accommodated东师《英美概况(二)》17春在线作业2

2021年1月20日发(作者：croods)




2017
秋
17
春英美概况（二 ）
17
春在线作业
2




一、单选题（共

20
道试题，共

60
分。
）


1.

In February 1856, the National Congress of the Republican Party was held in (). Ever since,
the name “Republican” has been used.

A. Pittsburgh
B. Texas
C. Washington
D. New York
正确答案：

2.

The term
A. the Amazon River
B. the Mississippi River
C. the Nile River
D. the Hudson River
正确答案：

3.

The history of the U. S. is generally agreed to have begun in the year of ().
A. 1620
B. 1607
C. 1776
D. 1492
正确答案：

4.

T
he “Senior Citizens” in the senior centers refer to.()

A. high officials
B. professors
C. presidents
D. old people
正确答案：

5.

The Niagara Falls is located on the US and Canadian boundary between lake Erie and lake().
A. Superior
B. Michigan
C. Huron
D. Ontario
正确答案：

6.

()is the spokesman of the US foreign policy.
A. The State Secretary
B. The President


C. The Vice President
D. The Chief of the White House Staff
正确答案：

7.

Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in ().
A. 1931
B. 1932
C. 1933
D. 1934
正确答案：

8.

The
continental
USA
runs
()
kilometers
from
its
Atlantic
coast
to
Pacific
coast
，
and
2574
kilometers from Canada to Mexico
A. 4505
B. 4506
C. 4507
D. 4508
正确答案：

9.

Most American children begin their school education at the age of ()
A. 6
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
正确答案：

10.

Metropolitan Museum is in ().
A. Washington D.C.
B. Boston
C. New York
D. Philadelphia
正确答案：

11.

Marriage in the USA is considered ()
A. rather burdensome
B. a pure individual matter
C. a pure religious affair
D. more important to the parents
正确答案：

12.

In the U.S., people go to church mainly for the following reasons except ().
A. for finding a job in sociely
B. for having a place in a community
C. for identifying themselves with dominant values
D. for getting together with friends
正确答案：

13.

The first American President who inaugurated in Washington City was ().
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson


C. John Adams
D. Andrew Jackson
正确答案：

14.

The
river
that
serves
as
the
dividing
line
between
the
South
and
the
North
of
the
United
States is().
A. the Columbia River
B. the Potomac River
C. the Ohio River
D. the Colorado River
正确答案：

15.

The leading producing area for chemicals and machinery is().
A. The East North Central
B. the Middle Atlantic region
C. the Pacific coast region
D. the South Atlantic region
正确答案：

16.

(), the steel capital of the country, is the oldest and largest steel making center.
A. Chicago
B. Detroit
C. Pittsburge
D. Birmingham
正确答案：

17.

Protestant Church was separated from the Roman Catholic Church at the Reformation in the
16th century, with about () million members.
A. 320
B. 330
C. 340
D. 350
正确答案：

18.

Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?
A. Separation of state and church
B. Respect of education
C. Intolerant moralism
D. A sense of mission.
正确答案：

19.

The history of the generally agreed to have begun in the year of ()
A. 1606
B. 1607
C. 1608
D. 1609
正确答案：

20.

()has the power to impeach the President of the United States when he abuses his power.
A. The Senate


B. The Justice of the Supreme Court
C. The Congress
D. The Supreme Court
正确答案：





英美概况（二）
17
春在线作业
2




二、判断题（共

20
道试题，共

40
分。
）


1.

All the newspapers and magazines in the USA are privately owned.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

2.

The chief function of the Congress is to deal with foreign affairs.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

3.

Lexington Fire was the ending of American War of Independence
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

4.

The bond is the borrower’s written promise to repay the loan on a certain date and also to pay
a certain rate of interest on the borrowed money
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

5.

With
a
period
of
rapid
industrial
development
and
prosperity
in
1920’s,
Americans’
purchasing power grew as quickly as it should.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

6.

Before
the
English
controlled
North
America,
Spaniards
were
the
most
important
colonists
there.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

7.

The Missouri River is the longest and the most important river in the system of the Gulf.
A.
错误



B.
正确

正确答案：

8.

In 1966, the USA launched the world's first communication space satellite
—

A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

9.

Martin
Luther
King
was
a
black
minister,
who
became
a
great
leader
of
the
Civil
Rights
Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

10.

The
Rocky
Mountains
form
the
most
important
river
divide
in
the
States,
separating
the
system of the Mexican gulf and the system of the Pacific.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

11.

