2015武汉小升初来临了！为了帮助大家顺利备战外校考试，我们准备了欧美文化周周练。今日（3月10日）的试题是英国文化，答案将于3月19日更新，敬请关注。
为了在小升初外国语学校（简称“外校”）考试中获得优胜，英语的学习不能仅仅停留在语言的层面，语言与文化是紧密相连的。为了更好地理解英语，运用英语，我们必须了解基本的欧美文化常识。
欧美文化常识在外校小升初考试中占重要的地位，历年考试中出现频率很高，主要考察大家对欧美国家的基本地理知识，价值观及文化差异的认识和理解。
1.( ) is known as the automobile capital of the world.
A. Chicago B. Detroit C. Toledo D. St. Louis
2. One of the most important lakes in the United States is( ), which is the largest fresh water lake in the world.
A. Lake Superior B. Lake Michigan C. Lake Huron D. Ontario
3. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US is ( ).
A. the Indians B. the Japanese C. the Chinese D. the Black
4. Higher education in the Unite States began with thefounding of ( ) in 1636.
A. MIT B.Yale C. Princeton D. Harvard College
5.( ) is the most important festival in the United States.
A. Christmas B.Thanksgiving Day C. Halloween D. New Year Day
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the mostpopulous states in America?
A. California B. Texas B. Florida D. Arizona
7. The capital of the U.S. is ( ).
A. Washington D. C B. New York C. Paris D. London
8.The saying “Every son must rise above his father”reflects ( ) .
A. the teaching syllabus B. the education reform
C. the education plan D. the American Dream
9.( ) is the largest river in America.
A. Mississippi River B. Ohio C. the Rio Grande River D.Hudson
10. The first immigrants in America history came from ( ) .
A. England and the Netherlands B.Ireland
C. West Germany D. East Europe