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美国国家概况考题

Unit1Thecountry

（）1.TheUnitedStatesstretchesfromtheAtlanticOceaninthewesttothePacificOceanintheeast.

（）2.TheMississippiriveristhelongestriverintheUnitedStates.

（）3.TheAppalachianregionisbothcomplicatedandvaried,containingsomeofthehighestmountainsinNorthAmerica,butalsoavastexpanseofintermontanebasins,plateaus,andisolatedranges.

（）4.WesternWashingtonandOregonreceiveplentyofrainandcentralCaliforniaisnoticeablydrierinwinter.

（）5.NewEnglandissometimescalledthebirthplaceofAmerica.

（）6.WashingtonD.C.islocatedintheSouthernStatesRegion.

（）7.ManySouthernershaveastrongsenseofregionalloyaltyandtakeprideintheSouth’shistoryandtradition.

（）8.TheMidwesternStatesRegionisavastareaofgenerallyflatlandthatcoversmuchofthecenteroftheUnitedStates.

（）9.LasVegasandRenostandoutas“Americandreamland”,fortheyprimarilyfindwealththroughthegamblingandentertainmentindustries.

（）10.Hawaiihasthelargestlandareaofallthestates,andAlaskahasoneofthesmallestlandareas.

1.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisthe____________countryintheworldinsize.

A.LargestB.second-largest

C.third-largestD.fourth-largest

2.____________extendfromthenortherntipofMainesouthwesterntoAlabama.

A.TheRockyMountainsB.TheAppalachianHighlands

C.TheCoastMountainsD.TheBlueMountains

3.TheclimateoftheUnitedStatesisinfluencedby____________.

A.theAtlanticandPacificOceans

B.theGulfofMexico

C.theGreatLakesD.Alloftheabove

4.Whatistheleadingcommercialcropofthesouth?

A.Cotton.B.Tobacco.C.Sugarcane.D.Rice.

5.WhatMidwesterncityistheautomobilecapitaloftheworld?

A.Chicago.B.Detroit.

C.Milwaukee.D.Cleveland.

6.OneofthemostimportantlakesintheUnitedStatesis_________,whichisthelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.

A.LakeSuperiorB.LakeMichigan

C.LakeHuronD.LakeOntario

7.NewEnglandliesin__________oftheUnitedStates.

A.thenorthernpartB.thesouthernpart

C.thenortheasternpartD.thesoutheasternpart

8.ThesouthernpartofthePacificcoastinCaliforniahasa___________climate.

A.subtropicalB.continentaldesert

C.maritimeD.Mediterranean

9.ThesmalleststateintheUnitedStatesis___________.

A.WashingtonB.RhodeIsland

C.HawaiiD.Maryland

10.IntheUnitedStates,thelargestcityalongthePacificcoastis___________.

A.LosAngelesB.SanFrancisco

C.SeattleD.Portland

Unit2History

（）1.ThefirstEnglishcolonyinAmericawasfoundedatJamestown,Virginia,in1607.

（）2.TheearlyBritishsettlersorganizedtheeastcoastofNorthAmericainto17colonies.

（）3.WhenmanythousandsofSouthernerssawthetriumphofAbrahamLincolninthe1860electionasnotsimplyapoliticaldefeatbutalsoathreattoallsoutherninstitutionsandthesouthernwayoflife,theydecidedtosecedefromtheConfederacy.

（）4.TheProgressiveMovementwasawell-organized,unifiedmovement,demandinggovernmentregulationofeconomyandsocialcondition.

（）5.TheStockMarketcollapseoccurredin1928intheUnitedStates.

（）6.TheMarshallPlanreferstothemilitaryandeconomicaidtoGreeceandTurkeyinthe1950s.

（）7.NixonwasthesecondPresidentinAmericanhistorywhoresigned.

（）8.Theblack-whiteracialchasminpost-Civil-Rights-MovementAmericawashighlightedbythesavagebeatingofMartinLutherKingbywhitepoliceofficersin1992.

1.TheBritishestablished13coloniesalong_________.

A.thewestcoastofNorthAmerica

B.thewestcoastofSouthAmerica

C.theeastcoastofNorthAmerica

D.theeastcoastofSouthAmerica

2.Intheearly1850s,withthewestwardmovement,theslaverybecameaseriouspoliticalissueendangeringtheunityofthecountrybecause_________.

A.whetherornotslaverywouldexpandintothefuturestatesformedasaresultofthewestwardmovementwouldaffectthebalanceofpowerintheSenate

B.theSouthinsistedthatslaveryshouldbeallowedtospreadintoallnewterritories

C.theNorthrefusedtoletslaveryspreadintonewterritories

D.theNorthwantedtoputanendtoslavery

3.TheProgressiveMovementwantedto________inordertostopbigbusinesscontrol.

A.initiatestrictgovernmentregulation

B.havethegovernmentfixprices

C.breakupallthebigbusinessesD.doawaywithrebates

4.The1920sintheUnitedStateshasbeendescribedasaperiodof____________.

A.culturalrevivalB.lossofpurpose

C.developmentinscienceandtechnology

D.materialsuccessandspiritualfrustration

5.Theseriouseconomiccrisisinthelate1920sand1930swasfirstbroughtaboutby_____________.

A.bankfailuresB.seriousunemployment

C.farmforeclosuresD.thestockmarketcrash

6.ThepurposeoftheNewDealmeasureswasto__________.

