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英美国情
选择题
美国部分
Unit3
America Beginning
1.
Which of the following statements was
correct
around
the
time of the American
Revolution?
A.
The American has the mixed blood of
Europeans or their
descendants.
B.
The
American
had
the
mixed
blood
of
Europeans
with
American Indians.
C.
The
American
had
the
mixed
blood
of
Europeans
with
black,
D.
The
American
had
the
blood
of
the
English
and
their
descendants
only,
子孙，后裔
2.
Which of the
following
was not
one of the
three forces that
led to the modern
development of Europe?
A.
The growth of capitalism
资本主义
B.
The
Renaissance
文艺复兴
C.
The Religious
Reformation
宗教改革
D.
The spiritual
leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.
3.
The following
were the main Reformation leaders
except
__
A.
Martin Luther
马丁路德
B.
Martin Luther
King
C.
John
Calvin
约翰·加尔文
D.
The English
King Henry VIII
亨利八世
4.
The
following
were
some
of
the
characteristics
of
Protestantism
except
__
新教教徒
新教，耶稣教，基督教
A.
Challenging
the authority of the
Pope
罗马教皇
B.
Salvation
through faith
C.
Salvation through church
D.
Establishing a
direct contact with God
5.
Which of
the
following
American
values did
not
come
from
Puritanism?
A.
Separation of state and church
B.
Respect of
education
C.
Intolerant moralism
D.
A sense of
mission
6.
Lord
Baltimore
’
s feudal plan
failed
Not because
__
A.
There were
more Protestant than Catholic in Maryland
B.
The wilderness
of the continent made the plan impossible
C.
There was
plenty of land while labor was
scarce
缺乏的
D.
The English King did not the like the
plan
7.
The
following
were
the
founding
fathers
of
the
American
Republic
except__
A.
George Washington
B.
Thomas
Jefferson
C.
William Penn
D.
Benjamin Franklin
8.
The theory of
American politics and the American Revolution
originated mainly from__
D.
John Locke
9.
Which
of
the
following
was
not
a
denomination
of
Protestantism?
教派
A.
Catholics
B.
Puritans
C.
Quakers
D.
Church of England
10.
“
No taxation without
representation
”
was the
rallying cry of
__
A. the settler of Virginia
B. the people of Pennsylvania
C. the colonists in New England
D. the people of the 13 colonies on the
eve of the American
Revolution
Unit 4 The Political System in the
United States
1.
Which of the following statements is
Not
correct? When the
War of Independence was over,
A.
Each new state
had its own government
B.
Each
new state made
its
own
laws and
handled
all of
its
internal affairs.
C.
The
national
government
was
called
the
Congress
with
little power
D.
The
relationships
between
the
states
and
the
national
government were
clearly defined.
2.
According
to
the
author,
the
Articles
of
Confederation
failed because
of the following reasons, which is
not
true
?
A.
the
new
states
did
not
cooperate
with
the
Congress
or
with each other.
B.
Some new
states wanted to be from the Union
C.
The
Congress
could
not
raise
money
to
pay
the
national
army and to pay
debts owed to France and other nations.
D.
The Congress
had no power to tax any citizen.
3.
Which
of
the
following
state
refused to
participate
in
the
Constitution
Convention
?
宪法会议
A.
Virginia
B.
Rhode Island
C.
New York
D.
Maryland
4.
Which
of
the
following
statements
is
NOT correct?
When
the Constitution was
written,
A.
There was a Bill of Rights in the
Constitution
B.
There was no Bill of Rights
C.
The
Constitution did not have any words guaranteeing
the
freedoms or the basic rights and
privileges of citizens,
D.
A
“
Bill of
Rights
”
was added to the
Constitution 4 years
after the
Constitution was made.
5.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
only
branch
that
can
make
federal
laws, and levy federal tax?
B. The
legislative
立法权
6.
Which of the
following is not a power of the president?
A.
The president
can veto any bill passed by Congress
B.
The president
has the authority to appoint federal judges
when vacancies occur.
C.
The president
can make laws.
D.
The
president
had
broad
powers,
with
the
executive
branch,
to issue regulations and directives regarding the
work of the federal departments.
执行
7.
The Bill of Rights consist of __
C. 10 amendments added to
the Constitution in 1791
8.
Which of the
following is not guarantee in the Bill of Rights?
A.
The freedom of
religion
B.
The
freedom of searching a
person
’
s home by police
C.
The freedom of
speech and of the press
D.
The right to own weapons if one wishes
9.
The following
were
NOT
written into the
Constitution in 1787
except__
A.
The Bill of
Rights
B.
The
judicial review
C.
The political party system
D.
The power of
the president
10.
The New Deal was started by __
A. Franklin Roosevelt
罗斯
福新政
Unit 5 American Economy
1.
The first
factory in the United State was a
cotton textile
mill in
Pawtucket, in the state of __
B. Rhode
Island
2.
The
“
American
system
”
of mass production
was first used in
__
C.
textile industry
纺织业
3.
The United
States had the first standard paper
currency
货
币
in
__
C. 1863
4.
In which year
was the United States rated No.1 in terms of
production capacity in the world?
C. 1945
5.
Which
of
the
following
is
NOT
considered
as
part
of
the
service industry?
A.
Banking
B.
Management
consultation
咨询
C.
Airline
D.
steelmaking
6.
The United
States was rated
fourth
in
the world in terms of
land area and the
size of population.
7.
The United States produces as much as
half of the world
’
s
__
D.
soybean
s and corn
大豆
8.
Which
of
the
following
is
generally
considered
as
an
important
institutional
制度的
factor
that contributed to the
success of American business and
industry?
