美国文化知识竞赛参考资料(2)

1、美国文化竞赛参考资料（2）Part II Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question51.52.53.The United States hasA. 50The state of A. AlaskaThe U. S. lies ino to the south, the Atla nticstates on the continent.B. 49C. 48D. 35is the largest in area of all the states.B. HawaiiC. TexasD. F

2、loridaNorth America, with Canada to the north, Mexic toitsand the Pacific to its54.A. n orther n, east, westC. souther n, west, east The largest river in the U.A. the Missouri RiverC. the Ohio RiverB.D.cen tral, east, west wester n, east, westS.isothe Mississippi RiverB.D. the Colorado River55.56.57

3、.58.Some of the world famous universities like Harvard. Yale and MIT are loc ated.A. in the SouthB. along the Pacific CoastC. in New EnglandD. in the Midwestis located on the U. S. -Canadian border between Lake Erie and L ake On tario.A. Yellowstone National ParkC. Niagara FallsThe n ative Alaska nA

4、. IndiansThe largest min orityA. Pacific IslandersB. The Grand CanyonD. The Great Salt Lake population includes the following except theB. EskimosC. AleutsD. Blacksin the United States is the .B. BlacksD. Asia nsC. Native America nsThe Immigrants Act of 1924 restricted the further immigration into t

5、he Uni59.tedStates, particularly from .A. EuropeB. AsiaC. AfricaD. South America60. The characteristic of dominant American culture is .English-speaking, northern European, Roman Catholic and middle-class English-speaking, western European, Roman Catholic and upper-class En glish-speak ing, no rther

6、 n Europea n, Protesta nt and upper-class En glish-speak ing, wester n Europea n, Protesta nt and middle-classA.B.C.D.61. The first successful English colony in North America was founded at_ in .A. Jamestow n, Louisia naC. Jamestow n, Virgi nia62. Pilgrim Fathers are a group of secution in England.B

7、. Bost on, MassachusettsD. Plymouth, Georgia who came to America to avoid perA. Protesta ntsB. Purita nsC. CatholicsD. Christia ns63. The Seven Years 'War occurred between the.A. French and American IndiansB. French and SpaniardsC. French and BritishD. British and American Indians64. “ Notaxatio

8、n without representation was the rallying slogan of .A. the settlers of VirginiaB. the people of PennsylvaniaC. the col on ists in New En gla ndD. the people of the 13 colonies65. The first shots of the American War of Independence were fired in A. Con cordB. Lex ingtonC. PhiladelphiaD. Boston66. In

9、 May 1775,was held in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions of a national government.A. the First Continental CongressB. the Sec ond Continen tal Con gressC. the Bosto n Tea PartyD. the Congress of Confederation67. Abraham Lincoln issuedto grant freedom to all slaves.A. Declaration of Indep

10、endenceB. ConstitutionC. Emancipation ProclamationD. Bill of Rights68. The policy of the Un ited States wasat the beg inning of the twoworld wars.A. neutralityB. full invoIvementC. partial invoIvementD. appeasement69. Preside ntapplied New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great Depression.A. Wi

11、ls onB. Truma nC. RooseveltD. Kenn edy70. The Viet nam War was a Ion g-time sufferi ng for America ns, and it con ti nued throughout the terms of Presidents, .A. Joh nson, Nix on and FordB. Truma n, Eise nhower and Kenn edyC. Kenn edy, Joh nson and NixonD. Eise nhower, Kenn edy and Joh nson71. The U

12、. S. Constitution came into effect in .A. 1787B. 1789C. 1791D. 179372. The Co nstitutio n of the Uni ted States.A. gives the most power to CongressB. gives the most power to the Preside ntC. tries to give each branch eno ugh power to bala nee the othersD. gives the most power to the Supreme Court73.

13、 The Bill of Rights.A. defi nes the rights of Con gress and the rights of the Preside ntB. guara ntees citize ns of the Un ited States specific in dividual rights and fr eedomsC. is part of the Declaration of IndependenceD. has no relationship with the Constitution74. The following exceptare guarant

14、eed in the Bill of Rights.A. freedom of religionB. the right to get into people ' house by policeC. freedom of speech and of pressD. the right to own one' weapon if one wishes75. All the following exceptcannot make legislative proposal.A. the Sen atorB. the Represe ntativeC. the Secretary of

15、 StateD. the Preside nt76. The followi ng exceptare all powers of the Preside nt.A. vetoing any bills passed by CongressB. appo inting federal judges whe n vaca ncies occurC. maki ng lawsD. issu ing executive orders77. Accord ing to the Con stituti on, can didate for Preside nt must be.A. at least 3

16、5 years oldB. at least a 14 years reside nt of the Un ited StatesC. born in AmericaD. All of the above78. The terms for a Senator and Representative areandyearsrespectively.A. two, fourB. two, three C. two, sixD. six, two79. The Supreme Court is composed ofjustices.A. sixB. seve nC. eightD. nine80.

17、The Preside nt is directly voted into office by.A. all citizens of AmericaB. the citize ns over 18 years oldC. electors elected by the votersD. the sen ators and represe ntatives81. is American ' mostimportantagriculturalarea.A.The MidwestB.New England.C.The Great Plai nsD.The in termou ntai nar

18、ea.82. Jazz began in the early 20th century as a music of .A. black America nsB. In dia nsC. Asia nsD. Hispa ni cs83. is the nation 'leading center of heavy industry in the United States.A. Northwest B. MidwestC. Southwest D. West84. The most function of the Congress is toin America.A. pass laws

19、B. appoint officialsC. make inv estigati onsD. carry out executive orders85. is the leading commercial crop in the South of America.A. CottonB. CornC. WheatD. Rice86. From the mid-seve nties on wards, the Un ited States suffered from “that is, the occurrenee of stagnation and inflation at the same t

20、ime.A. stagflati onB. crisisC. depressi on D. crash87. Of the three corn erst ones of the postwar econo mic boom, was n otrelatedto the upsurge in births.A. automobileB. defe nse in dustriesC. housingD. all of the above88. The first immigrants in American history came from and.A. Ireland/FraneeB. En

21、gland/ChinaC. Scotla nd/E ngla ndD. En gla nd/ the Netherla nds89. During the Missile Crisis, Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba exceptA. Iong-range missilesB. medium missilesC. Chi nese CivilD. Viet nam Civil90. Presidential election is held everyyears in November in the U.SAA. towB. threeC. fourD.

22、 five91. The United States and the People ' Republic of China establisheddiplomatic relations in .A. 1972.B. 1974.C. 1978D. 197992. On June 5,1947,suggested that the US should offer economic aid to Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion.A. George MarshallB. Franklin D. Roose