奥鹏作业英美概况二在线作业10001.docx

1、奥鹏作业英美概况二在线作业10001英美概况（二）19春在线作业1-0001The original name of New York is ().选项【A】:New Hampshire选项【B】:New Amsterdam选项【C】:New Jersey选项【D】:New England正确选项：BIn the U.S., people go to church mainly for the following reasons except ().选项【A】:for finding a job in sociely选项【B】:for having a place in a community

2、选项【C】:for identifying themselves with dominant values选项【D】:for getting together with friends正确选项：AThe official holidays include ().选项【A】:Thanksgiving选项【B】:Saint Patrick s Day选项【C】:Mothers Day选项【D】:Halloween正确选项：AThe first American President who inaugurated in Washington City was ().选项【A】:George Wash

3、ington选项【B】:Thomas Jefferson选项【C】:John Adams选项【D】:Andrew Jackson正确选项：BThe river that serves as the dividing line between the South and the North of the United States is().选项【A】:the Columbia River选项【B】:the Potomac River选项【C】:the Ohio River选项【D】:the Colorado River正确选项：BWhich of the following American

4、values did NOT come from Puritanism?选项【A】:Separation of state and church选项【B】:Respect of education选项【C】:Intolerant moralism选项【D】:A sense of mission.正确选项：AThe US is the worlds leading exporter of agricultural products, in which the second most important export is ().选项【A】:Cotton选项【B】:vegetable oils选项

5、【C】:cereal grains选项【D】:soybeans正确选项：CThe () River forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, serving as an international river.选项【A】:Colorado选项【B】:Ohio选项【C】:Missouri选项【D】:St.Lawrence正确选项：DThe U. S. A. is known as a “Melting Pot” for its ().选项【A】:mixture of religions选项【B】:mixture of natio

6、nalities选项【C】:mixture of climates选项【D】:mixture of habits正确选项：BThe number of Congressmen from each state varies depending on ().选项【A】:the size of the area选项【B】:the size of population选项【C】:the tradition选项【D】:the wealth正确选项：BYou can get quick and inexpensive meals in () .选项【A】:magnificent restaurants选项

7、【B】:snack bars选项【C】:guest house选项【D】:motels正确选项：BThe largest public library in the U. S. is ().选项【A】:Library of Congress选项【B】:Library of Harvard选项【C】:Franklin Library选项【D】:Roosevelt Library正确选项：ADetroit is famous for the production of ().选项【A】:bamboo选项【B】:automobiles选项【C】:timber选项【D】:airplanes正确选项：B

8、Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in ().选项【A】:1931选项【B】:1932选项【C】:1933选项【D】:1934正确选项：B() are the most numerous in the minorities of the United States.选项【A】:blacks选项【B】:Hispanics选项【C】:Asian-Americans选项【D】:Jews正确选项：A() has the power to interpret the constitution.选项【A】:The President选项【

9、B】:The Congress选项【C】:The Supreme Court选项【D】:The House of Representatives正确选项：CThe “Senior Citizens” in the senior centers refer to.()选项【A】:high officials选项【B】:professors选项【C】:presidents选项【D】:old people正确选项：DThe University of California, with several branch campuses, has more than () students.选项【A】:1

10、28 000选项【B】:129 000选项【C】:126 000选项【D】:127000正确选项：AThe leading producing area for chemicals and machinery is().选项【A】:The East North Central选项【B】:the Middle Atlantic region选项【C】:the Pacific coast region选项【D】:the South Atlantic region正确选项：BThe citys name, “Philadelphia” means ().选项【A】:fishing pit选项【B】:

11、brotherly love选项【C】:waste land选项【D】:wild laral正确选项：BThe land can be divided into three parts according to its geographical features：the eastern part，the western part，and the central Plains .选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BIn the USA, a two-year college was originally called a “junior college”, but now it is c

12、alled a “community college选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BBefore the breakout of the Civil War, the Whig Party, which had been formed during Jacksons day, began to break up.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BThe Federal Government is supposed to keep independent from the states governments.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BAmerican i

13、ndustry is developing so rapidly that it has been in the leadin gposition for the past century.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BThe United States is situated in the central part of North America with its two youngest states-Alaska and Hawaii.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BThe first Continental Congress was held in Phil

14、adelphia in September 1775 to consider and act on the situation arising from the so-called Intolerable Acts passed by the Bitish Parliament.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：AIn western California lies Death Valley, 280 feet below sea level. It is the lowest point in the whole of North America.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确

15、选项：AIn the autumn of 1620, the first group of people started for America in a ship named the Mayflower. They landed at a place they named Plymouth选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BAmerica was named after Amerigo Vespucci.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BThe western part consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by th

16、e Appalachian Range选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：AThe Indians were the original inhabitants on the continent. However, ever since the discovery of the land in 1492 they have been cruelly treated. They were driven into barren desert regions, the so-called “Indian Reservations”.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BNiagara Fa

17、lls is not in New York City.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BDetroit has been known as the automobile capital of the world.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BMount Mekinley, 6187 meters high, on the north of the Alaska, the highest peak on the American continent.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：ABasketball is the summer sport in Ameri

18、can schools and colleges.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：AEvery state constitution divides political power among four elements.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：AThe pamphlet “Common Sense” was published by Thomas Jefferson.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：AMount McKinley is the highest mountain in the USA and in North America. It was named afer William Mckinley, the 25th US president.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：BWhen Lincoln was elected president, the southern states broke away and formed a new nation, the Confederate Union of America.选项【A】:错误选项【B】:正确正确选项：B