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英美国家概况习题

英美国家概况

美国概况

1.TheAppalachianMountains阿巴拉契亚山脉intheeastcoastofUS

2.TheRockyMountains落基山脉inthewestofUS

阿巴拉契亚山脉和落基山脉是美国两座大山脉

3.TheMississippiRiver密西西比河thelongestriverinUS

4.TheFiveGreatLakes五大湖

美国最重要的湖泊是五大湖：

苏必利尔湖-LakeSuperior，密执安湖-LakeMichigan，休伦湖-LakeHuron，伊利湖-LakeEire和安大略湖-LakeOntario，其中，苏必利尔湖为世界最大淡水湖，密执安湖全在美国境地内。

5.TheNiagaraFalls尼亚加拉瀑布

6.YellowstoneNationalPart黄石国家公园

7.NewEngland新英格兰美国东北部六个州组成:

缅因州-Maine,新罕布什尔州-NewHampshire,佛蒙特州-Vermont,马萨诸塞州Massachusetts,罗得岛州-RhodeIsland,and康涅狄格-Connecticut.

8.芝加哥（Chicago）是五大湖最大最忙的港口，也是该地区最大的工商业中心。

9.底特律（Detroit）被称作世界汽车之都，奥马哈（Omaha）被称作美国农业之都。

10.火奴鲁鲁-Honolulu（即“檀香山”）是美国夏威夷州的首府；朱诺（Juneau）是美国阿拉斯加州首府。

11.美国面积最大的州是阿拉斯加（Alaska），罗得岛（RhodeIsland）最小。

在美国大陆，最大的州是得克萨斯（Texas）。

12.就面积而言，美国在世界排第四；就人口而言，美国在世界排第三。

13.SeparationofThreePowers（三权分立）：

Congress,thePresidentandtheJudicialBranch

14.TheJudicialBranch:

（从低到高）Districtcourt（地方法院）—theCircuitcourt（巡回上述法院）—theSupremeCourt（最高法院）

15.爵士乐-Jazz、摇滚乐-RockandRoll和西部乡村音乐-Westerncountrymusic是美国流行音乐的几种形式，爵士乐被认为是美国人对音乐的特别贡献。

16.报纸和杂志

1.TheNewYorkTimes《纽约时报》

2.WashingtonPost《华盛顿邮报》

3.TheLosAngelesTimes《洛杉矶时报》

4.TheWallStreetJournal《华尔街日报》

5.Time《时代周刊》

6.Newsweek《新闻周刊》

7.Reader’sDigest《读者文摘》

8.TheChristianScienceMonitor

《基督教科学箴言报》

9.Fortune《幸福》

17.主要城市：

1.Washington，D．C（华盛顿特区）：

thecapitalofthenation．

2.NewYork（纽约）：

ItistheheadquartersoftheUnitedNations．StandinginNewYorkBayistheStatueofLiberty，

3.Boston（波士顿）:

thefinancialandtradingcentreofNewEnglandandoneoftheleadingports

4.SanFrancisco（旧金山）:

aportcity.TheGoldenGateBridgeislocatedhere.

5.LosAngeles（洛杉矶）:

themanufacturingcenter.HollywoodandDisneylandarelocatedhere.

6.Philadelphia（费城）:

thesitewherethetwoContinentalCongresseswereheldin1774and1775.thecitywasthenation'scapitalfrom1790to1800.

7.Houston（休斯顿）:

"thePearlintheGulf'and"theSpaceCityoftheU.S.A.".

8.Detroit（底特律）:

"MotorCity".

18.美国主要新闻广播公司和电视媒体

1.ABC——AmericanBroadcastingCompany2.CBS——ColumbiaBroadcastingSystem

3.NBC——NationalBroadcastingCompany4.CNN——CableNewsNetwork

练习题

1.ThetraditionaldividinglineinAmericabetween"east"and"west"is

A.theMississippiriver.B.theAppalachians.C.theRockyMountains.D.theHudsonRiver.

2.WhichpartinAmericaistheearliesttobefoundandtakenoverbyearlysettlers?

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.AsianAmericansC.NativeAmericansD.AfricanAmericans

5.hastheworld'soldestwrittenconstitutionandpoliticalparty.

A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.Australia

6.AstorolesofAmericanpresident,whichisNOTpreciselydefinedintheU.S.Constitution?

A.Heistheheadofthestate.B.HeisthechiefexecutiveoftheU.S.

C.Heisthecommanderinchiefofthearmedforces.D.Heistheheadofhispoliticalparty.

7.Theeconomicproblemcausedbythedepressionin1929waseventuallysolvedby

A.TheNewDealB.WorldWarIIC.NewenergysourcesD.Technologicalchanges

8.IntheUnitedStates,howmanyyearsdoesprimaryeducationrequire?

A.Fouryears.B.Fiveyears.C.Sixyears.D.Sevenyears.

