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ExerciseaboutAmerica

ExerciseaboutAmerica:

1.OnwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?

A.5November

B.31October

C.17March

D.25December

2.IntheU.S.,thesenatorialtermis______years.

A.3B.4C.6D.8

3.TheheadoftheexecutivebranchoftheU.S.FederalGovernmentis__

A.thePresidentoftheU.S.

B.theVicePresidentoftheU.S.

C.theChiefJustice

D.theSecretaryofState

4.TheFederalGovernmentoftheU.S.isdividedinto____branches.

A.2B.3C.4D.5

5.Theeggandbunny小兔子aresymbolsfor______.

A.ChristmasDay

B.Valentine’sday

C.EasterSunday

D.Halloween

6.______isareligiousholidayintheU.S.

A.NewYear’sDay

B.MartinLutherKing’sDay

C.Valentine’sDay

D.EasterSunday

7.ThetermoftheHouseofRepresentativeintheU.S.is_____years.

A.2B.3C.4D.6

8.MemorialDayintheU.S.isin_____.

A.MarchB.April

C.MayD.June

9.TheSenateiscomposedof____seatsfromeachstateintheU.S.

A.2B.5C.8D.10

10.IntheU.S.,aPresidentcanbeelectedtoofficeonly____.

A.onceB.twice

C.threetimesD.fourtimes

11.____originallycelebratedtheendingofWorldWarⅠ

A.IndependenceDay

B.MemorialDay

C.Veteran’sDay

D.ThanksgivingDay

12.America’sIndependentDayison______.

A.June4B.June14

C.July4D.July14

13.EasterisaChristianfestivalthatcelebrates_______.

A.thebirthofChrist

B.theresurrectionofChrist

C.thecomingoftheholySpirittoChrist’sapostles

D.thedeathofChrist

14.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto______.

A.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesinthewarofIndependence

B.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti-Federalists

C.thestrugglebetweenthosewhoupheldslaveryandthosewhoopposedslavery

D.thestrugglebetweentheelectionofPresident

15.Americanpresidentsareelected______.

A.everytwoyears

B.everyfouryears

C.everyfiveyears

D.everysixyears

16.InAmericathejudicialisheadedby_______.

A.thePresident

B.Congress

C.theSupremecourt

D.theSecretaryGeneral

17.EachofthefiftystatesoftheU.S.elects______senators.

A.10B.4C.4D.2

18.WhichdayisLincoln’sBirthday?

A.February12

B.February22

C.July4

D.October12

19.TheemblemoftheDemocraticPartyis______.

A.elephantB.donkey

C.bearD.bull

20.Thetenureofofficeoffederaljudgeis_______.

A.4yearslongB.forlife

C.5yearslongD.5yearslong

21.ChristianityconsistsofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.Catholicism

B.EastOrthodox

C.JewishChurch

D.Protestantism

22.ThefirstRepublicanPresidentwas_____.

A.GeorgeWashington

B.AbrahamLincoln

C.ThomasJefferson

D.AndrewJackson

23.Thepovertyofthe____isthehighestamongallracialandethnicgroup.

A.HispanicsB.Indians

C.AsiansD.Blacks

24.____oftheIndianfamilylivebelowthepovertylevel.

A.25%B.1/3

C.24%D.2/3

25.TheU.S.haslessthan_____oftheworld’spopulationbutitproducesabout_____ofthetotalworldoutput.

A.5%,20%B.5%,25%

C.6%,20%D.6%,25%

26._____isthebiggestandbest-lovedholidayintheU.S.

A.NewYear’sDay

B.ChristmasDay

C.ThanksgivingDay

D.TheEaster

27.Thefederalsystemofgovernmentwhichhas_______layersofruleintheU.S.

A.oneB.two

C.threeD.four

28.ThebillsofRightsisthetermusedforthefirst________amendmenttotheconstitution.

A.tenB.thirteen

C.fifteenD.twelve

29.______arethebasisoftheAmericanpoliticalsystem.

A.Checkandbalance

B.Twolayersofrule

B.Presidentialelection

D.Politicalparties

30.TheU.S.governmentisdividedintothreebranchesinfollowingexcept________.

A.thelegislative

B.theexecutive

C.thejudicial

D.thecentralgovernment

31.Inthesenate,eachstateisentitledto______senators.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

32.Inthesenate,senatorsserveatermof______yearsandthemembersoftheHouseServeatermof______years.

A.6,2B.6,4

C.2,6D.4,6

33.TheU.S.President’sappointmentshavetobeapprovedby____.

A.theHouseofRepresentatives

B.theSenate

C.theCabinet

D.theSupremeCourt

34.______wasamovementofrevoltagainstmoralvalues,theaestheticstandards,thepersonalbehaviorandthesocialrelationsofconventionalsociety.

A.Anti-VietnamWarMovement

B.Freespeechmovement

C.TheCivilRightsMovement

D.Counterculture

35.PresidentKennedynamedhisprogramNewFrontier,whichincludethefollowingissues________.

A.civilrightsfortheblacks

B.federalaidtofarmersandeducation

C.medicalcareforallandabolitionofpoverty

D.alloftheabove

36.______wasablackminister,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrightsmovementinthe1950sand1960s.

A.MartinLuther

B.MartinLutherKing

C.RichardWright

D.LangstonHughes

37.______isAAmerican’smostimportantpatrioticholiday,thebirthdayofthenation.

