日期：12-19作者：网友整理人气：34我来说
1. Ernest Hemingway is _____.
A. Englishman B. American C. Dutch D. Denmark
2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
A. 35th B. 34th C. 33rd D. 32nd
3. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, opened in _____ to serve the "Muslim sex".
A. New England B. Virginia C. Massachusetts D. New York
4. The capital of Massachusetts is _____.
A. Providence B. Boston C. Montpelier D. Augusta
5. _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A. The Hudson River B. The Potomac River C. The Ohio River D. The Missouri River
6. ____ is Washington's largest city.
A. Boise B. Denver C. Tacoma D. Seattle
7. Washington D. C., the capital of U. S. is situated on the _____River banks.
A. St. Lawrence B. Hudson C. Potomac D. Missouri
8. When did the American Civil War break out?
A. 1775 B. 1812 C. 1861 D. 1863
9. Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
A. John Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. Benjamin Franklin D. John Hancock
10. In which day is Halloween celebrated?
A. 5 November B. 31 October C. 17 March D. 25 December
答案
1. B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。
2. A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。
3. C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。
4. B,麻省的首府是波士顿。
5. D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。
6. D,华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图。
7. C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。
8. C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
9. B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。
10. B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。
1. _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A. Washington D. C. B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco D. New York City
2. _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A. Blacks B. Hispanics C. Indians D. Asian Americans
3. Washington D. C. is named after___________.
A. the U. S. President George Washington B. Christopher Columbus C. both George Washington and Christopher Columbus D. none of them
4. American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
A. varieties B. elements C. parts D. forms
5. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. James Monroe C. James Madison D. Abraham Lincoln
6. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.
A. Rhode Island B. Virginia C. Texas D. Montana
7. The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
A. the Star-Spangled Banner B. Uncle Sam C. Hot Dog D. Union Jack
8. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.
A. contribution a state has made to the nation B. population C. size D. none of the above
9. The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.
A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River
10. The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.
A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. Britain
答案
1. C. 按领土面积计算：美国是继俄罗斯，加拿大，中国之后的第四名。
2. C. 1959年，Alasica和Hawaii分别为第四十九个和第五十个加入美国的州。
3. A. Mauna Loa(摩纳罗亚山)是世界上最大的活火山。位于美国Hawaii(夏威夷)。
4. C. 尼克松总统辞职是由于轰动一时的丑闻“水门事件”。水门事件指美国共和党政府在1972年总统竞选运动中的非法活动暴露后的政治丑闻。
5. D. Berkeley(伯克利)，是加利福尼亚大学分院，位于美国加利福尼亚西部。而新英格兰地区包括美国的六个州，由北至南分别为：缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙特州、麻萨诸塞州、罗德岛、康乃狄克州。
6. B. 美国人口低于世界人口总值的6%，但是美国经济生产总值占世界25%，是高度工业化国家。
7. A. The Rio Grand River(格兰德河)形成了美国与墨西哥的自然分界线。
8. C. 1941年的珍珠港事件把美国带入了第二次世界战争，与苏联，英国共同对战法西斯。
9. B. Abraham Lincoln是美国第十六届总统，带领美国人走过美国内战，解放奴隶，但是在战争结束不到一周被暗杀。
10. B. 19世纪70年代，在美国的《哈泼斯周刊》上，曾先后出现了政治漫画家托马斯·纳斯特的两幅画，分别以长耳朵的驴和长鼻子的象比拟美国民主党和共和党。后来，纳斯特又在一幅画中同时画进了象和驴，比喻当时的两党竞选。自那以后，驴和象就逐渐成为美国两大党的象征，两党也分别以驴、象作为党徽的标记。
1. _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A. Washington D. C. B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco D. New York City
2. _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A. Blacks B. Hispanics C. Indians D. Asian Americans
3. Washington D. C. is named after___________.
A. the U. S. President George Washington B. Christopher Columbus C. both George Washington and Christopher Columbus D. none of them
4. American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
A. varieties B. elements C. parts D. forms
5. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. James Monroe C. James Madison D. Abraham Lincoln
6. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.
A. Rhode Island B. Virginia C. Texas D. Montana
7. The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
A. the Star-Spangled Banner B. Uncle Sam C. Hot Dog D. Union Jack
8. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.
A. contribution a state has made to the nation B. population C. size D. none of the above
9. The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.
A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River
10. The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.
A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. Britain
答案
1. D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。
2. A, 黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下。
3. C, 首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统乔治?华盛顿，而联邦直辖区命名为哥伦比亚特区是为了纪念第一位从欧洲横渡大西洋到达西半球的探险家克里斯多拂?哥伦布。
4. A, 美国英语和英国英语是英语语言的两种变体。
5. D, 美国历史上的第一位共和党总统是亚伯拉罕?林肯。
6. A, 美国国土面积最小的是罗得岛。
7. A, 美国的国旗是星条旗。
8. B, 美国每个州派往众议院的代表人数应与本州人口成比例。
9. B, 美国的“众河之父”指的是密西西比河。
10. A, 美国的自由女神像是法国人赠予的礼物。
1. The Rocky Mountains is located in _____.
A. Great Britain B. Australia C. South Africa D. North America
2. Hollywood, the centre of American movie industry, is closest to which city?
A. Los Angles B. Chicago C. New York D. Washington
3. Which of the following is an American newspaper?
A. The Guardian B. Newsweek C. The International Herald Tribune D. The Daily Telegraph
4. The U. S. is called a "melting pot" because _____.
A. its steel industry is highly developed B. it has great influence on the world C. it is an important economic center of the world D people from different races live there together
5. The first Puritans came to America on the ship _____.
A. Codpeed B. Susan Constant C. May Flower D. Discovery
6. Americans celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May to honor those who have _____.
A. given their lives for their country
B. made great scientific discoveries
C. won American great reputation in sports
D. donated large amounts of money to the country
7. "Trick or Treat" is a phrase that children often use when they celebrated _____.
