美国文化知识竞赛参考资料(2)

美国文化竞赛参考资料（2） Part II Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question 51. 52. 53. The United States has A. 50 The state of ___ A. Alaska The U. S. lies in o to the south, the Atla ntic states on the continent. B. 49 C. 48 D. 35 is the largest in area of all the states.B. HawaiiC. TexasD. Florida ____ North America, with Canada to the north, Mexic to its and the Pacific to its 54. A. n orther n, east, west C. souther n, west, east The largest river in the U. A. the Missouri River C. the Ohio RiverB. D. cen tral, east, westwester n, east, west S. is o the Mississippi RiverB. D. the Colorado River 55. 56. 57. 58. Some of the world famous universities like Harvard. Yale and MIT are loc ated . A. in the South B. along the Pacific CoastC. in New EnglandD. in the Midwest _____ is located on the U. S. -Canadian border between Lake Erie and L ake On tario. A. Yellowstone National Park C. Niagara Falls The n ative Alaska n A. Indians The largest min ority A. Pacific Islanders B. The Grand Canyon D. The Great Salt Lake population includes the following except the ______ B. Eskimos C. Aleuts D. Blacks in the United States is the ________ . B. BlacksD. Asia ns C. Native America ns The Immigrants Act of 1924 restricted the further immigration into the Uni 59. ted States, particularly from ______ .A. EuropeB. AsiaC. AfricaD. South America 60. The characteristic of dominant American culture is ________ . English-speaking, northern European, Roman Catholic and middle-class English-speaking, western European, Roman Catholic and upper-class En glish-speak ing, no rther n Europea n, Protesta nt and upper-class En glish-speak ing, wester n Europea n, Protesta nt and middle-class A. B. C. D. 61. The first successful English colony in North America was founded at __ in ________ .A. Jamestow n, Louisia na C. Jamestow n, Virgi nia 62. Pilgrim Fathers are a group of secution in England.B. Bost on, Massachusetts D. Plymouth, Georgia who came to America to avoid per A. Protesta nts B. Purita nsC. CatholicsD. Christia ns 63. The Seven Years 'War occurred between the _______ .A. French and American IndiansB. French and SpaniardsC. French and BritishD. British and American Indians64. “ Notaxation without representation was the rallying slogan of _________ .A. the settlers of VirginiaB. the people of PennsylvaniaC. the col on ists in New En gla ndD. the people of the 13 colonies65. The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired in __________A. Con cordB. Lex ingtonC. PhiladelphiaD. Boston66. In May 1775, _______ w as held in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions of a national government.A. the First Continental CongressB. the Sec ond Continen tal Con gressC. the Bosto n Tea PartyD. the Congress of Confederation67. Abraham Lincoln issued _______ to grant freedom to all slaves.A. Declaration of IndependenceB. ConstitutionC. Emancipation ProclamationD. Bill of Rights68. The policy of the Un ited States was ________ at the beg inning of the twoworld wars.A. neutralityB. full invoIvementC. partial invoIvementD. appeasement69. Preside nt _____ applied New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great Depression.A. Wils onB. Truma nC. RooseveltD. Kenn edy70. The Viet nam War was a Ion g-time sufferi ng for America ns, and it con ti nued throughout the terms of Presidents _______ , _______ .A. Joh nson, Nix on and FordB. Truma n, Eise nhower and Kenn edyC. Kenn edy, Joh nson and NixonD. Eise nhower, Kenn edy and Joh nson71. The U. S. Constitution came into effect in _________ .A. 1787B. 1789C. 1791D. 179 372. The Co nstitutio n of the Uni ted States ______ .A. gives the most power to CongressB. gives the most power to the Preside ntC. tries to give each branch eno ugh power to bala nee the othersD. gives the most power to the Supreme Court73. The Bill of Rights ________.A. defi nes the rights of Con gress and the rights of the Preside ntB. guara ntees citize ns of the Un ited States specific in dividual rights and fr eedomsC. is part of the Declaration of IndependenceD. has no relationship with the Constitution74. The following except _______ a re guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.A. freedom of religionB. the right to get into people ' house by policeC. freedom of speech and of pressD. the right to own one' weapon if one wishes75. All the following except ________ cannot make legislative proposal.A. the Sen atorB. the Represe ntativeC. the Secretary of StateD. the Preside nt76. The followi ng except _______ a re all powers of the Preside nt.A. vetoing any bills passed by CongressB. appo inting federal judges whe n vaca ncies occurC. maki ng lawsD. issu ing executive orders77. Accord ing to the Con stituti on, can didate for Preside nt must be ______ .A. at least 35 years oldB. at least a 14 years reside nt of the Un ited StatesC. born in AmericaD. All of the above78. The terms for a Senator and Representative are ________ and _______ yearsrespectively.A. two, fourB. two, threeC. two, sixD. six, two79. The Supreme Court is composed of _______ justices.A. sixB. seve nC. eightD. nine80. The Preside nt is directly voted into office by _________ .A. all citizens of AmericaB. the citize ns over 18 years oldC. electors elected by the votersD. the sen ators and represe ntatives81. __ is American ' most important agricultural area.A. The MidwestB. New England.C. The Great Plai nsD. The in termou ntai narea.82. Jazz began in the early 20th century as a music of __________ .A. black America nsB. In dia nsC. Asia nsD. Hispa ni cs83. ______ is the nation 'leading center of heavy industry in the United States.A. NorthwestB. MidwestC. SouthwestD. West84. The most function of the Congress is to ___________ in America.A. pass lawsB. appoint officialsC. make inv estigati onsD. carry out executive orders85. _____ is the leading commercial crop in the South of America.A. CottonB. CornC. WheatD. Rice86. From the mid-seve nties on wards, the Un ited States suffered from “ ________ that is, the occurrenee of stagnation and inflation at the same time.A. stagflati onB. crisisC. depressi onD. crash87. Of the three corn erst ones of the postwar econo mic boom, _______ was n ot related to the upsurge in births.A. automobileB. defe nse in dustriesC. housingD. all of the above88. The first immigrants in American history came from ________ and _______ .A. Ireland/FraneeB. England/ChinaC. Scotla nd/E ngla ndD. En gla nd/ the Netherla nds89. During the Missile Crisis, Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba except _________A. Iong-range missilesB. medium missilesC. Chi nese CivilD. Viet nam Civil90. Presidential election is held every __________ years in November in the U. SAA. towB. threeC. fourD. five91. The United States and the People ' Republic of China establisheddiplomatic relations in _____ .A. 1972.B. 1974.C. 1978D. 197992. On June 5,1947,______ suggested that the US should offer economic aid t o Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion.A. George MarshallB. Franklin D. RooseveltC. George KennanD. an ti-Com munist93. McCarthyism was a full-scale, ________ hysteria in the United States in the 1950s.A. NaziB. FascistC. CommunistD. an ti-Com munist94. Marshall Plan was announced on June 5, ________ .A.1947B.1948C.1949D.195095. Education was made a function of the state under the Amendment to the US Constitution.A. Ten th.B. Eleve nthC. Twelfth A. biggest B. sec ond biggestC. third biggestD. fourth biggest.98. The safeguards against misuse of powers come in the form of __________A. separation of powersB. executive orders D. Thirtee nth 96 Of the following, _________ is not a A. ChristmasC. New Year ' Day97. The Uni ted States is by far the ____ n ati on ally observed holiday.B. Thanksgiving DayD. Easter Sun day. _ in dustrial country in the world.。