东师《英美概况(二)》17春在线作业2

1、 2017秋17春英美概况（二）17春在线作业2一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 60 分。）1. In February 1856, the National Congress of the Republican Party was held in (). Ever since, the name “Republican” has been used.A. PittsburghB. TexasC. WashingtonD. New York正确答案：2. The term "Father of Waters" is used to refer to().A. the Am

2、azon RiverB. the Mississippi RiverC. the Nile RiverD. the Hudson River正确答案：3. The history of the U. S. is generally agreed to have begun in the year of ().A. 1620B. 1607C. 1776D. 1492正确答案：4. The “Senior Citizens” in the senior centers refer to.()A. high officialsB. professorsC. presidentsD. old peop

3、le正确答案：5. The Niagara Falls is located on the US and Canadian boundary between lake Erie and lake().A. SuperiorB. MichiganC. HuronD. Ontario正确答案：6. ()is the spokesman of the US foreign policy.A. The State SecretaryB. The PresidentC. The Vice PresidentD. The Chief of the White House Staff正确答案：7. Fran

4、klin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in ().A. 1931B. 1932C. 1933D. 1934正确答案：8. The continental USA runs () kilometers from its Atlantic coast to Pacific coast，and 2574 kilometers from Canada to MexicoA. 4505B. 4506C. 4507D. 4508正确答案：9. Most American children begin their school education at

5、 the age of ()A. 6B. 5C. 7D. 8正确答案：10. Metropolitan Museum is in ().A. Washington D.C.B. BostonC. New YorkD. Philadelphia正确答案：11. Marriage in the USA is considered ()A. rather burdensomeB. a pure individual matterC. a pure religious affairD. more important to the parents正确答案：12. In the U.S., people

6、go to church mainly for the following reasons except ().A. for finding a job in socielyB. for having a place in a communityC. for identifying themselves with dominant valuesD. for getting together with friends正确答案：13. The first American President who inaugurated in Washington City was ().A. George W

7、ashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. John AdamsD. Andrew Jackson正确答案：14. The river that serves as the dividing line between the South and the North of the United States is().A. the Columbia RiverB. the Potomac RiverC. the Ohio RiverD. the Colorado River正确答案：15. The leading producing area for chemicals and

8、 machinery is().A. The East North CentralB. the Middle Atlantic regionC. the Pacific coast regionD. the South Atlantic region正确答案：16. (), the steel capital of the country, is the oldest and largest steel making center.A. ChicagoB. DetroitC. PittsburgeD. Birmingham正确答案：17. Protestant Church was separ

9、ated from the Roman Catholic Church at the Reformation in the 16th century, with about () million members.A. 320B. 330C. 340D. 350正确答案：18. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?A. Separation of state and churchB. Respect of educationC. Intolerant moralismD. A sense of m

10、ission.正确答案：19. The history of the U.S.is generally agreed to have begun in the year of ()A. 1606B. 1607C. 1608D. 1609正确答案：20. ()has the power to impeach the President of the United States when he abuses his power.A. The SenateB. The Justice of the Supreme CourtC. The CongressD. The Supreme Court正确答

11、案： 英美概况（二）17春在线作业2二、判断题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）1. All the newspapers and magazines in the USA are privately owned.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：2. The chief function of the Congress is to deal with foreign affairs.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：3. Lexington Fire was the ending of American War of IndependenceA. 错误B. 正确正确答案：4. The bond i

12、s the borrowers written promise to repay the loan on a certain date and also to pay a certain rate of interest on the borrowed moneyA. 错误B. 正确正确答案：5. With a period of rapid industrial development and prosperity in 1920s, Americans purchasing power grew as quickly as it should.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：6. Befor

13、e the English controlled North America, Spaniards were the most important colonists there.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：7. The Missouri River is the longest and the most important river in the system of the Gulf.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：8. In 1966, the USA launched the world's first communication space satellite "E

14、arly Bird".A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：9. Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：10. The Rocky Mountains form the most important river divide in the States, separating the system of the Mexican gulf and the system

15、 of the Pacific.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：11. The second continental congress was held in Philadelphia in May 1776A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：12. Christmas is the greatest religious holiday that is universally celebrated in the USA.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：13. In the American big corporations and companies, the management usually is

16、n't separated from property rights.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：14. The land can be divided into three parts according to its geographical features：the eastern part，the western part，and the central Plains .A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：15. In Protestantism there are about 30 principal groupsA. 错误B. 正确正确答案：16. In the America

