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美国

5. In area, the United States is the ____ largest country in the world.

A 2nd

B 3rd

C 4th

D 5th

C 按领土面积计算：美国是继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后的第四名。

6. Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, is located in ____

A Hawaii

B Alaska

C Texas

D Perth

A,Mauna Loa（摩纳罗亚山）是世界上最大的活火山。位于美国Hawaii（夏威夷）。

8.The United States has less than 6% of the world’s population; yet it produces about ____ of the total world output.

A 20%

B 25%

C 30%

D 35%

B 美国人口低于世界人口总值的6%，但是美国经济生产总值占世界25%，是高度工业化国家。

9.What forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States?

A The Rio Grande River

B The southern Rocky Mountains

C The Colorado River

D The Gulf of California

A The Rio Grand River（格兰德河）形成了美国与墨西哥的自然分界线。

10. The emblem of the Democratic Party is ____.

A elephant

B donkey

C bear

D bull

B 19世纪70年代，在美国的《哈泼斯周刊》上，曾先后出现了政治漫画家托马斯·纳斯特的两幅画，分别以长耳朵的驴和长鼻子的象比拟美国民主党Democratic Party和共和党。后来，纳斯特又在一幅画中同时画进了象和驴，比喻当时的两党竞选。自那以后，驴和象就逐渐成为美国两大党的象征，两党也分别以驴、象作为党徽的标记。

11.In 1620, 201 Pilgrims, to escape religious presecution, sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower. They arrived at ____.

A New York

B Georgia

C Virginia

D Plymouth

D 1620年，朝拜者为了逃离宗教迫害，乘坐五月花号，在新英格兰的普来冒斯落脚。

12.The Grand Canyon in south-western ____ is one of nature’s most impressive sights.

A Utah

B Arizona

C Nevada

D Idaho

B 大峡谷位于美国西南部的亚利桑那州。

13.American presidents are elected ____.

A every two years

B every four years

C every five years

D every six years

B 美国总统任期四年，必须是35岁以上的出生于美国的本国公民。

14.In the United States, the first larges immigration movement took plane ____

A right after the War of Independence

B in the mid-1800

C at the turn of the 20th century

D right after the Civil War

C 1815年至1917年间发生了美国历史上的三大移民。第一次是1800年中开始，第二次是1860到1890年，第三次，也是移民人数最多的一次，是1890年到1914年。

15.The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ____

A friendship and happiness

B Peace and plenty, health and happiness

C cooperation and rich reward

D love and happiness

B 感恩节的主题是：和平，富足，健康和幸福。

17. The world-famous Harvard University is in _____.

A Massachusetts

B New York

C Washington D.C.

D Maine

A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。

19 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.

A Broadway

B Wall Street

C The Fifth Avenue

D Times Square

A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道，其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近，周围云集了几十家剧院，上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。

20 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.

A Yellowstone National Park

B Grand Canyon

C St. Patrick’s Cathedral

D Stonehenge

D, Stonehenge 在英国UK，是古代城池的遗迹。

22.New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans.

A Hippies

B Yankees

C Uncle Sam

D Brother Jonathan

B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。现在用于代表美国人，俗称美国佬。在美国南部，Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民，即北方佬；而对多数美国人来说，Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。

23. On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.

A New York

B Washington D.C.

C Philadelphia

D Boston

A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职，1790年首都迁往费城。1800年以后定都华盛顿。

24. Henry Fond was the first man to _____.

A design a plane

B fly an aero plane

C mass-produciton

D design and make a car

C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师，虽然没有发明汽车，但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。

26. Hollywood, the centre of American movie industry, is closest to which city?

A Los Angles

B Chicago

C New York

D Washington

A, 好莱坞和迪士尼均位于洛杉矶。

28. The first Puritans came to America on the ship _____.

A Codpeed

B Susan Constant

C May Flower

D Discovery

C, 首批清教徒到美国时乘坐的船是“五月花号”。

29. Americans celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May to honor those who have _____.

A given their lives for their country

B made great scientific discoveries