张奎武版英美概况 部分 习题集.docx

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张奎武版英美概况部分习题集

PartVPoliticalSystem

I.MultipleChoice

1.TheBritishMonarchyis__C___.

A.elective

B.democratic

C.hereditary

2.The_B____isusedasasymbolofthewholenationandisdescribedastherepresentativeofthepeople.

A.PrimeMinister

B.Crown

C.Parliament

3.ThelifeofParliamentisfixedat_C____years.

A.four

B.six

C.five

4.Itisthe_A____whoorganizestheCabinetandpresidesoveritsmeetings.

A.PrimeMinister

B.LordPresident

C.Speaker

5.ThefollowingaresoucesofUKlawexcept_____.

A.TheStatuteLaw

B.CommonLaws

C.TheEuropeanUnionLaw

D.TheUKCriminalLaw

II.FillintheBlanks

1.ThepresentsovereignisQueenElizabeth

_.

2.ThevitalpowerliesinthePrimeMinister_andhis/hercabinet.

3.TheBritishParliamentconsistsofthreeelements–the_Crown____,theHouseof_Lords___,andtheHouseof__Commons___.

4.TheHouseofLordsisalsocalledthe_Upper____House,theHouseofCommonsthe_Lower____House.

5.The2majorpoliticalpartiesintheUKaretheConservative_____partyandtheLabourparty

、

III.ExplaintheFollowingTerms

1.TheCabinet

2.TheSpeaker

3.PoorLaw

IV.AnswertheFollowingQuestions

1.CanyousaysomethingabouttheEnglishMonarchy?

2.WhicharethemajorpartiesinBritain?

Whatarethecharacteristicsofthem?

美国部分

PartIGeography

I.MultipleChoice

1.Hawaiiisinthe___C__Ocean.

A.Atlantic

B.Indian

C.Pacific

2.TheUnitedStatestodayisthe_B____largestcountryinsizeintheworld.

A.third

B.fifth

C.fourth

3.Texas,havingbelongedto_C____,wasannexedbytheU.S.in1845.

A.France

B.Russia

C.Mexico

4.__A___oftheAmerica’sterritoryiscoveredwithforests.

A.1/4

B.1/5

C.1/3

5.Thereare_B____riversystemsintheU.S.A.

A.8

B.3

C.6

II.Fillintheblanks

1.TheUnitedStatesissituatedinthecentral_partof_North____America.

2.TheU.S.isboundedby_Canada____onthenorthandbyMexico_____andtheGulfofMexicoonthesouth.

3.Theeastern_____partismadeupofthehighlandsformedbytheAppalachianRange.

4.ThemostimportantriverintheU.S.isthe_Mississippi____River

Populationandstates

1.Abouthalfofthetotalpopulationisconcentratedinthefollowingareasexcept___C__.

A.AtlanticCoast

B.PacificCoast

C.Northwest

D.aroundtheGreatLakes

E.GulfofMexico

2.The__B___weretheoriginalinhabitantsinAmerica.

A.blacks

B.Indians

C.PuertoRicans

3.____B_partisthemostdenselypopulatedregioninAmerica.

A.Thesouthern

B.Thenortheastern

C.Thewestern

1.Hawaii____becamethefiftiethstateoftheUnitedStatesin1959.

2.NewEnglandislocatedinthe__northeastern___cornerofthecountry.

3.Fromageographicalpointofview,thefiftystatesaregroupedintoeightregions.

10.ThelowestpointinthewholeofNorthAmericais__Death____Valley____.

11.Theworld-known__Colorado_____Valley___________liesinnorthernArizona,whichiscutbytheColoradoRiver.

12.ThelargestislandsaltlakeinNorthAmericaistheGreatSalt____Lake.

13.TheUnitedStatesincludes50_____statesanda_federal_____district,theDistrictofColumbia.

14.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadonJuly4th,_1776____.

15.Thetwomaintributariesofthe__Mississippi_____RiveraretheMissouriRiverandtheOhioRiver.

16.ThefiveGreatLakesliebetweentheboundaryof_Canada____andtheUnitedStates.

17.Throughthemiddleofthecountry,northandsouth,runsalinewhichisknownasthe__50centimetre_Rainfall_Line_.

18.TheSouthregioninAmericahasingeneral,awarmclimate.Peopleoftencallitthe“_Sunny__South__”.

19.Thelargeststate,_Alaska____,isfamousforitsglacier,waterfallandripples.

20.Thererisesthetendencyofshiftingthecentreofindustriesfromthe_south____tothe_west_

21.Thefamous_Wall_____Street__isknownasthefinancialcentre,thesymboloftheAmericanmonopolycapitalism.

22._Broadway____isthecentreoftheatresinAmerica.

23.ThenicknameofPittsburghistheIron___and__Steel_City.

24._Chicago_____isthesecondlargestinpopulationintheU.S.

25.Thetwoyoungeststatesare__Alaska_____inthenortheasternpartofAmericaandHawaii_______inthecentralPacific.

26.MostoftheinhabitantsintheU.S.areof___European___origin.

27.NegroslaveswerefirstbroughttoAmericaatthebeginningofthe_17th_____century.

28.TheDeathValleyis85_____metresbelowsealevel.

29.ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisabout_240/256_____million.

30.TheStatueofLibertyIslandin____New_____York_harbour.

31._____Pearl____Harbour_______isthebaseofthePacificFleetoftheU.S.A.

32.__Rhode____IslandisthesmalleststateinsizeandthemostdenselypopulatedstateoftheU.S.A.