9.MostcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesarein

A.privateinstitutionsB.city-fundeduniversitiesC.high-tuitionuniversitiesD.publicinstitutions

10.ThethreemainlevelsofcourtsofthefederaljudicialsysteminAmericaareasfollowsEXCEPT

A.theUnitedStatesStateCourtsB.theUnitedStatesDistrictCourts

C.theUnitedStatesCourtsofAppealD.theUnitedStateSupremeCourt

11.AllstatesofAmericaaregovernedbythecommonlawEXCEPT

A.LouisianaB.WashingtonC.CaliforniaD.NewYork

12.OfthefiftystatesofAmerica,howmanystatesnowhavethedeathpenaltyaspunishment?

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.isthelargeststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.

A.CaliforniaB.IndianaC.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.WhichoffilefollowingareU.S.NewsandCablenetwork?

a.ABCb.NBCc.BBCd.ABA

A.abB.bcC.cdD.ad

20."Hollywood"isoftenusedasasynonymfor

A.AmericanfilmsB.AmericanforestindustryC.ChristiansintheU.S.AD.Americanadvertisingindustry

21.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais

A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.theMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver

22.Thenorth-easternpartoftheUnitedStates--NewEnglandenjoysa___climate.

A.northernandoceanictypeofB.typicalcontinentalC.verycoldD.fairlywarm

23.TothewestofmainlandAmericaliesthe

A.AtlanticOceanB.PacificOceanC.IndianOceanD.ArcticOcean

24.Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforits

A.automobileindustryB.textileindustryC.ironandsteelindustryD.aircraftindustry

25.ThenativesofthecontinentofAmericaarethe

A.CanadiansB.IndiansC.MexicansD.Hispanics

26.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedin

A.BritainB,BritainandU.S.AC.theUnitedStatesD,alltheEnglish-speakingcountries

27.isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.

A.WashingtonD.C.B.LosAngelesC.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.PresidentGeorgeWashingtonB.afterChristopherColumbus

C.afterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbusD.noneofthem

31.TheU.S.Congresshasthepowertomaketheselawsexceptof

A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalizationC.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade

32.AmericanandBritishEnglisharetwo__oftheEnglishlanguage.

A.varietiesB.elementsC.partsD.forms

33.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywas

A.ThomasJeffersonB.JamesMonroeC.JamesMadisonD.AbrahamLincoln

34.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareais

A.RhodeIslandB.VirginiaC.TexasD.Montana

35.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesisknownas

A.theStar-SpangledBannerB.UncleSamC.HotDogD.UnionJack

36.ThecolonythatdidNOTsendrepresentativestotheFirstContinentalCongresswas

A.GeorgiaB.VirginiaC.MassachusettsD.RhodeIsland

37.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsonthe

A.contributionastatehasmadetothenationB.populationC.sizeD.noneoftheabove

38.Theterm"FatherofWaters"isusedtoreferto

A.theAmazonRiverB.theMississippiRiverC.theNileRiverD.theHudsonRiver

39,ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeopleby__asagiftin1884.

A.FinanceB.SpainC.ItalyD.Britain

40.musicisperhapsAmerica'sgreatestcontributiontotheworldofpopularmusic.

A.BluesB.RockC.JazzD.Waltz

41.isaspecialdayoflove!

A.Valentine’sDayB.Aprilfool'sdayC.HalloweenD.Easter

42.Americannationalfloweris

A.violetB.roseC.lilyD.primrose

43.Whosepresidentialtermisthelongest?

A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJeffersonC.AbrahamLincolnD.FranklinD.Roosevelt

44.ErnestHemingwayis__

A.EnglishmanB.AmericanC.DutchD.Denmark

45.JohnFitzgeraldKennedyisthe__president.

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

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

A.NewEnglandB.VirginiaC.MassachusettsD.NewYork

47.ThecapitalofMassachusettsis

A.ProvidenceB.BostonC.MontpelierD.Augusta

48.isthedividinglinebetweentheSouthandNorth.

A.TheHudsonRiverB.ThePotomacRiverC.TheOhioRiverD.TheMissouriRiver

49.isWashington'slargestcity.

A.BoiseB.DenverC.TacomaD.Seattle

50.WashingtonD.C.,thecapitalofU.S.issituatedonthe__Riverbank

A.St.LawrenceB.HudsonC.PotomacD.Missouri

51.WhendidtheAmericanCivilWarbreakout?

A.1775.B.1812.C.1861.D.1863.

52.WhopreparedthedraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence?

A.JohnAdams.B.ThomasJefferson.C.BenjaminFranklin.D.JohnHancock.

53.InwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?

A.5November.B.31October.C.17March.D.25December.

54.ThefollowingwerethefoundingfathersoftheAmericanRepublicexcept

A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJeffersonC.WilliamPennD.BenjaminFranklin

55.TheNewDealwasstartedby__

A.FranklinRooseveltB.J.F.KennedyC.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson

56.TheUnitedStateswasrated__intheworldintermsoflanda