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完成日期：2019年03月01日 21点43分
说明： 每道小题选项旁的标识是标准资料。

一、单项选择题。本大题共15个小题，每小题 4.0 分，共60.0分。在每小题给出的选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的。

    Which city is the most populous city in the United States?

        Washington D.C.

        Los Angeles.

        New York City.

        Philadelphia.

    ____ finished most of the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

        Benjamin Franklin

        John Adams

        Thomas Jefferson

    This first Virginian colony_______ was established in 1607.

        Richmond

        Jamestown

        Williamsburg

        Lexington

    Franklin Roosevelt’s program for the depression was called ______.

        laissez faire

        New Freedom

        New Deal

    Which of the Great Lakes is not within Canada but wholly belongs to the USA?

        Lake Huron

        Lake Michigan

        Lake Superior

        Lake Erie

    What are the two streams in Canada’s high school?

        Liberal arts and science

        Academic and commercial

        Professional and technical

        Literature and arts

    What is the Bill of Rights in the United States?

        First Ten Amendments to the Constitution

        Last Ten Amendments to the Constitution

        The first paragraph of the Constitution

        The main ideas in the Declaration of Independence

    The leader of the political party that wins the election becomes ____ of Canada.

        the Premier

        the Prime Minister

        the President

        the Head of State

    In April 1949 twelve nations established the NATO to coordinate the military actions of member nations against _____.

        Germany

        Soviet Union

        Japan

        Canada

    The Constitution divides the government into three branches. Which one of these is not a branch?

        Legislative

        Executive

        Judicial

        Commercial

    Which countries took over Germany’s colonies after the World War I?

        Britain and America

        France and Russia

        Britain and France

    What is Canada's oldest sport?

        Ice skating.

        Lacrosse.

        Ice hockey.

        Hockey.

    Michael Ondaatje, the author of The English Patient, was a(n) _____ before he settled down in Canada.

        Indian

        English

        ri Lankan

        German

    Quebec, the first French settlement in the New World was set up along the banks of the ____.

        Hudson River

        Mississippi River

        St. Lawrence River

        Delaware River

    New York used to be known as _____?

        New Hampshire

        New Jersey

        New Netherlands

        New England

三、判断题。本大题共16个小题，每小题 2.5 分，共40.0分。

    In general, the Republicans tend to be more conservative, while the Democrats tend to be more liberal.

    Canada became independent from the United Kingdom in 1867.

    The real law-making power is held by the House of Commons in Canada.

    Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949.

    Roosevelt succeeded a third term of presidency in November 1940.

    The United States is the world’s second most populous country.

    In the World War I, major European powers were divided into two military groups: the Allied Powers and the Central Powers.

    The French dominated Canada until the 20th century.

    The Congress can impeach the president accused of a serious crime, but so far, it has never removed a president from office.

    Yale University began to admit women students ever since it set up in 1701.

    The doctrine of popular sovereignty, representative government, the system of checks and balances, and federalism are four principles of American democracy.

    The US constitution is the oldest constitution still in effect in the world.

    There are 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution of which only 24 are active.

    Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was much weaker than the state governments.

    The French dominated Canada until the 20th century.

    The stock market crash in 1929 was the beginning of a long economic depression in the United States.



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