第一篇：關于英美文化必須知道的57

1.The largest racial and ethnic minority in the U.S.is the ______, which accounts over 12.1% of the population.A.blacksB.AsiansC.IndiansD.HispanicsA

2.It is generally agreed that U.S.higher education began with the______.A.Civil WarB.Independence War

C.founding of Harvard CollegeD.founding of Princeton UniversityC

3.In his Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway ___A___.A.expresses the idea of facing defeat courageously

B.shows the basic goodness and wisdom of ordinary people

C.praises the ideas of equality and democracy and the joy of common people

D.describes the sharp contrast of wealth and poverty in Chicago and New York

4.Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?D

A.Because President Lincoln himself was an abolitionist

B.Because he wanted to punish the slave-owners in those states which broke away from the union.C.Because he has no other alternative

D.Because he realized that in order to win the war, he should make it a just war against slavery so as to rally as many people as possible under the banner of the Federal Government

5.The symbols that are associated with Valentine's Day are the following except___d______.A.cards decorated with hearts B.Cupid armed with bow and arrow

C.flowers tied with red ribbonsD.toast turkey

6.The story of Washington and the cherry tree brings out his quality of___d_____.A.hard workB.independent thinkingC.WisdomD.honesty

7.The symbols of egg and bunny are considered to represent____a____.A.new life and fertilityB.new life and energy

C.fertility and happinessD.new life and plenty

8._____d__are associated with Halloween.A.Ghost costumes and witches' hatsB.Pumpkin-Lanterns

C.Trick or treatD.All of the above

9.The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in ____b______1621.A.DecemberB.OctoberC.AprilD.January

10.Washington, the capital of the US, is on the ___a__ river.A.Potomac

11.Hawaii is in the ___c__ Ocean.A.Atlantic

12.___c__ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.A.Florida

13.The United States today is the ___c__ largest country in size in the world.A.third

14.Detroit is famous for the production of __a___.A.automobile

15.The city ___b__ is given the nickname “Space City ofU.S.A.”.A.Boston

16.The ___b__ were the original inhabitants in America.A.blacks

17.____B_ was the first man who sailed around the earth.A.John Cabot

18.The American War of Independence started in ___b__ and ended in _____.A.1776, 1784

19._D_is one of the most popular places in the United States to celebrate the New Year's Day.A.The Disney I.and in Florida

B.The White House Lawn in Washington D.C.C.Hollywood in California

D.Times Square in New York City

20.The best-known speech made by civil fights leader Martin Luther King is_____.(B)

A.“Guess who?”

B.“I have a dream”

C.“United we stand, divided we fall”

D.“First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen”

B.1775, 1783C.1706, 1714 B.MagellanC.BalboaD.Cartier B.IndiansC.Puerto Ricans B.HoustonC.San Francisco B.timberC.bamboo B.fifthC.FourthB.LouisianaC.Alaska B.IndianC.PacificB.DelawareC.St.Laurence

21.The colonial life can be described as the following except ___b__.A.simple

22.The pamphlet “Common Sense” was written by __b___.A.Thomas Edison

23.__b___ was the first president who developed the power of vote into one of the means of making laws.A.John Adams

24.During the Civil War Lincoln issued the __b___, which declared the abolition of slavery.A.Homestead Bill

25.The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the __a___.A.blacks

26.The two fighting sides in WWII were ___a__.A.the Allies and the Axis(powers)

Central Powers and the Allies

27.The President Franklin D.Roosevelt proposed a policy called __c___ to save the economic situation.A.Good Neighbour

28.The Battle of ___a__ took place in 1942 and it was the turning point of the Pacific area.A.Midway Island

29.On December 7th, 1941, the base of the American Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbour, was suddenly attacked by the __c___ air force and navy.A.Spanish

30.The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a committee including ___b__ as head.A.George Washington

31.____c_ was the only American president who was re-elected three times in succession.A.Theodore Roosevelt

Thomas Jefferson

32.The city’s name “Philadelphia” means __a___.A.brotherly love

B.fishing pitC.philosophy B.George WashingtonC.Franklin D.RooseveltD.B.Thomas JeffersonC.both A and BB.FrenchC.Japanese B.BritainC.Normandy B.the Open Door PolicyC.the New Deal B.the Axis and Holy AllianceC.the B.IndiansC.progressive people B.Emancipation ProclamationC.Both A and B B.Andrew JacksonC.Andrew Johnson B.Thomas PaineC.Thomas Jefferson B.easyC.roughD.Hard

33.Only the climate in the southern part of ___a__ is tropical.A.Florida

34.The highest mountain in the U.S.is Mount _b____.A.Appalachian

35.The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except __c___.A.New York

