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1•ThesymbolfortheRepublicanPartyintheUnitedStatesisa（n）.

A.donkeyB.elephantC・cowD.monkey

2.ThesymbolfortheDemocraticPartyintheUnitedStatesisa（n）.

A.donkeyB.elephantC・cowD.monkey

3.ThestatesarethosethatsupporttheDemocraticPartyintheU.S.

A.blueB.redC.whiteD.green

4.ThestatesarethosethatsupporttheRepublicanPartyintheU.S.

A.blueB.redC・whiteD.green

5.Suburbanareasinawesterncityareofteninhabitedby.

A.low・incomepeopleB・middle・classandwealthypeople

C.farmersD.minorities

6・Apatternisanurbandevelopmentpatterninwhichbusinessesandaffluent

residentsmigratetosurroundingsuburbsandedgecities,resultingina'"hollowedoutHdowntowncoreconsistingofmostlypoorerresidents.

A.doughnutB.recyclingC.flowingD.hierarchical

7.Theisthecentralareaofamajorcityormetropolis.IntheUnitedStates,

Canada,UnitedKingdomandIreland,thetermisoftenappliedtothepoorerpartsofthecitycentreandissometimesusedasaeuphemismwiththeconnotationofbeinganarea,perhapsaghettoorslum,whereresidentsarelesseducatedandmoreimpoverishedandwherethereismorecrime.

A.centralbusinessdistrictB・downtown

C.innercityD.urbanarea

8.Whichofthefollowingistrueontheissueofguncontrol?

A.TheDemocraticPartyismorecommittedtoguncontrolthantheRepublicanParty.

B.ThetwopartiesintheStatestakethesamepositionontheissue・

C・TheRepublicanPartyismoreactivelyinvolvedincontrollinggunownershipintheAmericansociety・

D.NeithertheRepublicannortheDemocraticPartycaresabouttheguncontrolproblem.

9.Pro-lifevs.pro-choicerefersto.

A.adebateconcerninghumanrights

B.adebateonwomen'srighttogiveupunbornbabies

C.aconflictbetweenworkersandtheiremployer

D.adebateonpeople'sreligiousbelief

10.Beingisaboutmorethancaringfortheunborn.Ifsaboutcaringfortheliving

aswell.

A.pro-choiceB.pro-life

C.pro-amD.pro-and-con

11.Thedebateovergunownershipcontinuedinthe2008presidentialcampaign.Itwas

centeredontheAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,protectinga

person'srighttobearandkeeparms・

A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth

12.TheAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitutionexpresslyprohibitsthe

UnitedStatesCongressfrommakinglawsthatprohibitthefreeexerciseofreligion,infringethefreedomofspeech,infringethefreedomofthepress,limittherighttopeaceablyassemble,orlimittherighttopetitionthegovemmentforaredressofgrievances.

A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth

13.isspecificallyusedfortheexclusionofAsian-Americansfromexecutiveand

managerialroles.

A.GlassceilingB.Bambooceiling

C・GlasselevatorD.Concreteceiling

14.WhenutheHouse”ismentionedinanewspaperstory,itmostprobablyrefersto

B.

A.theWhiteHouse

theHouseofRepresentatives

（Today,thetotalmembershipoftheHouseofRepresentativesis440Members・Thereare435Representativesfromthe50states.Inaddition,four,non-votingDelegatesrepresenttheDistrictofColumbiaandtheU.S.territoriesofGuam,theU.S.VirginIslands,andAmericanSamoa・Anon-votingResidentCommissioner,servingafour-yearterm,representstheCommonwealthofPuertoRico波多黎各门由联邦,拥冇美国联邦领土地位（USCommonwealthTerritory.）

15.TheHousebillcontainednocomparableprovisiontotheSenatebill,whichimposeda

requirementforahearingbeforeajudge・HereutheHouse”refersto.

A.theHouseofRepresentativesB.theWhiteHouse

C・theHouseofCommonsD.theHouseofLords

16.TheluckiestdatewhenAmericanpeoplechoosetogetmarriedis.

A.May1B.October10

C.July7D・September1

17.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueoftheweddingpracticeintheAmericansociety?

A.Thebridehassomethingborrowedfromherfriend.

B.Thereisusuallysomethingblueonthebride'sweddingdresstosymbolizefidelity.

C.Everythingshouldbebrandnewonaweddingceremonyinorderforthecoupletohaveacompletelynewlife・

D.Somethingnewrepresentsoptimismandagoodfuture・

18.TheToriesarethemembersof.

A.theBritishConservativeParty・

B.theBritishLabourParty

C.theU.S.DemocraticParty

D.theU.S.RepublicanParty

（Whigs）

19.ThetwomajorpartiesintheUKaretheConservativePartyandParty・

A.DemocraticB.Republicsn

C・LaborD.Progressive

20.Japan'slegislationbodyisknownas.

A.CongressB.ParliamentC・DietD.Duma

21.TohelpspreadJapanese,theJapanFoundation,thenation'sroughequivalentto

orGermany's,invites500foreignteachersfrommorethan50nationstoJapaneachyearforall-expenses-paidtrainingprograms.

A.theBritishFoundation...GoetheInstitute

B.theBritishFoundation...GermanCouncil

C.theBritishCouncil...GoetheInstitute

D.theBrinishCouncil...GermanInstitute

22.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthe“国务院”intheU.S.andChina?

