英美文化选择题.docx

1、英美文化选择题Unit3 America Beginning1. Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution?A. The American has the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants.B. The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians.C. The American had the mixed blood o

2、f Europeans with black,D. The American had the blood of the English and their descendants only, 子孙，后裔2. Which of the following was not one of the three forces that led to the modern development of Europe?A. The growth of capitalism 资本主义B. The Renaissance 文艺复兴C. The Religious Reformation 宗教改革D. The s

3、piritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.3. The following were the main Reformation leaders except_A. Martin Luther 马丁路德B. Martin Luther KingC. John Calvin约翰加尔文D. The English King Henry VIII 亨利八世4. The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except_ 新教教徒 新教，耶稣教，基督教A. Chal

4、lenging the authority of the Pope 罗马教皇B. Salvation through faithC. Salvation through churchD. Establishing a direct contact with God5. Which of the following American values did not come from Puritanism?A. Separation of state and churchB. Respect of educationC. Intolerant moralismD. A sense of missi

5、on6. Lord Baltimores feudal plan failed Not because_A. There were more Protestant than Catholic in MarylandB. The wilderness of the continent made the plan impossibleC. There was plenty of land while labor was scarce 缺乏的D. The English King did not the like the plan7. The following were the founding

6、fathers of the American Republic except_A. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. William PennD. Benjamin Franklin8. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from_ D. John Locke9. Which of the following was not a denomination of Protestantism? 教派A. CatholicsB. Pu

7、ritansC. QuakersD. Church of England10. “No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of _ D. the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American RevolutionUnit 4 The Political System in the United States1. Which of the following statements is Not correct? When the War of Independen

8、ce was over,A. Each new state had its own governmentB. Each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs.C. The national government was called the Congress with little powerD. The relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined.2. According to

9、 the author, the Articles of Confederation failed because of the following reasons, which is not true?A. the new states did not cooperate with the Congress or with each other.B. Some new states wanted to be from the UnionC. The Congress could not raise money to pay the national army and to pay debts

10、 owed to France and other nations.D. The Congress had no power to tax any citizen.3. Which of the following state refused to participate in the Constitution Convention? 宪法会议A. Virginia B. Rhode IslandC. New YorkD. Maryland4. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? When the Constitution was

11、 written, A. There was a Bill of Rights in the ConstitutionB. There was no Bill of RightsC. The Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing the freedoms or the basic rights and privileges of citizens,D. A “ Bill of Rights” was added to the Constitution 4 years after the Constitution was made.5.

12、 Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal tax? B. The legislative 立法权6. Which of the following is not a power of the president?A. The president can veto any bill passed by CongressB. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancie

13、s occur.C. The president can make laws.D. The president had broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments. 执行7. The Bill of Rights consist of _ C. 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 17918. Which of the following is

14、not guarantee in the Bill of Rights?A. The freedom of religionB. The freedom of searching a persons home by policeC. The freedom of speech and of the pressD. The right to own weapons if one wishes9. The following were NOT written into the Constitution in 1787 except_A. The Bill of RightsB. The judic

15、ial reviewC. The political party systemD. The power of the president10. The New Deal was started by _ A. Franklin Roosevelt 罗斯福新政Unit 5 American Economy1. The first factory in the United State was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, in the state of _ B. Rhode Island2. The “American system” of mass p

16、roduction was first used in _ C. textile industry 纺织业3. The United States had the first standard paper currency 货币in _C. 1863 4. In which year was the United States rated in terms of production capacity in the world? C. 19455. Which of the following is NOT considered as part of the service industry?

17、A. BankingB. Management consultation 咨询C. AirlineD. steelmaking6. The United States was rated fourth in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.7. The United States produces as much as half of the worlds _D. soybeans and corn 大豆8. Which of the following is generally considered as

18、an important institutional制度的 factor that contributed to the success of American business and industry?A. Laissez-faire自由放任B. Bountiful resources 丰富的资源C. Vast dimensions 大规模D. Entrepreneurial spirit 创业者的，企业家的9. Who has extolled the virtues of famers? A. Thomas Jefferson10. The latest technology that

19、 farmers have adopted is _D. computersUnit 6 Religion in the United States1. Which of the following was NOT a Protestant denomination? 宗教A. The BaptistsB. The CatholicsC. The MethodistsD. The Presbyterians.2. Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United Stated?A. Catholics can build thei

20、r own schools and hospitalsB. Non-Catholics can go to Catholic-run schools.C. Public money is provided to support religious schoolsD. Women have the right to abortion3. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs?A. ProtestantB. CatholicC. Islamic 伊斯兰教D. Judais

21、m犹太教4. Which of the following is true?A. Many Catholics are not opposed to abbortionB. Many evangelical Protestants do not object to abortion.C. Orthodox Jews are for abortionD. Liberal Protestants and Jews join non-believes in maintaining that abortion is a basic right for women.5. Which of the fol

22、lowing continues to have an all-made clergy?A. The Catholic ChurchB. The Protestant Episcopal ChurchC. The United Methodist Church.D. Jewish Congregations6. Which of the following features is NOT distinctively American?A. Various religious groups have coexisted in the US more harmoniously than Europ

23、e.B. Scientific and economic advance and material prosperity have not been accompanied by a decline in religious faith.C. There has been little concentration on doctrine or religious argument in the USD. There has been very much concentration on doctrine or religious argument in the US.7. In the Uni

24、ted States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons except for _A. Finding a job in societyB. Having a place in a communityC. Identifying themselves with dominant valuesD. Getting together with friends8. Which of the following statements is NOT correct according to the author?A. America

25、n mainstream culture is based on ProtestantismB. Protestant church is an established church by law in the USC. The Catholic Church is the largest single religious group in the USD. The largest church is of the Protestant faith in the USUnit 8 Education in the United States1. Which of the following s

26、ubjects are NOT offered to elementary school students?A. Mathematics and languagesB. Politics and business educationC. Science and social studiesD. Music and physical education2. The expenditure 经费in American public school is guided or decided by _ D. broads of education3. In the United States schoo

27、l systems, which of the following divisions is true? C. Elementary school, secondary school4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in American higher education?A. Universities and collegeB. Research institutionsC. Technical institutionsD. Undergraduate institutions5. Three of the following factor

28、s have contributed to the flourishing of large universities in America, which is the exception?A. Large universities offer the best libraries and facilities for scientific researchB. Large universities provide student with “mainframe” computersC. Large universities offer scholarships to all students

29、D. Large universities attract students with modern laboratories6. Nearly all students want to get into more desirable institutions because_ A. they find it easy for them to get jobs after graduated from one of them7. In order to go to university, secondary school students must meet the following req

30、uirements except that_A. They have high school records and recommendations from their teachersB. They make good impressions during the interviewsC. They get good scores in the Scholastic Aptitude TestsD. They pass the college entrance examinations8. Three of the following universities have large end

31、owments form wealthy benefactors. Which is the exception?A. Harvard UniversityB. The State University of New YorkC. Yale UniversityD. Princeton University 普林斯顿9. Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except_A. InvestmentB. Student tuitionC. Endowments 捐款D. Go

32、vernment funding10. To get a bachelors degree, an undergraduate student is required to do the following except_A. Attending lectures and complete assignmentsB. Passing examinationsC. Taking certain subjects such as history, language and philosophyD. Earning a certain number of credits at the end of the