英美文化概论超星课后题答案

1 【单选题】

In the format of western names,which name is put first?( )

A、Family name

B、Last name

C、Surname

D、First name

我的答案：D

2 【单选题】

Culture is the beliefs, ( ) and way-of-life of a community or society.

A、traditions

B、habits

C、customs

D、costumes

我的答案：C

3【单选题】

Which one is not the key aspect of Chinese culture?( )

A、Chinese food

B、Spring Festivel

C、Chinese medicine

D、Football

我的答案：D

【单选题】

Which is the largest states by population?( )

A、Texas

B、New York

C、California

D、Florida

我的答案：C

【单选题】

( ) and Hawaii are seperated from American mainland.

A、Colorado

B、Indiana

C、Alabama

D、Alaska

我的答案：D

【判断题】

Boston is on the West Coast of America.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

Chinese culture is better than American culture.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

Bill is the short version of ( ).

A、William

B、Steven

C、Robert

D、Richard

我的答案：A

【判断题】

There is only one given name in western name.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

Why is Yellowstone National Park important?( )

A、Because it is the first national park in the world.

B、Because it is in America.

C、Because it is the biggest national park in America.

D、Because it is the first national park in America.

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Washington, Jefferson, () and Lincoln's faces are made on the Mount Rushmore.( )

A、Madison

B、Roosevelt

C、Kennedy

D、Adams

我的答案：B

【单选题】

Which country provided the Statue of Liberty to America?( )

A、The United Kingdom

B、Canada

C、Australia

D、France

我的答案：D

【单选题】

The most fresh water used in China is in ( ).

A、Domestic

B、Industry

C、Livestock

D、Agriculture

我的答案：D

【单选题】

Which one is wrong, about the geography of America and China?( )

A、China has more railways than America.

B、America has two neighbour countries, Canada and Mexico.

C、Both America and China's climates vary greatly.

D、America's land is less than China's, but water in America is more than China.

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Which is not the major environment issues of America?( )

A、Air pollution

B、Water shortage

C、Loss of agricultural land

D、desertification

我的答案：C

【判断题】

The total area of China is bigger than America.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

America's population growth rate is lower than China's.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

In China, the life expectancy is ( ) years.

A、70

B、72

C、75

D、79

我的答案：C

【单选题】

1 kilogram is ( ) pounds.

A、0.6

B、1.7

C、2.1

D、2.2

我的答案：D

【单选题】

All the countries in the world adopt the metric system, except ( ), Myanmar and Liberia.

A、the UK

B、the USA

C、France

D、Japan

我的答案：B

【判断题】

Everyone in America and China can read and write.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

Which country is the second largest economy in the world?( )

A、China

B、Japan

C、South Korea

D、Germany

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Which one of following is not an American company?( )

A、Google

B、CocaCola

C、Facebook

D、Airbus

我的答案：D

【判断题】

Per capita means a person.( )

我的答案：√

【单选题】

( ) is most used for the electricity production in the USA and China.

A、Water

B、Nuclear

C、Wind

D、Coal

我的答案：D

【单选题】

The UAS and ( ) is the major export markets of China.

A、Canada

B、Mexico

C、Japan

D、South Korea

我的答案：C

【单选题】

According to the 2013 statistics, which one of the following is wrong?( )

A、The smallest part in the economic structure of developed countries is agriculture.

B、The biggest part of GDP composition in America is Services.

C、In 2013, GDP growth rate in America is higher than that in China.

D、In 2013, America's inflation rate is lower than China's.

我的答案：C

【判断题】

Both American and Chinese governments have significant direct involvement in the economy.( ) 我的答案：×

【判断题】

The poverty lines in America and China are the same.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

( ), Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma and California have the most farms in the USA.

A、Arizona

B、Maryland

C、Texas

D、Nevada

我的答案：C

【单选题】

In 2012, the top 5 agricultural commodities of America are ( ), cattle, soybeans, dairy products and chickens for meat.

A、Corn

B、Potato

C、Tomato

D、Cotton

我的答案：A

【判断题】

In 2008, most of American agriculture imports were from China.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

96% of the farmers are black people.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The GFC Recession started in ( ).

