英美概况试题.pptVIP

1. In elementary schools, courses for children include the following except _____. A. reading, writing B. social courses C. foreign languages D. sciences, art and music E. cooking or other manual skills 2. The American teachers’ pay and prestige are _____ in comparison with the general standard of living. A. high B. low C. almost the same 3. There are over _____ universities, colleges and other institutions in the United States. A. 2,000 B. 2,500 C. 3,000;4. Today more than _____ of all the private colleges have some kind of church connection. A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 1/5 5. The library in _____ was the first private library in the US. A. Harvard College B. Yale College C. College of New Jersey 6. The first public library was founded in 1731 in _____. A. Boston B. Philadelphia C. Chicago 7. At present America has more than _____ free public libraries. A. 6,000 B. 5,000 C. 7,000;8. 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” 9. _____ is regarded as the father of detective stories. A. Mark Twain B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Herman Melville 10. _____ belonged to the Lost Generation. A. Ernest Hemingway B. Wilt Whitman C. Tennessee Williams;11. The most popular sport in America is _____. A. baseball B. basketball C. football 12. Junior college in America is _____. A. two years B. three years C. four years D. five years 13. In America about _____ of the universities and colleges are private. A. 1/2 B. 1/3 C. 1/4 D. 1/5 14. The Father of American literature was _____. A. Mark Twain B. Washington Irving C. Walt Whitman D. Jack London