17、n big corporations and companies, the management usually isn't separated from property rights.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：17. Los Angeles leads the country in the manufacture of aircraft and spare parts and the area has become an aviation center.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：18. The supreme judicial body in the USA is in t

18、he District Court.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：19. Manhattan is an island lying between the Missouri River and East River and forming a borough of the city of New York.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：20. During the American Revolution in 1776, George Washington had his headquarters for a time in New York City.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案： 英美概况

19、（二）17春在线作业2一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 60 分。）1. ()serve as the media between producers and retailers, or producers and wholesalers.A. ProducersB. RetailersC. WholesalersD. The government正确答案：2. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was().A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Benjamin Fran

20、klinD. Abraham Lincoln正确答案：3. The history of the U. S. is generally agreed to have begun in the year of ().A. 1620B. 1607C. 1776D. 1492正确答案：4. The “Senior Citizens” in the senior centers refer to.()A. high officialsB. professorsC. presidentsD. old people正确答案：5. ()is the largest city in the US.A. Los

21、 AngelesB. ChicagoC. DetroitD. the New York City正确答案：6. The first American Thanksgiving was hosted by ().A. the InidansB. the PilgrimsC. the Spanish settlersD. the French settlers正确答案：7. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?A. Separation of state and churchB. Respect o

22、f educationC. Intolerant moralismD. A sense of mission.正确答案：8. The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except ().A. challenging the authority of the PopeB. salvation through faithC. salvation through the churchD. establishing a direct contact with God正确答案：9. It would be consi

23、dered inappropriate and impolite to ask Americans about the following topics EXCEPT ().A. religious preferenceB. medical historyC. why they do not have childrenD. the weather正确答案：10. The period of colonization covered the years from 1607 to (), that is, from the first settlement of English colonists

24、 to the independence of the USA.A. 1776B. 1777C. 1778D. 1779正确答案：11. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?A. Separation of state and churchB. Respect of educationC. Intolerant moralismD. A sense of mission.正确答案：12. The turning point of the War of Independence was the B

25、attle of() in 1777.A. YorktownB. SaratogaC. Bunker HillD. Lexington正确答案：13. () has the power to interpret the constitution.A. The PresidentB. The CongressC. The Supreme CourtD. The House of Representatives正确答案：14. ()is the spokesman of the US foreign policy.A. The State SecretaryB. The PresidentC. T

26、he Vice PresidentD. The Chief of the White House Staff正确答案：15. The term "Father of Waters" is used to refer to().A. the Amazon RiverB. the Mississippi RiverC. the Nile RiverD. the Hudson River正确答案：16. When ()was elected president, the southern states broke away and formed a new nation, the

27、 Confederate States of America.A. Thomas JeffersonB. Franklin D. RooseveltC. George WashingtonD. Abraham Lincoln正确答案：17. Christianity consists of the following except ()A. CatholicismB. East OrthodoxC. Jewish ChurchD. Protestantism正确答案：18. The University of California, with several branch campuses,

28、has more than () students.A. 128 000B. 129 000C. 126 000D. 127000正确答案：19. From 1949 to 1972, the number of scientists who moved into the USA from various countries in the world reached ()A. 200 000B. 300 000C. 400 000D. 500 000正确答案：20. The first imperialist war took place between the U. S. and () in

29、 1898.A. BritainB. FranceC. SpainD. Mexico正确答案： 英美概况（二）17春在线作业2二、判断题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）1. The President cant veto any bill passed by Congress.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：2. By the beginning of the 20th century, the United States controlled the most part of the globe.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：3. Martin Luther King was a blac

30、k minister, who became a great leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：4. The decisive Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, which marked the turning point of the Second World War.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：5. The constitution llimits the power of each government branch, and prevents a

31、ny one branch from gaining undue power.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：6. Americans are very competitive and only the boys are encouraged by their parents to compete in sports as a way to develop desired personality characteristicsA. 错误B. 正确正确答案：7. Photography, stamp collection, needlework, and gardening are popular

32、 leisure pursuits.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：8. It is estimated that about a quarter of Americans are stockholders of different amounts.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：9. America is the world' s largest producer of electricity, but stil it has to import electricity from Canada.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：10. During the American Revoluti

33、on in 1776, George Washington had his headquarters for a time in New York City.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：11. In the USA only the president are elected by all the people, on nationwide scale.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：12. The USA still occupies the leading position in the three symbols of modern technology: the technology

34、of atomic energy, computers and space.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：13. The White House is the official residence of the President and to the east of it stands the Capitol, the building where the US Congressmen meet to make laws for the nation.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：14. Houston is located near the Gulf of Mexico and is co

