1、英文常识问答Common SenseI: What does UN stand for, do you know?C: It stands for the United Nations.I: Where is the headquarters of UN?C: In New York City of the United States.I: What are the main organs of UN?C: Its main organs are General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteesh
2、ip Council, International Court of Justice and Secretariat.I: Do you know who is the present seretary-general of UN?C: Yes, I do. The present seretary-general is Annan.I: Which countries are members of the European Economic Community (the European Common Market)?C: France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, t
3、he Netherlands, Luxemburg , Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark. Spain, Greece, Portugal , twelve countries altogether.I: How many states are there in the U.S.A.?C: There are fifty.I: Whats the full name of Great Britain?C: Its full name is the United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.I: Who
4、is the monarch of the United Kingdom?C: Eiczabeth II.I: What are the national anthems of China, America and Britain respectively?C: The Chinese national anthem is “The March of the Volunteers“. The American national anthem is “The Star-Span-gled Banner“, The British national anthem is “God Save the
5、Queen“.I: What are the national flags of China, America and Britain respctively?C: The Red Flag with Five Stars is the Chinese national flag. The Stars and Stripes are the American national flag. And the British national flag is called the Union Jack.I: What is the legislative in the U.S. A.?C: The
6、Congress.I: What is the British counterpart of the U. S. Congress?C: The British Parliament is the counterpart of the U.S. Congress.I: Which organization in China functions as the U.S. Cogress or the British Parliament?C: The National Peoples Congress of the Peoples Republic of China.I: What are the
7、 two major parties in the U.S.A.?C: The Republican Party and the Democratic Party.I: What are the two major parties in Britain?C: The Conservative Party and the Labour Party.I: As you know in some western countries the two major parties take turns to be in power in the government. How do you describ
8、e this kind of government?C: We describe it as a seesaw government.I: The North-South problem is drawing more and more attention all around the world in recent years. Can you explain briefly what that is?C: Well, most of the developing nations are in the Southern Hemisphere,or at least relatively fa
9、r south ,and most of the industrially developed nations are in the north. The econmic development isnt spread out evenly; it tends to be con centrated in a few areas. The North-South problem is mostly a problem of unbalanced economic development, I think.I: What is GATT an abbreviation for?C: GATT i
10、s an abbreviation for The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.I: The stock market puts out the Dow Jones averages every day. Do you know what that is ?C: Yes, thats the average price of stocks for that day, computed according to the methods of the Dow Jones Company Ltd. in the United States. In g
11、eneral, if the Dow Jones averages are up, then most stocks are up. If the Dow Jones averages are down, then, most stocks are probably down in price compared to the previous day.I: What are the two basic causes of inflation?C: Thats a difficult question! But I think-we usually have inflation when dem
12、and exceeds supply, forcing costs up, and people have extra money and are willing to .spend it for things they want. Then they compete for things on the market and costs go higher and higher. Some other causes are too many issues of banknotes and too much capital construction.I: When did Hong Kongs
13、sovereignty return to China?C: On July 1, 1997.I: What policy has China established towards Hong Kong problem?C: China will implement the policy of “one state with two systems“ when Hong Kong is returned to its motherland.I: How many nationalities are there in China.C: Fifty-six.I: What are Chinas m
14、ost important festivals?C: The four most important festivals are the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon-boat Festival and the Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival. Besides, we have International Labour Womens Day, Labour Day, and the National Day.I: Tell me about Chinese families.C: This is an
15、interesting question. Chinese families are very close and depend on each other a lot. They will take care of their elders and help the younger ones. In a word, respectthe old and love the young.I: What is your opinion about Chinese parents?C: Chinese parents try to instill their chiddren with values
16、 of working hard and respecting others. I think these are very good traits but they also make some parents be a little too strict sometimes. But, overall) Chinese parents are loving and responsible parents.I: Chinas constitution provides that the Chinese citizens enjoy freedom of religion. What reli
17、gions do the Chinese usually observe?C: Some observe Buddhism; some are Christiatts; some believe in Islam; some practise Taoism. But the majority are non-religious.-Q:1.Why are girls afraid of the letter C ? 2.Why is the letter E so important? 3.Why are the letter G and letter S in “gloves“ close t
18、o each other? 4.What letter is an animal ? 5.What letter is a question? 6.Why is U the jolliest letter? 7.How do you feel today? 8.How can you make a rope shorter without cutting or winding it? 9.Why do people wish for something they havent got?A:1. Because it makes fat fact! 2. Because its the begi
19、ning of everything! 3. Because there is love between them! 4. Its the letter B! 5. Its the letter Y! 6. ause its in the midst of fun! 7. With my hands ,of course! 8. Take a longer rope and compare with it! 9. What else is there to wish for? You cease to wish for it once you get it10.What can you tel
20、l from Peters record card with extremely poor grades? 11.What does everybody do at the same time? 12.What resembles half a pie? 13.Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired? 14.When do people have two mouth? 15.Why do lions eat raw meat? 16.How many sides does a circle have? 17.What anim
21、al can jump as high as a tree? 18.How can you be completely sleepless for seven days and still lack no rest?10. He didnt cheat! 11. Grow old! 12. The other half! 13. Santa Claus 圣诞老人 14. When theres two of them 有两个人时! 15. They dont know how to cook 他们不知道如何烹饪! 16. Two. The inside and the outside! 17.
