概况模拟题（八）美国文化
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（八）美国文化部分
职业培训机构Culture
I.Multiple Choice
1.In America the academic year lasts nine months, from September to _____, with winter and spring vocations.A.JulyB.JuneC.August
2.In elementary schools, cours for children include the following except _____.A.reading, writing B.social coursC.foreign languages
D.sciences, art king or other manual skills
3.The American teachers’ pay and prestige are _____ in comparison with the general standard of living.A.highB.lowC.almost the same
4.There are over _____ universities, colleges and other institutions in the United States.A.2,000B.2,500C.3,000
5.Today more than _____ of all the private colleges have some kind of church connection.A.1/3B.1/2C.1/5
6.The library in _____ was the first private library in the US.A.Harvard College B.Yale CollegeC.College of New Jery
7.The first public library was founded in 1731 in _____.A.BostonB.PhiladelphiaC.Chicago
8.At prent America has more than _____ free public libraries.A.6,000B.5,000C.7,000
9.VOA Radio Station was established in _____.A.1924B.1934C.1894
10.All the newspapers and magazines in America are _____ owned.A.publiclyB.privately
C.locally
11._____ is the winter sport in American schools and colleges.A.FootballB.BasketballC.Baball
12.It was the _____ immigrants in the mid-19th century who introduced skiing into the United States.A.ScandinavianB.DutchC.French
coke13.101 American people won the Nobel Prize after _____.A.WWIB.Civil WarC.WWII
14.At the end of WWII the art centre of the world moved from _____ to the new world.A.ParisB.LondonC.Berlin
15.The famous story _____ helps Washington Irving earn great fame in the literary world.A.“Rip Van Winkle”B.“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
C.“The Adventures of a German Student”
16._____ is regarded as the father of detective stories.A.Mark TwainB.Edgar Allan Poe C.
Herman Melville
17._____ is the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature.A.Sinclair LewisB.Saul BellowC.Ernest Hemingway
18.Yale University was founded in _____.A.1701B.1746C.1749
19.The greatest American playwright is _____.A.Arthur MillerB.Eugene O’Neil C.Robert Frost
20._____ belonged to the Lost Generation.A.Ernest Hemingway B.Wilt WhitmanC.Tenne Williams
hiro21.The most popular sport in America is _____.A.baballB.basketballC.football
22.After his death a bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was placed in the poet’s corner of _____.A.Westminster AbbeyB.camp of Cambridge University
C.Oxford University
23.For his work, _____ was honoured “The Harlem Laureate”.A.Robert FrostB.Langston Hughs C.Walt Whitman
24.Arthur Miller’s Masterpiece is _____.A.Death of a SalesmanB.The Crucibe
C.The Price
25._____ is the earliest university in America.A.HarvardB.YaleC.Rhode Island
26._____ rves as a bridge which connects condary schools and universities.A.Four-year college B.Two-year college C.College of arts and science
威摄27.Junior college in America is _____.A.two yearsB.three yearsC.four yearsD.five years
28._____ is cloly associated with the Rockefeller Interest Group.A.New York Times B.Washington Post C.Los Angeles Times
薄烤饼29.The tuition in a private college is _____.A.highB.rather highC.lerable
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30.In America about _____ of the universities and colleges are private.A.1/2B.1/3C.1/4D.1/5
个人求职信31.Hawthorne is a famous American writer in _____ alisticC.JewishD.southern
32.The most influential newspapers are the following except _____.A.New York TimesB.Washington Post
C.Los Angeles TimesD.Wall Street Journal
33.Readers’ Digest is a _____ magazine which is published in 15 languages and 39 editions.iweekly
34.The major wire rvices in America are the following except _____.A.the Associated PressB.the United Press International
C.the Columbia Broadcasting Systemmp3 lrc
35.From 1901 to 1978, 117 Americans won the Nobel Prize, holding _____ of the world Nobel Prize winners.--fourth
36.Blues is a music of strong rhythm, which was originally sung by _____.A.NegroesB.IndiansC.Europeans
37.The Father of American literature was _____.A.Mark TwainB.Washington Irving C.Walt Whitman D.Jack London
II.Fill in the Blanks
1.American children usually begin their school at the age of _____.2.An elementary school teacher must have a _____ degree of arts with a major in education.3._____, one of the most famous universities in the world, was founded in 1686.4.About _____ percent of the high school graduates can be admitted by universities or colleges.5.There are four grades in universities.They are freshmen, _____, junior and nior.6.About _____ of all the colleges and universities are private.7.A department consists of faculty members ragi美国节日表
ng from full professors to _____.8.The tuition in a _____ college is very high.9.The Library of _____ is the largest public library in the U.S.10.The Franklin D.Roovelt Library is in _____ Park, New York.11.The academic degrees in America are the Bachelor’s, the _____ and the Doctor’s degrees.12.VOA Radio Station is in the city of _____.13.In 1965 the U.S.A launched the first communication space satellite “_____ _____”.14.The major wire rvices in America are the _____ Press and the United Press International.15.The popular magazine _____ _____ has the largest circulation in the world.16.VOA now nds news to the whole world in _____ languages day and night.17._____ is the most popular game in autumn.18.Wrestling, boxing, horracing are called _____ sports.19.The Dutch introduced _____ into the New York areas in the 17th century.20.In the year _____ the first satellite was launched in America.21.From 1901 to 1978 there are 117 people in America won the _____ Prize for the rearch of natural science.22.The Metropolitan Muum and other two muums located in the city of _____ _____.23.Gilbert Stuart is considered America’s first great _____.24._____ is the earliest and the best film studio in America.25.Gone with the Wind was the best know
n of all _____ films.26.In 1915 the first major feature film Birth of a _____ was made.27.Before the 1960’s many _____ had not been given the right to receive education.28.The American children usually graduate from high school at the age of _____.29.A high school teacher usually has majored in the field of his special interest and in addition, he must have a _____ arts degree in education.30.The University of _____ has more than 128,000 students.31.The students who are working for a bachelor degree are called _____.32.Today about 5 million men and more than 3 million women attend colleges and universities, of which about _____ percent are coeducational.33.Two-year college were originally called “_____ colleges”, but now they are called “_____ colleges”.34.A four-year college is often called a “_____ _____ college” or a “college of _____ and _____”.35.One of the measurements for an undergraduate in academic progress is credit or “credit hours”, or “_____”.36.VOA has _____ broadcasting stations, nding news to the whole world in _____ languages
