英国国家文化A

Part I Blank Filling (60 blanks, 0.5 point each)1. The United States of America is situated in the southern part of North America (except________________ and Hawaii). The continental United States stretches 4,500 kilometersfrom the Atlantic on the east to the ________________ on the west. It is bounded by________________ on the north and by ________________ and the Gulf of Mexico on thesouth, with a distance of 2,575 kilometers in between.2. The United States is the ________________ (rank) largest country in the world in terms ofarea. Its land area is 9,166，601 square kilometers.3. The whole country is divided into ________________ (number) states and a federal district,________________, in which the capital city of Washington is located on the Potomac River.________________ is the largest in area of all the states, and Texas is the second.4. The highest peak contained by the Appalachian Mountains is ________________. TheSierras Range contains ________________, the highest peak in the US outside Alaska. Thehighest mount of the United States is ________________, which lies in Alaska.________________ in eastern California, 85 meters below sea level, is the lowest point inthe whole of NorthAmerica.5. The five Great lakes are Lake Superior, Lake ________________, Lake ________________,Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They form the most important system of inland waterways inthe world. Of the five Great Lakes, only Lake ________________is wholly within theUnited States. The famous ________________ Falls is located on the US-Canadianboundary between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.6. ________________ is the largest city and chief port of the United States lying at the mouthof the Hudson River. ________________, a gift from the French people in 1886, was placedin the center of New York Harbor.7. The most densely populated state is ________________, while the most sparsely populated2state is ________________.8. Since World War II, people have moved to the Southeast, Southwest, and West Coast, whichis collectively called ________________.9. The Ivy League refers to eight private institutions of higher education located in theNortheastern United States. They are ________________ University, ________________University, University of Pennsylvania, ________________, Columbia University, BrownUniversity, Dartmouth College, Cornell University. All these universities were foundedbefore American Revolution except ________________ University.10. ________________ is the United States’ central bank, charged wit h ensuring the stability andflexibility of the nation’s monetary and financial systems.11. The largest airports in the United States by passenger arrivals and departures are________________ International Airport in Illinois.12. ________________ is a district in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., situated west-northwestof Downtown. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studiosand stars, its name is often used as a metonym for the American film and television industry.13. ________________ theater refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 largeprofessional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York inManhattan, New York City.14. The top daily newspapers in the United States according to circulation were the________________ Journal, ________________, ________________, and the Los AngelesTimes, each with a circulation in excess of 1 million.15. The US Constitution is composed of a Preamble, ________________ (number) articles, and________________ (number) amendments, among which the first ten amendments iscollectively called as ________________.16. Congress is the legislative body, which is divided into two chambers: ________________with ________________ (number) members and ________________ (number)with______________________ members.17. The president of the Senate is the vice president of the United States. When he is absent,________________, usually the senior senator of the majority party, carry out his duties.18. The US President elect is ________________. He will take his power on ________________3(date), 2009.19. The president of the House of Representatives is ________________, who presides over thechamber, refers bills to committees, appoints representatives to special committees, andgrants representatives the right to speak during chamber debates. 20. The Supreme Court of the United States consists of ________________ of the United Statesand ________________ (number) Associate Justices, who are nominated by the Presidentand confirmed with the “advice and consent” of the Senate. Justices serve “during goodbehaviour,”21. The logo of the Republican Party is ________________ while that of the Democratic Partyis ________________. The color of the Republican Party is ________________ while thatof the Democratic Party is ________________.22. During the General Presidential Election, if no presidential candidate receives a majority inthe Electoral College, then the president-elect will be selected by a vote of________________, with each state receiving a single vote. If no vice presidential candidatereceives a majority, then the vice president-elect will be selected by a vote of________________.23. General Elections take place on ________________________________________ in theElection Year (although in many states early and absentee voting begins several weeks beforeElection Day).24. The Mississippian culture dominated much of the area along the Mississippi River inPre-Columbian history. One of the distinguishing features of this culturewas the constructionof large earthen ________________. The people there grew ________________ and othercrops intensively, participated in an extensive trade network, and had a complex stratifiedsociety.25. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth,specifically ________________ andAustralia.26. The discoverer of the New World was ________________. He and his team made fourvoyages to the NewWorld. Their vessels were named as Santa Maria.27. Spanish navigator ________________ became the first European to round the tip of SouthAmerica during a 1519-1522 voyage that became the first circumnavigation of the world.428. The first successful English colony was ________________, established in 1607, on a smallriver near Chesapeake Bay. The venture was financed and coordinated by the________________, a joint stock company looking for gold. Its first years were extremelydifficult, with very high death rates from disease and starvation, wars with local Indians, andlittle gold. The colony survived, barely, by turning to ________________ as a cash crop.29. In 1620 the first group of Puritans arrived from England. In order to escape from religiouspersecution at home, a group of Puritans set sail for America on a ship called the________________.30. Among the thirteen colonies, Province of New Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay,Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and Connecticut Colony, the fourcolonies in the north were collectively referred to as ________________. Part II Multiple Choice (20 Items, 1 point each)1. Alaska was bought by the United States from Russia ________.[A] during theWar of American Independence.[B] when Abraham Lincoln was the President[C] during the American Civil War[D] after the end of the American Civil War2. ________ River flows through New York City.[A] Missouri [B] St. Lawrence[C] Colorado [D] Hudson3. The coasts of ________ are among the rainiest places in the world.[A] California [B] Oregon and Washington[C] Florida [D] New England4. The greatest wonder is found in the forests of sequoia and fir trees on the ________ coast ofthe United States.[A] eastern [B] southern[C] northwest [D] southwestern5. Which of the following is NOT in Washington D.C?[A] the US Capitol [B] theWhite House[C] Pentagon building [D] the UN headquarters56. The ________ constitute the largest ethnic-racial minority group in the United States.[A] American Indians [B] Hispanics[C] Blacks [D] Asian Americans7. The state of ________ is the largest in population today.[A] New York [B] Colorado[C] Arizona [D] California8. ________ along with it branches is the longest river in the United States and it also ranks thefourth in the world.[A] Mississippi River [B] Columbia River[C] Missouri River [D] Ohio River9. The poor exist in the United States because ________.[A] the nation cannot generate the wealth to support the poor[B] there are regular economic depressions[C] its distribution of wealth is fundamentally unequal[D] the country is densely populated10. Modern corporations in the United States are anything BUT ________.[A] diversified [B] multinational[C] competitive [D] monopolistic11. Which of the following cities is NOT on the Pacific coast?[A] Baltimore [B] Los Angeles[C] San Francisco [D] Seattle12. The Constitution of the United States was framed in ________ in 1787.[A] Washington [B] Boston[C] New York [D] Philadelphia13. Congress can overturn the President’s veto by a ________ vote of the full membership of bothhouses.[A] two-fifths [B] two-thirds[C] three-fourths [D] three-fifths14. The Department of ________ advises the President on foreign relations.[A] Defense [B] State6[C] Commerce [D] Labor15. A Senator must be ________.[A] over 25 years old and must have been an American citizen for at least nine years.[B] over 30 years old and must have been an American citizen for at least seven years.[C] over 30 years old and must have been an American citizen for at least nine years.[D] over 25 years old and must have been an American citizen for at least seven years.16. Representatives in the United States are elected ________.[A] annually [B] every two year[C] every three years [D] every four years17. The state legislature usually consists of two houses except the state of ________.[A] North Dakota [B] South Dakota[C] Nebraska [D] Oklahoma18. Although no Congressmen come from Washington DC., the capital city has ________ votes inthe General Election.[A] 2 [B] 3[C] 4 [D] 519. The NewWorld discovered by Columbus was named after ________.[A] Amerigo Vespucci [B] Christopher Columbus[C] Ferdinand Magellan [D] Marco Polo20. The Constitutional Convention was held in ________ in May 1787.[A] Boston [B] New York[C] Philadelphia [D] Washington D.C.Part III Term Defining (6 Items, 5 points each)1. New England2. The Declaration of Independence3. The French and Indian War4. Boston Massacre5. The Rust Belt6. The Stamp Act7Part IV Questions for discussion (2 Items, 10 point each)1.What’s your idea about the diversity of US population?2. What’s your idea about the significances of Columbus’s discovery of the New World? And whatabout its influence on the life of American Indians?A）参考答案I. Blank filling（总分30 分，每个空格0.5 分；拼写错误可酌情扣分）1. Alaska; Pacific; Canada2. fourth3. 50; Washington DC. (Columbia District); Alaska4. Mitchell; Whitney; McKinley; Death Valley5. Michigan; Huron; Michigan; Niagara6. New York; Statue of Liberty (Liberty Statue)7. New Jersey; Alaska8. the Sun Belt9. Harvard; Yale; Princeton (顺序可调); Cornell 10. Federal Reserve 11. Chicago-O’Hare (Chicago) 12. Hollywood13. Broadway14. the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times (顺序可调)15. 7; 27; Bill of Rights16. the Senate, 100; the House of Representatives, 435 (两个house顺序可调)17. President pro tempore 18. Obama; January 2019. Mr. Speaker 20. Chief Justice; eight21. elephant; donkey; red; blue (顺序不可调) 22. the House of Representatives; the Senate23. the first Tuesday after the first Monday (in November)24. mounds; corn (maize) 25. America26. Christopher Columbus 27. Magellan28. Jamestown; the London Virginia Company (Virginia Company of London), tobacco29. Mayflower 30. New EnglandII. Multiple Choice共20 题，每题一分1-5. DDBCD 6-10. BDAAC 11-15. ADBBC 16-20. BCBACIII. Term definition每题5 分，语法和拼写错误看酌情扣分1. New England要点A. NortheasternAmerica (如果能具体指出哪几个州，可酌情加分)B. earliest settlements; industrial center2. The Declaration of Independence要点A. who draftedB. where it was adoptedC. significance3. French and Indian War要点A. timeB. two partiesC. significance4. Boston Massacre要点A. time and place12B. what happenedC. significance5. Rust Belt要点A. Area around the Great LakesB. source of the population movementC. the past and the present6. StampAct要点A. the time and the issuerB. contentsC. consequencesIV. Questions for discussion本题是自由发挥题目，考查学生根据所学知识，分析问题的能力。