33.Fromageographicalpointofview,thefiftystatesaregroupedinto__8___regions.

34.ThenicknameofHoustonCityis_Space_City_.

35._Hawaii_____becamethefiftiethstateoftheUnitedStatesin1959.

36Mississippi___River_isthelongestandthemostimportantriverinthesystemofGulf.

37.TheLibraryofCongressisinthecityof_Washington____.

38.NewEnglandislocatedinthe___northeastern_____cornerofthecountry.

39.TheareaofthePacificcoastisknownforitsgrowthoffruits,vegetablesandwheat,especiallyin___California_______.

40.TheMiddleAtlanticRegionismarkedbyitsindustry.Itisoftencalledthe__Industrial____Northeast.

III.ExplaintheFollowingTerms

1.“Thebackboneofthecontinent”

2.meltingpot

IV.AnswertheFollowingQuestions

1.GiveabriefpresentationoftheU.S.economy.

2.WhyisDetroitfamous?

PartIIICulture

I.MultipleChoice

1Thereareover___A__universities,collegesandotherinstitutionsintheUnitedStates.

A.2,000

B.2,500

C.3,000

II.FillintheBlanks

1.Americanchildrenusuallybegintheirschoolattheageof__6___.

2.Anelementaryschoolteachermusthavea_bachelor____degreeofartswithamajorineducation.

3.About___60__percentofthehighschoolgraduatescanbeadmittedbyuniversitiesorcolleges.

4.Therearefourgradesinuniversities.Theyarefreshmen,sophomore_,juniorandsenior.

6.About_1/4____ofallthecollegesanduniversitiesareprivate.

7.Adepartmentconsistsoffacultymembersrangingfromfullprofessorsto__instructors____.

8.Thetuitionina_private______collegeisveryhigh.

9.VOARadioStationisinthecityof_Washington____.

10.VOAnowsendsnewstothewholeworldin__41___languagesdayandnight.

11.Two-yearcollegewereoriginallycalled“_Junior____colleges”,butnowtheyarecalled“__Community___colleges”.

PartIVSocialLife

I.MultipleChoice

1.ThepopularkindoffamilyinAmericais___A__family.

A.nucleus

B.loose

C.large

D.blend

2.AmericanslikethefollowingattitudesexceptB_____.

A.informality

B.personaldignity

C.equality

D.frankness

E.considerationforothers

3.ThanksgivingDayisoriginatedin_B____.

A.England

B.America

C.Scotland

D.Canada

4.ThelargestProtestantgroupinAmericaisknownasB

A.theLatter-daySaints

B.Baptists

C.Methodists

D.Quakers

5.MarriageinAmericaisconsidered__D___.

A.moreimportanttotheparents

B.apurereligiousaffair

C.ratherburdensome

D.apureindividualmatter

6.___B__Americanyoungpeopleliveindependentlyaftermarriage.

A.Half

B.Most

C.Some

7.TherateofdivorceinAmericaranks_C____intheworld.

A.second

B.third

C.first

D.fourth

8.Theblackpeopleusuallyhave_C____family.

A.small

B.middle-sized

C.big

9.The“seniorcitizens”inthesocialcentresreferto___D__.

A.highofficials

B.professors

C.president

D.oldpeople

10.ThepopularfoodsinAmericaincludethefollowingexcept___D__.

A.hamburgers

B.hotdogs

C.bread

D.rice

11.Peoplecanusuallygetcheapmealsinthefollowingplacesexcept_C____.

A.snackbars

B.cafeterias

C.bigrestaurants

D.coffeeshops

12.Diningcustomsincludethefollowingexcept_D_.

A.beingpolitetoladies

B.notstayingtoolongafterdinner

C.beingpunctual

D.usingbothhands

13.MostAmericansare_D____fromdifferentcountries.

A.blacks

B.Indians

C.emigrants

D.immigrants

14.BLTinAmericaisakindof_A____.

A.sandwich

B.sauce

C.butter

D.vegetable

15.Valentine’sDayfallson_C____.

A.July4th

B.March21st

C.February14th

16.OnEasterSundaypeopleusuallyhavelambandhamastheirmaigogoymbolof___A__.

A.goodluck

B.thesacrificeofChrist

C.thetombfromwhichChristrose

17.AmericanIndependenceDayfallon___A__.

A.the4thofJuly

B.October31st

C.March20th

18.Halloweenisa__B___.

A.summerfestival

B.night-timefestival

C.sweethearts’holiday

D.pilgrimsholiday

19.Over_B____ofallAmericanreligiouspeopleareProtestants.

A.half

B.threefifths

C.twothirds

20.InProtestantismthereareabout____D_principalgroups.

A.40

B.50

C.60

D.30

21.TherearetwomajordenominationsinAmericawhicharetheresultofnativedevelopments.Theyarethefollowingexcept_C____.

A.ChristianScience

B.Mormonism

C.Unitarians

D.bothAandB

22.ThecharacteristicsoftheAmericanreligionarethefollowingexcept__D___.

A.widevarietyofdenominations

B.emphasisonsocialproblems

C.separationofchurchandstate

D.unityamongthechurches

23.IntheUSabout___A__ofallthepropertyisinthepossessionofone-tenthofthepopulation.

A.half

B.onethird

C.twothirds

24.UrbanHermitsrefertoC_____.

A.peoplewholiveintheremoteplaces

B.peoplewholiveinmountainsandforests

C.shopping-bagladiesinbigcities

25.Ahamburgerisusually