英语国家概况2模拟试题2.doc

英语国家概况2模拟试题2I. There are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The Northern states had outlawed slavery by 1830.B. Slavery was finally abolished in the South in 1865.C. The Northern states did not have racial discrimination.D. Segregation laws continued to be enforced in Southern stated until the 1950.2. Which of the following states refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention?A. Virginia B. Rhode Island C. New York D. Maryland3. The United States was rated _ in the world in terms of land area and size of population.A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth4. The main mountain range in the west of Us stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is _. A. the Appalachian Mountains B. the Rocky MountainsC. the Green Mountains D. the Blue Ridge Mountains5. _ is not included in the group of naturalists.A. Jack London B. Sherwood Anderson C. Theodore Dreiser D. Stephen Crane6. Which one of the following four authors is not a Nobel Prize winner?A. Eugene ONeil B. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. William Faulkner D. Earnest Hemingway 7. _ are not offered to elementary students.A. Music and physical education B. Science and social studiesC. Mathematics and languages D. politics and business education8. Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except _.A. student tuition B. government funding C. endowments D. investment9. The reason why many young people were involved in the social movements of the 1960s was that _.A. they resented traditional white male values in US societyB. they thought they knew better than their teachersC. they viewed the adult world with grave doubtD. they love America so much10. The one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called _.A. the “Beat Generation” B. the “Lost Generation”C. the “Hippies” D. the “Me Generation”11. Which of the following used human beings as guinea pigs to test drugs including LSD? _A. The FBI B. Congress C. Richard Nixon D. The CIA12. Three of the following factors contribute to the higher arrest among minority groups. Which is the exception?A. Poverty and unemployment among minority groups.B. Low social status of these groups.C. The aggressive nature of these groups.D. Racial prejudice against them.13. _ made the first desktop PC.A. Bill Gates B. IBMC. Two young amateur inventors D. Apple Computers14. One of the oldest towns (landed in 1513) in the US is _.A. New York B. BostonC. Philadelphia D. St. Augustine15. In playing basketball, misbehavior or unsportsmanlike actions may result in _.A. time out B. overtime C. technical foul D. foul16. According to the author, jazz music gains acceptance in all classes in American society because of the following reasons. Which is the exception?A. It initially appealed to the young and rebellious.B. Jazz musicians worked Indian American music into the music.C. Jazz music was made modified and became more refined.D. Both A and C.17. Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United States?A. Catholics can build their own schools and hospitals.B. Non-Catholics can go to Catholic-run schools.C. Public money is provided to support religious schools.D. Women have the rights to abortion.18. In the United States, people go to church mainly for the following reasons except_.A. for finding a job in society B. for having a place in a communityC. for identifying themselves with dominant values D. for getting together with friends19. Three of the following universities have large endowments from wealthy benefactors. Which is the exception?A. Harvard University B. The State University of New YorkC. Yale University D. Princeton University20. In January 1965, president Johnson declared “_” to eliminate poverty “by opening to everyone the opportunity to live in decency and dignity”.A. war against Vietnam B. war against povertyC. war against Japan D. Mario SavioII. There are altogether 15 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding places on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points)A. The first Secretary of Treasury of the United States was 21 .B. The majority of Catholics in the US are descendents of immigrants from 22 , Italy and 23 .C. The Civil Rights movement, together with 24 and 25 during the 1960s had been deeply rooted in US history.D. Some of the programs to equalize educational opportunities for all groups were called 26 in the US.E. 27 and 28 are the two major writers of the post-Revolutionary period in the US.F. By 1955, more than two million veterans of World War 2 and of the Korean War had used their 29 to go to college, as they believed that a college 30 would improve their chances for a good job in the postwar economy.G. The two major political parties in the US are 31 , which is thought to be more liberal, and 32 , which is believed to be more conservative.H. The Canadian-American relationship is unique in the sense that they are two of the most 33 and 34 societies in the world.I. About 25% of all schools of higher education in America are privately operated by 35 .III. There are 10 questions in this part. Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)36. What are the three branches of the US government?37. What is the symbol of the Democratic Party?38. What kind of people did “the lost generation” refer to?39. What are two basic characteristics of all social movements according to a professor of history?40. What does NFC stand for in American football?41. What were the major social movements in the 1960s? Please list three.42. Which invention marked the beginning of “The Age of Visual Information”?43. Who contributed to the development of the American system of manufacture in the 20th century?44. Which province is the manufacturing heartland of Canada?45. When did Canadas most famous and successful writers appear?IV. Explain each of the following 6 out of 8 in no more than five sentences. Write your answer at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET. (30 points)46. Three Faiths in the US47. martin Luther King，Jr.48. Niagara Falls49. the Beat Generation50. “WASP” culture51. Transcendentalists52. Henry Ford53. The Canadian Mosaic参考答案I. 每题1分， 共20分15 CBCDB 610 BDDAC 1115 DACDC 1620 DCABBII. 每题1.5分， 共30分21. Alexander Hamilton22. Ireland23. Holland 24. the youth anti-war25. the womens movement26. affirmative action programs27. Washington Irving 28. James Fenimore Cooper29. GI Bill of Rights30. degree31. the Democratic Party32. the Republican Party33. open34. interconnected35. Religious organizationsIII. 每题2分， 共20分36. They are Legislative Branch, Executive Branch and Judicial Branch.37. It is the donkey.38. “The Lost Generation” referred to some novelists who produced literary works of disillusionment while they were living abroad after World War 1.39. According to a professor of history, the two basic characteristics of all social movements are “structure” and “spontaneity”.40. NFC stands for “National Football Conference” in American football.41. The major social movements in the 1960s were the civil rights movement, the youth anti-war movements and the womens movements.42. Television.43. Henry Ford.44. Ontario.45. In the post-war period.IV. (6 out of 8)每题5分， 共30分46. Three Faiths in the USBy the 1950s, the three faiths model of American religion had developed. Americans were considered to come in three basic varieties: Protestant, Catholic and Jewish, the other reflecting the strength in numbers of each group.47. Martin Luther King，Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr., an Atlanta-born Baptist minister, was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership conference during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. To promote his philosophy of nonviolent protest against segregation and other kinds of social injustice, King organized a series of “marches”, including the march on Washington of August, 1963, when King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. As a civil rights leader, King worked not only to end racial discrimination and poverty, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize n 1964. He was assassinated in the city of Memphis in April 196848. Niagara FallsNiagara Falls are a group of awesome waterfalls on the US-Canada border. The torrent falls over a precipice for a distance of 55 metres and makes roaring sound. There are two sections of falls: the large section located in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; and the smaller section in the US is called the American Falls.49. the Beat GenerationThe “Beat Generation” was made up of a group of young writers in the 1950s based in San Francisco. The name referred simultaneously to the rhythm of Jazz music, to their sense that society was worn out, to the interest in new forms of experience, through drugs, alcohol or Eastern mysticism. Alan Ginsbergs poem howl set for them a tone of social protest.50. “WASP” cultureWASP, which stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, is believed to be the basis of the m