B、the UK

C、Japan

D、France

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Which one of following is wrong about the GFC Recession? ( )

A、Banks stopped lending.

B、Companies cut jobs.

C、Stock market crashed.

D、People got more job opportunity.

我的答案：D

【单选题】

Recession is ( ) of negative GDP growth.

A、1 quarter

B、2 quarters

C、3 quarters

D、4 quarters

我的答案：D

【判断题】

China was not affected much by the GFC Recession.( )

我的答案：√

【单选题】

Bernie Madoff's clients lost about ( ) billion dollars.

A、10

B、20

C、30

D、40

我的答案：A

【单选题】

The New York magzine called Bernie Madoff ( ).

A、Villain

B、Hero

C、Monster

D、Saviour

我的答案：C

【判断题】

Warren Buffett was born in a rich family.( )

【单选题】

The main European power was Spain, France, ( ) and Great Britain.

A、Italy

B、Portugal

C、Russia

D、Germany

我的答案：B

【单选题】

Christopher Columbus was the first person to cross the ( ) Ocean.

A、Pacific

B、Indian

C、Arctic

D、Atlantic

我的答案：D

【判断题】

Christopher Columbus did 5 voyages between 1492 and 1503.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The first fight between local people and British soldiers was at ( ).

A、Washington D.C.

B、New York

C、Boston

D、Lexington and Concord

我的答案：D

【单选题】

The Britain founded ( ) colonies along the East Coast in America.

A、11

B、12

C、13

D、14

我的答案：C

【单选题】

John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and ( ) wrote The Declaration of Independence.

A、Benjamin Franklin

B、Abraham Lincoln

C、George Washington

D、Paul Revere

我的答案：A

【判断题】

The Declaration of Independence was made in 1775.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The war of Independence was between ( ).

A、America and France

B、America and Holland

C、America and Spain

D、America and Britain

我的答案：D

【单选题】

In 1778, ( ) signed Treaty of Alliance with America.

A、Spain

B、Holland

C、France

D、Britain

我的答案：C

【判断题】

Britain won the Battle of Yorktown.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

There were ( ) Chief Justice in the Supreme Court.

A、1

B、3

C、8

D、9

我的答案：A

【单选题】

The first constitution, Article of Confederation was made in ( ).

A、1778

B、1779

C、1780

D、1781

我的答案：D

【单选题】

The first president of Amercia was ( ).

A、George Washington

B、Abraham Lincoln

C、Benjamin Franklin

D、Thomas Jefferson

我的答案：A

【判断题】

Thomas Paine was born in France.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

George Washington declared ( )

A、Thanksgiving Day

B、Christmas

C、Halloween

D、New Year's Day

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Which document was not signed by Benjamin Franklin?( )

A、The Declaration of Independence

B、Treaty with France

C、Peace Treaty

D、Article of Confederation

我的答案：D

【单选题】

Which one is wrong about Benjamin Franklin?( )

A、He was also a Doctor.

B、He loved reading.

C、He started the first public library in Philadelphia.

D、He was 81 when he went to the Constitutional Convention.

我的答案：A

【判断题】

During the War of Independence, Benedict Arnold sold military secrets to France.( ) 我的答案：×

【判断题】

Benjamin Franklin was born in a rich family and well educated.（）

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The first railway was built in ( ).

A、1827

B、1828

C、1829

D、1830

我的答案：B

【单选题】

The war with Mexico was started in ( ).

A、1846

B、1847

C、1848

D、1849

我的答案：A

【判断题】

The first telephone line was built in 1877.( )

我的答案：√

【单选题】

Which one is wrong about Hawaii?( )

A、It is in the Atlantic Ocean.

B、There are 8 main islands.

C、It is the 50th states of America.

D、America took over Hawaii government from the local king. 我的答案：A

【单选题】

Texas was the ( ) state of America.

A、26th

B、27th

C、28th

D、29th

我的答案：C

【单选题】

The USA purchased Florida from ( ).

A、Spain

B、the UK

C、France

D、Italy

我的答案：A

【判断题】

Before America purchased it,Alaska was belong to Mexico.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

The largest city in Alaska is Anchorage, which is also the capital city.( ) 我的答案：×

【单选题】

Which one of following is wrong about Abraham Lincoln?( )

A、He was the 16th president of America.