A.saveAmericandemocracyandthecapitalistsystem

B.checktheworseningoftheeconomicsituation

C.helppeopletideoverthedifficulty

D.increaseAmericanexport

7.OnJune5,1947,________suggestedthattheU.S.shouldoffereconomicaidtoWesternEuropesoastoprotecttheregionfromSovietexpansion.

A.GeorgeMarshallB.FranklinD.Roosevelt

C.GeorgeKennanD.HarryTruman

8.AtthetimeofCubanMissileCrisis,thePresidentoftheU.S.was____________.

A.TrumanB.Eisenhower

C.KennedyD.Johnson

9.NewFrontierandGreatSocietywereprogramsinitiatedby_______.

A.PresidentKennedyB.PresidentJohnson

C.PresidentsKennedyandJohnsonrespectively

D.PresidentsJohnsonandKennedyrespectively

10.TheconservatismduringReagan’sadministrationwasknownas_____________.

A.theNewLeftB.theNewRight

C.theNewFrontierD.theNewFreedom

Unit3TheAmericanidentity

（）1.IntheUnitedStates,themajorsourceofpopulationgrowthistherisingbirthrate.

（）2.IntheUnitedStates,thelargestminoritygroupistheAfrican-Americangroup.

（）3.IntheUnitedStates,thefastest-growinggroupistheAsian-Americangroup.

（）4.NativeAmericanshavealowschooldropoutrate.

（）5.ThethreemajorHispanicgroupsaretheMexican-Americans,thePuertoRicansandtheCuban-Americans.

（）6.ThePuertoRicansareAmericancitizens.

（）7.ThefirstAsianstoarriveintheUnitedStatesinsignificantnumbersweretheJapanese.

（）8.TodaytheIndiansareonlyallowedtoliveonreservations.

（　）9.Traditionally,themainstreamAmericanswerecalledWASP.

1.ThecurrentsituationofAfrican-Americanspresents

_______.

A.afavorablepictureB.anegativepicture

C.amixedpictureD.apositivepicture

2.Althoughdiscriminationhasbeenlegallyabolished,________.

A.discriminationinemploymentstillexists

B.discriminationinuniversityadmissionstillexists

C.povertyrateoftheblacksisthehighestamongallracialandethnicgroups

D.inequalityandsubtlediscriminationstillexist

3.TheCuban-Americansmainlylivein______.

A.FloridaB.Texas

C.LouisianaD.Alabama

4.SomepeoplesayAsian-AmericansowetheirsuccesstotheAsiantraditionofthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.familyB.hardwork

C.educationD.Discrimination

5.Nowabout80%to90%ofimmigrationtotheUnited

Statesisfrom_______.

A.AsianandHispaniccountries

B.AfricancountriesC.Europeancountries

D.CentralandSouthAmericancountries

6.ThefirstimmigrantsinAmericanhistorycamefrom__________.

A.EnglandandtheNetherlandsB.Ireland

C.WestGermanyD.EastEurope

7.AmongthemajorHispanicgroupsintheUnited

States,thelargestgroupis_______.

A.thePuertoRicans

B.theMexican-Americans

C.theCuban-Americans

D.theCentralandSouthAmericanimmigrants

8.AmongthemajorHispanicgroupsintheUnited

States,________havethehighestsocialstatus.

A.theChicanosB.theCuban-Americans

C.thePuerto-Ricans

D.theLatinAmericanimmigrants

9.TheNativeAmericansare__________.

A.theIndiansB.thewhites

C.theblacksD.theHispanics

Unit4politicalinstitutions

（　）1.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates,afteritsadoption,hasneverbeenrevised.

（　）2.AccordingtotheConstitution,thefederalgovernmentisresponsibleforaddressingquestionsthataffectthenationasawholeaswellasindividualstates.

（　）3.Separationofpowerisdesignedtopreventthegovernmentfrombeingtoostrong.

（　）4.TheU.S.governmentisdividedintofourbranches:

thelegislative,thepresidency,thebureaucracyandthejudiciary.

（　）5.TheSupremeCourthastherighttodeclarelawsandactionsofthefederal,state,andlocalgovernmentsunconstitutional.

（　）6.Candidatesforthepresidencycanonlybechosenfrompoliticalparties.

（　）7.TheU.S.Presidenthasgreatexecutivepowerbutnolegislativepower.

（　）8.CongressmenserveatermofsixyearswhileSenatorsserveatermoftwoyears.

（　）9.TheDemocratsarethoughtofasassociatedwithbusiness,Anglo-Americans,andtherich.

（　）10.ThenumberofSenatorsfromeachstateisbaseduponitspopulation.

1.TheSupremeCourthasoriginaljurisdictionin________.

A.allkindsofcases

B.casesinvolvingforeigncitizens

C.casesinvolvingastate

D.BothBandC

2.PoliticalpartiesarethebasisoftheAmericanpolitical

system,_________.

A.butthereisnoprovisionintheConstitutionfor

politicalparties

B.andtheConstitutionhasclearprovision

C.butthefoundingfathershadstrongapprehension

ofpoliticalparties

D.BothAandC

3.Thetwomajorpartiestodayhave______

differencesinpolicyconcentration.

A.noB.littleC.someD.Great

4.ThewritersoftheConst