华中师17春《英语国家国情与文化-美国》在线作业答案
华中师《英语国家国情与文化-美国》在线作业一、单选题：
1.The real American literature began( ).( ) (满分:4)
A. before the Civil War
B. after the Civil War
C. before the War of Independence
D. after the War of Independence
2.The final breakaway of American foreign policy from isolationism was（ ）. (满分:4)
A. the bombing of Pearl Harbor
B. the fall of France
C. German attack of the Soviet Union
D. the battle of Britain
3.Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ( ) in 1636.（ ） (满分:4)
A. MIT
B. Yale University
C. Harvard College
D. Princeton University
4.The U.S. Constitution provides that the ( ) shall be President of the Senate. (满分:4)
A. Vice President
B. Secretary of State
C. Senate Majority Leader
D. Senate Minority Leader
5.In the U.S., the fastest growing minority group is（ ）. (满分:4)
A. the African-American
B. the Hispanic-American
C. the Native Indians
D. the Asian-American
6.Since 1945 the United States had entered a twenty-five-year period of economic boom, but its ( ) industry did not experience great development.（ ） (满分:4)
A. automobile
B. aerospace
C. housing
D. defense
7.The President of the United States exercises the ( ) power. (满分:4)
A. legislative
B. executive
C. judicial
D. veto
8.( ), which banned slavery, was added to the American Constitution in December, 1865.( ) (满分:4)
A. The Bill of Rights
B. The Thirteenth Amendment
C. The Civil Rights Act
D. The Voting Rights Act
9.A typical example of American intolerant nationalism from 1919—1920 was ( ) that exaggerated the danger of Communism. (满分:4)
A. McCarthyism
B. the Ku Klux Klan
C. the Red Scare
D. Desegregation
10.The Red Scare in 1919 and 1920 was a typical example of American ( ). (满分:4)
A. religious intolerance
B. intolerant nationalism
C. Progressive Movement
D. deregulation of big trusts
11.President Theodore Roosevelt made use of the Hepburn Act to（ ）. (满分:4)
A. regulate federal-funded electricity project
B. maintain forest reserves
C. regulate railway price
D. ban corporation merger
12.In view of the problem of poverty in the 1960s, President Kennedy had once admitted that( )of the American population went to bed hungry.( ) (满分:4)
A. about one quarter
B. about one third
C. about half
D. about two thirds
13.In September, 1774 the First Continental Congress was held in ( ), which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods. (满分:4)
A. New York
B. Boston
C. Philadelphia
D. Concord
14.The three well-known authors who penned the Federalist Papers are ( ). (满分:4)
A. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Jay
B. George Washington, James Madison and John Jay
C. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
D. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Adams
15.The Peace Conference in 1919 was dominated by the Big Four, that is, ( ).（ ） (满分:4)
A. the United States, Britain, Spain and Italy
B. the United States, Japan, France and Italy
C. the United States, Britain, France and Italy
D. the United States, Britain, France and Russia
16.The conference that decided to set up a world organization ——the United Nations was held in ( ). (满分:4)
A. Teheran
B. Cairo
C. Yalta
D. Washington
17.Which of the following may NOT be President Wilson’s achievements in his program of New Freedom? (满分:4)
A. Making loans available to farmers at low rates.
B. Adopting an income tax.
C. Regulating trusts by stating clearly the unfair business practices.
D. Regulating railroad prices and their rebates.
18.America was named after（ ）. (满分:4)
A. Italian navigator Columbus
B. navigator Amerigo Vespucci
C. some Indian chieftain
D. George Washington, founding father of the United States
19.In the 1900s with the development of industry and the extension of railroad network, there was a in the United States.( ) (满分:4)
A. fast growth of population
B. rapid growth of military power
C. fast growth of labor unions
D. rapid growth of cities
20.In the United States, if the parents don't send their children to school at certain age,( ) .( ) (满分:4)
A. the state government will be responsible for it
B. they will educate the children themselves
C. they can save a lot of money
D. they are breaking the law
21.In the U.S. each local school district has a governing board which is usually ( ).（ ） (满分:4)
A. In the U.S. each local school district has a governing board which is usually ( ).（ ）
22.( )is one of the most popular places in the United States to celebrate the New Year's Day.( ) (满分:4)
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
23.The President of the United States can issue rules, regulations and instructions, which are called ( ). (满分:4)
A. legal acts
B. standing orders
C. verdicts
D. executive orders
24.In his Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway praises the old fisherman’s ( ).（ ） (满分:4)
A. courage to accept misery in life
B. attitude towards defeat and failure
C. courage to fight monsters in the sea
D. attitude towards the risks of high seas
25.One of the goals set by President Bush in his plan“America 2000”is ( ).（ ） (满分:4)
A. increasing the adult literacy rate
B. eliminating drugs and violence at school
C. bettering all the students’ foreign languages
D. improving the high-school graduation rate to 80%
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