美国概括 第十四章 Population，Race and Ethnic Groups
选择题：
1 The United States has a population of _______million in July 1992, China, India and the Unites States have the largest populations in the world.
A. 150. B. 255.5 C. 320. D. 450.
答案：B
2．Most of the Americans live in the _______.
A. city area. B. town C. village
答案：A
3．The first immigrants in American history came from ________ and the Netherlands.

A. Germany B. France C. China. D. England
答案：D
4 By the year of 2050, American population is expected to climb to
_______.
A. 256 million B. 275 million C. 300 million D. 383 million
答案：D
5 The Largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US is _______.
A. the Indians B. the Japanese C. the Chinese D. the Blacks.
答案：D。
6．From1980 to 1989, the population between the age of 25 and 44 increased by 28.1% because _______.
A. this was the period of large inflow of immigrants at this age bracket
B. those who were born during the period of baby boom reached this age bracket
C. those who were born during the period of World War II reached this age bracket
D. this was the period of high birth rate of this age bracket
答案：B
7. There were 21 big cities with a population over 2 million in 1988, of which ______ was the biggest one.
A. Chicago B. Los Angeles C. New York D. Philadelphia
答案：C
8．The first blacks were brought to North America as slaves in _______. Most blacks were slaves before 1863.
A. 1619. B. 1820. C. 1719. D. 1680.
答案：A
9．The Civil Rights Movement in the US was take place in _______.
A. 1950s. B.1960s. C. 1970s. D.1980s
答案：B
10 The slavery was legally abolished in 1865 by __________ Amendment to the Constitution.
A the fourteenth B. the fifteenth C. the thirteenth D. the sixteenth 答案：C
一句话解释
1 Who were the first Americans?
答：They were the Indians.
2 When did the higher birth rate appear in the United Status?
答：The birth rate appeared during “the baby boom” (1946--1964).
3. What are the major racial and ethnic minorities in the United States?
答：They are black Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, American, and Indians.
名词解释
1 baby boom
答：It refers to a social phenomenon in the United States occurred between 1946 and 1966. After the low birth rate in the two decades ending in 1945, came the higher rate during the “baby boom”. Nearly 80 million Americans were born in this period. The group born in the earlier period of “baby boom”came to college age in the 1960s, so there was swelling of college students. They became the major force of the students’ movement in the 1960s.
2. the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
答：The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered to be the most far-reaching act on civil rights in modern times, forbidding discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender and national origin. It’s the result of a strong civil rights movement in the 1960s. The act added protections for the rights to vote, to use public facilities and to enjoying same education as white people. It also contained provisions guaranteeing equal employment opportunities.

美国概况 第十五章 American History（练习题一）

选择题
1．The “first Americans” were_________.
A. the Black Slaves B. the Pilgrims C. the Indians D. the
Hispanics 答案：C
2．Puritan tradition was mainly developed in ________ colony.
A. Virginia B. Massachusetts Bay C. Pennsylvania C. New York
答案：B
3．The Civil War cost America _______ lives.
A. 60,000 B. 618,000 C. 6,180,000 D. 208,000
答案: B
4. After the Civil War, the United States saw great developments in ________.

