusetts, 麻省的首府是波士顿9.美国南北的分界线是密苏里河The Missouri River10.华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图 . 华盛顿特区位于波托马克河Potomac上11.美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年12.美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯•杰弗逊13.华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。

14.New Deal新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的15.The Bill of Rights consists of 10 amendments added to the Constitution in1791人权法案是于1791年增补到宪法法案上来的前十条修正案16.soybeans and corn美国出产占世界一半的是大豆和玉米17.The Age of Visual Information开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机18.美国的许多政治观念都是来源于英国著名哲学家约翰•洛克John Locke19.曼哈顿是纽约市的著名经济和商业区，也是纽约的中心地带20.好莱坞和迪士尼均位于洛杉矶Los Angles21.Newsweek《新闻周刊》是美国的报纸，而The International Herald Tribune《国际先驱论坛》是法国的，The Guardian《卫报》和The Daily Telegraph 《每日电讯》为英国的。