中石油11春《英美文化概况》第一阶段在线作业

久爱奥鹏晓林

第一次在线作业
单项选择题
第1题 How many continental states were there at the time of the independence of the United States?
A、35
B、13
C、48
D、50



第2题 Which part of the US resembles old England in many ways?
A、the South
B、the Mid-west
C、the West
D、New England



第3题 Which of the following is not a New England state?
A、Connecticut
B、New Hampshire
C、New York State
D、Vermont



第4题 Which of the following is not in the New York City?
A、Hollywood
B、Broadway
C、Rockefeller Center
D、Harlem



第5题 Which of the following is not true?
A、New York City is the commercial capital as well as one of the cultural centers of the US.
B、Washington D.C. is the commercial capital as well as the cultural center of the US.
C、Boston and Philadelphia are two of the cultural centers of the US.
D、Washington D.C. is the political center of the US.



第6题 Which of the following is home of the Great Gods: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler?
A、Chicago, Illinois
B、Chicago, Michigan
C、Detroit, Michigan
D、Detroit, Illinois



第7题 Which of the following description of the Mississippi River is not true?
A、It flows into the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence.
B、It is the biggest river system in the US.
C、It flows down to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico.
D、Ohio and Missouri Rivers are branches of the Mississippi.



第8题 California has the following characteristics except______.
A、It has the largest population in the US.
B、It is at the southern part of the Pacific coast.
C、It has the world-famous Hollywood.
D、It is famous for the oil industry.



第9题 Which of the following is not true of the Appalachian Mountains?
A、They are situated at the west of the US.
B、They were a barrier to early movement westward.
C、They begin far south in Georgia and continue northwards to Vermont and Canada.
D、The highest point is only 2,000 meters above the sea level.



第10题 Which of the following is not true?
A、Slavery was mainly in the South.
B、Racial discrimination existed throughout the US in American history.
C、Racial segregation after the Civil War existed only in the South.
D、Racial segregation existed throughout the US.



第11题 Which of the following minority groups enjoy the worst social and economic conditions?
A、Blacks
B、Hispanics
C、Indians
D、Asian Americans



第12题 Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Hispanic population in the US?
A、They all speak Spanish.
B、They are Catholics
C、Most of them are poor.
D、They are all migrant workers.



第13题 Three of the following are the social characteristics of Asian Americans. Which is the exception?
A、They are all wealthy.
B、They are mainly in Hawaii and California.
C、They are highly urbanized.
D、There are more foreign-born people than other minorities.



第14题 The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is ______.
A、the Hispanics
B、the blacks
C、Indians
D、Chinese



第15题 The Hispanic population grows so rapidly because of the following factors except_____.
A、its cultural reluctance to practice family planning
B、the development of American medical care
C、its relative youth
D、the constant inflow of new immigrants, legal and illegal, mostly over the Mexican border



第16题 In order to attend college, a high school student must_______.
A、pass the college entrance examination
B、have a good high school record and test scores
C、be a member of fraternities and sororities
D、pass TOFEL examination



第17题 Which of the following does not exist in universities?
A、Professional schools
B、Grammar schools
C、Undergraduate schools
D、Graduate schools



第18题 In the United States school systems, which of the following division is true?
A、Elementary school, senior high school, junior high school.
B、Elementary school, grammar school, high school.
C、Junior high school, senior high school, high school.
D、Elementary school, high school.



第19题 The monetary assistance for the students with limited funds includes the following except _______.
A、part-time jobs
B、scholarships
C、loans
D、tuition



第20题 In the 1950s, Americans were concerned with three of the following issues except ______.
A、the influence of the socialist countries
B、the Cold War
C、America’s global involvement
D、poverty at home



第21题 Three of the following factors contribute to the higher arrest rates among minority groups. Which is the exception?
A、The aggressive nature of these groups.
B、Racial prejudice against them.
C、Low social status of these groups.
D、Poverty and unemployment among minority groups.



第22题 Which of the following areas has lower arrest rates?
A、The areas that are changing rapidly.
B、The areas that have higher-income residents.
C、The areas that are called ghettos.
D、The areas that have transient inhabitants.



第23题 Which of the following does not belong to the white-collar crime?
A、Bribery.
B、Tax evasion
C、Robbery
D、False advertising



第24题 the nuclear family consists of the following except________.
A、grandmother
B、mother
C、father
D、unmarried children



第25题 Harvard, one of the most famous universities in the world, was founded in ______.
A、1635
B、1636
C、1637
D、1638



第26题
_____serves as a bridge which connects secondary schools ａnd universities.

A、Community college
B、Liberal college
C、Private college
D、Professional college



第27题 In the American child-centered culture, which of the following is not done by parents?
A、Parents often turn to the writings of experts---pediatricians, psychiatrists and psychologists.
B、Parents buy a large assortment of educational toys and athletic equipment for children.
C、Parents are reluctant and afraid to say " no" to their children' s excessive demands.
D、Parents bring children to places of historical interest, national parks and resort areas.



第28题 _____ is the largest public library in the U.S.
A、The Library of Congress
B、The Library of Harvard University
C、The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
D、The Library of Yale University



第29题 From 1911, Hollywood, in _____, became the center of the U.S. film industry.
A、Florida
B、California
C、Los Angeles
D、San Francisco



第30题 To the east of America lies the ocean of ______.
A、Atlantic
B、Pacific
C、Oceania
D、Indian



第31题 Hawaii is in the _______ Ocean.
A、Atlantic
B、Pacific
C、Oceania
D、Indian



第32题 Texas, having belonged to ______, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.
A、Canada
B、Russia
C、France
D、Mexico



第33题 Only _____ belongs to America completely while the other four are shared with Canada.
A、Lake Superior
B、Lake Michigan
C、Lake Erie
D、Lake Huron



第34题 To the west of the Great Plains are _____, “the backbone of the continent”.
A、the Nevada Mountains
B、the Cascade Mountains
C、the Appalachian Mountains
D、the Rocky Mountains



第35题 Behind and through the eastern states runs the range of ______.
A、the Nevada Mountains
B、the Cascade Mountains
C、the Appalachian Mountains
D、the Rocky Mountains



第36题 Among the American minorities, ____ are the most numerous.
A、the Indians
B、the blacks
C、the Mexicans
D、the Hispanics



第37题 The Statue of Liberty stands on the Liberty Island in ______ harbor.
A、Washington
B、New York
C、Boston
D、Seattle



第38题 The main economic crops in the south and southeast are ______.
A、cotton and sugar cane
B、cotton and tobacco
C、cotton and soybean
D、sugar cane and tobacco



第39题 The Death Valley is ______ meters below sea level.
A、85
B、58
C、98
D、89



第40题 Mississippi is _____ kilometers long.
A、6226
B、6262
C、6622
D、6522