英语竞赛文化背景知识选择题

　英语竞赛文化背景知识 选择题 根据相关的文化背景知识，选出正确选项。

　（ （

　D

　）1.

　 isn’t an event of the Olympic Games. A. Swimming

　B. Wind-Surfing

　 C. Water Ballet

　 D. Surfing （ （

　 A ）2.

　 is the second largest island in China? A. Hainan Island

　 B. Taiwan Island

　 C. Diaoyu Island

　 D. Qinhuang Island （ （

　B

　）3.

　 is the capital of Hainan Province 。

　A. Sanya

　B. Haikou

　 C. Qiongya

　 D. Tianya Haijiao （ （ D

　 ）4.Sanya is famous for

　 。

　A. an interesting flower market

　 B. long white beaches C. Hairui Tomb

　D. “Tianya Haijiao ” （ （

　D

　）5. We can see

　 on Hainan Island. A. Wangquan River

　 B. Dongshan Ridge

　C. Hot springs and Hairui Tomb

　 D. All above （ （

　D ）6.Inner Mongolia is in the

　 of China. A. West

　 B. East

　 C. southeast

　 D. north （ （

　 A ）7.

　is

　the capital of Australia. A. Sydney

　B. Toronto

　C. Canbrra

　 D. Los Angeles （ （

　C

　）8. Beijing will hold the

　 Olympic games in 2008. A. 27th

　 B. 28th

　 C. 29th

　D. 30th （ （

　B

　）9.Kunming is the capital of

　. It’s

　all the year round. A. Guizhou, neither too hot nor too cold

　B. Yunnan, neither too hot nor too cold C. Sichuan, hot

　 D. Guangxi, hot （ （

　D

　）10.Kunming is called “spring city ”. It’s famous for

　 . A. the stone Forest

　B. many kinds of beautiful flowers C. the food “cross-bridge ”rice noodles

　 D. All above （ （

　A

　）11. Taiwan is

　the Southeast of China. A. in

　B. to

　 C. on

　D. at

　（ （ C

　 ）12.

　 is one of the world’s most popular water sports. A. Skating

　B. Dancing

　 C. Surfing

　 D. Running （ （ B

　 ）13.

　 was the first Chinese ever to cross the English channel. A. Li Lida

　 B. Zhang Jian

　C. Guo Jinjing

　D. Luo Xiejuan （ （D

　 ）14. “asap ”in an email means

　. A. Write to me soon

　 B. Everything goes on well

　 C. How are you

　D. as soon as possible （ （ B

　 ）15. You can see the sign “No smoking ”

　. A. in a shop

　 B. in waiting room

　C. in a park

　 D. in a garden （ （

　C ）16.Mount E’mei is

　。

　A. in Anhui

　 B. in Hubei

　 C. in Sichuan

　D. in Jiangxi （ （

　B

　）17.

　is one of four old inventions in China. A. Light bulb

　 B. Printing

　 C. Scuba machine

　 D. Computer （ （

　 A ）18.

　was a great American inventor. A. Thomas Edison

　B. Mark Twain

　C. Jacques Cousteau （ （

　 B ）19.

　is a celebration of Jesus Christ coming back to life. A. Christmas Day

　 B. Easter

　 C. Thanksgiving Day

　D. Halloween

　（ （

　 C ）20.The most important holiday in China is

　. A. Christmas Day

　 B. New Year’s Day

　 C. the spring Festival

　D. Mid-autumn Day （ （

　 D ）21. Halloween falls on

　. It’s one of the most favorite holiday for

　 in the USA. A. October1st, children

　 B. the first Sunday after full moon which appears on or after March 21st, farmers

　C. January 1st, women

　 D. October 31st, children （ （

　C

　）22.

　are in America. A. England and USA

　 B. Australia and USA

　 C. Canada and USA

　 D. New Zealand and USA

　（ （

　B

　）23.

　 is spoken by the largest number of people in the world. A. English

　 B. Chinese

　 C. French

　 D. Spanish （ （

　D ）24. Canadians speak

　 . A. English

　 B. French

　 C. Spanish

　D. English and French （ （

　A

　）25. English is spoken by

　 people as their first language. A. 400 million

　 B. 4 billion

　 C. 2 million

　D. 200 million （ （

　A

　）26. The Party was founded on

　 . A. July 1, 1921

　B. August 1, 1927

　C. October 1, 1949

　D. May 4th, 1922 （ （

　C

　）27. We can visit

　 in the USA. A. Buckingham Palace

　 B. the Pyramids

　C. the White House

　 D. the Ox-ford castle （ （

　 A ）28. Father Christmas is said to come out

　. A. on the Christmas Eve

　B. some time after Christmas Day C. on the night December 25

　 D. Several days before Christmas Day （ （

　C

　）29. As we all know, Bill Gates is very famous for his

　. A. science novels

　 B. hard work

　 C. computer software

　D. beautiful songs （ （

　D

　）30. We should

　 first to search the Internet. A. type in the website

　 B. press the enter button C .right click on the Internet icon

　 D. double left click on the Internet icon （ （

　D

　）31.We know that

　 are billion countries. A. China and the USA

　 B. India and Great Britain C. Canada and France

　 D. China and India. （ （

　B

　）32.You can play “Trick or treat ”games on

　 in western countries. A. Easter

　B. Halloween

　C. Christmas Day

　 D. New Year’s Day （ （

　C

　）33.

