《英美概況（二）》2023年春學期在線作業(yè)2題目

試卷總分:100  得分:100

一、單選題 (共 20 道試題,共 60 分)

1.The largest freshwater lake in the world is().

A.lake Superior

B.lake Erie

C.lake Ontari

D.lake Michigan

2.The three biggest newspapers are of the following except ().

A.New York Times

B.Reader's Digest

C.Washington Post

D.Los Angeles Times

3.The most important advantage the North had over the South in the Civil War was its()superiority.

A.industrial

B.agricultural

C.economical

D.military

4.The Midway Island Battle was the turning point of the () War.

A.Pacific

B.Cold

C.Atlantic

D.Civil

5.The state to which the Mayflower sailed is().

A.Florida

B.Maine

C.Massachusetts

D.Virginia

6.The city's name, “Philadelphia” means ().

A.fishing pit

B.brotherly love

C.waste land

D.wild laral

7.The official holidays include ().

A.Thanksgiving

B.Saint Patrick' s Day

C.Mother's Day

D.Halloween

8.The original name of New York is ().

A.New Hampshire

B.New Amsterdam

C.New Jersey

D.New England

9.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.

10.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

11.The () River forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, serving as an international river.

A.Colorado

B.Ohio

C.Missouri

D.St.Lawrence

12.The national flag of the United States is known as().

A.the Star-Spangled Banner

B.Uncle Sam

C.Hot Dog

D.Union Jack

13.The U. S. A. is known as a “Melting Pot” for its ().

A.mixture of religions

B.mixture of nationalities

C.mixture of climates

D.mixture of habits

14.The state()is rich in fishing and trapping.

A.Hawaii

B.California

C.Alaska

D.New York

15.Harvard University was founded in ().

A.1366

B.1633

C.1636

D.1363

16.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

17.The largest seaport of the United States is ().

A.San Diego

B.San Francisco

C.Chicago

D.New York

18.Washington is the headquarters of all the branches of the American federal system: (), the Supreme Court and the Presidency.

A.the Senate

B.The House of Representatives

C.Congress

D.the highest court

19.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

20.()is the largest city in the US.

A.Los Angeles

B.Chicago

C.Detroit

D.the New York City

二、判斷題 (共 20 道試題,共 40 分)

21.The spirit of “do-it-yourself” may be reflected in many aspects of American life.

22.American economy is a free enterprise system

23.NBC also called National Broadcasting Network, is one of the three major radio and television networks in the USA.

24.American industry is developing so rapidly that it has been in the leadin gposition for the past century.

25.The first computer came into being in 1944and in the same year, the first atom bomb was tested.

26.Between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains there is a large area of desert, of which Death Valley is the lowest and hottest place in America.

27.Most of the USA is in the temperate zone，with four distinct seasons and varying numbers of hot and co1d days each season, while the northern states and AIaska have extremely cold winters.

28.The USA includes 50 states and a federal district，the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the Federal Government.

29.The victory at Saratoga was viewed as the turning point of the War of Independence.

30.The continental USA runs 4505 kilometers from its Atlantic coast to Pacific coast，and 2574 kilometers from Canada to Mexico.

31.Before the breakout of the Civil War, the Whig Party, which had been formed during Jackson's day, began to break up.

32.Abraham Lincoln is the sixteenth president of the USA from 1861 to 1865.

33.In the 1960s and 1970s, tennis enjoyed a huge growth as some of the new professional stars, especially women, stimulated amateurs.

34.Telephone companies in the United States are not all private businesses.

35.A member of either House of Congress doesn't have the right to introduce a bill.

36.The USA still occupies the leading position in the three symbols of modern technology: the technology of atomic energy, computers and space.

37.Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1970s.

38.In 1791, the first ten amendments were made. This is the well-known " Bill of Rights ", which contains such liberties as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, etc.

39.In the United States, cotton is a leading commercial crop in the South.

40.According to the US Constitution, Congress exercises the legislative power. It enjoys the power of making laws, levying taxes and appropriating money for government expenditure.

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