B、He was killed in 1865 when the Civil War was just finished.

C、He was a businessman and then became politician.

D、He was born in a poor farm family.

我的答案：C

【单选题】

Which was wrong about the Civil War?( )

A、America was kept as one country.

B、Slavery was abolished.

C、After the Battle of Gettysburg, the North started to win.

D、The South was strong in "hard power".

我的答案：D

【判断题】

In the Civil War, the North was weak, and the South was strong.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

In the Civil War, the North lost more people than the South.( )

我的答案：√

【判断题】

Modern weapons were used in the Civil War.( )

我的答案：√

【单选题】

Which one is wrong about John D. Rockefeller?( ).

A、He established his first oil refinery when he was 24.

B、At first, he worked as a bookkeeper.

C、When he was 20, he started his own company.

D、He donated all his money to the Rockefeller Foundation.

我的答案：D

【单选题】

Which one is wrong about the American political system?( )

A、The government is small.

B、Leaders are educated.

C、There are many traditions.

D、The society is classless.

我的答案：C

【判断题】

Because the northern America is cold, James Naismith invented basketball which is a good sport for winter.( )

我的答案：√

【单选题】

The first long distance telephone was built in ( ).

A、1915

B、1916

C、1917

D、1918

我的答案：A

【单选题】

In ( ), the first humans walked on the moon.

A、1967

B、1968

C、1969

D、1970

我的答案：C

【单选题】

President Nixon visited China in ( ).

A、1971

B、1972

C、1973

D、1974

我的答案：B

【单选题】

Why did the French consortium gave up to build the canal?( )

A、Because it was too expensive.

B、Because many people died.

C、Because the topography in Panama was difficult to build a canal.

D、Because the American government decided to buld it by themselves.

我的答案：C

The aim to build the Panama Canal was to connect America and Panama.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The Great Depression started in ( ).

A、1929

B、1932

C、1933

D、1939

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Which one is not the results of the Great Depression?( )

A、GDP went down.

B、Income fell.

C、Unemployment rate increased.

D、Farmers had no food to eat.

我的答案：D

【单选题】

Which one is wrong about the Great Depression?( )

A、The Great Depression started with the crash of the New York stock market.

B、More than 9000 banks closed down.

C、It took a short time for the New York Stock to recover.

D、Many people became homeless because of the Great Depression.

我的答案：C

【判断题】

The Great Depression only happened in America.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

Which was not the reason why the West against Communism?( )

A、The communist countries only has one political system.

B、The economy in communist countries is state-owned.

C、The communist countries are against religion.

D、The communist countries have nuclear weapons.

我的答案：D

【单选题】

Berlin Wall was ended in ( ).

A、1989

B、1988

D、1986

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Why did the Cold War avoid direct conflict?( )

A、Because the Second World War was just finished.

B、Because the USSR was too weak to fight.

C、Because both sides of the Cold War had nuclear weapons.

D、Because some countries stop the war.

我的答案：C

【判断题】

Because many West Germans fled to the East, the West Germany government built the Berlin Wall.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

The Cold War continued for only a few years.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

Which one is wrong about 9/11?( )

A、About 3000 people were killed.

B、It happened in 2002.

C、The World Trade Centre and Pentagon were attacked.

D、It was the first attack on mainland USA since 1812.

我的答案：B

【单选题】

The terrorists Hijacked ( ) planes.

A、4

B、5

C、6

D、7

我的答案：A

【判断题】

Only the north tower of the World Trade Centre was attacked.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The new Constitution was singed in ( ).

A、1787

C、1785

D、1784

我的答案：A

【单选题】

Which is not the three basic principles of the Consititution?( )

A、Republic

B、Federation

C、Rule of law

D、Freedom

我的答案：D

【判断题】

The American Consitituion is only 4 pages.( )

我的答案：√

【判断题】

The Constituional Convention was held in Philadelphia.( )

我的答案：√

【单选题】

There are ( ) justices in the Supreme Court.

A、6

B、7

C、8

D、9

我的答案：D

【单选题】

There are ( ) Congressional Districts in the House of Representatives.

