英语国家概况(修订版谢福之)美国部分

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Chapter 8

1.The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachians hold one third of the country's continental territor y.(F)

2.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate,with some mild subtropical and tropica l zones.(T)

3.Almost through the middle of the United States, north to south,runs a well--known 50-centimeter rain fall line.(T)

4.New York is the commercial and financial center of the United States , and it is composed of five boro ughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Queens.(T)

5.San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and the world famous Hollywood and Disneyla nd are located here.(F)

6.During the 1830s and 1840s, many northern Europeans and Irish immigrants came to America.(T)

7.Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s were Asians.(T)

8.Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work hard for a higher standard of l iving.(T)

Chapter 9

1.America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new continent after Columbus.(T)

2.The second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, and the Continental Army and Navy were f ounded under the command of Thomas Jefferson.(F)

3.The Civil War not only put an end to slavery, but also decided that America was a single, indivisible na tion.(T)

4.Many American people approved of the Vietnam War.(F)

5.In 1990, American troops and the troops from allied nations launched Operation Desert Storm in orde r to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.(T)

6.According to the American administration, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were responsible fo r the terrorist event on September11,2001.(F)

7.The America government regarded Iraq a nation among the "axis of evil".(T)

8.On March 19,2003,American and United Nation's troops, supported by several other countries, began an invasion of Iraq.(F)

Chapter 10

1.Bill of Rights was written into the Constitution in 1787.(F)

2.The form of American government is based on three main principles: federalism, the separation of po wers, and respect for the Constitution and the rule of law.(T)

3.The U.S. Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government and it consists of two houses: th

e House o

f Commons and the House of Lords.(F)

4.The judicial branch of the federal government consists of a series of courts: the Supreme Court, the co urts of appeals and the district courts.(T)

5.The Democratic Party is conservative in terms of its ideology.(F)

6.American presidential campaign adheres to the "winner-take-all" practice.(T)

7.American foreign policy throughout the World War II was neutrality.(F)

8.American foreign policy during the Cold War period was containment and intervention.(T)

Chapter 11

1.America is the world's largest industrial nation.(T)

2.In the U.S. Constitution, the recognition of the importance of "intellectual property" could be identifie

d.(T)

3.Although slavery was abolished as a result of the Civil War, the owners of plantation in the South mad

e more profits from selling their agriculture products.(F)

4.President Roosevelt's New Deal had little effect in dealing with the economic crisis in the early 1930s.(

F)

5.The 1960s was a period of consolidation for the American businesses.(F)

6.American agricultural exports outweigh imports, leaving a surplus in the agricultural balance of trade.( T)

7.Auto production is one of the important sectors in American manufacturing industry.(T)

8.The world economy has little to do with the growth and decline of the American foreign trade.(F)

Chapter 12

cation is governed by state and local governments instead of the national government in America. (T)

2.All American children are offered 12 years of compulsory public education.(T)

3.After 12 years of schooling, American students receive a bachelor's degree at graduation.(F)

4.When selecting a college or university, undergraduate students have a great concern for its size, locati on and academic quality.(T)