22、 All animals,for trees cant jump! 18. Sleep at night!19.Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? 20.If you throw a stone into the Red Sea,what will it come? 21.If twos company and threes crowd,whats four and five? Www17hecom 22.The farmers in this village used modern methods but harvested n
23、o apples this year ,why? 23.The injured dog had some difficulty going home.Every step he took, he slipped back two.However,he still managed to get home. How did he do it?If you throw a stone into the Red Sea,what will it ome? 24.What falls often but never gts hurt? 25.How did the pick-pocket spot th
24、e plain-clothes cop in his womans disguise? 26.Which month has 28 days? 27.What is it that everyone wants to have and get rid of too? 28.where did the egg floating down the Mississippi River come from? 29.Lucky Mouse fell off a 1000-step stair and was not hurt.why? 30.Why do giraffes have long neck?
25、19. At the bottom! 20. Wet! 21. Nine! 22. They planted peech trees! 23. He walked in the other direction! 24. Snowflakes! 25. He passed by a cosmetics store without looking in the window! 26. Every month has at least 28 days! 27. Ones appetite! 28. From a hen! 29. He fell off the last step! 30. ause
26、 their heads are far from their bodies!31.How can you make 6 out of three 7s? 32.How can you make 6 out of three 5s? 33.how can you make 1000 out of eight 8s? 34.Can you name the captital of every state in the U.S. in ten seconds? 35.A police officer had a brother ,but the brother had no brother.How
27、 could that be? 36.Why does a cat look first to one side and then to the other side when it enters a room? 37.How do you know policemen are strong ? 38.With which hand do you write? 39.What must you do before you return a book to the library?31. easy . 7-7/7=6! 32. easy. 5+5/5=6! 33. easy. 8+8+8+8+8
28、8+888=1000! 34. Washinton,D.C.! 35. The police officer was a lady! 36. Because it cant see both sides at once. 37. Because they can hold up traffic with just one hand! 38. Neither.I use a pen! 39. Borrow the book from library.-1. What will you break once you say it? （什么东西一说出来就打破？）2. Will liars be ho
29、nest after they die? （骗子死了之后会诚实吗？） 3. What always goes up and never goes down? （什么东西只升不降？） 4. Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? （男孩为什么让他的狗坐在阳光下？） 5. Why can a bride hide nothing? （为什么新娘子什么也藏不住？） 6. Why is the library the highest building? （为什么图书馆是最高的建筑物？） 7. What is the smallest bridge in
30、 the world? （世界上最小的桥梁是什么？） 8. What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? （北极与南极的区别是什么？） 9. What makes naughty boys long to work in a clock factory? 淘气的男孩为什么想去钟表厂工作？） 10. What bird lifts heavy things? （什么鸟能举起重物？） 11.A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there is already fo
31、rty-nine persons in it. At this time,a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship. The ship sinks.Why?(有一艘船只能容纳50人,现在已有49人。这时一位孕妇上了船,船就沉了。为什么? 12. Why is the comet like Micky Mouse? (为什么是慧星像米老老鼠?) 13. Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? (谁跟你比较亲密,你的妈妈或你的爸爸? ) 14. Whats the poorest bank in th
32、e world? (世界的最贫穷的银行是什么? ) 15. What month do soldiers hate?(军人憎恨什么月? ) 16.An old woman has lived in one-story house before.Her body is very short. Afterwards,she moves into a big building and lives in the ninth story. However, when she comes back home each time,she always takes an elevator to the six
33、th story and gets off,then she walks to the ninth story.Why?( 有位老妇人,从前住平房,并且个子非常矮,后来她搬进了一个很高的楼里,住在第九层,但是她每次回家,她总是乘电梯到第六层就下来,然后走到第九层.为什么?)1. Silence. （沉默） 2. No, they wont. They lie still after they die.（不会，他们依旧撒谎。Lie still 躺着不动，依旧撒谎。 3. Your age. （你的年龄） 4. He wants to have a hot dog. （他想要一条热狗。） 5. B
34、ecause someone will give her away. （因为有人会揭发她。Give away 揭发，在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎） 6. It has the most stories. （它的楼层最多。Story 故事，楼层） 7. The bridge of a nose. （鼻梁） 8. A whole world. (整个世界。 a world of difference 天壤之别) 9. They want to make faces. (make face 做鬼脸，做钟表面) 10. Crane. (鹤。Crane鹤，举重机) 11. Because is a pigbo
35、t. (那是潜水艇。pigbot,潜水艇) 12.Because it is a star with a tail(为它尾部有一个星。) 13.Mom is closer, because Dad is father(farther).(因为爸爸是父亲 , 所以妈妈比较靠近。) (更远的) 14.The river bank.(河岸。) 15.March.(行军.) 16.Because she was too short to press the ninth button.(她太矮了不能按到第九层的按钮.)-脑筋急转弯(七) 1. Why are giraffes the cheapest
36、to feed?为什么养长颈鹿最不花钱？ 2. Why are dogs afraid to sunbathe?狗为什么害怕日光浴？ 3. Why is the pig always eating?猪为什么没完没了地吃？ 4、Why are politicians no longer concerned with snowball fights?政客们为什么不再关注打雪仗了？ 5、Why dont women get bald as soon as men?为什么总是男人比女人先秃头？ 6、What can pierce ones ears without a hole?什么东西不用打洞就可以
37、在耳朵上穿孔？ 7. Whats the longest word in the world?世界上最长的单词是什么？ 8. Why does time fly?时间为何飞逝？ 9. Where can a dog get another tail?狗去哪里可以再弄到一条尾巴？1. They make a little food go a long way.因为它们脖子长，一点点食物都要走很长的路才能咽下去。 2. They dont want to be hot-dog.因为它们不想成为热狗。 3. Hes making a hog of himself.它想成为一只肉猪。 4、The cold war is over.冷战结束了。 5、Because women wear hire longer.因为女人头发留得长。 6、Noice.噪音。 7. Smiles. Because theres a mile between the letter s.微笑。因为两个字母S中间隔了一里。 8. To get away from all those who are trying to kill it.为的是甩掉所有要谋杀它的人。 9. At a retail store.在零售商店。
