英美概况期末习题

Understanding the United States

Chapter 1 A General Survey

I. Gap-filling

1. The United States covers the central part of ___north american continent____.

2. ___Washington，D.C.____ is the capital and economic center of the United States.

3. The lowest point of the US is ____ Death Valley___.

4. ____rose___ is the national flower of the US.

5. _______ is the least populous state of the US.

6. The United States is a _______ consisting of _______states.

7. In _______, the United States declared its independence from _______.

8. The official language of the US is _______, and the second most spoken language is _______. _______ is an official language in the state of Hawaii.

9. Religiously, most Americans are _______; among them 52% are ______ and 24% ______.

10. _______ is the residence of the President of the United States, and the Capitol Hill is home to _______.

II. Terms Explanation

11. Uncle Sam

12. Independence Day

III. Answer the Following Questions

13. What is the name of the national anthem of the United States?

14. Why was Rose taken as the national flower of the US?

Chapter 2 Geography and History

A．Geography

I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.

___1. The United States is the world’s second most populous country.

___2. Hawaii is an island state of the United States.

Ⅱ. Multiple Choices

3. Which is the tallest mountain in the United States?

A. Mount Whitney.

B. Mount McKinley.

C. Rocky Mountains.

D. The Sawatch Mountains.

4. Which city is the most populous city in the United States?

A. Washington D.C.

B. Los Angeles .

C. New York City.

D. Philadelphia.

III. Gap-filling

5. ______ is known as the Father of Waters in the U.S

6. _____ got its nickname “Hog Butcher to the World” for its once prosperous sla ughterhouses.

IV. Short Answer Questions

7. Into which large body of water does the Mississippi River flow?

8. Which river forms a long border between the United States and Mexico?

9. Which river forms part of the boundary between Canada and the United States?

10. Which one of the five lake s is entirely in the United States?

B．History

I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.

___1. The American first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on the last Thursday in November of 1620.

___2.The fortune seekers who rushed to California to look for gold in 1849 were known as Forty-Niners.

___3.The chief and immediate cause of the war was slavery.

Ⅱ. Multiple Choices

4. New York used to be known as _____?

A. New Hampshire

B. New Jersey

C. New Netherlands

D. New England

5. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the ____, which declared the abolition of slavery.

A. Homestead Bill

B. Emancipation Proclamation

C.Gettysburg Address

D. Both A and B

6. The first American President from the Republic Party is _____.

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Andrew Johnson

C. Thomas Jefferson

D. George Washington

Chapter 3 Political system

I. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.

__ 1. Today any citizen can vote.

__ 2. The number of senators from each state depends on the size of the state's population.

___3. The United States has a federal system, in which power is shared between national government and state government.

___4.The Congress can impeach the president accused of a serious crime, but so far, it has never removed a president from office.

___5. It is only customary that president runs more than twice.

Ⅱ. Multiple choices

6. The basic function of a government is ___.

A. to provide stability

B. to make laws and enforce laws

C. to provide many services, such as schools, parks, sewage systems, and streets and highways

D. to regulate, or control, activities such as trade and transportation

7. The Constitution divides the government into three branches. Which one of these is not a branch?