　 are all water sports. A. Scuba diving, rafting, jumping

　 B. Canoeing, surfing, swimming C. Water polo, wind-surfing, running

　D. Water-skiing, boat racing, shooting

　（ （ D

　 ）34. English is spoken as the first language in

　 . A. France

　 B. Japan

　 C. Russia

　 D. Canada （ （

　C ）35. This is Mary Allen Brown. She is a doctor. You can call her

　. A. Mrs Mary

　 B. Mr Brown

　C. Dr Brown

　 D. Ms Allen （ （

　 C ）36.Western

　people often eat

　 on Thanksgiving Day. A. fish and chips

　B. moon cakes

　 C. turkey

　 D. pizza （ （

　 D ）37. It is

　 in Australia when it is spring in China. A. summer

　 B. spring

　C. winter

　D. autumn （ （

　B

　）38. Yao Ming is becoming a top basketball player in

　. A. MBA

　B. NBA

　C. ID

　 D. IBM （ （

　 D ）39.

　was a great inventor and had over 1,000 inventions during his lifetime. A. Bill Gates

　 B. Jacques Cousteau

　 C. Henry Bethune

　D. Thomas Edison （ （

　D

　）40.

　 was invented by Chinese centuries ago. A. The telephone

　 B. The car

　 C. The clock

　D. The abacus （ （

　 A ）41.Maria likes playing ball games, so her parents will take her to a

　 match. A. tennis

　B. skating

　C. swimming

　D. running （ （

　C

　）42.

　 will come back sooner or later because it is one of the parts of China. A. Hong Kong

　 B. Macao

　 C. Taiwan

　D. Hainan （ （

　 B ）43.If you are a guide and speak good

　,you can serve visitors from Canada. A. French

　B. English

　C. Japanese

　 D. Chinese （ （

　A

　）44. Confucius ( 孔子)is a great

　 and thinker whose idea still influences us. A. educator

　 B. scientist

　C. inventor

　D. musician （ （

　B

　）45.

　 can cause air pollution, so we’re encouraged to go on bikes or foot. A. Keeping lights on when sleeping

　B. Riding in cars C. Using paper towels or napkins

　 D. Recycling paper. （ （

　B

　）47.

　is regarded as a symbol of the Chinese nation. A. Summer palace

　B. The Great wall C. Beijing

　D. Tian’ men square （ （

　C

　）48.

　is one of the “seven wonders”of the ancient world

　A. The statue of liberty

　 B. Eiffel tower

　 C. The Great Pyramid

　 D. Grand Buddha in Leshan （ （

　 A ）49.All living things can’t live without

　A. water

　B. food

　C. air

　D. sun （ （

　 C ）50.

　are the lungs of the earth. A. Water

　B. Soil

　C. Rainforests

　 D. Trees （ （

　B

　）51.U2 is the name of

　 from Dublin,Ireland. A. a famous singer

　B. a famous rock band

　C. a famous player

　D. a famous basketball team （ （

　B

　）52.

　 often comes and goes easily A. Classical music

　 B. pop music

　 C. Folk music

　D. Western music （ （

　 B ）53.

　 are famous for their folk songs A. Guo langing and Wang Fei

　B. Song Zuying and Tenger

　C. Song Zuying and Li Yuchun D .Li Yuchun and Zhou Jeilun （ （

　 A ）54.The modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in

　A.1896

　 B.1986

　 C.1689

　 D.1894 （ （

　C

　）55.The motto of the Olympic Games is

　 A. “Faster, higher, longer ”

　 B. “Faster, longer, stronger ” C. “Faster, higher, stronger ”

　 D. “Farther, higher, stronger ” （ （

　A ）56.

　 won china’s first gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics A. Xu Haifeng

　B. Wang Yifu

　C.Deng Yaping

　D. Cuai Zhonghua （ （

　 B ）57.James Naismith invented

　 in 1891. A. football

　 B. basketball

　C. baseball

　 D. volleyball （ （

　C

　）58.The most widely known item of American clothing is

　A. kimono

　 B. the Tang costume

　C. the blue jeans

　D. suits （ （ D

　 ）59.

　 wore the cheongsam first. A. Han women

　 B. Korean minority women

　C. Mongolian minority women

　 D. Man minority women （ （

　C

　）60.People should wear

　 when they play basketball A. shorts

　B. T--shirt

　C. sportswear

　D. Jeans

　（ （

　B

　）61.Policemen usually wear

　 at work A. western-style suits

　 B. uniforms C. sportswear

　 D. casual clothes （ （

　D

　）62.You should take off

　your shoes when you enter someone’s home in

　 . A. China

　B. India

　C. Korea

　D. Japan （ （

　D

　）63.Students are not allowed to wear

　at school. A. uniforms

　B. sportswear

　C. casual clothes

　D. shorts and slippers （ （

　D

　）64.The Qinghai Lake Race is

　A. the largest car road race in Asia

　B .the largest bicycle road race in the world C. hosted by china

　 D. the largest bicycle road in Asia （ （

　）65.The Tour de France began in

　in

　 A.Pairs,France,1913

　 B.Pairs,France,1903 C. New York,America,1903

　D.London,England,1913 一、用所给词的适当形式填空。

　Hi! I’m Kangkang. My granny

　has lived

　(live) in Beijing for more than forty years. She has seen

　(see) the changes in Beijing

　 herself

　(she). In the 1960s, the whole city was under poor conditions. The roads were narrow and there weren’t