A. agriculture B. education C. foreign trade D. service
industry 答案：A
5.Christopher Columbus was an ________ navigator.
A. British B. Italian C. foreign trade D. service industry
答案：B.
6. The Constitution was first ratified by _____ in December 1787.
A. Massachusetts B. New York C. Georgia D. Delaware
答案：D
7．In September 1774, _______ was held in Philadelphia, which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods.
A. the First US Congress
B．the First Continental congress
C. the Second Continental Congress
D. the Constitution Convention
答案：B
8．American victory at ________ was a great turning point of the war, leading directly to an alliance between the U.S. and France.
A. Trenton B. Concord C. Saratoga D. Yorktown
答案：C
9．After President Jefferson brought the Louisiana territory from ________, there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men.
A. England B. Holland C. France D. Spain
答案：C
10 The Compromise of 1850 allowed _________ to be a free state.
A. New Mexico B. Utah C. Pennsylvania D. California
答案：D
11．The beginning capital of the U.S. is in ________.
A. Philadelphia B. New York C. Washington C. Boston
答案：B
12．President Lincoln was shot dead five days after ________.
A. a military victory of the Union force at Gettysburg
B. he issued the Emancipation Proclamation
C. he made a speech at Gettysburg
D. General Lee, commanding general of the Confederate army surrendered his troops 答案: D
13. After the Civil War, monopoly by big business became a strong trend in the American economy. Among the following individuals, ________ was NOT a big business dominator.
A. John D. Rockefeller B. John Wilkes Booth C. J.P Morgan D. du Pont 答案：B
14．During the 13 years of Indian wars after ________, the Americans forced England to give up the old Northwest.
A. the War of 1812 B. the Mexican War C. the Civil War D. the War of Independence
答案：D
15．President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, because _____.
A. he himself was an abolitionist
B. he had no other alternative
C. he realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad only by making the war a just war against slavery.
D. he wanted to punish the slave-owners in those states which broke away from the Union.
答案: C
16 The first English colony in the American was founded at ______ in _______.
A. Boston, Massachusetts/1607
B. Plymouth, Massachusetts/1733
C Jamestown, Virginia/1607
D. New Amsterdam/1607
答案：C
17 The US Constitutional was officially adopted on March 4,_____.
A. 1776 B.,1781 C.1787 D.1789
答案：D
18 The United States had a more or less open-door policy to immigration from independence until________.
A. the 1960s B. the 1970s C. the 1980s D. the 1990s
答案：A
19 The U.S. has a land area of _________ square kilometers.
A. 2,575 B. 9.3 million C. 9.3 thousand D. 4,500
答案：B
20 The American Constitution is the _________ written constitution in the world.
A. oldest B. longest C. youngest D. shortest
答案：A
22 The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the ________ Continental Congress on July 4, ________.
A. First/1774 B. First/1776 C. Second/1774 D. Second/1776
答案：D
23 The American Constitutional was went up to in _________.
A. 1776 B. 1781 C. 1787 D. 1791 答案：D
24．There were ______great population movements in the history of the
United States.
A. five B. four C. three D. two
答案: B
25 The largest land that the U.S. got from France was _________.
A. the Louisiana Territory B. Texas C. New Mexico D. Old Northwest
答案：A
26．The Compromise of 1850 allowed ________ to be accepted as a free state.

A. New Mexico B. Utah C. Pennsylvania D. California 答案：D
27．Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally ended _________.
A. the immigration movement B. the Civil War
C. the slave system D. the industrialization 答案：C
28．When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the __________ states broke away and found the Confederate States of America.
A. northern B. western C. southern D. eastern 答案：C
29．The American Civil War broke out in ________ and ended in_______.
A. 1850/1863 B. 1846/1848 C. 1861/1863 D. 1861/1865 答案：D
30 The ________ war turned out to be America’s longest war it ever fought.

 A. First World B. Second World C. Korean D. Vietnam 答案：D
31．The War of Independence started in __________ and ended in __________.
A. 1773/1774 B. 1775/1776 C.1776/1783 D. 1775/1783 答案D
31 The first immigrants in American history came from _______ and _______.
A. Ireland/France B. England/China C. Scotland/England D. England/the Netherlands 答案：D
一句话解释
1 When did the war with Mexico start and end?
答：The war with Mexico started in 1846 and ended in 1848.
2．When did the great Puritan Immigration begin?
答：The great Puritan immigration began in 1630.
3. Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
答：Thomas Jefferson of Virginia drafted the Declaration of Independence.
4. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
答：The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4,1776.
5. Who were the first Americans?
答：They were the Indians.
6 What is the bill of right?
答：It is the term used for the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
7． Where is known as the agricultural capital of the U.S?
答：Omaha is known as the agricultural capital of the U.S.
8. Who drafted The Declaration of Independence in the U.S?
答：He was Thomes Jefferson..
9 Which are some of the biggest cities in the U.S?
答：They are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.
10. What is the full name of the U.S?
答：It is the United States of America.
11. Which three counties have the largest populations in the world?
答：China，India and the United States have the largest populations in the world.
名词解释
1 Independence Day
答：It is a legal holiday on July 4 throughout the United States. It is America’s most important patriotic holiday, the birthday of the nation.
2 Boston Tea Party
答：In1773, the British East Indian Company, a corporation partly owned by the British government was in serious financial difficulties. In order to help the company out of difficulties, British Parliament pass the Tea Act of 1733, to allow the company to sell tea at a lower price in the colonies through its own agents, this took away the tea business from American tea merchants. The people in the colonies opposed the unfair treatment and all these Acts. On the night of December 16, several dozen Boston residents dressed as Indians boarded the ships and threw $75,000 worth of East India Company’s tea into the Boston harbor. This episode came to be known as the ”Boston Tea Party”。
3．The Constitutional Convention
答：The Congress created under the Articles of Confederation in 1781 had no executive or judicial powers. In May 1787, the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia to revise the Arieles of Confederation. For four months, the delegates argued about what the government should be like. Finally, they reached a compromise, and drafted the
Constitution of the United States, which provided the basis for the creation of a federal government system in the United States.