36.Texas, having belonged to __c___, was annexed by the U.S.in 1845.A.France

37.The City St.Louis in America is called the gateway towards the __b___.A.East

38.The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of __a___.A.Pittsburgh B.Chicago C.New York

39.The largest industrial city in America is ___a__.A.Chicago

40.__c___ is famous for many stores and shops.A.Wall Street

41.The American Revolution(the American War of Independence)broke out in ____A_ and ended in _____.A.1775, 1783

42.The Battle of Hastings took place in __c___.A.1606

43.__B___ is regarded as the father of detective stories.A.Mark Twain

44.___A__ is the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature.A.Sinclair Lewis

45.Arthur Miller’s Masterpiece is __A___.A.Death of a Salesman

46.__A___ is the earliest university in America.A.HarvardB.YaleC.Rhode IslandB.The CrucibleC.The Price B.Saul BellowC.Ernest Hemingway B.Edgar Allan PoeC.Herman MelvilleB.1042C.1066 B.1774, 1782C.1786, 1784B.BroadwayC.Fifth AvenueB.BostonC.Houston B.WestC.NortheastD.Southwest B.RussiaC.MexicoB.San FranciscoC.MiamiB.MekinleyC.RockyB.GeorgiaC.Virginia

47.Valentine’s Day falls on _____.A.July 4

48.A hamburger is usually made from __A___.A.beef

49.In America snack bars and coffee shops are usually __A___.A.cheap

50.The outstanding characteristic of American society is the diversity of _C____.A.climate

51.Sometimes two couples go out together.This is known as __C___.A.steady dating

52.The popular American belief is _B____.A.part-time working

53.In 1620,_____ sailed to the New World in a ship called “Mayflower".A.the PuritansB.the Pilgrims

C.the English noblesD.the English poor

54._____ is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.A.Walt Whitman B.Mark TwainC.Bret Harte D.Henry

55.________ began in the early 20 century as a music of black Americans.A.Jazz

56.Uncle Tom’s Cabin gives a vivid description of the ________.A.early settlers

57.America was named after_____________.A.Italian navigator ColumbusB.navigator Amerigo Vespucci

C.some Indian chieftainD.George Washington, founding father of the United States

B.PuritansC.Native IndiansD.Black slaves B.Rock and RollC.Country music D.Both B and C.thth B.March 21 st C.February 14th B.porkC.combination of beef and pork B.expensiveC.formalB.industryC.people B.casual datingC.double datingD.blind dating B.self-made manC.manual labour

第二篇：英美文化

(二)帶來交際中的尷尬一位50來歲的美國婦女在中國任教,有一位年的中國同事請她到自己家里來吃飯,一進門,女主人就把4歲的女兒介紹給客人。小姑娘用英語說:/阿姨好!0因為她媽媽跟她說過,見了成年婦女就要這樣問好。/對,不能叫阿姨0媽媽連忙糾正說/要叫奶奶。不要叫奶奶, 就叫我阿姨好了。0/那太沒禮貌了,您比我年紀大多了。0美國婦女臉紅了,笑笑說:/就叫我阿姨吧,我喜歡這樣。0為什么美國婦女在這種場合會感到尷尬呢?因為中國人和美國人對待年齡問題的態度不同,即文化背景不同。

(三)造成英漢翻譯的錯位由于文化的差異,用母語互譯的方式理解和翻譯某些句子和詞匯,往往會鬧出不少笑話。例如:/BalckTea0(紅茶)常被當作/黑茶0,/狼吞虎咽0 英語應為/Eatkileahorse0,有人卻譯作/akilteawolfandtiger0。尤其是對一些成語和諺語的翻譯更要慎重,千萬不能從其字面意思來翻譯,否則會錯誤百出,貽笑大方。由此可見,語言和文化相互依存,密不可分,在不了解英美文化背景的前提下,我們就不可能正確理解和運用英語語言。

第三篇：中國人必須知道的76個文化常識

中國人必須知道的76個文化常識

『十二生肖』子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龍、巳蛇、午馬、未羊、申猴、酉雞、戌狗、亥豬

『十大名茶』西湖龍井（浙江杭州西湖區）、碧螺春（江蘇吳縣太湖的洞庭山碧螺峰）、信陽毛尖（河南信陽車云山）、君山銀針（湖南岳陽君山）、六安瓜片（安徽六安和金寨兩縣的齊云山）、黃山毛峰（安徽黃山）、祁門紅茶（安徽祁門縣）、都勻毛尖（貴州都勻縣）、鐵觀音（福建安溪縣）、武夷巖茶（福建崇安縣）

『四大名繡』蘇繡（蘇州）、湘繡（湖南）、蜀繡（四川）、綾娟秀（浙江）

『四大名扇』檀香扇（江蘇）、火畫扇（廣東）、竹絲扇（四川）、綾絹扇（浙江）

『四大名花』牡丹（河南洛陽）、水仙（福建漳州）、菊花（浙江杭州）、山茶（云南昆明）『四大發明』造紙（東漢?蔡倫）、火藥（唐朝?古代煉丹家）、印刷術（北宋?畢昇）、指南針（北宋）