A、200

B、231

C、435

D、521

我的答案：C

【判断题】

American president can be elected for 3 terms.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

Senators are elected for 5 year.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The amendments to the Constitution must be supported by ( ) of the States.

A、72%

B、73%

C、74%

D、75%

我的答案：D

【单选题】

President Obama is the ( ) president of America.

A、44th

B、45th

C、46th

D、47th

我的答案：A

【单选题】

The American Bill of Rights was effective in ( ).

A、1787

B、1786

C、1791

D、1792

我的答案：C

【判断题】

Each State has the same Constitution.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The supporters of the Republican Party is businessmen and ( ).

A、Farmers

B、Workers

C、City people

D、Teachers

我的答案：A

【单选题】

The Democratic Party is also called ( ).

A、Enlightened Party

B、Judicial Party

C、Conservative Party

D、Liberal Party

我的答案：D

【判断题】

The Communist Party in the USA is not legal.( )

我的答案：×

【判断题】

The membership of the Democratic Party is hard.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

Registering to vote costs ( ).

A、

＄5

B、

＄10

C、

＄20

D、No cost

我的答案：D

【单选题】

V oting can not be ( ).

A、In person

B、Absentee

C、Making a phone call

D、By mail

我的答案：C

【判断题】

In America, voting is compulsory.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The American president can be elected for ( ).

A、Many times

B、3 times

C、2 times

D、1 time

我的答案：C

【单选题】

In ( ), Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the USA.

A、2006

B、2007

D、2009

我的答案：C

【单选题】

How often is the president elected for?( )

A、3 years

B、4 years

C、5 years

D、6 years

我的答案：B

【判断题】

A senator and a representative can only be elected for two times.( ) 我的答案：×

【单选题】

Which is not the reason why people are religious?( )

A、Religion is inheritted from parents.

B、Religion can help to explain life.

C、Religion helps us to acccept our situation.

D、Religion can make people feel happy.

我的答案：D

【单选题】

For the Christian Church, ( ) is the Sabbath.

A、Sunday

B、Saturday

C、Friday

D、Monday

我的答案：A

【判断题】

2014 AD means 2014 Before the Birth of Jesus Christ.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

The biggest religion by followers is ( ).

A、Islam

B、Hinduism

C、Christianity

D、Buddhism

我的答案：C

People follow Hinduism are mainly from ( ).

A、India

B、Thailand

C、Middle East

D、Japan

我的答案：A

【判断题】

The Pew Global Attitudes Project shows that rich countries have stronger belief in religion, but the poor countries have lower belief in religion.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

About ( ) of Christians belong to Catholics.

A、45%

B、50%

C、55%

D、60%

我的答案：C

【单选题】

The leader of catholic church is called ( )

A、Priest

B、Pastor

C、Disciple

D、Pope

我的答案：D

【单选题】

How many commandments does Christianity have?( )

A、15

B、13

C、10

D、8

我的答案：C

【判断题】

Originally, the Christians were called Catholics.( )

我的答案：√

【单选题】

According to the 2008 ARIS, ( ) of American follow Christianity.

A、76%

B、70%

C、51%

D、40%

我的答案：A

【判断题】

In America, government wants to involve in religion, but the religious people reject them.( ) 我的答案：×

【判断题】

Agnostic is 100% certain that there is no god.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

Why doesn't western scholars think Confucianism is religion?( )

A、Because Confucianism does not talk about an after life.

B、Because Confucianism is not accepted by western people.

C、Because western scholars don't know Confucianism.

D、Because very few people follow Confucianism.

我的答案：A

【单选题】

According to the 2010 Pew Survey, ( ) of Chinese believe folk religion.

A、18.2%

B、5.1%

C、13.8%

D、21.9%

我的答案：D

【判断题】

There is no Christianity in China.( )

我的答案：×

【单选题】

In American football, the boy who throws the ball is called ( ).

A、The offensive back

B、The running back

C、The quarterback

D、The receiver

我的答案：C

【单选题】

The Super Bowl is usually held ( ).

A、AT the end of January

英美文化概论超星 课后题答案

英美文化概论超星课后题答案