北语网院21秋《英语国家概况（II）》作业_1题目及答案
21秋《英语国家概况（II）》作业_11.[单选题] Who devised the Desk Operating System?
A.Thomas Watson
B. Steve Jobs
C. Bill Gates
答:——C——
2.[单选题] The organization that is responsible for cracking down on domestic crimes is_____.
A.the FBI
B. the CIA
C. the Congress
D. the IRS
答:——A——
3.[单选题] Which of the following games is played in a "ballpark"?
A.Football
B. Basketball
C. Baseball
答:——C——
4.[单选题] Is Canada the biggest country in the world?
A.Yes
B. No
答:————
5.[单选题] Which of the following former presidents of USA used to be a sports commentator?
A.Bill Clinton
B. George Bush
C. Ronald Reagan
答:————
6.[单选题] Lake Louis is located________.
A.in the northern part of Canada
B. on the Canadian-American border
C. on the east coast
D. in the Rockies
答:————
7.[单选题] Which of the following is a tourist attraction in the United States?
A.Yellowstone National Park
B. The Babylon Garden
C. The English castle
D. The coral reefs
答:————
8.[单选题] Jazz music, which refers to a new blend of folk music, work chants, spirituals, marches, and even European classical music, which originated in ________.
A.an American city called New Orleans
B. Rome, Italy
C. London, Britain
答:————
9.[单选题] What is not an example of service industry?
A.Legal consulting
B. Banking
C. Hotels and restaurants
D. Computer manufacturing
答:————
10.[单选题] Who invented the telephone?
A.Abraham Lincoln
B. Alexander Bell
C. Thomas Edison
答:————
11.[单选题] Who is Abraham Lincoln? What was he famous for?
A.Uncle Tom's Cabin
B. The Federalist Papers
C. The Emancipation Proclamation
答:————
12.[单选题] Which of the following cities is known for its casinos for gambling?
A.Seattle
B. Atlantic City
C. Chicago
D. San Francisco
答:————
13.[单选题] Canada is generally considered as a _______.
A.political middle power
B. economic superpower
C. cultural small power
答:————
14.[单选题] Which Canadian prime minister referred to the two world wars as " the vortex of European militarism"?
A.Lester Pearson
B. Wilfred Laurier
C. Pierre Trudeau
D. Brian Mulroney
答:————
15.[单选题] What is the central idea in many works of Canadian literature?
A.Survival
B. Individualism
答:————
16.[判断题]It was George F. Kennan who first argued that the United States should adopt a policy of “containment” toward the Soviet Union.
A.对
B.错
答:————
17.[判断题] After the president vetoes a law, Congress may override the veto by a three-fourths vote of both houses.
A.对
B.错
答:————
18.[判断题] The recession of 2007–2009 is considered to be the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and the subsequent economic recovery one of the weakest.
A.对
B.错
答:————
19.[判断题] Attempts through the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Townshend Acts to raise money rather than control trade met with growing resistance in the colonies.
A.对
B.错
答:————
20.[判断题] Two-third of the cropland in the United States is planted in crops destined for export-to Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
A.对
B.错
答:————
21.[判断题] In the United States, every church is a completely independent organization,and concerned with its own finance and its own building.
A.对
B.错
答:————
22.[判断题] Alexander Hamilton is the second Secretary of Treasureofthe United States.
A.对
B.错
答:————
23.[判断题] . New Zealand has no formal codified constitution.
A.对
B.错
答:————
24.[判断题] The Grand Banks have been called the "wheat fields" of Newfoundland.
A.对
B.错
答:————
25.[判断题] Rising wages and currency rates, among other factors, have dramatically narrowed the gap between manufacturing costs in China and the United States, with the result that several US companies are now bringing manufacturing jobs home to America.
A.对
B.错
答:————
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