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《英语专业八级人文知识》英语国家概况部

《英语专业八级人文知识》（英语国家概况部分）征服冲击波系列

美国部分

1.ThetraditionaldividinglineinAmericabetween"east"and"west"is_______.

A.theMississippiriver.B.theAppalachians.

C.theRockyMountains.D.theHudsonriver.

2.WhichpartmAmericaistheearliesttobefoundandtakenoverbyearlysettler

A.TheAtlanticandGulfCoastalPlain.

B.TheAppalachiansandtheirfoothills.

C.Theinteriorlowlands.

D.TheCordillera.

3.WhichisthelargestracialgroupinthewholepopulationofU.S.A?

A.Hispanics.B.AmericanIndians.

C.Non-Hispanicswhite.D.AsianAmericans.

4.Before2000,thelargestminoritygroupintheUnitedStatesis________.

A.Latinos/HispanicsB.AsianAmericans

C.NativeAmericansD.AfricanAmericans

5._______hastheworld'soldestwrittenconstitutionandpoliticalparty.

A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.Australia

6.AstorolesofAmericanpresident,whichisNOTpreciselydefinedintheU.!

Constitution?

A.Heistheheadofthestate.

B.HeisthechiefexecutiveoftheU.S..

C.Heisthecommanderinchiefoftheaimedforces.

D.Heistheheadofhispoliticalparty.

7.Theeconomicproblemcausedbythedepressionin1929waseventuallysolvedI

A.TheNewDealB.WorldWarn

C.NewenergysourcesD.Technologicalchanges

8.IntheUnitedStates,howmanyyearsdoesprimaryeducationrequire?

A.Fouryears.B.Fiveyears.

C.Sixyears.D.Sevenyears.

9.MostcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesarein_______.

A.privateinstitutionsB.city-fundeduniversities

C.high-tuitionuniversitiesD.publicinstitutions

10.ThethreemainlevelsofcourtsofthefederaljudicialsysteminAmericaareasfol-

lowsEXCEPT_______.

A.theUnitedStatesStateCourts

B.theUnitedStatesDistrictCourts

C.theUnitedStatesCourtsofAppeal

D.theUnitedStatesSupremeCourt

11.AllstatesofAmericaaregovernedbythecommonlawEXCEPT_______.

A.LouisianaB.WashingtonC.CaliforniaD.NewYork

12.OfthefiftystatesofAmerica,howmanystatesnowhavethedeathpenaltyas

punishment?

A.37.B.38.C.39.D.40.

13.ThefourmajorregionsoftheUnitedStatesare_______.

A.NortheastB.SouthC.MidwestD.WestE.North

A.ABCD.B.ACDE.C.BCDE.D.ABCE.

14.Whichregion'sculturalcharacterwasshapedlargelybyPuritanspirit?

A.TheMiddle-AtlanticRegion.B.TheNewEnglandRegion.

C.ThePennsylvanianRegion.D.TheMormonRegion.

15._____isthelateststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.

A.CaliforniaB.Indiana

C.KansasD.Massachusetts

16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinMiddle-AtlanticRegion?

A.Broadway.B.TheStatueofliberty.

C.TimeSquare.D.BibleBelt.

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacteristicofAmericancharacters?

A.Ambition.B.Individualism.

C.Consideration.D.Self-reliance.

18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTAmerica'snewspaper?

A.WallStreetJournal.B.USAToday.

C.Guardian.D.TheMilwaukeeJournal.

19.WhichofthefollowingareU.S.NewsandCablenetwork?

a.ABCb.NBCc.BBCd.ABA

A.abB.bcC.cdD.ad

20."Hollywood"isoftenusedasasynonymfor_______.

A.AmericanfilmsB.Americanforestindustry

C.ChristiansintheU.S.AD.Americanadvertisingindustry

21.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais

A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiver

C.theMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver

22.Thenorth-easternpartoftheUnitedStates-NewEnglandenjoysa___climate.

A.northernandoceanictypeofB.typicalcontinental

C.verycoldD.fairlywarns

23.TothewestofmainlandAmericaliesthe

A.AtlanticOceanB.PacificOcean

C.IndianOceanD.ArcticOcean

24.Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforits

A.automobileindustryB.textileindustry

C.ironandsteelindustryD.aircraftindustry

25.ThenativesofthecontinentofAmericaarethe

A.CanadiansB.IndiansC.MexicansD.Hispanics

26.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedin

A.Britain

B.BritainandU.S.A

C.theUnitedStates

D.alltheEnglish-speakingcountries

27.isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.

A.WashingtonD.C.B.LosAngeles

C.SanFranciscoD.NewYorkCity

28.Whichofthefollowingminoritygroupsenjoystheworstsocialandeconomicconditions?

A.Blacks.B.Hispanics.

C.Indians.D.AsianAmericans.

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinNewYorkCity?

A.WallStreet.B.FifthAvenue.

C.BroadwayStreet.D.NiagaraFalls.

30.WashingtonD.C.isnamed

A.aftertheU.S.PresidentGeorgeWashington

B.afterChristopherColumbus

C.afterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbus

D.afternoneofthem

31.TheU.S.Congresshasthepowertomaketheselawsexceptof_-

A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalization

C.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade

32.AmericanandBritishEnglisharetwooftheEnglishlanguage.

