“微缩世博”外国文背景知识竞赛复习材料.docVIP

外国语学院第一届读书月 “微缩世博”外国文化背景知识竞赛复习材料 Part I 1. How many religions are there in the United States? _________ 2. The actor in “FORREST GUMP” is __________ 3. Which number the western people think is the bad one? _________ 4. _________ is the first university in New Zealand. 5. Higher educations in America began with the founding of __________ in 1636. 6. The most important place in the America on New Year’s Eve is ______. 7. The theme of Thanksgiving Day is ___________. 8. The U.K is divided into _________ islands. 9. _______ is U.S. center of heavy industry. 10. The sport that evokes more nostalgia among Americans than any other is_______ 11. The continental United States stretches_________ kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west. 12. _________ is the largest in area of American 50 states, and Texas is the second largest. 13. _________ is the second largest exporter of meat 14. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain is located _________ 15. The ancestors of the Welsh were the ancient_________ 16. The first known settlers of Britain were _________ 17. The first blacks were brought to North America as_________ in 1619. 18. New Zealand is the worlds largest exporters of _________ 19. The narrowest part in the English Channel between England and France is called ______. 20. After the outbreak of the First World War, Australia followed Britains lead and declared war on __________. 21. After a period of prosperity (1920 ~ 1929), government involvement in the economy increased _________. 22. There are_________ political divisions on the island of Great Britain. 23. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________ 24. The?capital?of?Australia?is_________25. The economic policy Britain pursued in the 1950s and 1960s was based on the theory of _________. 26.?Australia‘s?National?Day?falls?on_________?the?date?of?the?first?European?settlement?in?Australia.27. Generally?the?Australian?federatio