A.IndependenceDay

B.MemorialDay

C.Valentine’sDay

D.Veterans`Day

38._____isatypicalAmericanholiday.

A.ChristmasDay

B.ThanksgivingDay

C.EasterDay

D.NewYear’sDay

39.TheChineseExclusionActpressin______.

A.1882B.1883

C.1900D.1924

40.Amongthefollowing,______isnotwithinthepoweroftheU.S.President.

A.Hecanvotelawspassedbythecongress

B.Heappointsfederalcourtjudge

C.Heistheheadoftheexecutivebranchofgovernment.

D.Heisresponsiblefortheinterpretationoftheconstitution

43.Adecisionofthe_____can’tbeappealedtoanyothercourt.

A.SupremeCourt

B.DistrictCourt

C.Courtofappeal

D.Senate

44.Forthefollowingholiday,____isnotanofficialone.

A.GoodFriday耶稣受难节

B.Veterans`Day

C.Washington’sBirthday

D.IndependenceDay

45.WhichofthefollowingsisnotthefoodoftheEasterdinner?

A.eggsB.lamb

C.haresD.potatoes

46.MobilityisconsideredtobeoneofthecharacteristicsoftheAmericanpeople._____Americanmoretoanewhomeeveryyear.

A.1/2B.1/3C.1/4D.1/5

47.Ofthefollowing,________isnottrueaboutAmericanpolicytowardtheSovietUnion.

A.tokeeptheSovietUnioninthewar

B.togettheSovietUnionintothewaragainstJapan

C.toinfluenceSovietforeignpolicy

D.toestablishapostwarpoliticalstructureinaccordwithAmericaninterests

48.From1972to1979thekeyproblemthateffectedtheprogressinU.S.Chinarelationsremainedthe______problem.

A.TaiwanB.HongKong

C.KoreanD.Vietnam

49.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutthePresident?

A.anatural-bornAmericancitizen

B.atleast30yearsofage

C.Hecancarryoutthelaw

D.Hecangivereprievesandpardonsinfederalcriminalcases

50.Thepresidencyelectionisheldevery_____years.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

51.Thecongresshasmanyfunctions,butthemostcentralisthe________.

A.powertoinvestigate

B.passingofrevenuebills

C.passingoflaws

D.rightofvoting

52.Today,theHouseiscomposedof_______members.

A.421B.525C.655D.435

53.Thefinicalsupportisavailablefrommanysources,whichistheexception?

A.Manyloansfromforeigncountry

B.federalloans

C.loansofferedbyalumnigroups

D.monetaryassistancefromP.T.jobs

54.Inmanyareas,the_____afterThanksgivingisthebiggestshoppingdayoftheyear.

A.FridayB.Saturday

C.SundayD.Monday

55.MemorialDay,originallycalledDecorationDay,wasfirstcelebratedafterthe______War.

A.IndependenceB.Vietnam

C.FirstWorldD.Civil

56.Theconstitutionwasfirstratifiedbythe_______conventioninDecember1787.

A.PhiladelphiaB.Massachusetts

C.NewJerseyD.Delaware

57.Thepilgrimslefttheirowncountries,therootcausewas______.

A.Theydreamedofestablishinggreatnewestates

B.Theywantedtohavemorepoliticalpower

C.Theywantedmorepowertodeterminetheirownbusiness

D.toescapereligiouspersecution

58.TheU.S.constitutionsetupa_____systemofgovernmentwhichhastwolayersofrule.

A.ConfederateB.republic

C.monarchD.federal

59.ThehighestdutyofthePresidentisthe____ofthelaw.

A.voteB.making

C.protectionD.execution

60.Themostcentralfunctionofthecongressisto_______.

A.investigate

B.passlaws

C.compeltestimony

D.findofficialguiltyornot

61.Therehavebeen________periodsinthehistoryofpoliticalpartiesinAmerica.

A.twoB.threeC.sixD.four

62.Thesafeguardsagainstmisuseofpowerscomeintheformof_____.

A.atwo-chambercongress

B.atwo-partysystem

C.separationofpowers

D.afederalsystem

63.______isconsideredtobeanoutstandingcharacteristicofAmericaneducation.

A.SamenessB.Diversity

C.CompulsionD.Grading

64.Eachlocalschooldistricthasagoverningboardwhichisusuallyelectedbythe________.

A.studentsB.voters

C.teachersD.parents

65.The_____hasmadeitpossibleforallsectionsofthepopulationtohavehighereducationintheU.S.

A.openuniversity

B.publicschool

C.communitycollege

D.privateuniversity

66.Ifthecongresspassesalawatthesecondtimebya______vote,thepresidentcannotvoteit.

A.one-thirdB.one-fourth

C.three-fourthsD.two-thirds

67.Jazzbeganintheearly20thcenturyasamusicof______.

A.blackAmericans

B.Hispanics

C.Indians

D.WhiteAmericans

68.Thedayforloversiscalled____.

A.GoodFriday

B.Veterans’Day

C.St.Valentine’sDay

D.MemorialDay

69.ThebirthplaceoftheU.S.is_____.

A.Boston

B.Philadelphia

C.WashingtonD.C.

D.NewYork

70._________isthesecondofthetwomostimportantreligious