东北师大20秋《英美概况（二）》在线作业2答案

1、东北师大20秋英美概况（二）在线作业2答案The largest freshwater lake in the world is _.A.lake SuperiorB.lake ErieC.lake OntariD.lake MichiganThe three biggest newspapers are of the following except _.A.New York TimesB.Readers DigestC.Washington PostD.Los Angeles TimesThe most important advantage the North had over the

2、South in the Civil War was its _ superiority.A.industrialB.agriculturalC.economicalD.militaryThe Midway Island Battle was the turning point of the _ War.A.PacificB.ColdC.AtlanticD.CivilThe state to which the Mayflower sailed is _.A.FloridaB.MaineC.MassachusettsD.VirginiaThe city's name, “Philade

3、lphia” means _.A.fishing pitB.brotherly loveC.waste landD.wild laralThe official holidays include _.A.ThanksgivingB.Saint Patrick's DayC.Mothers DayD.HalloweenThe original name of New York is _.A.New HampshireB.New AmsterdamC.New JerseyD.New EnglandWhich of the following American values did NOT

4、come from Puritanism?_A.Separation of state and churchB.Respect of educationC.Intolerant moralismD.A sense of missionThe river that serves as the piding line between the South and the North of the United States is _.A.the Columbia RiverB.the Potomac RiverC.the Ohio RiverD.the Colorado RiverThe _ Riv

5、er forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, serving as an international river.A.ColoradoB.OhioC.MissouriD.St.LawrenceThe national flag of the United States is known as _.A.the Star-Spangled BannerB.Uncle SamC.Hot DogD.Union JackThe U.S.A. is known as a “Melting Pot” for it's _.A.mi

6、xture of religionsB.mixture of nationalitiesC.mixture of climatesD.mixture of habitsThe state _ is rich in fishing and trapping.A.HawaiiB.CaliforniaC.AlaskaD.New YorkHarvard University was founded in _.A.1366B.1633C.1636D.1363The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except _.A

7、.challenging the authority of the PopeB.salvation through faithC.salvation through the churchD.establishing a direct contact with GodThe largest seaport of the United States is _.A.San DiegoB.San FranciscoC.ChicagoD.New YorkWashington is the headquarters of all the branches of the American federal s

8、ystem: _, the Supreme Court and the Presidency.A.the SenateB.The House of RepresentativesC.CongressD.the highest courtProtestant Church was separated from the Roman Catholic Church at the Reformation in the 16th century, with about _ million members.A.320B.330C.340D.350_ is the largest city in the U

9、S.A.Los AngelesB.ChicagoC.DetroitD.the New York CityThe spirit of “do-it-yourself” may be reflected in many aspects of American life.()A.错误B.正确American economy is a free enterprise system.()A.错误B.正确NBC also called National Broadcasting Network, is one of the three major radio and television networks

10、 in the USA.()A.错误B.正确American industry is developing so rapidly that it has been in the leadin gposition for the past century.()A.错误B.正确The first computer came into being in 1944 and in the same year, the first atom bomb was tested.()A.错误B.正确Between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountai

11、ns there is a large area of desert, of which Death Valley is the lowest and hottest place in America.()A.错误B.正确Most of the USA is in the temperate zone，with four distinct seasons and varying numbers of hot and co1d days each season, while the northern states and AIaska have extremely cold winters.()

12、A.错误B.正确The USA includes 50 states and a federal district，the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the Federal Government.()A.错误B.正确The victory at Saratoga was viewed as the turning point of the War of Independence.()A.错误B.正确The continental USA runs 4505 kilometers from its Atlantic coast to P

13、acific coast，and 2574 kilometers from Canada to Mexico.()A.错误B.正确Before the breakout of the Civil War, the Whig Party, which had been formed during Jackson's day, began to break up.()A.错误B.正确Abraham Lincoln is the sixteenth president of the USA from 1861 to 1865.()A.错误B.正确In the 1960s and 1970s, tennis enjoyed a huge growth as some of the new professional stars, especially women, stimulated amateurs.()A.错误B.正确Telephone companies in the United States are not all private businesses.