I 国际通用语英语的故事(Lingua Franca The Story of English)

Unit 1 单元测试

1、单选题:
‌English is an official language of more than ________ sovereign states.‌
选项:
A: 65
B: 70
C: 75
D: 80
答案: 【 75

2、单选题:
‎In number of native speakers and language learners, English is the ________ language in the world.‍
选项:
A: first
B: second
C: third 
D: fourth 
答案: 【 first

3、单选题:
‍The most native speakers of English live in _________.‍
选项:
A: Britain   
B:  the United States 
C: Canada   
D: Australia 
答案: 【  the United States 

4、单选题:
‎English belongs to the _________ branch of the Indo-European language family.‌
选项:
A: Celtic   
B: Romanic  
C: Germanic   
D: Baltic
答案: 【 Germanic   

5、单选题:
‏Old English was mainly derived from the dialects of _________.​
选项:
A: ancient Celtic people
B: Anglo-Saxons
C: Romans
D: French
答案: 【 Anglo-Saxons

6、单选题:
In 1588, England defeated the famous fleet Armada from __________.‍‌‍
选项:
A: France   
B: Germany  
C: Spain  
D: Italy
答案: 【 Spain  

7、单选题:
William Shakespeare is a great writer in the _____________ language.‌‏‌
选项:
A: French
B: English     
C: Spanish  
D: Italian
答案: 【 English     

8、单选题:
Shakespeare was born in a small town in _______________.‍‎‍
选项:
A: England     
B: Scotland     
C: Wales    
D: Northern Ireland
答案: 【 England     

9、单选题:
Shakespeare wrote 154 ___________ and some verses in his lifetime.‎‏‎
选项:
A: plays       
B: sonnets      
C: novels      
D: poems
答案: 【 sonnets      

10、单选题:
As you like it is a _____________‏‍‏
选项:
A: tragedy     
B: comedy     
C: sonnet    
D: song
答案: 【 comedy     

11、判断题:
‌Proto-Indo-European is believed to be the ancestor of most European languages, such as Greek, German, Spanish, French and Italian.‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

12、判断题:
‌The history of English can be divided into three periods: Old English, Middle English and Modern English.‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

13、判断题:
‍English script and alphabetic system were from Greek.‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

14、判断题:
‏The expression of "电梯" in American English is elevator.‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

15、判断题:
‎The expression of "人行道" in British English is pavement.‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

16、判断题:
‏Shakespeare wrote 40 plays in his lifetime. ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

17、判断题:
‏Romeo and Juliet is one of the four most famous tragedies of Shakespeare. ‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

18、判断题:
‌Many words from Hindi flew back to English, such as “bungalow”, “coolie”, “cashmere”, “ pajamas” and “yoga”.‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

19、判断题:
‏Now, English is used as the first language and official language in Singapore. ‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

20、判断题:
​In 1985, the People's Republic of China made English the main foreign language in education.‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

课后练习

1、判断题:
​Many words from Hindi flew back to English, such as “bungalow”, “coolie”, “cashmere”, “ pajamas” and “yoga”. ‍‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

2、判断题:
‍Now, English is used as the first language and official language in Singapore.‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

3、判断题:
In 1985, the People's Republic of China made English the main foreign language in education.​‏​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

4、判断题:
​Since there are much misuse of English in Chinglish, we should avoid the use of Chinglish as much as possible.‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

II 浮光掠影英伦风情(A Glance at the British Landscape)

Unit 2 单元测试

1、单选题:
‍________ is the official name of Britain.‍‍‍
选项:
A: The United Kingdom
B: England  
C:  British Isles
D: Great Britain 
答案: 【 The United Kingdom

2、单选题:
‌The full name of Britain is the United Kingdom of _________ Britain and __________.‌‌‌
选项:
A: / ; Northern Ireland
B: Great; Northern Ireland
C: /; Ireland
D: Great; Ireland
答案: 【 Great; Northern Ireland

3、单选题:
‎There are _______ parts in Great Britain and ________ parts in Britain. ‍‎‍
选项:
A: three; four 
B: three; three    
C: four; three   
D: four; four
答案: 【 three; four 

4、单选题:
‎The longest river in Britain is _____________.​‎​
选项:
A: River Severn 
B: River Thames
C: River Mississippi 
D: River Shannon
答案: 【 River Severn 

5、单选题:
‎Britain enjoys a ______________ climate.‌‎‌
选项:
A: hot maritime
B: temperate maritime 
C: warm continental 
D: cold continental
答案: 【 temperate maritime 

6、单选题:
‎"If winter comes, will spring be far behind?" comes from Ode to the ______ Wind by Shelly.‏‎‏
选项:
A: East   
B: South   
C: West  
D: North 
答案: 【 West  