　(not be) many ring roads. Usually, a big family

　crowded

　(crowd) into a small and dark house. Most families

　 couldn’t

　 (can not) get enough food and few children had a chance to receive good education. Life was so hard that people had no time or money to enjoy

　(enjoy) leisure activities. People kept in touch with their friends and relatives far away mainly by letter and telegram. China

　has developed

　(develop) rapidly since 1978. More and more ring roads have appeared and people’s living conditions

　 have improved

　(improve) a lot. Buildings in Beijing are becoming

　 (become) taller and brighter. And there are more kinds of food and clothes to choose. People can enjoy more sorts of leisure activities. Children can study not only in modern schools but also on the internet. What’s more, communications are becoming easier sand quicker——people can use telephones, cellphones, fax machines, the internet and so on. Biejing

　has made

　(make) rapid progress and it

　 will host

　 (host)the 2008 Olympic Games. I think it is important to remember the past, live in

　the present and dream about the future. 二、根据相关背景知识，完成短文。

　（A）

　Beijing, the capital of China, will host 1

　the 2008 Olympic Games

　. The government has already made a lot of preparations for the Beijing Olympics. We have chosen 2 Beibei

　 , 3

　 Jingjing

　 , 4

　 Huanhuan

　,

　 5

　yingying

　and

　6

　Nini

　as the mascots . They show 7

　 the rich culture of China

　 . Together they say, “8

　 Bei Jing Hua Ying Ni

　”( welcome to Beijing ) and express Chinese people’s 9

　 friendliness

　 to people all around the world. “10 One world, one dream

　”is our slogan for the 29th Olympics. It expresses the wishes of 1.3 billion Chinese people for 11 a peaceful and better tomorrow

　 （B）

　In 2005, the world’s population was

　1 about 6.5 billion

　. More than three billion people live

　2 in Asia

　now. That’s about half of the

　3 world’s population

　 . China has

　4 the largest

　 population in the world, and about

　5 one fifth of

　 the people in the world live in China. Because of the large population, there is less living space for each family. And it’s difficult for lots of people to find jobs. A large population also causes many difficulties for the whole nation. For example, we

　6

　are short of

　energy and water. Most cities are more

　7crowded

　 than before, and the traffic is much

　8

　 heavier

　 . The large population has become a serious problem. So far, our government

　9

　 has taken many measures

　to control the population. One is known as 10one-child policy

　 .It has

　11 worked well in

　 controlling China’s population.

　12 Thanks to

　 the policy. China is developing quickly and people’s living conditions are improving rapidly. However, the 13population

　 problem is still serious in China. We still have a long way

　to go. 三、用方框中所给的词填空。

　 A famous program in Edmonton

　 1 has helped

　homeless people

　2for

　 many years. It

　3

　is called

　 Edmonton Community Services. It is famous because of its

　4 success

　 in helping homeless people return to a normal life. It helps homeless people get jobs and lends money to them

　5 so that

　 they can rent apartments and buy clothes for their children. A special program for street kids,

　6 called

　 “Kids in the Hall”, helps homeless children like Zack, “In the Hall” is the name of a restaurant in Edmonton. The food is prepared, cooked and served

　7by

　the street kids. At the same time, the kids are learning restaurant skills. When they finish their training, it will be easy for them to find jobs. However, street kids must obey strict rules. If anyone

　8 takes drugs

　, steals things or disobeys other rules, he can’t stay in the program. He has to

　9return to

　 the streets. Zack thinks that these rules are strict. But he says. “The program ‘kinds in the hall’ has given me a good chance to

　10 succeed

　 . It will help me live like other kinds again.” 四、完成短文。

　1

　Project Hope

　is a social service program to help poor students. It started

　2

　On oct30,1989

　 . It 3

　aims

　(目的是) to bring schools into poor areas of China, to help poor families afford their children’s school education.

　4

　In the past sixteen years

　(在过去的十六年里), Project Hope 5

　 (raise) about 3 billion yuan from people 6

　at home and abroad

　(国内外). It has paid

　7

　 for

　 the education of

　8

　 2.5 million

　 (二百五十万)poor students and sent 23. million students to high school.

　9

　with

　 the money, it has built

　10

　 thousands of

　(成千上万) schools and libraries and trained 2 300 teachers. But 40 million children from poor families still need help, so Project Hope still has

　11

　 much

　 （许多）work to do.

　 takes drugs, so that, for, since, has helped, return to,

　to ,

　by,

　success,

　succeed,

　is called,

　called