A. New Year's Day B. Veteran's Day C. Halloween D. Christmas
8. The Easter egg and the hare, two of the symbols most frequently associated with Easter, are considered to present _____.
A. vigor and bravery B. fertility and new life C. originality and speed D. happiness and fun
9. Which of the following books is not written by Mark Twain, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens?
A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn C. Life on the Mississippi D. Leaves of grass
10. Which of the following books is written by Washington Irving?
A. Nature B. The Scarlet Letter C. The Sketch Book D. Farewell to Arms
答案
1. D, 落基山脉位于美国西北部， 向东南延伸。
2. A, 好莱坞和迪士尼均位于洛杉矶。
3. B, 《新闻周刊》是美国的报纸， 而《国际先驱论坛》是法国的， 《卫报》和《每日电讯》为英国的。
4. D, 美国被称之为“大熔炉”是因为来自世界各地的人们所带来的各自的文化在此交融形成独特的多元文化特征。
5. C, 首批清教徒到美国时乘坐的船是“五月花号”。
6. A, Memorial Day 是美国的阵亡将士纪念日。
7. C, 万圣节是美国的传统节日。万圣节前夜， 孩子们带着各种面具， 穿着奇异的衣服，跑到邻居家门前，高声喊着：“Trick or Treat”，向大人们讨要糖果。不给的邻居就会遭到小孩的恶作剧。
8. B, 复活节彩蛋和兔子是“多产和新生”的象征。
9. D, Leaves if grass 是 Walt Whitman 的作品。
10. C, Washington Irving 被称作是美国文学之父， 这是他最有名的作品。A. 是 Ralph W. Emerson 的作品, B. 是 Nathaniel Hawthorne 的作品, D. 是 Earnest Hemingway 的作品。
1. How many members are there in the House of Commons?
A. 650 B. 524 C. 72 D. 651
2. Which of the following people didn’t use to be the British Prime Minister?
A. Margaret Thatcher B. Winston Churchill C. Horatio Nelson D. John Major
3. By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed _____ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom.
A. Prime Minister B. Member of Parliament C. Lord of appeal D. Speaker of the House
4. The Tories were the forerunners of _____, which still bears this nickname today.
A. the Labor Party B. the Conservative Party C. the Liberal Party D. the Social Democratic Party
5. In the United Kingdom, the party which wins the ____ number of seats in the House of Commons becomes the official Opposition.
A. largest B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest
6. The term “British disease” is now often used to characterize Britain’s _____ decline.
A. political B. educational C. military D. economic
7. The 1980s was remembered as the decade of _____.
A. globalization B. nationalization C. privatization D. competition
8. Today, in Britain, ______ is called a “sick” industry.
A. coal mining B. iron and steel C. textiles D. shipbuilding
9. The first steam engine was devised by Thomas Newcomer at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor ____ modified and improved the design in 1765.
A. Abraham Darby B. James Watt C. John Kay D. Richard Arkwrightthe
10. ______ created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.
A. The Chartist Movement B. The Industrial Revolution C. The French Revolution D. The Glorious Revolution
答案
1. D, 下议院共有651名议员。
2. C, 撒切尔夫人，丘吉尔和梅杰都曾经做过英国首相;而纳尔逊(1758-1805)，英国海军统帅，因作战负伤，右眼失明，失去右臂。后任地中海舰队司令，在特法尔加角海战中大败西班牙联合舰队，本人受重伤阵亡，号称 Viscount Nelson。
3. A, 在英国，按照传统，多数党的领导人由君主任命为首相，首相从本党内部挑选一些领导人担任各部部长职位。
4. B, 托利党是英国保守党的前身。
5. B, 在英国，在下议院中赢得第二席位的政党为反对党，它也有它自己的领导和影子内阁(shadow cabinet)。
6. D, 现在“英国病”这一术语经常用来指英国经济上的衰退。
7. C, 正如20世纪40年代被看作是国有化的时代一样，20世纪80年代被看作是私有化的时代。包括英国石油、航空、钢铁、电讯在内的几乎40% 的国有公司实现了私有化。
8. A, 英国煤矿业被称为生病工业。英国的煤产量在一战前达到顶点，如今的英国的煤矿业衰退，从而导致矿工的数量、煤矿的总产量大大下降。
9. B, 第一台蒸汽机是 Thomas Newcomer 在17世纪末设计的，后来苏格兰发明家瓦特在1765年对原有的设计进行了改进提高，生产出了第一台高效的蒸汽机并应用到纺织和其他机械业中。
10. B, 工业革命产生了工人阶级，即无产阶级。后来形成了工会制度。
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