中石油11春《英美文化概况》第二阶段在线作业

久爱奥鹏晓林

第二次在线作业
单项选择题
第1题 Boston Tea Party took place in the year of _______.
A、1377
B、1737
C、1733
D、1773



第2题 The first Continental Congress was held in ______ in September, 1774.
A、New York
B、Washington
C、Boston
D、Philadelphia



第3题 In 1803 Jefferson bought _______ from Napoleon and doubled the country’s territory. It laid a foundation for the further economic development of the young republic.
A、Kansas
B、New Hampshire
C、New York State
D、Louisiana



第4题 The US-Mexican War took place in ____ and nearly half of the Mexico’s territory was taken away.
A、1844
B、1845
C、1846
D、1847



第5题 America found a pretext to send its navy and army into ____ and declared war on Spain in 1898.
A、Mexico
B、India
C、the Philippines
D、Cuba



第6题 The Great Depression of 1929 to _____ shook the United States and the whole capitalist world to its foundation.
A、1933
B、1934
C、1935
D、1936



第7题 The House of Representatives has ______ voting members.
A、345
B、435
C、543
D、354



第8题 The Senate embodied the federal nature of the Constitution with _____ senators from each state.
A、two
B、three
C、four
D、five



第9题 The president, as the chief ______, is the most important figure of the government.
A、judicial
B、legislative
C、executive
D、speaker



第10题 All states in America have the legislative branch of two houses except one state:_____.
A、Nebraska
B、Kansas
C、Arkansus
D、Ohio



第11题 The powers of the Federal Government and the local government are regulated separately in the _____.
A、executive
B、legislative
C、Constitution
D、Congress



第12题 The state to which the Mayflower sailed is ________.
A、New York state
B、Nassachusettes
C、Vermont
D、Maryland



第13题 The first immigrants came to America from England to escape _______.
A、religious persecution
B、imprisonment
C、war
D、debts



第14题 American Congress declared war on ______in 1812.
A、Spain
B、France
C、England
D、China



第15题 The Federal Constitution of the United States was adopted in ______.
A、1788
B、1793
C、1789
D、1739



第16题 In 1951, a constitutional Amendment sets a limit of ____ terms on the number of 4-year term for which a person could be elected as President.
A、two
B、three
C、four
D、five



第17题 The most important part of the Judicial Branch is the Supreme Court which is created by the _______.
A、President
B、Congress
C、Constitution
D、Cabinet



第18题 ____was the first Democratic President in 1801.
A、Washington
B、Jefferson
C、Adams
D、Madison



第19题 Who was the first US President resigned from office?
A、Andrew Johnson
B、Jimmy Carter
C、Richard Nixon
D、Gerald Ford



第20题 When was slavery legally abolished?
A、In 1803
B、In 1863
C、In 1865
D、In 1776



第21题 Which of the following was not one of the authors of the Constitution?
A、Thomas Jefferson
B、George Washington
C、Benjamin Franklin
D、James Madison



第22题 The total area of the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland is about _________.
A、130,000 square kilometers
B、200,000 square kilometers
C、230,000 square kilometers
D、240,000 square kilometers



第23题 The longest river in the U.K. is _____ which rises in the mountains of ______.
A、the Clyde…Scotland
B、the Severn…Wales
C、the Tweed…Scotland
D、the Thames…Wales



第24题 The British public schools aim at shaping _____.
A、team spirit and mind as well
B、characters as well as brain power
C、characters and spirit as well
D、A.？？？bodies as well as heads



第25题 The climate of Britain is ____ one.
A、continental
B、tropical
C、maritime
D、arctic



第26题 _____ are the oldest schools in the U.K.
A、Independent schools
B、Grammar schools
C、Preparatory schools
D、Public schools



第27题 Oxford got started in the ____ century and Cambridge in the ______ century.
A、12th…13th
B、13th…13th
C、13th…14th
D、13th…12th



第28题 Grammar schools emphasize ____ and offer more subjects.
A、general education
B、eleven plus
C、experiments
D、academic studies



第29题 After marriage, the British newlyweds usually live ______.
A、with their parents
B、separately
C、together
D、alone in their own houses



第30题 In terms of marriage no child can marry below the age of ________ in Britain.
A、sixteen
B、seventeen
C、eighteen
D、nineteen



第31题 In Britain, the great majority of parents send their children to ______.
A、public schools
B、private schools
C、State schools
D、voluntary schools



第32题 The " eleven plus" is the examination taken by children in their last year at ______.
A、nusery school
B、primary school
C、prep school
D、secondary school



第33题 In the examination called the " eleven plus" , students with the highest marks go to ______.
A、grammar schools
B、technical schools
C、secondary modern schools
D、public schools



第34题 If a student wants to go to the university in Britain, he will take the examination called _____.
A、the Certificate of Secondary Education
B、the Ordinary level of the General Certificate of Education
C、the Advanced level of the General Certificate of Education
D、the common entrance examinatiopn



第35题 Public schools in England are usually attended by those whose parents are ____.
A、rich
B、politically conservative
C、both rich and politically conservative
D、liberal



第36题 Which of the following does not reflect the characteristic of freedom in British education?
A、No centralized control from the central government.
B、The different types of schools.
C、The diverse system of university degrees.
D、The completely free education at universities.



第37题 Which of the following is not a characteristic of Open University?
A、It is open to everybody.
B、It is non-residential.
C、Lectures are broadcast on TV and radio.
D、No university degree is awarded.



第38题 Which of the following is a feature of British education as a whole?
A、Education is chaotic.
B、Education is very expensive.
C、Education is highly centralized.
D、Education is rather independent and enjoys a great deal of freedom.



第39题 Who becomes President if the President dies?
A、Vice-President
B、the Secretary of State
C、the head of the Senate
D、the Secretary of Defense



第40题 How many years does a member of the House of Representatives serve?
A、One
B、Two
C、Three
D、Four