35、nnected with the Gulf by a deep- water channelA. 错误B. 正确正确答案：15. There are two major denominations in America: Christian Science and Mormonism that are the results of native developments.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：16. All the newspapers and magazines in the USA are privately owned.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：17. It was the

36、Scandinavian immigrants in the mid-seventeenth century who introduced skiing into the USA.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：18. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1984.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：19. Voice of America is the most famous of the radio stations of the America.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：20. The election of

37、 the American presidency comes every four years.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案： 英美概况（二）17春在线作业2一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 60 分。）1. The Pilgrims were able to survive in America because ().A. they received help from the IndiansB. they were supported by rich companiesC. many ships brought them food from EnglandD. they had signe

38、d the Mayflower Compact正确答案：2. The state () is rich in fishing and trapping.A. HawaiiB. CaliforniaC. AlaskaD. New York正确答案：3. What belongs to the attitudes of Americans toward manual labor?A. Highly valuingB. looking down upon it.C. NeutralD. Refusing to take on it.正确答案：4. The following were the fou

39、nding fathers of the American Republic except().A. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. William PennD. Benjamin Franklin正确答案：5. The first American President who inaugurated in Washington City was ().A. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. John AdamsD. Andrew Jackson正确答案：6. The first American Tha

40、nksgiving was hosted by ().A. the InidansB. the PilgrimsC. the Spanish settlersD. the French settlers正确答案：7. Marriage in the USA is considered ()A. rather burdensomeB. a pure individual matterC. a pure religious affairD. more important to the parents正确答案：8. The “first Americans” were the ().A. black

41、 slavesB. IndiansC. whitesD. Eskimos正确答案：9. (), the steel capital of the country, is the oldest and largest steel making center.A. ChicagoB. DetroitC. PittsburgeD. Birmingham正确答案：10. The 1787 Constitution consisted of() articles and later 26 amendments were added.A. sixB. sevenC. eightD. nine正确答案：11

42、. The () River forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, serving as an international river.A. ColoradoB. OhioC. MissouriD. St.Lawrence正确答案：12. The turning point of the War of Independence was the Battle of() in 1777.A. YorktownB. SaratogaC. Bunker HillD. Lexington正确答案：13. Detroit is fam

43、ous for the production of ().A. bambooB. automobilesC. timberD. airplanes正确答案：14. It would be considered inappropriate and impolite to ask Americans about the following topics EXCEPT ().A. religious preferenceB. medical historyC. why they do not have childrenD. the weather正确答案：15. The most densely-p

44、opulated region is().A. the southernB. the northeasternC. the middle westD. the western正确答案：16. The US is the worlds leading exporter of agricultural products, in which the second most important export is ().A. CottonB. vegetable oilsC. cereal grainsD. soybeans正确答案：17. The total area of the USA is a

45、bout 9.4million square kilometers, which makes it the()largest country in the world.A. firstB. fourthC. secondD. third正确答案：18. The largest religious group in America is ().A. Roman CatholicsB. ProtestantsC. OrthodistsD. Presbyterians正确答案：19. Junior college in America is ().A. two-year collegeB. four

46、-year collegeC. three-year collegeD. five-year college正确答案：20. The Midway Island Battle was the turning point of the () War.A. PacificB. ColdC. AtlanticD. Civil正确答案： 英美概况（二）17春在线作业2二、判断题（共 20 道试题，共 40 分。）1. The annual session of the Congress begins on January 3rd each year.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：2. The Amer

47、ican War of Independence was an event of great historic importance. By smashing the fetters of British rule, it gave the colonies their fight to national independence and assured US capitalism of a free development.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：3. In April 1947, just at the end of the war, a conference was called

48、at San Francisco in America to organize the United Nations.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：4. The New York Times is sold all over the USA with a circulation of 895 000.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：5. The House of Representatives has 435 members plus a nonvoting representative from Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.A. 错误B.

49、正确正确答案：6. There are three world religions: Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：7. The leading region for manufacturing activity is the Middle Atlantic regionA. 错误B. 正确正确答案：8. The USA includes 50 states and a federal district，the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the Federal Gove

50、rnment.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：9. From 1901 to 1978, there were altogether 127 people in the USA having won the Nobel Prizes for the research of natural science.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：10. America is the world' s largest producer of electricity, but stil it has to import electricity from Canada.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：11. Detroit has been known as the automobile capital of the world.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：12. Before the English controlled North America, Spaniards were the most important colonists there.A. 错误B. 正确正确答案：13. The leading region for manufacturing ac