『古代主要節日』

『四書』《論語》《中庸》《大學》《孟子》

『五經』《詩經》《尚書》《禮記》《易經》《春秋》

『八股文』破題、承題、起講、入手、起股、中股、后股、束股

第四篇：英美文化學習心得

學習英美文化心得

我是09級計算機應用技術1班的“可樂”同學，本著對外國文化的濃厚興趣選擇了這門英美文化選修課，這門課很有趣，也使更深刻的了解到英美文化的差異和各自的特點，同時結合我國的文化也能了解外國文化與我國文化的差異。英國與美國，是當今世界社會上的兩大強國，這兩國在很多方面有著極其相似的地方，都說的是英語，都是資本主義國家，都主宰著當今世界諸多事件的走向，都有著嚴格的法律制度與健全的社會體系，都擁有莘莘學子們夢寐以求的世界上首屈一指的高等學府??英國人和美國人互不服氣，英國人說美國人沒有歷史，美國人說英國人不懂未來。

通過學習知道英美文化的同源性是不可否認的，更確切地說，應該是美國文化秉承了英國文化的很多東西。英國文化是美國文化的根源。這是因為美國歷史受英國的影響。英美文化有非常多的相同之處。但是也有隨著歷史的演變，文化的傳承，獨立發展200多年的美國文化由于有不同的生態環境已經產生了諸多變異。今天我們再來看英美文化，已經有很多區別了。英美語言差異，盡管英美兩個國家都是講英語的，但是美國英語和英國英語是不相同的。這兩種英語的差異還是很大的，學英語的人都知道，英語中有英式發音和美式發音兩種。英國人的英語，相對而言，發音比較清楚，連讀的部分較少，一般聽起來相對比較字正腔圓;而美國人說英語，則秉持這能省則省，能連就連的原則，因此，對于把英語作為第二語言的人來說，聽英國人的發音相比較下會舒服得多，而如果要習慣美音，恐怕只有在美國生活過的人才真正做到了。另外，兩國在字詞上的用法也有很多的不同。還有英美生活習俗差異英國人和美國人在自己日常生活習俗上也有區別。從服飾上看，英國人非常講究衣著，講究紳士風度，西裝革履，皮鞋锃亮。美國人則比較隨便，想穿什么就是什么，以自己舒適為主，不會去介意別人的評價，別人也不會去評價。有的英國女士接待黃皮膚朋友時，專門涂抹上黃色面霜，以表示對朋友的親近和尊重。美國人可方便多了，近幾年，美國流行大花褲衩，校內校外，老老少少，都少不了它的影子。但這也并不是說，他們到處隨意，在一些場合，他們也是西裝革履，文質彬彬，很有些“紳士”的派頭。但如果一看到沒有旁人，這些“紳士”就原形畢露，鞋也脫了，領帶也松了，扣子也解了，腳也搭起來了。再有美國人的性格和英國人也是不相同的。有人把美國人的性格概括成：熱情、開朗、冒險、創新、奔放活剝、直白的幽默，而相對應英國人的性格特點是：冷漠、含蓄、內斂、保守、理性嚴謹、紳士的幽默這就是英美文化各自的特點。英美的教育理念不同。美國人孜孜不倦的追求平等和自由，體現在教育上就是美國的教育體制具有多元性、開放性、國際性、靈活性的特點，使美國教育既能滿足不同人群、不同層次的人們的需要，確保教育公平和機會均等，又能滿足并充分發揮不同受教育對象的個性特點，使教育充滿活力和生機。而英國人的保守與嚴謹，體現在教育上就是嚴謹的學風，完善的教育體系。它擁有一套嚴格的質量監控體制，各大院校的教學質量評估與科研水平評估結果向全世界公布，英國的高等教育會定期受到檢查。

整個課程老師以認識和解讀英美文化為切入點，深刻形象的講解了英美文化的內涵關聯。在提高學生文化學習意識的基礎上，提高學生的文化觀察能力、文化思索能力、文化甄別能力和文化探索能力。通過這門課的學習我對英美文化有了深刻了理解，讓對各國文化的學習產生了更濃烈的興趣。

09級計算機應用技術1班

大名：宇宙超級無敵美少女

第五篇：英美文化論文

American Racism

A popular saying is that America is a nation where people, with diligence and perseverance, can realize their dreams regardless of their religious beliefs, colors of skin and political convictions.However, others frown on this idea.This issue has given rise to a heated discussion.For my part,I’m all for the idea of disapproval.The reasons are mainly as follows:

