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考研论坛英美概况试题1
AmericanSurveyTest
地理
1.The_____partofAmericaconsistsofhighplateausandmountainsformedbytheGreatCordilleraRange.
A.easternB.westernC.northeastern
2.Ineastern_____liesDeathValley,85metresbelowsealevel.
A.CaliforniaB.UtahC.Arizona
3.Inthewestofthe_____lietheColoradoPlateausandtheColumbiaPlateaus.
A.RockyMountainB.CoastRangeC.CascadesMountains
4.The_____liesbetweentheColoradoPlateausandColumbiaPlateaus
A.GreatBasinB.ColoradoValleyC.GreatPlains
5.ThefamousYellowstoneNationalParkissituatedinnorthwesternpartof_____.
A.CaliforniaB.ArizonaC.Wyoming
6.Theworld-knownColoradoValleyliesinnorthern_____,whichiscutbytheColoradoRiver.
A.ArizonaB.UtahC.Montana
7.AmongthefiveGreatLakes,only_____iswhollywithintheUnitedStates.
A.ErieB.SuperiorC.Michigan
8.Onlytheclimateinthesouthernpartof_____istropical.
A.FloridaB.GeorgiaC.Virginia
9.Washington,thecapitaloftheUS,isonthe_____river.
A.PotomacB.DelawareC.St.Laurence
10.ThewidthoftheNiagaraFallisabout_____metresandthedropaverage_____metres.
A.1650,50B.1240,49C.1540,49
11._____partisthemostdenselypopulatedregioninAmerica.
A.ThesouthernB.ThenortheasternC.Thewestern
12.TheGreatSaltLakeliesinnorthern_____.
A.IdahoB.ArizonaC.NevadaD.Utah
13._____hasbeencalledthe“cradleofAmericanLiberty”.
A.PhiladelphiaB.PlymouthC.Boston
14.About_____oftheworld’sannualagriculturalproductscomefromtheUnitedStates.
A.halfB.onethirdC.twothirds
15.ThehighestmountainintheU.S.isMount_____.
A.AppalachianB.MekinleyC.Rocky
16.MountMekinleyliesinthe_____Range.
A.SierraNevadaB.CascadesC.Alaska
17.ThetwolargestChinatownsarelocatedinthefollowingcitiesexcept_____.
A.NewYorkB.SanFranciscoC.Miami
18.Theworld’slargestfreshwaterlakeisLake_____.
A.SuperiorB.OntarioC.Victoria
19.Theworld-famousNiagaraFallsliebetweenlakesof_____.
A.ErieandMichiganB.ErieandOntarioC.SuperiorandHaron
20._____oftheAmerica’sterritoryiscoveredwithforests.
A.1/4B.1/5C.1/3
21.Texas,havingbelongedto_____,wasannexedbytheU.S.in1845.
A.FranceB.RussiaC.Mexico
22.Hawaiiisinthe_____Ocean.
A.AtlanticB.IndianC.Pacific
23.TheAmericanblackpopulationconsistsof_____ofthetotalpopulation.
A.1/10B.1/5C.1/9
24._____isthelargeststateinareaintheU.S.A.
A.FloridaB.LouisianaC.Alaska
25.TheUnitedStatestodayisthe_____largestcountryinsizeintheworld.
A.thirdB.fifthC.fourth
26.Abouthalfofthetotalpopulationisconcentratedinthefollowingareasexcept_____.
A.AtlanticCoastB.PacificCoastC.Northwest
D.aroundtheGreatLakesE.GulfofMexico
27.Thereare_____riversystemsintheU.S.A.
A.8B.3C.6
28.Detroitisfamousfortheproductionof_____.
A.automobileB.timberC.bamboo
29.TheCitySt.LouisinAmericaiscalledthegatewaytowardsthe_____.
A.EastB.WestC.NortheastD.Southwest
30.Thecity_____isgiventhenickname“SpaceCityofU.S.A.”.
A.BostonB.HoustonC.SanFrancisco
31.The_____weretheoriginalinhabitantsinAmerica.
A.blacksB.IndiansC.PuertoRicans
32.Thesteelandironindustriesaremainlydistributedaroundthecityof_____,providing_____percentofthetotaloutputeachyear.
A.Pittsburgh,60B.Chicago,50C.NewYork,60
33.ThelargestindustrialcityinAmericais_____.
A.ChicagoB.BostonC.Houston
34.OnlytheclimateinthesouthwesternpartofFloridabelongsto_____.
A.subtropicalB.continentalC.tropical
35.¬_____isfamousformanystoresandshops.
A.WallStreetB.BroadwayC.FifthAvenue
36.In_____peoplecanfindthehistoricalspot,theIndependenceNationalHistoricalPark.
A.PhiladelphiaB.St.LouisC.SanFrancisco
37.BostonissituatedinBostonBay,_____.
A.MaineB.MassachusettsC.Connecticut
38.TheColumbiaRiverandtheColoradoRiverbelongtothesystemof_____.
A.theGulfB.theAtlanticC.thePacific
I.Fillintheblanks
1.TheUnitedStatesissituatedinthe_____partof_____America.
2.TheU.S.isboundedby_____onthenorthandby_____andtheGulfofMexicoonthesouth.
3.TothewestofAmericaliesthe_____Ocean.
4.TotheeastofAmericaliesthe_____Ocean.
5.TheseatoftheAmericanFederalGovernmentistheDistrictof_____.
6.The_____partismadeupofthehighlandsformedbytheAppalachianRange.
7.Thefamous_____NationalParkislocatedinthenorthwesternpartofWyoming.
