美国文化试题

美国文化考试重点：课本第一章，第三章，第七章，第十一章~主要看群共享里的ppt~题目类型有单选题，判断题和论述题三种，论述题自己准备，题目自拟（只要关于美国文化的都行），300-400字~1. Between 1607 and 1733, the British established b coloniesalong the east coast of North America.A. 12B. 13C. 14D. 152. The U.S. is c alled a “melting pot” because d .A. its steel industry is highly developedB. it has great influence on the worldC. it is an important economic center of the worldD. people from different races live there together3. Which cannot explain the low voter turnout in America? DA. Complicated voter registrationB. No penalty for not votingC. Americans think that politics is irrelevant to their life.D. Traffic jams4. The Bill of Rights is the term for the first a amendments to theConstitution.A. tenB. elevenC. twelveD. thirteen5. Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?DA. Elementary and secondary education in America is free andcompulsory.B. Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligiousprivate organizations or individuals.C. Public schools are supported by American taxpayers.D. There are only two categories of American higher educationinstitutions: the university, and the college.6. Which of the following is not the feature of American education? BA. UniversalityB. FederalismC. ComprehensivenessD. Professionalism7. The American minimum wage is $ c per hour.A. 4.75B. 5C. 5.25D. 5.58. The Judicial Branch is headed by __a___.A. the Supreme Cour tB. CongressC. the House of SenateD.President9. Which is not one of the three major TV networks of America? aA. Fox Broadcasting SystemB. American Broadcasting CompanyC. Columbia Broadcasting SystemD. National Broadcasting Company10. During the Westward Movement the United States witnessedb .A.a rapid growth of its industry in the westB.g reat expansion of its territory to the westC.tremendous changes in the living conditions in CaliforniaD.an increase in the prices of milk and eggs11. The American Civil War was caused by the struggle overb .A. territoryB. black slaveryC. human rightsD. independence12．Which of the following was NOT a reason for the War of 1812? D a. The U.S. population was expanding and the government wanted to gain land in North America that was controlled by the British government.b. The British navy was boarding American ships to find deserters but was also capturing American sailors and forcing them to work on British Navy ships.c. American merchants suffered from the war between France and England because the powerful British navy hindered trade with French-controlled Europe.d. The British attacked Washington, D.C., and burned the White House and Capitol buildings.13. Among the five Great Lakes, only __c___ is wholly within the UnitedStates.A. ErieB. SuperiorC. MichiganD. Ontario14. Alaska is bought from ___c__ and became a state in 1959.A. CanadaB. SpainC. RussiaD. France15. Texas, a territory of ___c __, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.A. FranceB. RussiaC. MexicoD. Spain16.. Which of the following statements is TRUE? DA. The Louisiana was taken from Britain as a result of the War of 1812B. The Louisiana Territory was ceded to the United States by FranceC. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from SpainD. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France17. President Lincoln’s__b___ was to free black slaves in the south.A. Emancipation ProclamationB. free speechC. liberation speechD. inaugural speech18. The national government of the United States is called the c government.A. stateB. UnionC. FederalD. United19. In America Hispanics refer to immigrants and their children fromc .A. SpainB. CubaC. Latin AmericaD. Europe20. US foreign treaties must first be approved by the d before they are signed by the US president.A. CongressB. government Supreme Court D. Senate21. The Rockies are in the c part of the United States.A. easternB. northernC. westernD. southern22. The power to interpret the US constitution belongs to thed .A. PresidentB. CongressC. SenateD. Supreme Court23. New York City is mainly situated on an island known asd .A. HudsonB. ManhattanC. Broad WayD. the Statue of Liberty25.The largest state of the United States is ___b___.A. TexasB. AlaskaC. CaliforniaD. Hawaii26.The declaration of Independence was drafted by __a____.A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Benjamin FranklinD. John Adams27. The financial, manufacturing and transportation center of the United States is __ _.A. New YorkB. Washington D.C. C. PhiladelphiaD. Chicago28. The United States grows nearly _____ of the world's grain and supplies a half of all the exports of grain in the world.A. one thirdB. one fourthC. one sixthD. one seventh29. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of .A. the Great DepressionB. the Black Power MovementC. the Watergate ScandalD. his Isolationist Policy30. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period ofA. cultural revivalB. loss of purposeC. development in science and technologyD. material success and spiritual frustration1.Why is the united states negarded as a “melting pot” and a “salad”The US was described as a “melting pot” where variou s racial and ethnic groups were combined into one culture. Recently, the US has beencall ed a “salad”because the various groups have remained somewhat distinct and different from one another ,creating a richly diverse country.2.How is the life of the Native Americans today?About one third of the all Native Americans now live on reservations and the others live in cities. Poverty and unemployment are the major problems for them, especially on reservations.Native Americans today have a unique relationship with the United States of America because they can be found as members of nations, tribes, or bands of Native Americans who have sovereignty or independence from the government of the United States.今天的土著美国人有一个独特的关系，与美国美国因为他们可以找到作为成员国，部落，或带土著美国人谁拥有主权或独立于美国政府。