美国概况 第十五章 American History（练习题二）
考纲：
American History (1600-1900)
1.The 'discovery' of the Now world
2.Causes of the colonization of the New World
3.The original 13 colonies
4.The American War of Independence and its consequences
5.Establishment of a federal form of government
6.Consequences of territorial expansion and the Westward Movement
7.The American Civil War and its impact on the development of the U. S.
8.Rapid growth of capitalism after the Civil War
American History (1600-1900)
Ⅰ.Chooce the one that you think best answers the question.
1. The place that Columbus landed was* d .*
A. India B. islands in Asia C. the current territory of the USA D. islands in the now West Indies
2. The chief reason for early setters to come to the New Continent was* d *.
A. to seek better opportunity
B. to escape religious persecution
C. to satisfy the urge for adventure
D. A & B
3. What were the causes of the American War of Independence ? D
A. The development of colonial economy led to demand for more
power to determine their own business
B. the cruel exploitation of the colonies by the British government
C. the sale of tea in the colonies
D. A & B
4. The significance of the American War of Independence is that* c .*
A. It paved the way for the development of capitalism in North America
B. It initiated a period of bourgeois revolution against feudal rule the or colonial rule
C. both A & B
D. None of the above
5. The Articles of Confederation was unusual because it provided for * d .*
A. absolute government
B. federal government
C. constitutional monarchy
D. no king
6. In 1787, delegates from the states held a meeting in Philadelphia to make the Articles of Confederation adequate. The meeting came to be called the * b .*
A. Continental Congress
B. Constitutional Convention
C. Independent Convention
D. Congress Meeting
7. The contradiction that arose at the Constitution Conference of 1787 was contradiction between * d .*
A. big states and small states
B. industrial-commercial interests and landed interests
C. one house or two houses for Congress
D. A & B
8. The Bill of Rights Amendments* b .*
A. dealt with procedural matters
B. included not only procedural guarantees but also guarantees of basic rights for the individual
C. were adopted merely to satisfy those who opposed the Constitution
D. were reluctantly accepted by the Federalists
9. The Federalist Papers were Written to support the* a .*
A. Constitution
B. Articles of Confederation
C. Bill of Rights
D. Federalists
10. President Jefferson bought the* d *territory from France for 15 million dollors .
A. Midwest B. Florida C. Mississippi D. Louisiana
11. The implication of the "Manifest Destiny" are * a .*
A. the legitimacy of American territorial expansion and American obligation of the spread of American value and institution
B. the legitimacy of the westward movement
C. the Americans were doing the Lord's work in spreading American democracy to other places
D. None of the above
12. The agreement of the Constitutional Convention to give each state and equal vote in the Senate and make representation in the House reflect the size of each state's population has been known as the * b .*
A. Great Charter
B. Great Compromise
C. Rights Amendments
D. Compromise of 1850
13. The basic cause of the American Civil War was* a *,but the immediate cause was the of the South.
A. conflicts over slavery, break-away
B. westward expansion, Emancipation Proclamation
C. debates in Congress, Uncle Tom's cabin
D. Lincoln's decision anti-slavery reformers
14. After the Civil War * a * became a strong trend in the American economy.
A. monopoly by big business
B. development of small business
C. nationalization of business
D. Civil Right Movement
15. Which of the following sentences is not true? * c *
A. The Puritans came to America to escape religious persecution and to establish what they considered the one true church.
B. One of the slogans raised by the people in the colonies was "No taxation without representation.
C. British general Cornwellis surrendered his whole army to George Washington at Saratogo in Northern New York.
D. The"Manifest Destiny"theory appeared during the westward movement to
justify the conquest of the whole continent.

