《英美概况(二)》(专升本)练习题

《英美概况（二）》（专升本）练习题一

I. Fill in the following blanks in English (30points, 2 points for each bla nk).

1.The dividi ng line betwee n the north and the south is ____ , with the city

_________ on the border betwee n the two parts.

2.Columbus discovered the new World in the year of ________ .

3.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today ' s

__________ in the year of ___________ .

4.The ____________ officially proclaimed the birth of a new America n n ati on.

5.The institution that began to assume the function of a national government during

the America n Revoluti on was the _________ .

6.The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where the U. S.

Con stituti on was made is __________ .

of the Conven ti on was _________ .

8.A federal system is one in which _______________ is shared between central authority

and its con stitue nt parts with some rights reserved to each.

9.The U. S. federal government consists of the following three branches: ___________ ,

legislative , and _________ .

10.The Con gress is divided into __________ with 435 members who serve two-year

terms, and the Sen ate with _________ lawmakers who serve six-year terms.

11.In 1852, a New England woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote novel titled , which inten

sified the political debate on slavery.

12.the USAlaunched military attack coded Desert Storm on Iraq for Iraqi invasion

and ann exati on of Kuwait on January 17,

13.The first academic institution that a child attends is called __ .

14.In the U.S.A., children are offered ___________ years of free public education.

15.“ All men are created equal ” is from the document __________ .

16.Thanksgiving Day falls on _________ , on which Americans give thanks for

blessings they enjoy.

17.Christmas is on Dec. 25 th, which is celebrated for _________ .

18.Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in _____ .

19.There are two major denominations in America: Christian Science and ____________________

that are the results of native developments.

20.The basic causes of World War I lay in the ________________ , economical and ___________

rivalries of the great powers.

21.The period of the “Cold War ” began when ____________ came forth in March 1947.

22.The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in the year of _______________ .

23.In April 1949, _____________ nations established the North Atlantic Treaty

Organization to coordinate the military actions of member nations against the

USSR.

24.The United States is situated in the central part of North America with its two youngest

states: Alaska and __________ .

25.There _________ categories of degrees are offered by American universities.

26.The term "Father of Waters" is used to refer to _______ .

27.The largest freshwater lake in the world is ________ .

28.The Niagara Falls is located on the US and Canadian boundary between lake and lake .

29.Between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains there is a large area of

desert, of which _______________ is the lowest and hottest place in America.

It got its name because many adventurers died here during the _________ when

explorers rushed to California for gold.

30.The __________ is the official residence of the President and to the east of

it stands the Capitol, the building where the US Congressmen meet to make laws for the nation.

31.Among the Great Lakes, only Lake _________ belongs to America completely while

the other four are shared with ________ .

32.The __________ is the largest city in the US, followed by ________________ and Chicago.

33.Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the ________________

in the 1950s and 1960s.

34.On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King led over 200 000 Americans on a march

in Washington . to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all

people and delivered his best-known speech “ _____________ ” before the Lincoln Memorial.

35.The Americans ' ____________ is a day to honor the memory of those who have given

their lives for their country.

36.Reader's Digests founded in ____________ and published in 15 languages and 39

editions, prints nearly 19 million copies a month.

II ．Choose the correct answer (10 points, 1 point for each).

1.Which of the following is not true about the characteristics of New England

A.Econo mically backward.

B. Long established.

C. Small-scale.

D. Urba n.

2.Which of the followi ng is n ot in New York City

A.Wall Street.

B. The Empire State Buildi ng.

C. The Black quarter of Harlem.

D. Niagara Falls.

3.Texas is famous for three of the followi ng except _____ .

A.un restricted gambli ng and easy divorce laws

B. cowboy traditi on

C. many millio naires

D. oil in dustry

4.The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except

A.challe nging the authority of the Pope B salvati on through faith

C. salvati on through the church

D. establish ing a direct con tact with God

5.Which of the followi ng America n values did NOT come from Purita nism

A.Separati on of state and church.

B. Respect of educati on.

C. I ntolera nt moralism.

D. A sense of missio n.

6.The followi ng were the founding fathers of the America n Republic except __________ .

C. William Penn

D. Benjamin Fran kli n

7.Which of the following is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes

A.The executive.

B. The legislative

C. The Judicial

D. The preside nt

8.Which of the followi ng is NOT a power of the preside nt

A.The preside nt can veto any bill passed by Con gress.

B.The preside nt has the authority to appo int federal judges whe n vaca ncies occur.

C.The preside nt can make laws.

regulati ons and directives regard ing the work of the federal departme nts.

9.The Bill of Rights con sists of _____ .

A.10 very short paragraphs in an ame ndme nt

B.10 ame ndme nts adopted in 1787

D.the ame ndme nts concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press

and the freedom of religi on

10.Which of the following is NOT guaranteed in the Bill of Rights

C.The freedom of speech and of the press.

D.The right to own weap ons if on wishes.

11.Which of the followi ng was NOT a Protesta nt denomin ati on

A. The Baptists.

B. The Catholics.

C. The Methodists.

D. The Presbyteria ns.

12. The follow ing are disti nctively America n features of religio n except .

A.Various religious groups have coexisted in the U.S. more harm onio usly tha n

Europe

B.Scientific and economic advanee and material prosperity have not been accompa nied by a

decli ne in religious faith

C.There has been little concentration on doctrine or religion argument in the

U.S.

D.There has been very much concentration on doctrine or religious argument in the U.S.

13.In the U.S., people go to church mainly for the following except.

reasons

A. for finding a job in society

B.for having a place in a community

C.for identifying themselves with dominant values

D. for getting together with friends

14.Which of the following did not take place in the 1960s

A. The Anti-Vietnam War Movement.

B.The Anti-drug Movement.

C.Women ' s liberation Movement.

D.Public protests by blacks and other minority groups.

15.In the United States school system, which of the following division is true

A. Elementary school, grammar school.

B.Elementary school, junior high school.

C.Elementary school, secondary school.

D. Junior high school, senior high school.

16.The first American Thanksgiving was hosted by _________ .

A. the Indians

B. the Pilgrims

C. the Spanish settlers

D. the French settlers

17.The Pilgrims were able to survive in America because ________ .

A. they received help from the Indians

B.they were supported by rich compa nies

C.many ships brought them food from En gla nd

D.they had sig ned the Mayflower Compact

18.The leadi ng produci ng area for chemicals and mach inery is ______ .

A. The East North Cen tral

B. the Middle Atla ntic regio n

C. the Pacific coast regi on

D. the South Atla ntic regi on

1 9. __________ has bee n known as the automobile capital of the world.

A. New York

B. Atla nta

C. Philadelphia

D. Detroit

20. __________ , the steel capital of the coun try, is the oldest and largest steel making cen ter.

A. Chicago

B. Detroit

C. Pittsburg

D. Birm in gham

III.Define the followi ng terms (30 poin ts, 6 poi nts for each)

2.NBC

4.The New Deal

5.Olympic Games

6.The Con ti nen tal Con gress

7.The Statue of Liberty

8.Eman cipati on Proclamati on