英语国家概况2模拟试题1.docx

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英语国家概况2模拟试题1

　　英语国家概况2模拟试题1

I.Thereare20questionsinthispart.EachquestionisfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.ChoosethecorrectanswertoeachofthequestionsandwriteyouransweratthecorrespondingplaceontheANSWERSHEET.（20points）

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTcorrect?

WhentheWarofIndependencewasover,_________________.

A.eachnewstatehaditsowngovernment.

B.eachnewstatemadeitsownlawsandhandledallitsinternalaffairs.

C.thenationalgovernmentwascalledtheCongresswithlittlepower.

D.therelationshipsbetweenthestatesandthenationalgovernmentwereclearlydefined.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapowerofthepresident?

A.ThepresidentcanvetoanybillpassedbyCongress.

B.Thepresidenthastheauthoritytoappointfederaljudgeswhenvacanciesoccur.

C.Thepresidentcanmakelaws

D.Thepresidenthasbroadpowers,withtheexecutivebranch,toissueregulationsanddirectivesregardingtheworkofthefederaldepartments.

3.WhichofthefollowingisunconstitutionalintheUnitedStates?

A.Catholicscanbuildtheirownschoolsandhospitals.

B.Non-CatholicscangotoCatholic-runschools.

C.Publicmoneyisprovidedtosupportreligiousschools.

D.Womenhavetherighttoabortion.

4.ThreeofthefollowingauthorsareNoblePrizewinnersforliterature.Whichoneisnot?

A.ErnestHemingwayB.EugeneO’Neill

C.WilliamFaulknerD.F.ScottFitzgerald

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thenorthernstateshadoutlawedslaveryby1830.

B.SlaverywasfinallyabolishedintheSouthin1865.

C.TheNorthernstatesdidnothaveracialdiscrimination.

D.SegregationlawscontinuedtobeenforcedinSouthernstatesuntilthe1950s.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatesrefusedtoparticipateintheConstitutionalConvention?

A.VirginiaB.RhodeIslandC.NewYorkD.Maryland

7.TheUnitedStateswasrated________intheworldintermsoflandareaandthesizeofpopulation.

A.secondB.thirdC.fourthD.fifth

8.ThemainmountainrangeinthewestofUSstretchingfromtheCanadianbordertoNewMexicois________.

A.theAppalachianMountains

B.theRockyMountains

C.theGreenMountains

D.theBlueRidgeMountains

9.ThefollowingwerethefoundingfathersoftheAmericanRepublicexcept_______.

A.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJefferson

C.WilliamPennD.BenjaminFranklin

10.IntheUnitedStatesschoolsystem,whichofthefollowingdivisionistrue?

A.Elementaryschool,grammarschool

B.Elementaryschool,juniorhighschool

C.Elementaryschool,secondaryschool

D.Juniorhighschool,seniorhighschool

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementswascorrectaroundthetimeoftheAmericanRevolution?

A.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanortheirdescendants.

B.TheAmericanhadthemixedbloodofEuropeanswithAmericanIndians.

C.TheAmericanhasthemixedbloodofEuropeanswithblacks.

D.TheAmericanhadthebloodoftheEnglishandtheirdescendants.

12.WhichofthefollowingisconsideredanAmericanmasterpiece?

A.TheLastoftheMohicans

B.TheLegendoftheSleepyHollow

C.TheMasqueoftheRedDeath

D.MobyDick

13.DuetohisfirmbeliefinnonviolentpeacefulprotestinthespiritofIndia’sleaderGandhi,___________wasawardedtheNobelPeacePricein1964.

A.JohnF.KennedyB.JamesFarmer

C.EllsBakerD.MartinLutherKing,Jr.

14.________madethefirstdesktopPC.

A.BillGatesB.IBM

C.TwoyoungamateurinventorsD.AppleComputers

15.Oneoftheoldesttowns（landedin1513）intheUSis___________.

A.NewYorkB.Boston

C.PhiladelphiaD.St.Augustine

16.ThemainmountainrangeinthewestofUSstretchingfromtheCanadabordertoNewMexicois__________.

A.theRockyMountainsB.theBlueRidgeMountains

C.theAppalachianMountainsD.theGreenMountains

17._________ledtotheendofthePonyExpressSystem.

A.SteamboatB.TelephoneC.TelegraphD.Railroad

18._______invitedthetelephone.

A.AlexanderGrahamBellB.ReginaldFessenden

C.SamuelF.B.MorseD.ThomasAlvaEdison

19.UnlikeMartinLuther,_________thechiefspokespersonofBlackMuslimsadvocatedviolenceinselfdefenseandblackpride.

A.EllaBakerB.MalcolmXC.JamesFarmerD.StokeleyCarmichael

20.MarkTwain’sworksarecharacterizedbythefollowingexcept_______.

A.talltalesB.senseofhumorC.egoismD.jokes

II.Therearealtogether15blanksinthefollowingsentences.FillintheblanksandwriteyouransweratthecorrespondingplacesontheANSWERSHEET.（30points）

A.TwomostimportantprinciplesoftheHolyExperimentwere____21___and___22____.

B.ThecitywheretheDeclarationofIndependencewassignedandwhere23wasmadeisPhiladelphia.

C.ThefirstSecretaryofTreasuryoftheUnitedStateswas24.

D.ThemajorityofCatholicintheUSaredescendentsofimmigrantsfrom25,Italyand26.

