英美概况习题

American Survey Test

地理

1. The _____ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.

A. eastern

B. western

C. northeastern

2. In eastern _____ lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.

A. California

B. Utah

C. Arizona

3. In the west of the _____ lie the Colorado Plateaus and the Columbia Plateaus.

A. Rocky Mountain

B. Coast Range

C. Cascades Mountains

4. The _____ lies between the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia Plateaus

A. Great Basin

B. Colorado Valley

C. Great Plains

5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of _____.

A. California

B. Arizona

C. Wyoming

6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in northern _____, which is cut by the Colorado River.

A. Arizona

B. Utah

C. Montana

7. Among the five Great Lakes, only _____ is wholly within the United States.

A. Erie

B. Superior

C. Michigan

8. Only the climate in the southern part of _____ is tropical.

A. Florida

B. Georgia

C. Virginia

9. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the _____ river.

A. Potomac

B. Delaware

C. St. Laurence

10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about _____ metres and the drop average _____ metres.

A. 1650, 50

B. 1240, 49

C. 1540, 49

11. _____ part is the most densely populated region in America.

A. The southern

B. The northeastern

C. The western

12. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern _____.

A. Idaho

B. Arizona

C. Nevada

D. Utah

13. _____ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.

A. Philadelphia

B. Plymouth

C. Boston

14. About _____ of the world’s annual agricultural products come from the United States.

A. half

B. one third

C. two thirds

15. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _____.

A. Appalachian

B. Mekinley

C. Rocky

16. Mount Mekinley lies in the _____ Range.

A. Sierra Nevada

B. Cascades

C. Alaska

17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except _____.

A. New York

B. San Francisco

C. Miami

18. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake _____.

A. Superior

B. Ontario

C. Victoria

19. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of _____.

A. Erie and Michigan

B. Erie and Ontario

C. Superior and Haron

20. _____ of the America’s territory is covered with forests.

A. 1/4

B. 1/5

C. 1/3