A.varietiesB.elementsC.partsD.forms

33.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywas

A.ThomasJeffersonB.JamesMonroe

C.JamesMadisonD.AbrahamLincoln

34.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareais

A.RhodeIslandB.Virginia

C.TexasD.Montana

35.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesisknownas

A.theStar-SpangledBannerB.UncleSam

C.HotDogD.UnionJack

36.7hecolonythatdidNOTsendrepresentativestotheFirstContinentalCongress

was

A.GeorgiaB.Vugirria

C.MassachusettsD.RhodeIsland

37.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsonthe

A.contributionastatehasmadetotheration

B.population

C.size

D.noneoftheabove

38.Thetenn"FattierofWaters"isusedtoreferto

A.theAmazonRiverB.theMississippiRiver

C.theNileRiverD.theHudsonRiver

39.ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeoplebyasagiftin1884.

A.FranceB.SpainC.ItalyD.Britain

40.musicisperhapsAmerica'sgreatestcontributiontotheworldofpopularmusic.

A.BluesB.RockC.JazzD.Waltz

41.isaspecialdayoflove

A.Valentine'sDayB.Aprilfool'sday

C.HalloweenD.Easter

42.Americannationalfloweris

A.violetB.roseC.lilyD.primrose

43.Whosepresidentialternisthelongest?

A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJefferson

C.AbrahamLincolnD.FranklinD.Roosevelt

44.ErnestHemingwayis

A.EnglishmanB.AmericanC.DutchD.Denmark

45.JohnFitzgeraldKennedyisthepresident.

A.35thB.34thC.33rdD.32nd

46.In1837,thefirstcollege-levelinstitutionforwomen,MountHolyokeFemaleSeminary,openedintoservethe"Muslimsex".

A.NewEnglandB.Virginia

C.MassachusettsD.NewYork

47.ThecapitalofMassachusettsis

A.ProvidenceB.Boston

C.MontpelierD.Augusta

48.isthedividinglinebetweentheSouthandNorth.

A.TheHudsonRiverB.ThePotomacRiver

C.TheOhioRiverD.TheMissouriRiver

49.isWashington'slargestcity.

A.BoiseB.DenverC.TacomaD.Seattle

50.WashingtonD.C.,thecapitalofU.S.issituatedontheRiverbank

A.St.LawrenceB.Hudson

C.PotomacD.Missouri

51.WhendidtheAmericanCivilWarbreakout?

A.1775.B.1812.C.1861.D.18W.

52.WhopreparedthedraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence?

A.JohnAdams.B.ThomasJefferson.

C.BenjaminFranklin.D.JohnHancock.

53.InwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?

A.5November.B.31October.

.C.17March.D.25December.

54.thefollowingwerethefoundingfathersoftheAmericanRepublicexcept

A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJefferson

C.WilliamPennD.BenjamiinFranklin

55.TheNewDealwasstartedby

A.FranklinRooseveltB.J.F.Kennedy

C.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson

56.TheUnitedStateswasratedintheworldintermsoflandarea.

A.secondB.thirdC.fourthD.fifth

57.TheexpenditureinAmericanpublicschoolsisguidedordecidedby

A.teachersB.students

C.headmasterD.boardsofeducation}"

58.TheBillofRightsconsistsof

A.10veryshortparagraphsinanamendment

B.10amendmentsadoptedin1787

C.10amendmentsaddedtotheConstitutionin1791

D.theamendmentsconcerningthefreedomofspeech,thefreedomofthepress

andthefreedomofreligion

59.TheUnitedStatesproducesassmuchashalfoftheworld's_

A.wheatandriceB.cotton

C.tobaccoandvegetableoilD.soybeansandcorn

60.Whichinventionmarkedthebeginningof"TheAgeofVisualInformation"?

A.Newspaper.B.Telegraph.

C.Laundrymachine.D.Television.

61.ThetheoryofAmericanpoliticsandtheAmericanRevolutionoriginatedmainly

from

A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJefferson

C.JohnAdamsD.JohnLocke

62.TheDistrictofManhattanisinthecityof

A.WashingtonD.C.B.SanFrancisco

C.NewYorkD.Chicago

63.ThesearsintheSenateareallocatedtodifferentstates

A.accordingtotheirpopulation

B.accordingtotheirsize

C.accordingtotheirtaxpaidtofederalgovernment

D.equally

64.TheRockyMountainsislocatedin

A.GreatBritainB.Australia

C.SouthAfricaD.NorthAmerica

65.Hollywood,thecentreofAmericanmovieindustry,isclosesttowhichcity?

A.LosAngeles.B.Chicago.

C.NewYork.D.Washington.

66.WhichofthefollowingisanAmericannewspaper?

A.TheGuardian.

B.Newsweek.

C.TheInternationalHeraldTribune.D.TheDailyTelegraph.

67.TheU.S.iscalleda"meltingpot"because

A.itssteelindustryishighlydeveloped

B.ithasgreatinfluenceontheworld

C-itisanimportanteconomiccenteroftheworld

D.peoplefromdifferentraceslivetheretogether

68.ThefirstPuritanscametoAmericaontheship

A.CodpeedB.SusanConstant

C.MayFlowerD.Discovery

69.AmericanscelebrateMemorialDayonthelastMondayinMaytohonorthose,

have

A.giventheirlivesfortheircountry

B.madegreat;scientificdiscoveries

C.wonAmericangreatreputationinsports

D.donatedlargeamountsofmoneytothec