A.TheyarerespectivelytranslatedastheStateCouncilandtheStateDepartment.

B.TheyarerespectivelytranslatedastheStateDepartmentandtheStateCouncil・C・Oneisthecounterpartoftheother.

D.ThereisnogovernmentagencytranslatedasJ玉I务院”intheU・S・federalgovernment.

23.“JapanInc：

isanamereferringto.

A.thecorporateworldofJapan

B.amultinationalcorporationbasedinJapan

C.Japan'sincapacitytomaintainsustainedgrowth

D.Japan'sincreasingambitionforworldresources

（Ifdividends-moneythatcompaniesperiodicallydoleouttoshareholdersoutoftheirprofits・arean

indicatorofIndiaInc'shealth,thenitappearsthingsmightbeslowingdown.）

24.isatermcoinedbyHarvardprofessorJosephS.Nyein1990todescribehow

countriesMgetwhat[they]wantthroughattractionratherthancoercion.

A.MilitarypowerB.Economicpower

C・CharmoffensiveD・Softpower

25.America'sChinapoliciesaredescribedas佗ngagemenf,"containment”oreven

“congagementtTheymaybetranslatedasrespective!

y・

A.“接触”,“遏制”，“遏制加接触”

B.“遏制”,“接触”，“遏制加接触”

C.“遏制加接触”,“遏制”，“接触”，

D.“接触”,“遏制加接触”，“遏制”

26.TheKyotoProtocolisaninternationalagreementlinkedtotheUnitedNations

FrameworkConventionon.

A.WorldPeaceB.EconomicDevelopment

C・ClimateChangeD.FinancialSecurity

27.isanassociationofeightuniversitiesandcollegesinthenortheastUnited

States,comprisingBrown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Harvard,Princeton,theUniversityofPennsylvania,andYale.

A.SATB.NGO

B.ElectoralCollegeD.IvyLeague

28.Howdareyouendorsethecandidatewhohascompromisedonourgunrightsand

civillibertiesjustbecausehehasan2B2behindhisname?

TheunderlineduRnrefersto・

A.RightB.Republican

C.RaceD.Registration

29.WhilethefocushasbeenontheDowJonesandWallStreet,weareaddressingthe

realpainfeltbyMr.andMrs.Joneson.

A.MainStreetB.FleetStreet

C.CentralAvenueD.Highway

30.A（n）degreetypicallyrequiresahigherstandardthanapassdegree.Inmany

areasoftheworldanadditionalyearofstudyisrequiredinordertobeawardedwith

suchadegree.

B.

A.honor

C.merit

31.Astatevisitispaidby_

A.theheadofstate

C.theForeignMinister

32・Hippiesappearedinthe.

honors

D.honorary

B.theheadofgovernment

D.ahigh-rankingofficial

intheUnitedStates.

（Counterculturemovementinthe1960s:

IntheUnitedStates,thecountercultureofthe1960sbecameidentifiedwiththerejectionofconventionalsocialnormsofthe1950s・Countercultureyouthrejectedtheculturalstandardsoftheirparents,especiallywithrespecttoracialsegregationandinitialwidespreadsupportfortheVietnamWar）

（Yuppie（shortfor"youngurbanprofessionaKor"youngupwardly-mobileprofessionai）isa1980sandearly1990stermforfinanciallysecure,upper-middleclassyoungpeopleintheir20sandearly30s.）

33.AlawisonerestrictingactivitiesorsalesofgoodsonSunday,to

accommodatetheChristianSabbath.

A.redB.greenC・blackD.blue

（AbluelawisonerestrictingactivitiesorsalesofgoodsonSunday,toaccommodatetheChristiansabbath.ThefirstbluelawintheAmericancolonieswasenactedinVirginiain1617.Itrequiredchurchattendanceandauthorizedthemilitiatoforcecoloniststoattendchurchservices・

Otherearlybluelawsprohibitedwork,travel,recreation,andactivitiessuchascooking,shaving,cuttinghair,wearingeitherlaceorpreciousmetals,sweeping,makingbeds,kissing,andengaginginsexualintercourse・ThePuritansbelievedthatachildwasbomonthesamedayoftheweekonwhichitwasconceived・Therefore,theparentsofchildrenbornonaSundaywerepunishedforviolatingthebluelawninemonthsearlier.

AlthoughbluelawsrequiringSundaychurchattendsneedisappearedinthenineteenthcenturybecausetheyviolatedcitizen'rightstoreligiousfreedoms,otherbluelawshavecontinuedtoexistintothemodernera.InTexas,forexample,bluelawsprohibitedsellinghousewaressuchaspots,pans,andwashingmachinesonSundayuntil1985,andcardealershipsinthestatecontinuetooperateunderblue-lawprohibitions.ManystatesstillprohibitsellingalcoholonSunday,althoughit'snowthesecondbusiestshoppingdayoftheweek.）

34.TheVicePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisalso.

A.HouseSpeakerB.PresidentoftheSenate

C.governmentspeakerD・officemanageroftheOvalOffice

35.ThepermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilareChina,,Russian

Federation,UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

A.GermanyB.EgyptC.FranceD.Japan

36.areclasseswhichgivehigh-schoolstudentsachancetoearncollegecredit・

A.AdvancedPl