The second continental congress was held in Philadelphia in May 1776
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

12.

Christmas is the greatest religious holiday that is universally celebrated in the USA.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

13.

In
the
American
big
corporations
and
companies,
the
management
usually
isn't
separated
from property rights.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

14.

The land can be divided into three parts according to its geographical features
：
the eastern
part
，
the western part
，
and the central Plains .
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

15.

In Protestantism there are about 30 principal groups
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

16.

In
the
American
big
corporations
and
companies,
the
management
usually
isn't
separated
from property rights.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：



17.

Los Angeles leads the country in the manufacture of aircraft and spare parts and the area has
become an aviation center.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

18.

The supreme judicial body in the USA is in the District Court.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

19.

Manhattan
is
an
island
lying
between
the
Missouri
River
and
East
River
and
forming
a
borough of the city of New York.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

20.

During
the
American
Revolution
in
1776,
George
Washington
had
his
headquarters
for
a
time in New York City.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：





英美概况（二）
17
春在线作业
2




一、单选题（共

20
道试题，共

60
分。
）


1.

()serve as the media between producers and retailers, or producers and wholesalers.
A. Producers
B. Retailers
C. Wholesalers
D. The government
正确答案：

2.

The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was().
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. George Washington
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Abraham Lincoln
正确答案：

3.

The history of the U. S. is generally agreed to have begun in the year of ().
A. 1620


B. 1607
C. 1776
D. 1492
正确答案：

4.

The “Senior Citizens” in the senior cen
ters refer to.()
A. high officials
B. professors
C. presidents
D. old people
正确答案：

5.

()is the largest city in the US.
A. Los Angeles
B. Chicago
C. Detroit
D. the New York City
正确答案：

6.

The first American Thanksgiving was hosted by ().
A. the Inidans
B. the Pilgrims
C. the Spanish settlers
D. the French settlers
正确答案：

7.

Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?
A. Separation of state and church
B. Respect of education
C. Intolerant moralism
D. A sense of mission.
正确答案：

8.

The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except ().
A. challenging the authority of the Pope
B. salvation through faith
C. salvation through the church
D. establishing a direct contact with God
正确答案：

9.

It
would
be
considered
inappropriate
and
impolite
to
ask
Americans
about
the
following
topics EXCEPT ().
A. religious preference
B. medical history
C. why they do not have children
D. the weather
正确答案：

10.

The
period
of
colonization
covered
the
years
from
1607
to
(),
that
is,
from
the
first
settlement of English colonists to the independence of the USA.


A. 1776
B. 1777
C. 1778
D. 1779
正确答案：

11.

Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?
A. Separation of state and church
B. Respect of education
C. Intolerant moralism
D. A sense of mission.
正确答案：

12.

The turning point of the War of Independence was the Battle of() in 1777.
A. Yorktown
B. Saratoga
C. Bunker Hill
D. Lexington
正确答案：

13.

() has the power to interpret the constitution.
A. The President
B. The Congress
C. The Supreme Court
D. The House of Representatives
正确答案：

14.

()is the spokesman of the US foreign policy.
A. The State Secretary
B. The President
C. The Vice President
D. The Chief of the White House Staff
正确答案：

15.

The term
A. the Amazon River
B. the Mississippi River
C. the Nile River
D. the Hudson River
正确答案：

16.

When ()was elected president, the southern states broke away and formed a new nation, the
Confederate States of America.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. George Washington
D. Abraham Lincoln
正确答案：

17.

Christianity consists of the following except ()


A. Catholicism
B. East Orthodox
C. Jewish Church
D. Protestantism
正确答案：

18.

The University of California, with several branch campuses, has more than () students.
A. 128 000
B. 129 000
C. 126 000
D. 127000
正确答案：

19.

From
1949
to
1972,
the
number
of
scientists
who
moved
into
the
USA
from
various
countries in the world reached ()
A. 200 000
B. 300 000
C. 400 000
D. 500 000
正确答案：

20.

The first imperialist war took place between the U. S. and () in 1898.
A. Britain
B. France
C. Spain
D. Mexico
正确答案：





英美概况（二）
17
春在线作业
2




二、判断题（共

20
道试题，共

40
分。
）


1.

The President can’t veto any bill passed by Congress.

A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

2.

By the beginning of the 20th century, the United States controlled the most part of the globe.
A.
错误

B.
正确

正确答案：

3.

Martin
Luther
King
was
a
black
minister,
who
became
a
great
leader
of
the
Civil
Rights