《英美概况（二）》东师17秋在线作业12
英美概况（二）17秋在线作业1
一、单选题:【20道,总分:60分】
1.The state to which the Mayflower sailed is( ). (满分:3)
A. Florida
B. Maine
C. Massachusetts
D. Virginia
2.The turning point of the War of Independence was the Battle of( ) in 1777. (满分:3)
A. Yorktown
B. Saratoga
C. Bunker Hill
D. Lexington
3.Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in( ). (满分:3)
A. 1931
B. 1932
C. 1933
D. 1934
4.The Midway Island Battle was the turning point of the( ) War. (满分:3)
A. Pacific
B. Cold
C. Atlantic
D. Civil
5.The first American President who inaugurated in Washington City was( ). (满分:3)
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams
D. Andrew Jackson
6.The struggle of the Civil War was between the Confederate States and the Union of( )Northern States. (满分:3)
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
7.The state( ) is rich in fishing and trapping. (满分:3)
A. Hawaii
B. California
C. Alaska
D. New York
8.The first immigrants came to America from England to escape( ). (满分:3)
A. poverty
B. imprisonment
C. religious persecution
D. all of the above
9.( )has the power to impeach the President of the United States when he abuses his power. (满分:3)
A. The Senate
B. The Justice of the Supreme Court
C. The Congress
D. The Supreme Court
10.The leading producing area for chemicals and machinery is( ). (满分:3)
A. The East North Central
B. the Middle Atlantic region
C. the Pacific coast region
D. the South Atlantic region
11.The popular American belief is( ). (满分:3)
A. part-time working
B. self-made man
C. manual labor
D. being extravagant
12.In the United States school system, which of the following division is true? (满分:3)
A. Elementary school, grammar school
B. Elementary school, junior high school
C. Elementary school, secondary school
D. Junior high school, senior high school.
13.Washington is the headquarters of all the branches of the American federal system:( ), the Supreme Court and the Presidency. (满分:3)
A. the Senate
B. The House of Representatives
C. Congress
D. the highest court
14.The city's name, “Philadelphia” means( ). (满分:3)
A. fishing pit
B. brotherly love
C. waste land
D. wild laral
15.The history of the U. S. is generally agreed to have begun in the year of( ). (满分:3)
A. 1620
B. 1607
C. 1776
D. 1492
16.Most American children begin their school education at the age of( ) (满分:3)
A. 6
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
17.The first shot of the American War of Independence was fired in( ). (满分:3)
A. Texas
B. Arizona
C. Delaware
D. Lexington
18.From 1901 to 1978, there were altogether( ) people in the USA having won the Nobel Prizes for the research of natural science (满分:3)
A. 118
B. 117
C. 119
D. 116
19.( )is the largest city in the US. (满分:3)
A. Los Angeles
B. Chicago
C. Detroit
D. the New York City
20.The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was( ). (满分:3)
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Abraham Lincoln
二、判断题:【20道,总分:40分】
1.The Colorado Plateau is threaded by many deep valleys or canyons, among which the best known is Colorado Valley, also called the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1984. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.In the USA, a two-year college was originally called a “junior college”, but now it is called a “community college (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.The Three Faiths in the US. Refer to Protestant, Catholic and Jewish. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.In the 1960s and 1970s, tennis enjoyed a huge growth as some of the new professional stars, especially women, stimulated amateurs. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.Americans show great respect for Abraham Lincoln and most people regard him as a model in their personal struggle. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.The New York Times is sold all over the USA with a circulation of 895 000. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.Small businesses also usually sell stock (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.The United States used ot rely on stee,l making, automobile, and construction as its pillar industries (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
11.Most American children begin their school education at the age of 6. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
12.The emigration from England to the colonies in America was mainly sponsored by the king. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
13.All the newspapers and magazines in the USA are privately owned. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
14.The election of the American presidency comes every four years. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
15.The eastern part is made up of the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
16.There are nearly 3100 state parks and recreation areas in the USA.. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
17.With a period of rapid industrial development and prosperity in 1920’s, Americans’ purchasing power grew as quickly as it should. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
18.The poverty and wealth of the US is not distributed evenly by race, geography or age. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
19.The academic year lasts nine months. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
20.The victory at Saratoga was viewed as the turning point of the War of Independence. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
英美概况（二）17秋在线作业2
一、单选题:【20道,总分:60分】
1.The largest seaport of the United States is( ). (满分:3)
A. San Diego
B. San Francisco
C. Chicago
D. New York
2.Detroit is famous for the production of( ). (满分:3)
A. bamboo
B. automobiles
C. timber
D. airplanes
3.The most important advantage the North had over the South in the Civil War was its( )superiority. (满分:3)
A. industrial
B. agricultural
C. economical
D. military
4.Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism? (满分:3)
