美国文化试题(基础题)

Culture Knowledge Contest

（American Culture）

August 31, 2014

Part I Single-Choice Questions

Directions: Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The strong American belief in individualism can be divided into idealism and ____________.

[A ] realism [B] protestantism

[C] materialism [D] volunteerism

3. “Priesthood of all believers” means ____________.

[A] every priest must be a devoted believer

[B] every believer should confess to God through the priest

[C] every believer is his or her own priest

[D] every priest should be responsible for the believers

4. Which of the following statements about American education is TRUE?

[A] The majority of the private schools are associated with particular churches.

[B] Religious schools that serve middle-class students receive money from the national government.

[C] After twelve years of school, American students receive a bachelor’s degree diploma at graduation.

[D] American schools attach the greatest importance to developing students’ academic skills.

5. Which of the following statements about American Frontier is TRUE?

[A] The frontier experience began in about 1890 and is still continuing in the American West today.

[B] There are two types of heroic rugged individualists: man against wilderness and man against man.

[C] The settling of the frontier did little to affect the lives of the American Indians.

[D] The can-do spirit came from the willingness of the pioneers to work together on a cooperative project for the good of all.

6. Most American people strongly believe in individual freedom, and therefore they do NOT like ____________.

[A] being self-reliant [B] making a lot of money

[C] a big government[D] religious freedom

7. The American saying “Say what you mean and mean what you say” reflects that American people value ____________.

[A] competition [B] optimism

[C] performances [D] assertiveness

8. American culture is also a culture of its own and above everything else ____________ is most important.

[A] diversity [B] individuality

[C] nationality [D] unity

9. One of the most important values associated with American Protestantism is the value of ____________.

[A] self-improvement [B] equality of opportunity

[C] optimism [D] rugged individualism

11. The strong American belief in individualism has strengthened American’s ____________ and hard work.

[A] inventiveness [B] promptness

[C] frankness [D] assertiveness

12. In the U.S., the president can ____________ a bill from Congress, but the bill can still become law if at least ____________ of the members in each house vote for it when it is voted on again.

[A] void, 1/3 [B] void, 2/3 [C] veto, 1/3 [D] veto, 2/3

13. Scholars who see the United States as a “salad bowl” emphasize

____________.

[A] the great extent of racial and ethnic assimilation

[B] the distinct differences between racial and ethnic groups

[C] the rapid growth of population