山东省青岛市格兰德中学高二历史下学期模块检测美国试

高二下学期模块检测美国历史试题
Part ⅠMultiple-choice: Choose the one best answer (30 questions, 2points each, 60 points total.)
1. White settlers who moved into the West in the 1850s came into conflict with the Indians over the
A. buffalo.
B. railroad.
C. gold and silver.
D. land.
2. When the Indians were defeated, they were forced to live
A. on reservations.
B. in the East.
C. in California.
D. in the mountains.
3 John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in
A. steel.
B. whiskey
C. oil.
D. lead.
4. What did Thomas A. Edison invent?
A. light bulbs and the phonograph
B. the phonograph and the telephone
C. the telephone and the telegraph
D. the telegraph and the light bulb
5. The labor organization that wanted to bring together blacks and whites, and skilled and unskilled workers, was the
A. trade union.
B. AF of L.
C. Knights of Labor.
D. Molly Maguires.
6. After the Civil War, the number of people living in American cities
A. decreased slightly.
B. decreased tremendously.
C. increased tremendously.
D. stayed about the same.
7. What helped children of immigrants become more integrated into American society?
A. foreign language clubs
B. schools
C. the government
D. sports
8. Which of the following is true about tenement houses?
A. Each housed many families.
B. They were fairly safe and clean.
C. Most consisted of only two stories.
D. They were popular places to live.
9. Slums in the cities were
A. torn down in the 1890s.
B. expensive housing.
C. heavily taxed.
D. unsanitary and disease-ridden.
10. From the mid- to late 1800s, cities were controlled by
A. the wealthy.
B. the poor.
C. social workers.
D. the bosses.
11. The Immigration Restriction League was an example of the fact that immigrants in the late 1800s were
A. welcomed to the United States.
B. discriminated against.
C. considered U.S. citizens.
D. highly organized.
12. Skyscrapers could not be built until what had been invented? A. air conditioning B. the telephone C. the elevator D. electric fans
13. What made the age of the skyscraper possible? A. wrought iron
B. a large labor force
C. expanses of empty land
D. cheap steel
14. Andrew Carnegie's wealth came from
A. steel.
B. whiskey.
C. oil.
D. lead. 15. Mark Twain
A. appointed a commission on slums.
B. worked for black civil rights.
C. gave the period the name "the Gilded Age."
D. supported programs for black women.
青岛格兰德中学2012-2013学年度第二学期
高二年级美国历史学科期末模块检测试卷答题纸
Part Ⅱ Key words （10 words, 2point each,20points total.）
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PartⅢ Answer the following questions（4 sentences, 5 point each,20 points total）1.What are the four frontiers?
2. Why was the period discussed in our lesson called the “Gilded Age”?
3. Describe the tenement houses and a dumbbell tenement.
4. List some key figures in U.S. big business during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Part IV、Writing（30 points total）
Select one of the three essay topics listed below, and write a clear, coherent essay in which you respond to it.
Your essay should be three to five paragraphs. It should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. The introduction should state the topic selected and the points you will use in your response. In the body of your essay, explain your points. In the conclusion, summarize what you have written.
Essay Topics (No less than 200 words)
1. The Alien and Sedition Acts posed the first serious threat to American liberty. Agree or disagree
2. How did the major decisions of Chief Justice John Marshall and the Supreme Court establish the power of the national government?
3. Explain how Andrew Jackson changed the nature of the presidency.。