专业八级人文知识

美国概况

练习题：

1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.

2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.

3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.

4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.

5 ____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.

6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.

7 In the United States, primary education requires____years.

8 Most college students in the United States are in____institutions.

9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are____________.

10 _____(which state )is not governed by the common law.

练习题答案及题解:

1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。

2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。

3 .Non-hispanics white，非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。

4 .African Americans，2000年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000年以后，拉丁裔美国人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数，成为美国第一大少数民族群体。

5 .America，美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。

6. World War II，第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。

7. Six years，美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。

8. Public，大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。

9 .美国的联邦法院系统包括：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court.

10 .Louisana，路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。

美国概况

练习题：

1 Of the fifty states of America, _____states now have the death penalty as punishment.

2 The four major regions of the United Sates are________________________________.

3 ______ region’s culture character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit.

4 ______is the largest state in terms of size and population in America.

5＂Hollywood＂is often used as a synonym for_____

6 The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_____.

7 The north-eastern part of the United States ――New England enjoys a _____climate.

8 To the west of mainland American lies the _____ Ocean.

9 Detroit, a U.S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for its_____.

10 The natives of the continent of the America are the_____.

练习题答案及题解:

1．38, 美国现有38个州惩罚罪犯采用死刑。

2 ．Northeast, South, Midwest and West, 美国的主要四大部分不包括北部。

3．The New England Region, 美国的新英格兰地区，也就是东北部地区深受清教思想的影响。

4 ．California，加利福尼亚州是美国最大的州，拥有人口也最多。

5 ．American films，好莱坞是美国著名的电影制造地。

6．the Mississippi River，美国最长的河流是密西西比河，也是美国最重要的一条河流。被美国人视为“众河之父”，沿河流域也是美国的主要农作物产区。

7 ．typical continental，美国东北部的新英格兰地区是典型的大陆性气候。冬天寒冷，夏天炎热。

8 ．Pacific Ocean，美国东临大西洋，西濒太平洋，北接加拿大，南靠墨西哥及墨西哥湾。

9 ．automobile industry，底特律是美国著名的汽车城。

10 ．Indians，美国的本土居民是当地的印第安人。

美国概况

练习题：

1 ．_____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.

A ．Washington D.C

B ．Los Angeles C．San Francisco D ．New York City

2．_____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.

A．Blacks B ．Hispanics C．Indians D．Asian Americans

3 ．Washington D.C. is named after___________.

A．the U.S. President George Washington

B ．Christopher Columbus

C ．both George Washington and Christopher Columbus

D ．none of them

4 ．American and British English are two_____ of the English language.

A．varieties B．elements C．parts D．form 5．The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.

A ．Thomas Jefferson B．James Monroe C．James Madison

D ．Abraham Lincoln

6 ．Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.

A．Rhode Island B ．Virginia C．Texas D ．Montana

7．The national flag of the United States is known as_____.

A．the Star-Spangled Banner B ．Uncle Sam C ．Hot Dog D ．Union Jack

8．The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.

A ．contribution a state has made to the nation

B．population

C．size

D．none of the above

9 ．The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.

A．the Amazon River B．the Mississippi River C．the Nile River D．the Hudson River

10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.

A．France B．Spain C ．Italy D ．Britain

练习题答案及题解: