东师英美概况（二）20秋在线作业1[答案]满分答案
英美概况（二）20秋在线作业1题目
试卷总分:100 得分:100
一、单选题 (共 20 道试题,共 60 分)
1.The original name of New York is ().
A.New Hampshire
B.New Amsterdam
C.New Jersey
D.New England
2.In the U.S., people go to church mainly for the following reasons except ().
A.for finding a job in sociely
B.for having a place in a community
C.for identifying themselves with dominant values
D.for getting together with friends
3.The official holidays include ().
A.Thanksgiving
B.Saint Patrick' s Day
C.Mother's Day
D.Halloween
4.The first American President who inaugurated in Washington City was ().
A.George Washington
B.Thomas Jefferson
C.John Adams
D.Andrew Jackson
5.The river that serves as the dividing line between the South and the North of the United States is().
A.the Columbia River
B.the Potomac River
C.the Ohio River
D.the Colorado River
6.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.
7.The US is the world’s leading exporter of agricultural products, in which the second most important export is ().
A.Cotton
B.vegetable oils
C.cereal grains
D.soybeans
8.The () River forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, serving as an international river.
A.Colorado
B.Ohio
C.Missouri
D.St.Lawrence
9.The U. S. A. is known as a “Melting Pot” for its ().
A.mixture of religions
B.mixture of nationalities
C.mixture of climates
D.mixture of habits
10.The number of Congressmen from each state varies depending on ().
A.the size of the area
B.the size of population
C.the tradition
D.the wealth
11.You can get quick and inexpensive meals in () .
A.magnificent restaurants
B.snack bars
C.guest house
D.motels
12.The largest public library in the U. S. is ().
A.Library of Congress
B.Library of Harvard
C.Franklin Library
D.Roosevelt Library
13.Detroit is famous for the production of ().
A.bamboo
B.automobiles
C.timber
D.airplanes
14.Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in ().
A.1931
B.1932
C.1933
D.1934
15.() are the most numerous in the minorities of the United States.
A.blacks
B.Hispanics
C.Asian-Americans
D.Jews
16.() has the power to interpret the constitution.
A.The President
B.The Congress
C.The Supreme Court
D.The House of Representatives
17.The “Senior Citizens” in the senior centers refer to.()
A.high officials
B.professors
C.presidents
D.old people
18.The University of California, with several branch campuses, has more than () students.
A.128 000
B.129 000
C.126 000
D.127000
19.The leading producing area for chemicals and machinery is().
A.The East North Central
B.the Middle Atlantic region
C.the Pacific coast region
D.the South Atlantic region
20.The city's name, “Philadelphia” means ().
A.fishing pit
B.brotherly love
C.waste land
D.wild laral
东师英美概况（二）20秋在线作业1[答案]多选题答案
二、判断题 (共 20 道试题,共 40 分)
21.The land can be divided into three parts according to its geographical features：the eastern part，the western part，and the central Plains .
22.In the USA, a two-year college was originally called a “junior college”, but now it is called a “community college
23.Before the breakout of the Civil War, the Whig Party, which had been formed during Jackson's day, began to break up.
24.The Federal Government is supposed to keep independent from the states governments.
25.American industry is developing so rapidly that it has been in the leadin gposition for the past century.
26.The United States is situated in the central part of North America with its two youngest states-Alaska and Hawaii.
27.The first Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia in September 1775 to consider and act on the situation arising from the so-called Intolerable Acts passed by the Bitish Parliament.
28.In western California lies Death Valley, 280 feet below sea level. It is the lowest point in the whole of North America.
29.In the autumn of 1620, the first group of people started for America in a ship named the "Mayflower". They landed at a place they named Plymouth
30.America was named after Amerigo Vespucci.
31.The western part consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Appalachian Range