Answer:
Ⅰ．1.d 2.d 3.d 4.c 5.d 6.b 7.d 8.b 9.a 10.d 11.a 12.b 13.a 14.a 15. c
Ⅱ.
1. Christopher Columbus discovered the North America in the year 1492.
2. Jamestown in 1607.
3. The Puritans were wealthy, well educated gentlemen, but Pilgrim were mostly poor, laboring people.
4. The clash at Concord and Lexington.
5. The chief weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that it failed to set up a government that could function.
6. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation for the purpose of winning support for the Union at home and abroad by making the war a just war against slavery.
7. As a result of the U.S. Mexican War the United States won California and New Mexico.
8. The Compromise of 1850 was an agreement, which kept a balance between free and slave states in the Senate.
9. The Gettysburg Victory was the turning point of the Civil War.
10.The direct cause of outbreak of Civil War was that the southern states left the Union and formed a new nation but President Lincoln was determined to maintain the Union.
11.The government carried out the Policy of trade protectionism.

美国概况第十六章 American History (1900-1945)
选择题
1 Which of the following statement shows the tremendous growth of American economy between the end of the Civil War and 1900?
A Steam and electricity replaced human muscle.
B. Machines and oil were used.
C. Steam took the place of iron; people and goods could be moved by railroads.
D. All of the above.
答案：D
2 Which of the following does not account for President Theodore Roosevelt’s contributions?
A. The initiation of large-scale irrigation projects.
B. The implementation of the Sherman Anti-trust Act.
C. The adoption of the Hepburn Act of 1906.
D. The passage of the Federal Reserve Act.
答案：D
3The most important features in the growth of the American economy in the early 20th century were_______.
A. the use of steam and electricity as chief energy, the use of and the development of railway
B. the appearance of airplane, the use of electricity on a large scale and urbanization
C. the development of large corporation, urbanization and the application in production of new technology
D. the development of industry and large cities, the expansion of railroad network

