华中师范17秋《英语国家国情与文化-美国》在线作业资料
华中师《英语国家国情与文化-美国》在线作业一、单选题:【25道,总分:100分】
1.The United States did not formally take part in World War H until Pearl Harbor because( ).( ) (满分:4)
A. isolationists did not want to be dragged into the war
B. the Congress had passed one neutrality law
C. President Roosevelt did not want to offend the Axis Powers
D. All of the above
2.In order to remember George Washington（ ）. (满分:4)
A. a memorial hall was built in his birthplace
B. a memorial hall was built in Washington D.C.
C. a tall white Washington Monument was built in the capital
D. an expensive car was named after him
3.In order to protect Western Europe from possible Soviet expansion after WWII, the United States decided to offer Western European countries economic aid, which later came to be called ( ).( ) (满分:4)
A. the Fourteen Points
B. the New Freedoms
C. the New Deal
D. the Marshall Plan
4.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
5.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 ( ).（ ）
6.In the early 19th century, ( ) actively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to stop monopolistic business mergers in the United States. (满分:4)
A. J.P. Morgan
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Henry Rockefeller
D. Theodore Roosevelt
7.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
8.The Constitution requires the President to be a natural-born American citizen at least ( ) years of age. (满分:4)
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 45
9.The political theory of American Revolution came from the well-known philosopher ( ). (满分:4)
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Thomas Paine
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. John Locke
10.In the early part of the 19th century, ( ) was the center of American writing. (满分:4)
A. Boston
B. Detroit
C. New York City
D. Philadelphia
11.( )was NOT among the first 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America.( ) (满分:4)
A. New York
B. Pennsylvania
C. Florida
D. Maryland
12.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
13.( ) is the only organization which has the power to interpret the U.S. Constitution. (满分:4)
A. The Supreme Court
B. The Department of State
C. The House of Representatives
D. The Senate
14.After much debate, the Compromise of 1850 was passed, which allowed ( ) to be accepted as a free state.（ ） (满分:4)
A. Utah
B. California
C. Louisiana
D. New Mexico
15.The Constitution of the United States says that only ( ) can declare war upon other nations. (满分:4)
A. the President
B. Congress
C. Department of Defense
D. the National Security Council
16.On April 30th of 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in ( ) which housed the first American government. (满分:4)
A. New York
B. Washington
C. Philadelphia
D. Boston
17.MIT stands for( ).( ) (满分:4)
A. the Military Institute of Texas
B. the Macy's Instigation of Thanksgiving
C. the Miami Institution of Trade
D. the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18.The largest racial and ethnic minority in the U.S. is the ( ), which accounts over 12.1% of the population. (满分:4)
A. blacks
B. Asians
C. Indians
D. Hispanics
19.It is generally agreed that U.S. higher education began with the( ). (满分:4)
A. Civil War
B. Independence War
C. founding of Harvard College
D. founding of Princeton University
20.In the United States, Henry Ford became famous（ ）. (满分:4)
A. because of his wealth
B. because he set up the Standard Oil Corporation
C. because he was the first to invent cars
D. because of his Model T automobile
21.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
22.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
23.In the U.S. the ( ) refers to the people born in the period 1946—1964. (满分:4)
A. “lost generation”
B. “me generation”
C. “blue-collar generation”
D. “baby boom generation”
24.Which statement about the Puritans is NOT true? (满分:4)
A. The Puritans did not allow religious dissent.
B. The Puritans were poor artisans and unskilled peasants.
C. They were dissatisfied with the political corruption in England.
D. They went to the United States to establish what they considered the true church.
25.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
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