7、单选题:
‏The Scots, Welsh and Irish are descendents of ___________.‎
选项:
A: the Romans
B: the Anglo Saxons 
C: the Celts
D: the French
答案: 【 the Celts

8、单选题:
Wales is located in the _________ of Great Britain.‌
选项:
A: east  
B: west  
C: north  
D: south
答案: 【 west  

9、单选题:
‏The Giant’s Causeway was located in __________.‎
选项:
A: Wales  
B: England  
C: Scotland  
D: Northern Ireland
答案: 【 Northern Ireland

10、单选题:
‎Up until now, Queen Elizabeth II has ruled in Britain for over __________ decades.​
选项:
A: four    
B: five
C: six 
D: seven 
答案: 【 six 

11、判断题:
‎ Queen Victoria ruled Britain in Shakespeare's time.‏
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

12、判断题:
The House of Windsor starts from George VII.‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

13、判断题:
‏Queen Elizabeth I is the present monarch of the UK.​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

14、判断题:
The nickname of Queen Victoria is “The Grandmother of Europe”.​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

15、判断题:
‌The Pennines is known as the backbone of England.‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

16、判断题:
‍In England, it is cold in winter and hot in summer.​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

17、判断题:
Stonehenge is a famous monument dated from the 16th century.‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

18、判断题:
‍Scotland takes up half of Great Britain and is the second largest country in UK.‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

19、判断题:
​Jane Austen has written Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and other novels.‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

20、判断题:
Kilt, tartan and Bagpipe are all characteristic of Scotland.‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

课后练习

1、单选题:
‍The nickname of ______ is “The Grandmother of Europe”.‍
选项:
A: Queen Elizabeth II
B: Princess Diana
C: Queen Elizabeth I
D: Queen Victoria
答案: 【 Queen Victoria

2、单选题:
‎The House of Windsor starts from _______­__.‍
选项:
A: George V 
B:  Queen Elizabeth II 
C:  Queen Victoria
D: George VI
答案: 【 George V 

3、单选题:
‍_________ ruled Britain in Shakespeare’s time. ‍
选项:
A: King Charles I
B: Queen Victoria
C: Queen Elizabeth I
D: George V
答案: 【 Queen Elizabeth I

4、判断题:
‌The monarchy in Britain has been passed in succession in the past 1000 years and has never been broken.‌‌‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

5、判断题:
​The age of Constitutional Monarchy began after the Glorious Revolution. ‌​‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

6、判断题:
‍The King or the Queen is the head of the UK and has no real power.‎‍‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

7、判断题:
‍The members of the Royal Family have to earn money to support themselves.‌‍‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

III 穿越美国印象之旅(Transamerica A First Impression)

Unit 3 Test

1、单选题:

‎Please choose the right letter to represent the location of Appalachian Mountains on the map. 

​选项:
A: A
B: B
C: C
D: D
答案: 【 D

2、单选题:
‎How many contiguous states are there in the U.S.? ‍
选项:
A: 47
B: 48
C: 49
D: 50
答案: 【 48

3、单选题:
‎The Mount Rushmore sculpture features the 60-foot (18 m) heads of which four Presidents?‌
选项:
A: George Washington, James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy
B: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, James Monroe
C: John Adams, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Dwight D. Eisenhower
D: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
答案: 【 George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln

4、单选题:
‌The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the people of ___________.‏
选项:
A: Germany
B: France
C: Italy
D: Britain
答案: 【 France

5、单选题:
‍Which state does Washington D.C. belong to? ​
选项:
A: New York
B: Maryland
C: No state
D: Virginia
答案: 【 No state

6、单选题:
‎Which of the following is the home of the United States Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government?‎
选项:
A: White House
B: Independence Hall  
C: Lincoln Memorial
D: Capitol Building
答案: 【 Capitol Building

7、单选题:
‌Which of the following is the meeting place for the first and second Continental Congress?‌
选项:
A: New York 
B: Boston
C: Washington D.C.
D: Philadelphia 
答案: 【 Philadelphia 

8、单选题:
‌Which of the following roads is called Mother Road? ‏
选项:
A:  Route 66
B:  Route 50
C: Interstate 30
D: Interstate 95
答案: 【  Route 66

9、单选题:
‏Which of the following roads represent highway from east to west?‎
选项:
A: Interstate 15
B: Interstate 95
C: Interstate 5
D: Interstate 90
答案: 【 Interstate 90

10、多选题:
‍The National Mall houses ____________‌
选项:
A: The Lincoln Memorial
B: The United States Capitol
C: The Washington Monument
D: Independence Hall
答案: 【 The Lincoln Memorial;
The United States Capitol;
The Washington Monument

