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【奥鹏】[华中师范大学]华中师《英语国家国情与文化-美国 》在线作业
试卷总分:100 得分:100
第1题,______ to the Constitution, as the foundation of the American constitutional system, were called the Bill of Rights.(
A、The first three amendments
B、The first five amendments
C、The first ten amendments
D、The first twelve amendments
第2题,The final breakaway of American foreign policy from isolationism was( ).
A、the bombing of Pearl Harbor
B、the fall of France
C、German attack of the Soviet Union
D、the battle of Britain
第3题,Colored eggs and bunny are traditional symbols of___.( )
A、Easter
B、Christmas
C、Valentine
D、New Year's Day
第4题,Membership in the House of Representatives is based on_____.( )
A、the number of cities in each state
B、the number of families in each state
C、the size of population in each state
D、the size of cities in each state
第5题,In 1972, U.S. President ______ visited China, which led to the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in January 1979.
A、Ronald Reagan
B、Richard Nixon
C、Jimmy Carter
D、Gerald Ford
第6题,The President of the United States exercises the _____ power.
A、legislative
B、executive
C、judicial
D、veto
第7题,In "Old Man and Sea", Hemingway praises the old man's attitude towards( ).
A、defeat and failure
B、the sea
C、his work
D、nature
第8题,Whenever the American economy is in trouble, the economy of other countries is affected because the United States is_____.( )
A、the greatest debtor in the world
B、the biggest producer of tobacco
C、the largest importer in the world market
D、the only superpower in the world
第9题,The ______ turned out to be America's longest war it had ever fought.( )
A、First World War
B、Second World War
C、Korean War
D、Vietnam War
第10题,In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of( ).
A、coal
B、electricity
C、oil
D、wheat
第11题,The political theory of American Revolution came from the well-known philosopher ______.
A、Thomas Jefferson
B、Thomas Paine
C、Alexander Hamilton
D、John Locke
第12题,President Theodore Roosevelt made use of the Hepburn Act to( ).
A、regulate federal-funded electricity project
B、maintain forest reserves
C、regulate railway price
D、ban corporation merger
第13题,The American Constitution was finally adopted in 1789 by a narrow margin on the understanding that ______ after the Constitution came into force.
A、Washington would be president of the U.S.
B、the House of Representatives would be elected by each state
C、a Bill of Rights would be amended
D、each state would be equally represented in the Senate
第14题,MIT stands for_____.( )
A、the Military Institute of Texas
B、the Macy's Instigation of Thanksgiving
C、the Miami Institution of Trade
D、the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
第15题,The largest racial and ethnic minority in the U.S. is the ______, which accounts over 12.1% of the population.
A、blacks
B、Asians
C、Indians
D、Hispanics
第16题,Which statement about the U.S. Constitution is NOT true?
A、It is the supreme law of the land.
B、It is the oldest written constitution in the world.
C、It was adopted in 1781 at the Second Continental Congress.
D、It provides the basis for political stability, economic growth and social progress.
第17题,In 1947 the Truman Administration decided to provide aid for ______ to prevent these two countries from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union.( )
A、Poland and Romania
B、Germany and Italy
C、the U.K. and France
D、Greece and Turkey
第18题,It is generally agreed that U.S. higher education began with the______.
A、Civil War
B、Independence War
C、founding of Harvard College
D、founding of Princeton University
第19题,The Great Depression in 1929 was caused by all the following BUT______.( )
A、stock market speculation
B、over-expansion of credit
C、too much investment in companies
D、lack of stability in the banking system
第20题,The Articles of Confederation in 1781 was unusual because it provided for ______.( )
A、no king
B、a strong central government
C、civil rights
D、taxation powers
第21题,On April 30th of 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in ______ which housed the first American government.
A、New York
B、Washington
C、Philadelphia
D、Boston
第22题,___ have made it possible for all sections of the American population to have higher education.( )
A、The research universities
B、The doctoral universities
C、The community colleges
D、The liberal arts colleges
第23题,The American Standard Oil Company was founded by ______.
A、John Rockefeller
B、du Pont
C、J.P. Morgan
D、Andrew Carnegie
第24题,Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ______ in 1636.( )
A、MIT
B、Yale University
C、Harvard College
D、Princeton University
第25题,In the U.S., the fastest growing minority group is( ).
A、the African-American
B、the Hispanic-American
C、the Native Indians
D、the Asian-American
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