8.Thewesternpartofthecentralplainisalsocalledthe“__________”.
9.TheMississippiRiverflowsfromthe_____lakestotheGulfof_____.
10.ThelowestpointinthewholeofNorthAmericais__________.
11.Theworld-known__________liesinnorthernArizona,whichiscutbytheColoradoRiver.
12.ThelargestislandsaltlakeinNorthAmericaisthe__________Lake.
13.TheUnitedStatesincludes_____statesanda_____district,theDistrictofColumbia.
14.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadonJuly4th,_____.
15.Thetwomaintributariesofthe_____RiveraretheMissouriRiverandtheOhioRiver.
16.ThefiveGreatLakesliebetweentheboundaryof_____andtheUnitedStates.
17.Throughthemiddleofthecountry,northandsouth,runsalinewhichisknownasthe____________________.
18.TheSouthregioninAmericahasingeneral,awarmclimate.Peopleoftencallitthe“__________”.
19.Thelargeststate,_____,isfamousforitsglacier,waterfallandripples.
20.Thererisesthetendencyofshiftingthecentreofindustriesfromthe_____tothe_____.
21.Thefamous__________isknownasthefinancialcentre,thesymboloftheAmericanmonopolycapitalism.
22._____isthecentreoftheatresinAmerica.
23.ThenicknameofPittsburghisthe_____and_____City.
24._____isthesecondlargestinpopulationintheU.S.
25.Thetwoyoungeststatesare_____inthenortheasternpartofAmericaand_____inthecentralPacific.
26.MostoftheinhabitantsintheU.S.areof_____origin.
27.NegroslaveswerefirstbroughttoAmericaatthebeginningofthe_____century.
28.TheDeathValleyis_____metresbelowsealevel.
29.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisabout_____million.
30.TheStatueofLibertyIslandin__________harbour.
31.__________isthebaseofthePacificFleetoftheU.S.A.
32.__________isthesmalleststateinsizeandthemostdenselypopulatedstateoftheU.S.A.
33.Fromageographicalpointofview,thefiftystatesaregroupedinto_____regions.
34.ThenicknameofHoustonCityis__________.
35._____becamethefiftiethstateoftheUnitedStatesin1959.
36.__________isthelongestandthemostimportantriverinthesystemofGulf.
37.TheLibraryofCongressisinthecityof_____.
38.NewEnglandislocatedinthe_____cornerofthecountry.
39.TheareaofthePacificcoastisknownforitsgrowthoffruits,vegetablesandwheat,especiallyin_____.
40.TheMiddleAtlanticRegionismarkedbyitsindustry.Itisoftencalledthe_____Northeast.
II.ExplaintheFollowingTerms
1.“Thebackboneofthecontinent”
2.meltingpot
III.AnswertheFollowingQuestions
1.GiveabriefpresentationoftheU.S.economy.
2.WhyisDetroitfamous?
英语考研英美概况模拟题(六)美国地理部分答案:
PartI
I.BAAACACAABBDAABCCABACCACCCBABBBAACCABC
II.
1.central,northCanada,MexicoPacificAtlanticColumbiaeasternYellowstoneGreatPlainsGreat,MexicoDeathValleyColoradoValleyGreatSalt50,federal1776MississippiCanada50centimetreRainfallLineSunnySouthAlaskaSouthwestWallStreetBroadwayIron,SteelChicagoAlaska,HawaiiEuropean17th85240/256NewYorkPearlHarbourRhodeIsland8SpaceCityHawaiiMississippiRiverWashingtonnortheasternCaliforniaIndustrial
PartIIHistory
I.MultipleChoice
1.ThehistoryoftheU.S.isgenerallyagreedtohavebegunin_____.
A.1620B.1607C.1776
2.Thefollowingstatesareamongthefirstthirteencoloniesexcept_____.
A.MarylandB.SouthCarolinaC.DelawareD.Colorado
3._____wasthefirstmanwhosailedaroundtheearth.
A.JohnCabotB.MagellanC.BalboaD.Cartier
4.Thecoloniallifecanbedescribedasthefollowingexcept_____.
A.simpleB.easyC.roughD.hard
5.TheStampActwaspassedin_____andwasrepealedin_____.
A.1765,1766B.1764,1765C.1763,1764
6.TheFirstContinentalCongresswasheldin_____inSeptember,1774.
A.PhiladelphiaB.BostonC.NewYork
7.TheAmericanWarofIndependencestartedin_____andendedin_____.
A.1776,1784B.1775,1783C.1706,1714
8.WashingtonwonthegreatvictoryonDecember26,1776in_____.
A.GettysburgB.PittsburghC.Trenton
9.Thebattleof_____markedtheturningpointoftheWarofIndependence.
A.NewYorkB.SaratogaC.BunkerHill
10.OnOctober19th,1781,theBritishGeneralCornwallisandhis7,000mensurrenderedat_____.
A.YorktownB.BostonC.Charleston
11.TheConstitutionalConventionwasheldin1787torevise_____.
A.TheArticlesoftheConfederationB.BillofRights
C.CivilRights
12.Thefirsttenamendments,knownas_____,wereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791.
A.theBillofRightsB.theArticlesC.CivilRights
13.AftertheFederalGovernmentwasestablished,thecity_____waschosenasthecapitalforthetimebeing.
A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.Philadelphia
14.Thepamphlet“CommonSense”waswrittenby_____.
A.ThomasEdisonB.ThomasPaineC.ThomasJefferson
15.TheSecondPresidentJohnAdamsadoptedahigh-handedpolicywhichwascalled_____.
A.the“IntolerableActs”B.Un-AmericanActivities
C.theSeditionAc