A. Separation of state and church
B. Respect of education
C. Intolerant moralism
D. A sense of mission.
5.( )is the second largest US city in terms of population in the United States of America and the largest industrial city in the country. (满分:3)
A. Los Angeles
B. Philadelphia
C. Chicago
D. California
6.Metropolitan Museum is in( ). (满分:3)
A. Washington D.C.
B. Boston
C. New York
D. Philadelphia
7.The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was( ). (满分:3)
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Abraham Lincoln
8.President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a well-known policy called( ) to save the economic situation. (满分:3)
A. the Open Door Policy
B. the New Deal
C. Good Neighbor Policy
D. the“Big Stick”
9.The popular American belief is( ). (满分:3)
A. part-time working
B. self-made man
C. manual labor
D. being extravagant
10.The two major political parties in the United States are( ). (满分:3)
A. the Democratic Party and the Republican Party
B. the Labor Party and the Conservative Party
C. the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party
D. the Federalist Party and the Republican Party
11.The first immigrants came to America from England to escape( ). (满分:3)
A. poverty
B. imprisonment
C. religious persecution
D. all of the above
12.The symbol of the Republican Party is( ). (满分:3)
A. a monkey
B. an elephant
C. a horse
D. a donkey
13.( ) is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes. (满分:3)
A. The executive
B. The legislative
C. The Judicial
D. The president
14.The Federal Constitution of the USA, which was adopted in 1787 and came into effect in( ), is the first comparatively complete written constitution. (满分:3)
A. 1788
B. 1789
C. 1790
D. 1791
15.The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except( ). (满分:3)
A. challenging the authority of the Pope
B. salvation through faith
C. salvation through the church
D. establishing a direct contact with God
16.The largest religious group in America is( ). (满分:3)
A. Roman Catholics
B. Protestants
C. Orthodists
D. Presbyterians
17.The first shot of the American War of Independence was fired in( ). (满分:3)
A. Texas
B. Arizona
C. Delaware
D. Lexington
18.The original name of New York is( ). (满分:3)
A. New Hampshire
B. New Amsterdam
C. New Jersey
D. New England
19.The Midway Island Battle was the turning point of the( ) War. (满分:3)
A. Pacific
B. Cold
C. Atlantic
D. Civil
20.The most densely-populated region is( ). (满分:3)
A. the southern
B. the northeastern
C. the middle west
D. the western
二、判断题:【20道,总分:40分】
1.Problems exist in American religion. Some of the small sects are extremely intolerant. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
2.Independence Day is celebrated in all the states (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
3.The successful merchants and ship-builders became the forefathers of the American bourgeoisie in industry. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
4.The US political system was established on the basis of four main principles. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
5.American economy is a free enterprise system (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
6.The American War of Independence was an event of great historic importance. By smashing the fetters of British rule, it gave the colonies their fight to national independence and assured US capitalism of a free development. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
7.There is a rather uneven distribution of the population in the U. S. A. There are four densely-populated areas in the country. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
8.America is the world' s largest producer of electricity, but stil it has to import electricity from Canada. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
9.American's biggest challenge is coming from Pacific Rim countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
10.The first computer came into being in 1944and in the same year, the first atom bomb was tested. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
11.Americans have been trained since very early in their lives to consider themselves as separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
12.Christopher Columbus was a Spanish adventurer. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
13.There are two major denominations in America: Christian Science and Mormonism that are the results of native developments. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
14.The candidate with the most votes in a state wins all of that state’s electoral votes. This is known as the winner-take-all principle. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
15.Since 1816, the executive mansion has been known as "White House". (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
16.On December 7th, 1942, Japan attacked a US naval base at Pearl Harbour. The attack on Pearl Harbour shook the whole country of the United States of America. The next day President Roosevelt gave a short address and Congress declared war on Japan. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
17.America was once the dominant exporting nation, but her competitive superiority lost gradually in the 1970s and 1980s. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
18.Abraham Lincoln is the sixteenth president of the USA from 1861 to 1865. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
19.Lexington Fire was the ending of American War of Independence (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
20.There are three world religions: Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. (满分:2)
A. 错误
B. 正确
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