专八人文知识材料-英美概况.doc

人文知识 英语国家社会与文化 主要题型 自然地理概况 2011 31. The northernmost part of Great Britain is _______. A. Northern Ireland B. Wales C. England D. Scotland 2009 32. The capital of Scotland is ________. A. Glasgow B. Edinburgh C. Manchester D. London 历史 2011 32. It is generally agreed that _______ were the first Europeans to reach Australia’s shores. A. the French B. the Dutch C. the British D. the Germans 2010 34. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the slavery plantation system in the South of the US was issued by ________. A. Abraham Lincoln B. Thomas Paine C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson 政治（现状） 2009 31. The Head of State of New Zealand is ________. A. the governor-general B. the Prime Minister C. the high commissioner D. the monarch of the United Kingdom 2008 According to the United States Constitution, the legislative power is invested in _______. A. the federal government B. the Supreme Court C. the Cabinet D. the Congress 风俗传统 2008年 Which of the following is the oldest sport in the United States? A. baseball B. tennis C. basketball D. American football 考题回顾： 1999 年: 1. The Observer 2. The geographical location of North America 3. The old universities in U.K. 4. Westminster Palace 2000年: The titles of English nobility The features of Irish landscape The longest river in Britain The legislative branch in U.K. The Hundred Years’ War 2001年: The founding of Harvard The settlement of Anglo-Saxons The official name of U.K. The economic activity of Canada 2002年: Wall Street—the financial center Big Ben, Benjamin Hall The compulsory education in U.K. Three branches of U.S.A. government 2003年: The location of California British news agency The founding fathers of U.S.A. The geography of Canada 2004年: 1920s in U.S.A. The largest river in