(完整版)英语考研英美概况模拟题及答案

英语考研英美概况模拟题

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

21. Texas, having belonged to _____, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.

A. France

B. Russia

C. Mexico

22. Hawaii is in the _____ Ocean.

A. Atlantic

B. Indian

C. Pacific

23. The American black population consists of _____ of the total population.

A. 1/10

B. 1/5

C. 1/9

24. _____ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.

A. Florida

B. Louisiana

C. Alaska

25. The United States today is the _____ largest country in size in the world.

A. third

B. fifth

C. fourth

26. About half of the total population is concentrated in the following areas except _____.

A. Atlantic Coast

B. Pacific Coast

C. Northwest

D. around the Great Lakes

E. Gulf of Mexico

27. There are _____ river systems in the U.S.A.

A. 8

B. 3

C. 6

28. Detroit is famous for the production of _____.

A. automobile

B. timber

C. bamboo

29. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the _____.

A. East

B. West

C. Northeast

D. Southwest

30. The city _____ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”.

A. Boston

B. Houston

C. San Francisco

31. The _____ were the original inhabitants in America.

A. blacks

B. Indians

C. Puerto Ricans

32. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of _____, providing _____ percent of the total output each year.

A. Pittsburgh, 60

B. Chicago, 50

C. New York, 60

33. The largest industrial city in America is _____.

A. Chicago

B. Boston

C. Houston

34. Only the climate in the southwestern part of Florida belongs to _____.

A. subtropical

B. continental

C. tropical

35. ¬_____ is famous for many stores and shops.

A. Wall Street

B. Broadway

C. Fifth Avenue

36. In _____ people can find the historical spot, the Independence National Historical Park.

A. Philadelphia

B. St. Louis

C. San Francisco

37. Boston is situated in Boston Bay, _____.

A. Maine

B. Massachusetts

C. Connecticut

38. The Columbia River and the Colorado River belong to the system of _____.

A. the Gulf

B. the Atlantic

C. the Pacific