11、多选题:
‎You will see which of the following landmarks in New York City?‎
选项:
A:

Brooklyn Bridge
B:

Lincoln Memorial
C:

Central Park
D:

Statue of Liberty
答案: 【 

Brooklyn Bridge;

Central Park;

Statue of Liberty】

12、多选题:
‌Which of the following represents freedom?‎
选项:
A: Statue of Liberty
B: Liberty Bell 
C:  American Flag
D: Uncle Sam
答案: 【 Statue of Liberty;
Liberty Bell ;
 American Flag

13、判断题:
​The United States consists of 50 states and a federal district.‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

14、判断题:
‍The Mississippi River is a major waterway that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

15、判断题:
​Alaska is the largest U.S. state and Rhode Island is the smallest by area.‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

16、判断题:
‎The Hollywood sign was originally created as an advertisement for the upscale Hollywoodland housing development. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

17、判断题:
‍The Hoover Dam was to provide power and water to dry regions in West America. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

18、判断题:
​The Independence Hall is the place where the first and the second Continental Congress was held. ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

19、判断题:
‍ White House is where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech. ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

20、判断题:
​President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

21、判断题:
‍New York City locates in the northeast of America and its nickname is "The Walking City". ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

22、判断题:
​Boston is the scene of several key events of American Revolution like Boston Tea Party. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

23、判断题:
‎Declaration of Independence was signed in Boston. ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

24、判断题:
‏The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States.​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

25、判断题:
‌In 1620, the first group of Puritan Pilgrims arrived in America for religious freedom. ​
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

26、判断题:
‏In 1806, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation for building a road to facilitate people to move west. ‎
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

27、判断题:
‎Route 66 is known as the loneliest road in America. ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

28、判断题:
​It was Carl Fisher who conceived and helped develop the first coast-to-coast highway named Lincoln Highway in the US. ‍
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确

29、判断题:
‌Roads with even numbers represent the highways from north to south. ‌
选项:
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误

30、填空题:
​The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, ________.‎
答案: 【 1776

31、填空题:
‎New York City encompasses five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, __________, Queens, and Staten Island.‏
答案: 【 Manhattan

课后练习

1、单选题:
‌Which of the following does not represent freedom?​
选项:
A: Statue of Liberty
B: Liberty Bell 
C: Uncle Sam
D:  American Flag
答案: 【 Uncle Sam

2、单选题:
‌Which of the following roads is called Mother Road? ‎
选项:
A:  Route 66
B: Route 50
C: Interstate 30
D: Interstate 95
答案: 【  Route 66

3、单选题:
​Which of the following roads represent highway from east to west?‍
选项:
A: Interstate 15
B:  Interstate 95 
C: Interstate 5 
D: Interstate 90
答案: 【 Interstate 90

IV 美国梦传奇往事(American Dream A History of Legend)

Unit 4 Test

1、单选题:
‎The French and Indian War began with a dispute over ______.‎
选项:
A: money
B: land
C: religion
D: women
答案: 【 land

2、单选题:
‏Which of the following was not included in the Stamp Act to tax on?‎
选项:
A: diamond
B: newspaper
C: marriage certificate
D: legal document
答案: 【 diamond

3、单选题:
‌Where was the First Continental Congress held?‍
选项:
A: Jamestown
B: Boston
C: Plymouth
D: Philadelphia
答案: 【 Philadelphia

4、单选题:
​When was Declaration of Independence of the United States declared?‏
选项:
A: July 4, 1776
B: May 10, 1775
C: Oct 19, 1781
D:  Apr 30, 1789
答案: 【 July 4, 1776

5、单选题:
‍Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?‍
选项:
A: George Washington
B: Thomas Paine
C: Thomas Jefferson
D: John Burgoyne
答案: 【 Thomas Jefferson

6、单选题:
​When and where was the Second Continental Congress held?‎
选项:
A: In 1607, Jamestown
B: In 1773, Boston
C: In 1620, Plymouth  
D: In 1775, Philadelphia
答案: 【 In 1775, Philadelphia

7、单选题:
‎How far did Captain Meriwether Lewis and the Second Lieutenant William Clark reach on the journey commissioned by Thomas Jefferson? ‍
选项:
A: Sierra Nevada
B: Louisiana
C: Rocky Mountains
D: Pacific Ocean
答案: 【 Pacific Ocean

8、单选题:
‍Which state is the place attracting thousands of gold-seekers? ‏
选项:
A: California
B: Oregon
C: Texas
D: Louisiana
答案: 【 California

9、单选题:
‏Which of the following state is secured by the US through the Mexican-American War? ‎
选项:
A: Tennessee
B: Kentucky
C: Virginia
D: Texas
答案: 【 Texas

10、单选题:
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