答案：C
4 The Progressive Movement was ________.
A. an organized campaign with clearly-defined goals.
B. a number of diverse efforts at political, social, and economic reforms
C. a movement aiming at exposing the dark sides of society.
D.a movement aiming at improving people’s living standard
答案：B
5 Versailles Treaty System was the result of Paris Conference in ________.
A. Asia B. Europe C. North America D. Africa 答案：B
6 In the United States, the Ku Klux Klan terrorized and attacked ________.
A. blacks B. all progressives C.The stock market crash D. both A and B 答案：D
7 _______ was the beginning of a long economic depression in the U.S.
A. The bankruptcy of banks B. Serious unemployment
C. The stock market crash D. Farm foreclosures
答案：C
8. American policy towards the Soviet Union was centered on three of the following except_______.
A. to prevent the United States from being dragged into the war
B. to keep the Soviet Union in the war
C. to influence Soviet foreign policy
D. to get the Soviet Union into the war against Japan
答案：A
9 In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people chose _______as their next president who promised to get America out of the depression.
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. Woodrow Wilson D. Herbert C. Hoover
答案：B
10 The 1920s in the United States has been described by many historians as a period of _____.
A. material failure B. spiritual frustration
C. political confusion D. social reform
答案：B
11 American wartime objectives included the total destruction of _______powers.
A Axis B. Asian C. Allied D. European
答案：A
12．Faced with the serious economic crisis the Hoover administration
_________.
A. refused to take strong government action
B. took some effective measures
C. asked for help
D. did nothing
答案：A
13．Which of the following that are concerned with President Franklin D. Roosevelt is NOT ture?
A. the New Deal B. the Teheran Conference
C. the Yalta Conference D. the Potsdam Conference
答案：D
14．The decision on setting – up of a world organization: the United Nations was made at _____.
A Yalta Conference B. Potsdam Conference
C. Teheran Conference D. Paris Conference 答案: A
15 The Great Depression was induced by all the following causes but ________.
A. stock market speculation B. credit over-expansion
C. government involvement D. lack of control over the banking system
答案：C
16. Alaska and Hawaii were accepted into the United States of America in _______.
A. 1956 B. 1957 C. 1958 D. 1959
答案：D
17 When the ________ War broke out in June, 1950, Truman sent the 7th Fleet to the Taiwan Straits to prevent PLA from liberating Taiwan.
A. First world B. Second World C. Korean D. Vietnam
答案：C
18．Pushed by Progressive Movement, Presidents Theodore Roosevelt(1901-1909) and Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) initiated changes from the 19th century tradition of ________.
A monopoly B. laissez faire C. government regulation D. market control 答案：B
19．The president of the United States is the head of the ________ branch.
A. legislative B. executive C. private D. corporate
答案：B
20．McCarthyism was a full-scale, ________hysteria in the United
States in the 1950s.
A. Nazi B. Fascist C. Communist D. anti-Communist
答案：D
21. The American economy is characterized by a high degree of _____.
A. government B. individual ownership C. corruption D. monopoly 答案：D
22. The Second World War finally ended in ______.
A. 1945. B.1946. C.1947 D. 1949
答案：A
23．During the Second World War, American wartime objectives were the total destruction of ____powers.
A the Axis B Asian C. the Allied D. European
答案：A
24 The United States supplies almost _______ of all the exports of grain in the world.
A. one fourth B. one fifth C. a half D. two thirds.
25 ______ is the nation’s leading center of heavy industry in the United States.
A Northwest B. Midwest C. Southwest D. West
答案：B
26． The ______ War turned out to be America’s Longest war it ever fought.
A. First World B. Second World C. Korean D. Vietnam
答案：D
27 _______ are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the
United States.
A. Hispanics B. White ethnics C. Asian-Americans D. Indians
答案:C
28 The United States did not join the Second World War directly until
______ in December, 1941.
A. Great Depression B. Pearl Harbor incident
C. the Japanese D. the German attack on Poland.
答案：B
29. The _______ problem has been a key problem in U.S.- China relations.
A. Taiwan B. trade C. Korea D. Vietnam.
答案：A
30．______ is the leading commercial crop in the South of America.
A. Cotton B. Corn C. Wheat D. Rice
答案：A
一句话问答
1． What are the real American Literature begin?
答：It began after the American War of Independence.
2 Where is the president of the United States official residence?
答：The White House is his official residence.
3．What is the American foreign policy in the early 1930s?
答：In the early 1930s, the American foreign policy was isolationist.
4．What is the most central functions of the Congress in America?
答：It is the passage of laws.
5．Which three branches is the U.S. government divided into?
答：They are the legislative, the executive and the judicial.
6. Who designed and flew a successful plane n 1911?
答：Glenn E. Curiss designed and flew a successful plane in 1911.
7 What policy did the United States pursue during the early period of WW.I .
答： The United States pursued a policy of pro-Ally partiality.
8. When did the United States government declare war on Germany?
答：The United States government declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.
9. What’s the aim of the New Deal measures?
答：The aim of the New Deal measures was to save American democracy and the capitalist system.
解释题
1.Progressive Movement
答：A movement at the turn of the century, it demanded government regulation of the economy and social conditions. Therefore, it was a number of diverse efforts at political, social, and economic reforms.
2. New Deal
答：The program put forward by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 to deal with the Great Depression. Roosevelt made Congress pass a large number of New Deal acts and helped to set up many efficient social economical and financial systems. The New Deal did help overcome the most serious economic crisis of the capitalist system up to that time.
3. the KKK
答：The Ku Klux Klan was first organized in 1866 and then reformed in 1867 after the Civil War in the South. The KKK terrorized and attacked not only blacks, but also progressives, labour union organizers, communist or socialist party members