E.TonyMorrisonwonthe27in1993,thefirst28toreceivethishonor.

F.EveryStateinAmericahasitsownlawsabout29andallstatesrequireyoungpeopletogotoschool.Thus,everychildinAmericaisguaranteedupto30yearsofeducation.

G.In1964,31signedtheCivilRightsLawpassedbyCongressto32.

H.Americansocietyisastratifiedoneinwhichpower,wealthand33areunequallydistributedamongthepopulation.

I.Thetwomostwell-knowncomputercompaniesareIBMand34；nowthelargestsoftwarecompanyis35whosedirectorisBillGates.

III.Thereare10questionsinthispart.AnswereachofthequestionsinonefullsentenceandwriteyouransweratthecorrespondingplaceontheANSWERSHEET.（20points）

36.WhowasthemainauthorofDeclarationofIndependence?

37.WhatisthemaindutyoftheUSCongress?

38.WhichchurchdothemajorityofAmericansbelongto?

39.HowmanystatesweretherewhentheUnitedStatesofAmericawasfounded?

40.WhatarethethreebranchesoftheUSgovernment?

41.WhatidthesymboloftheDemocraticParty?

42.Whatdoes“K”standsforinthetermof“Kto12education”?

43.WhatwasHenryJamesmainlyinterestedinwritingabout?

44.WhatdoesWASPstandfor?

45.WhatwasKuKluxKlan?

IV.Explaineachofthefollowing6outof8innomorethanfivesentences.WriteyouranswerattheappropriateplaceontheANSWERSHEET.（30points）

46.Puritanism

47.theBillofRights

48.IndustrialrevolutioninAmerica

49.the“LostGeneration”

50.ThreeFaithsintheUS

51.Boardsofeducation

52.MartinLutherKing,Jr.

53.RichardNixon

参考答案

I.每题1分，共20分

1---5DCCDC6---10BCDCB11----15ADDCD16—20ACABC

II.每题1.5分，共30分

21.thespiritoflibertyandequality

22.separationofstateandchurch

23.theUSConstitution

24.AlexanderHamilton

25.Ireland

26.Holland

27.NobelPrizeforLiterature

28.Afro-Americanwriter

29.education

30.thirteen

31.PresidentJohnson

32.improveracialrelation

33.prestige

34.Apple

35.Microsoft

III.每题2分，共20分

36.ThemainauthorwasThomasJefferson.

37.Themaindutyistomakelaws.

38.TheybelongtotheProtestantChurch.

39.Therewere13states.

40.ThereareLegislativeBranch,ExecutiveBranchandJudicialBranch.

41.Itisthedonkey.

42.ItstandsforKindergarten

43.HenryJameswasmainlyinterestedinwritingaboutAmericanslivinginEurope.

44.WASPstandsforWhiteAnglo-SaxonProtestant.

45.KuKluxKlanwasknownasthemostnotoriousterroristgroupagainstblackcivilrightsworkersinthesouth.

IV.（6outof8）每题5分，共30分

46.Puritanism

PuritanswerethosewhofollowedthedoctrineofJohnCalvinandwantedtopurifytheChurchofEngland.TheybelievedthathumanbeingswerepredestinedbyGodbeforetheywereborn.SomewereGod’schosenpeoplewhileothersweredamnedtohell.Nochurchnorgoodworkscouldsavepeople.Thesignofbeinggod’selectwerethesuccessinhisworkortheprosperityinhiscalling.TheyalsoarguedthateveryonemustreadtheBibleinordertofindgod’swillandestablishadirectcontactwithGod.ThesebeliefshadgreatimpactonAmericanculture.

47.theBillofRights

TheBillofRightsconsistsofthefirst10amendmentswhichwereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791.TheBillofRightswaspassedtoguaranteefreedomandindividualrightssuchasfreedomofspeech,therighttoassembleinpublicplaces,therighttoownweaponsandsoon.

48.IndustrialrevolutioninAmerica

Afterindependence,Americawasprincipallyanagriculturalcountry.TheIndustrialRevolutioninEnglandbroughtmanychangestoAmericanindustrybetween1776and1860.Onekeydevelopmentwastheintroductionofthefactorysystemaseconddevelopmentwasthe“Americansystem”ofmassproduction.Athirddevelopmentwastheapplicationofnewtechnologiestoindustrialtasks.Afourthdevelopmentwastheemergencyofnewformsofbusinessorganization---thebankandthecorporation.

49.the“LostGeneration”

IntheaftermathofWorldWarI,manynovelistsproducedaliteratureofdisillusionment.Somelivedabroad.Theywereknownasthe“LostGeneration”.Thetwomostrepresentativewritersofthe“LostGeneration”wereHemingwayandFitzgerald.

50.ThreeFaithsintheUS

Bythe1950s,thethreefaithsmodelofAmericanreligionhaddeveloped.Americanswereconsideredtocomeinthreebasicvarieties:

Protestant,CatholicandJewish,theotherreflectingthestrengthinnumbersofeachgroup.

51.Boardsofeducation

Boardsofeducationrefertogroupsofpeoplewhomakepoliciesforschoolsatthestateand/ordistrictlevel.Theyalsomakedecisionsabouttheschoolcurriculum,teacherstandardsandcertification,andtheoverallmeasurementofstudentprogress.

52.MartinLutherKing,Jr.

MartinLutherKing,Jr.,anAtlanta-bornBaptistminister,wastheleaderoftheSouthernChristian