A.
Laissez-faire
自由放任
B.
Bountiful
resources
丰富的资源
C.
Vast
dimensions
大规模
D.
Entrepreneurial spirit
创业者的，企业家的
9.
Who
has
extolled
the
virtues
of
famers?
A.
Thomas
Jefferson
10.
The
latest
technology
that
farmers
have
adopted
is
__
D.
computers
Unit 6 Religion in the
United States
1.
Which of the following was NOT a
Protestant
denomination
?
宗教
A.
The Baptists
B.
The Catholics
C.
The Methodists
D.
The Presbyterians.
2.
Which
of
the
following
is
unconstitutional
in
the
United
Stated?
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 right to abortion
3.
Which of the
following is
NOT
regarded as
one of the three
basic religious
beliefs?
A.
Protestant
B.
Catholic
C.
Islamic
伊斯兰教
D.
Judaism
犹太教
4.
Which of the
following is
true
?
A.
Many Catholics
are not opposed to abbortion
B.
Many
evangelical Protestants do not object to abortion.
C.
Orthodox Jews
are for abortion
D.
Liberal
Protestants
and
Jews
join
non-believes
in
maintaining that abortion is a basic
right for women.
5.
Which of the following continues to
have an all-made
clergy
?
A.
The Catholic
Church
B.
The
Protestant Episcopal Church
C.
The United
Methodist Church.
D.
Jewish Congregations
6.
Which
of
the
following
features
is
NOT
distinctively
American?
A.
Various
religious
groups
have
coexisted
in
the
US
more
harmoniously than Europe.
B.
Scientific
and
economic
advance
and
material
prosperity
have not been accompanied by a decline
in religious faith.
C.
There
has
been
little
concentration
on
doctrine
or
religious argument in the US
D.
There
has
been
very
much
concentration
on
doctrine
or
religious argument in the US.
7.
In
the
United
States,
people
go
to
church
mainly
for
the
following
reasons
except
for __
A.
Finding a job
in society
B.
Having a place in a community
C.
Identifying
themselves with dominant values
D.
Getting
together with friends
8.
Which of the following statements is
NOT
correct
according
to the author?
A.
American
mainstream culture is based on Protestantism
B.
Protestant
church is an established church by law in the
US
C.
The Catholic Church is the largest
single religious group in
the US
D.
The largest
church is of the Protestant faith in the US
Unit 7 American Literature
1.
Which
of
the
following
was
a
writer
of
the
post-
Revolutionary period?
A.
Edgar Allan
Poe
B.
Natty
Bumppo
C.
Washington Irving
华盛顿·欧文
D.
Rip Van Winkle
2.
Which
of
the
following
is
considered
an
American
masterpiece?
A.
The Last of
the Mohicans
B.
The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow
C.
“
The Masque of the Red
Death
”
D.
Moby Dick
《白鲸》一条叫莫比·狄克的白鲸
3.
Which of the
following was written by
Henry
David
Thoreau
?
亨利·大卫·梭罗
A.
Nature
B.
Walden
瓦尔登湖
C.
The Scarlet
Letter
D.
“
The Fall of the House of
Usher
”
.
4.
Whitman
’
s
poetry
has
the
following
characteristics
except___
惠特曼
A.
Fragmented haunting images
B.
Long irregular
lines
C.
Celebrating the American spirit
D.
Free-flowing
structure
5.
Mark
Twain
’
s
works
are
characterized
by
the
following
except
___
A.
Sense of humor
B.
Egotism
自负，自我为中心，自私
C.
Jokes
D.
Tall tales
6.
Three
of
the
following
are
characteristics
of
Emily
Dickinson
’
s
poems. Which one is NOT?
A.
Her poems mix
gaiety
and
gloom
欢乐，忧郁
B.
Her
verse
s are filled
with the names of faraway, exotic
places
诗句
C.
Her poems are
very long and powerful
D.
Her poems show that she was
fascinate
d by both life and
death.
着迷
7.
Henry
James
was
mainly
interested
in
writing
about
American living in Europe.
8.
Sherwood
Anderson
is
NOT
included
in
the
group
of
naturalists.
A.
Sherwood Anderson
B.
Stephen
Crane
Maggie
,
A Girl of
the Streets
C.
Jack London
Call of the
Wild
D.
Theodore Dreiser
Sister
Carrie
9.
Three
of
the
following
authors
are
Nobel
Prize
winners.
Which one is
NOT
?
A.
Ernest
Hemingway
B.
Eugene O
’
Neill
尤金·奥尼尔
C.
William
Faulkner
威廉·福克纳
D.
F. Scott
Fitzgerald
10.
___does NOT belong to the
“
Lost
Generation”
?
A.
John Dos
Passos
B.
Ernest
Hemingway
C.
F.
Scott Fitzgerald
弗·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德
D.
John Steinbeck
11.
___was NOT
written by
Hemingway
.
A.
Light in
August
William Faulkner
B.
The Sun Also
Rises
C.
A
Farewell to Arms
D.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
12.
Which of the
following is NOT an
African-
American
author?
A.
Richard Wright
B.
Alan Ginsberg
C.
James Baldwin
D.
Ralph Ellison
13.
The following
authors were women writers who wrote novels
in the late 19
th
and early 20
th
century with
the
exception
of
___
A.
Emily Dickinson
(1830~1886)
B.
Edith Wharton
C.
Willa Cather
D.
Kate Chopin
14.
The
following
writers
represent
new
American
voice
except
__
A.
Toni Morrison
托妮·莫里森
B.
Alice Walker
艾丽斯·沃克
C.
T.S. Eliot
艾略特