It is generally known that the United States of America is a nation of immigrants.People of different skin colors,religions and faiths creat the nation — America.And inevitably,religious conflict,racial discrimination and political struggle come along.The most prominent phenomenon is the racial discrimination.Nowadays,the racial discrimination in America remains quite serious.This social issue has been a long-standing problem.In the first place,there are so many roots of racial discrimination.Looking back in history, it began with the slave trade.Needless to say,it is so miserable and disastrous.Between 1650 and 1900, 10.24 million enslaved Africans arrived in the Americas.The transatlantic slave trade resulted in a vast and as yet still unknown loss of life for African captives both in and outside of America.Approximately 1.2 – 2.4 million Africans died during their transport to the New World.No scholars dispute the harm done to the enslaved people themselves.The African slave trade helped to shape a wide variety of societies from modern Argentina to Canada.These differed in their use of slaves, the harshness of the regime imposed on slaves, and the degree of mixing of the races that custom and law permitted.But none of these became as virulently racist--insisting on racial separation and a strict color bar--as the English North American colonies that became the United States.The institution of slavery was abolished through Civil War,a bloody second American revolution that cost at least 600,000 lives.Today,in the United States, although legal racial discrimination was cancelled,institutionalized racism remained intact.In addition, the United States parties which are based on different interests,1

formulate a series of related policies and harmed the interests of black people.The original U.S.Constitution permitted slavery and counted Black slaves as three-fifths of white persons in determining both Congressional representation and taxation, which were deeply rooted the racism in the very foundation of U.S.society.Unfortunately,to blacks,their performance provide discrimination discourse.In the black areas, the excessive crime happen at any moment.Worse still, Black also do the drug trade which undoubtedly violates the nation’s law.Politicians from both the Democratic and Republican Parties got the big calls “tough on crime,” embracing the so-called war on drugs, which tripled the prison population between 1980 and 1995.Two-thirds of those who entered the prison system during that period were Black, Latino or poor, and the vast majority of them were nonviolent drug offenders.Today, with the prison population swollen to more than 2 million, African Americans make up just 12 percent of the U.S.population and only 13 percent of drug users, yet account for 35 percent of drug arrests and 53 percent of drug convictions.Blacks are also 43 percent of those on death row.Last year, the U.S.Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that 30 percent of 12 year-old Black boys will spend time in jail in their lifetimes--far more than will attend college.And because many states have laws denying present and former inmates the right to vote, an estimated 13 percent of all Black men--including one in every three in Alabama and Florida--have been disenfranchised.In light of racial discrimination,black people conducted a series of racial fights which was called the Civil Rights Movement.The most illustrious march is probably the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.It is best remembered for the glorious speech Martin Luther King, Jr.gave, in which the “I have a dream” part turned into a national text and eclipsed the troubles the organizers had to bring to march forward.The process was long and tenuous,and many of these movements did not fully achieve their goals although,the efforts of these movements did lead to improvements in the legal rights of previously oppressed groups of people.The current status of racism in America are still in poor condition.While discrimination has decreased and old forms of segregation have been recalled,subtle

patterns of informal discrimination in housing,employment,education and virtually every social sphere still persists.Indeed,for many African Americans,discrimination,as of now,remains a central part of their experience in the United States.According to a report of American, the black’s income only accounted for the three-fourths of the white,and African-American family’s income was just one-tenth of the white family’s.Half of all black men in New York can’t find a job,while Black teenage unemployment stands at 37 percent nationwide.As Mr.Bush said,”And this poverty has roots in generations of segregation and discrimination that has closed many doors of opportunity“.These statistics show a crisis among Black Americans that should be setting of alarm.Racism, not criminal records, explains the high unemployment rate for Black men today.A recent Wall Street Journal report showed that in the city of Milwaukee, a white job applicant with a criminal record has a better chance of being called for an interview than a Black man with no criminal record.”The disadvantage carried by a young Black man applying for a job as a dishwasher or a driver is equivalent to forcing a white man to carry an 18-month prison record on his back,“ concluded reporter David Wessel.And only racism can explain these statistics: Segregation in public schools, which decreased continuously from the 1950s to the late 1980s, has now returned to levels not seen in three decades.Black infants are almost two-and-a-half times more likely than white infants to die before the age of one, a wider gap than in 1970.More than 200 years since slavery was written into the U.S.constitution, its racist legacy remains--and the words of abolitionist Frederick Douglass remain true: ”Without struggle, there can be no progress."

In general,only a struggle that shakes the foundation of U.S.society can end racism.As is the always the case,the darkest hour comes before the dawn.A mixed-race man is president says much about the peaceful progress on race relations in America.I believe that the black people can have equal rights and are free to live, study and work as they wish in the future,and people can truly realize their dreams regardless of their religious beliefs, colors of skin and political convictions.