概况模拟题(九)美国社会生活

英语考研英美概况模拟题（九）美国社会生活部分

Social Life

1. The popular kind of family in America is _____ family.

A. nucleus

B. loose

C. large

D. blend

2. Americans like the following attitudes except _____.

A. informality

B. personal dignity

C. equality

D. frankness

E. consideration for others

3. Thanksgiving Day is originated in _____.

A. England

B. America

C. Scotland

D. Canada

4. The largest Protestant group in America is known as _____.

A. the Latter-day Saints

B. Baptists

C. Methodists

D. Quakers

5. Marriage in America is considered _____.

A. more important to the parents

B. a pure religious affair

C. rather burdensome

D. a pure individual matter

6. _____ American young people live independently after marriage.

A. Half

B. Most

C. Some

7. The rate of divorce in America ranks _____ in the world.

A. second

B. third

C. first

D. fourth

8. The black people usually have _____ family.

A. small

B. middle-sized

C. big

9. The “senior citizens” in the social centres refer to _____.

A. high officials

B. professors

C. president

D. old people

10. The popular foods in America include the following except _____.

A. hamburgers

B. hot dogs

C. bread

D. rice

11. People can usually get cheap meals in the following places except _____.

A. snack bars

B. cafeterias

C. big restaurants

D. coffee shops

12. Dining customs include the following except _____.

A. being polite to ladies

B. not staying too long after dinner

C. being punctual

D. using both hands

13. Most Americans are _____ from different countries.

A. blacks

B. Indians

C. emigrants

D. immigrants

14. BLT in America is a kind of _____.

A. sandwich

B. sauce

C. butter

D. vegetable

15. Valentine’s Day falls on _____.

A. July 4th

B. March 21st

C. February 14th

16. On Easter Sunday people usually have lamb and ham as their main meat. For children lamb is the symbol of _____.

A. good luck

B. the sacrifice of Christ

C. the tomb from which Christ rose

17. American Independence Day fall on _____.

A. the 4th of July

B. October 31st

C. March 20th

18. Halloween is a _____.

A. summer festival

B. night-time festival

C. sweethearts’ holiday

D. pilgrims holiday

19. Over _____ of all American religious people are Protestants.

A. half

B. three fifths

C. two thirds

20. In Protestantism there are about _____ principal groups.

A. 40

B. 50

C. 60

D. 30

21. There are two major denominations in America which are the result of native developments. They are the following except _____.

A. Christian Science

B. Mormonism

C. Unitarians

D. both A and B

22. The characteristics of the American religion are the following except _____.

A. wide variety of denominations

B. emphasis on social problems

C. separation of church and state

D. unity among the churches

23. In the US about _____ of all the property is in the possession of one-tenth of the population.

A. half

B. one third

C. two thirds

24. Urban Hermits refer to _____.

A. people who live in the remote places

B. people who live in mountains and forests

C. shopping-bag ladies in big cities

25. A hamburger is usually made from _____.

A. beef

B. pork

C. combination of beef and pork

26. In America snack bars and coffee shops are usually _____.

A. cheap

B. expensive

C. formal

27. The outstanding characteristic of American society is the diversity of _____.

A. climate

B. industry

C. people

28. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as _____.

A. steady dating

B. casual dating

C. double dating

D. blind dating

29. The popular American belief is _____.

A. part-time working

B. self-made man

C. manual labour

30. White-collar workers _____.

A. have higher reputation

B. get higher pay

C. may earn less than blue-collar workers

D. both A and C

31. The black people usually have a _____ family and 1/3 of which are controlled by women.

A. nucleus

B. big

C. loose

D. middle-sized

I. Fill in the Blanks

1. A person who is employed to take care of children for a specific length of time while the parents are out is called a _____ _____.

2. The rate of divorce in America ranks _____ in the world.

3. A family composed of a father, a mother and two children is considered the _____ family.

4. In order to solve the problem of the loneliness and uselessness for the aged, many communities and church group sponsor social centres which are called _____ centres.

5. Today over _____ percent of all married women are active in community affairs.

6. A hamburger is a kind of sandwich made with ground beef that is fried and put into a bun.

7. A cheese burger is a hamburger with melted _____.