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一、单选题(共 10 道试题,共 50 分。)
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1. Three of the most famous primitive tribes living in the American continent created such brilliant civilizations. They are _____________.
A. the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas
B. the Iroquois, the Pueblo, and the Pima Indians
C. Yadkin, Coles Creeks, and Smoky Hills
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2. What is not an example of service industry?
A. Legal consulting
B. Banking
C. Hotels and restaurants
D. Computer manufacturing
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3. The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except ___________.
A. challenging the authority of the Pope
B. salvation through faith
C. salvation through the church
D. establishing a direct contact with God
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4. 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
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5. What is the idea behind checks and balances?
A. To help the president get more power
B. To restrict governmental power and prevent its abuse
C. To help the Congress to derive more authorities
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6. Do you happen to know of the name of George Washington? Is he_________?
A. one of the founding fathers of the United States
B. the first Governor of the State of New York
C. the author of the Declaration of Independence
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7. When did industrialization take place in the United States?
A. Around 1776
B. Around the turn of the 19th century
C. Around the turn of the 20th century
D. After World War II
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8. "No taxation without representation" was the rallying cry of ___________.
A. the settlers of Virginia
B. the people of Pennsylvania
C. the colonists in New England
D. the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution
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9. Alexander Hamilton was 。
A. The first Secretary of Treasury of the USA
B. The first president of the USA
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10. The U.S. government consists of three branches:___________.
A. the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch
B. the State Department, the Department of Defense, and the Energy Department
C. the White House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court
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、判断题(共 10 道试题,共 50 分。)
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1. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges as vacancies occur, including members of the Supreme Court.The senate,however, must approve all treaties and confirm all appointments before they become official.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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2. New York City is the second largest city of the United States.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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3. Alexander Hamilton is the second Secretary of Treasure of the United States.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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4. Connecticut, in 1837, become the first state in the United States to pass a general act of incorporation, making it relatively simple for any group to get a corporate charter by complying with a sets of rules.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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5. The name of Knickerbocker comes from Washington Irving's History of New York (1809).
A. 错误
B. 正确
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6. The United States has two major Political Parties: One is the Democratic Party, which evolved out of Thomas Jefferson’s party, formed before 1800. The other is the Republican Party, which was formed in the 1850s.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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7. More than one-quarter of all Americans are now of the Roman Catholic faith.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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8. Toni Morrison (1931-) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. She is the first African-American writer to receive this honor.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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9. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel the Great Gatsby was about youth’s golden dream turning to true.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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10. In the United States, four out of five private schools are run by churches, synagogues or other religious group.
A. 错误
B. 正确
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