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3. The Queen Catherine of Braganza brought tea to the royal court. 正确

1. Which of the following statements about tea is false?

C.Adulteration disappeared immediately after the duty on tea was slashed. 2. Which of the following statements about Boston Tea Party was true? B.Bostonians, increasingly touchy about the issue of taxation without representation, refused to let the ships unload.

1. The monopoly on imports held by the merchants of the east India Company kept tea prices artificially high to protect profits, and on top of this government imposed a high level of duty. 正确

2. To avoid taxation and cater for the increasing need of tea, smuggling and adulteration appeared. 正确

After the cut of the taxation, there was a matter involving tea in American colonies, known as “Boston Tea Party”, which eventually sparked off the American War of Independence. 错误 6.4

1.Research shows that as many as one-third of the people in the world drink coffee, and coffee is the second most heavily traded product in the world only after oil. 正确

2. Legend goes that Shen Nung, an ancient Chinese emperor, discovered tea accidentally. 正确

3.America is the largest producer of coffee in the world. 正确

Which of the following statements about coffee was false? B.The world’s first Starbucks opened in New York in 1971. 1. Seattle1 can be called America’s capital of caffeine. 正确

Starbucks has grown into the second largest coffeehouse company in the world. 错误

6.5

1. There are no waiters coming to serve you in a British pub. 正确

2. While waiting to be served at the bar, you should not chat with other customers. 错误

3. You should wait in a queue when you want to buy the drink in a British pub. 错误

1. Which of the following statements is not true about British pub etiquette? B.You can shout“service” or wave money about to attract the attention of the barmen. 2. What can you enjoy at a British pub?

D.all the above.（a variety of beer some games stand-up comedy performances) 3. Which of the following statements is true about the cocktail party?

A.Cocktail refers to an alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice or cream. 7.1

Newspapers printed at midnight in London can reach almost everywhere in Britain the next afternoon. 错误

Britain’s “Big Three” all belong to popular papers. 错误

The Independent and The Financial Times are quality papers. 正确

Which of the following statements is true?

C.The quality newspapers are also known as “heavies” Britain’s “Big Three” include______________________. D.The Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph Which of the following statements is false?

C.The Daily Express and The Daily Mail belong to the \The sister Sunday issue of The Guardian is ___________________. B.The Observer

Which newspapers’ nickname is “the Old Gray Lady”? C.The New York Times

Which of the following magazines is not an American magazine? B.The Spectator

Britain has one of the highest levels of newspaper sales per head of population, and the British are among the most enthusiastic readers of Europe. 正确

In Britain, many local dailies appear in the evenings while the main titles in the national daily press appear in the mornings. 正确

British daily papers have no Sunday editions, but there are Sunday papers. 正确

U.S. News is well known for naming a “Person of the Year” while Time publishes annual ratings of American colleges and universities. 错误

Reader's Digest is an American general interest family magazine, which offers condensed articles from a wide variety of publications. 正确 7.2

BBC is sometimes referred to as “Auntie” or “the Beeb”. 正确

BBC One and BBC Three are the flagship channels of BBC. 错误

Financed almost wholly by viewers’ license fees, the BBC runs no commercials, either sound or television. 正确

ITV is the world's oldest national broadcasting organization. 错误

Of the five following statements about BBC radio services, which is false? D.BBC Radio 5 Live focusing on current affairs, factual and other speech-based programming, including drama and comedy.

Which of the following hit dramas was presented by ITV? C.Downton Abbey

Which of the following companies is not an American broadcaster? D.NHK

Which of the following statements about the Emmy Award is not true?

B.The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmys and the Nighttime Emmys.

Which of the following statements about news agencies is true?

A.A news agency, also called wire service, or news service, gathers, writes, and distributes news to subscribing news organizations. 7.3

Officially named Oscar, the statuette is better known by a nickname, the Academy Award of Merit. 错误

The Hollywood sign was originally built as an advertisement for a local real estate development. 正确

Which of the following four statements about American media giants is not true? A.The “Big Six” media conglomerates own not only the Hollywood film studios but also two of the US broadcast television networks and the vast majority of the major cable networks. 7.4

LinkedIn was described as \错误

Through Twitter, people can stay in touch with business contacts and search for potential employer. 错误

Who was the founder of Facebook? B.Mark Zuckerberg

Which of the following statements is false?

B.The website of Twitter was launched on February 4, 2004.

8.1

Sense and Sensibility was written by Jane Austen. __________ 正确

Austen’s works depict the England during its transition between the 19th Century and 20th Century.. __________ 错误

Which of the following works was written by Jane Austen except______? C.Great Expectations

Jane Austen was born in Steventon, England, in ______. A.1775

Between the 18th Century and 19th Century, social advancement for men was through the following careers except _________.

B.doctor

The writer of Walden is Henry David Thoreau. __________ 正确

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were two major poets in the period of American Realism. __________ 错误

Which of the following writers doesn’t belong to American Romanticism? C.William Dean Howells

Which of the following description is true about American Romanticism? A.It believes that individuals can intuitively receive higher truths which are usually unavailable through common methods of knowing.

Henry David Thoreau seems to be the _______ literary figure in the American history to revolt against the threat that industrialism and materialism brought to people’s daily life

B.first

When did David Copperfield publish? B. 1850

All of the following expressions about David Copperfield are true except_____. C.Through his works, Dickens satirized the hypocrisy and tyranny in the adult world from the perspective of innocent children.

Which of the following works is not written by Charles Dickens? C.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain (1835-1910) is one of the prominent ______ writers. D.American realism

As Ernest Hemingway once said, “All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called_____.” D.Huckleberry Finn

Ernest Miller Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in the year of _____. B.1954

The Harry Potter series have gained popularity and commercial success worldwide since its first book been released in the year of ______. B.1997

Harry Potter is a series of seven ______novels. B. fantasy

The central themes in Harry Potter always involve tolerance of other people and _________.