十七章 American in Postwar Era (1945-1980s)
选择题
1 Since 1945 the United States had entered a twenty- five of economic boom, ______did NOT experience great development.
A. automobile B. computer C. housing D. defense
答案： B
2．The Truman Administration decided to provide aid for _____-to avoid these two countries fall into the hands of Soviet Union in 1947.
A. Greece and Turkey B. France and Italy C. the U.K. and France D. Poland and Czech
答案： A
3．Since 1945 他和United States had entered a _______ years economic boom.
A．ten B. fifteen C. twenty D. twenty-five
答案：D
4． Which of the following statements did not happen in 1947?
A. Britain informed the U.S. that it would end financial support of Greece and Turkey.
B. The Secretary of State announced the Marshall Plan.
C. President Truman made the open declaration of the containment policy.
D. The Civil War in China broke out.
答案：C
5．In December, 1956, the Supreme Court declared ________ ‘s segregation laws unconstitutional.
A．California B. Oregon C. Arizona D. Alabama
答案： D
6．From the mid-seventies onwards, the United States suffered from “______”,that is, the occurrence of stagnation and inflation at the same time.
A. stagflation B. crisis C. depression D. crash
答案： A
7．Of the three cornerstones of the postwar economic boom, _______ was not related to the upsurge in births.
A. automobile B. defense industries C. housing D. all of the above 答案：B
8．After the Second World War, both the US and the Soviet Union first
at tempted to exercise control over ________.
A. Middle East B. Eastern Europe C. Western Europe D. North Korea 答案： B
9． During the Missile Crisis, Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba except ______.
A. long-range missiles B. medium missiles C. Chinese Civil D. Vietnam Civil
答案： A
10． From 1948 to 1966 average yearly growth in real spendable earnings was _______ percent in the United States.
A. 1.1 B. 2.1 C. 3.1 D. 4.1
答案： B
11． The United States and the People’s Republic of China established diplomatic relations in _____.
A. 1972. B. 1974. C. 1978 D. 1979
答案：D
12．On June 5,1947,______ suggested that the US should offer economic aid to Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion.
A. George Marshall B. Franklin D. Roosevelt C. George Kennan D. anti-Communist
答案：A
13．McCarthyism was a full-scale, ________ hysteria in the United States in the 1950s.
A. Nazi B. Fascist C. Communist D. anti-Communist
答案：D
14．Marshall Plan was announced on June 5，_______.
A.1947, B.1948 C.1949 D.1950
答案： A
15．Education was made a function of the state under the _______ Amendment to the US Constitution.
A. Tenth. B. Eleventh C. Twelfth D. Thirteenth
答案：A
16 Of the following, ________ is not a nationally observed holiday.
A. Christmas B. Thanksgiving Day C. New Year’s Day D. Easter Sunday.
答案：D
17．The United States is by far the ______ industrial country in the world.
A. biggest B. second biggest C. third biggest D. fourth biggest. 答案：A
18．The safeguards against misuse of powers come in the form of _______.
A. separation of powers B. executive orders C. presidential elections D. party political
答案：A
19．In America, junior colleges include the following colleges except _______ one.
A. junior B. Bible C. community D. technical
答案：B
20．The second busiest port in the United States is ______.
A. New York B. Houston C. Los Angeles D. New Orleans
答案： D
21．Under the pressure of the Anti-war Movement,______ decided not to run for the presidency for a second term..
A. Truman B. Nixon C. Johnson D. Kennedy
答案：C
22．The Standard Oil Company was founded by ________.
A. Morgan B. Ford C. Rockefeller D. Dupent
答案：C
23．Abraham Lincoln belonged to _________.
A. the Federalist Party B. the Whig Party
C. the Republican Party D. the Democratic Party
答案： C
24．_________ was meant to guarantee the blacks and others the right
to vote.
A. Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
B．The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.
D. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
答案： D
25．The President cannot veto a law if Congress passes it by a _______ vote at the second time.
A. one-third B. half C. two-thirds D. three-fourths
答案 ： C
26．Elementary and secondary education in the United States covers ______ years.
A. 10 B. 11. C. 12 D. 13.
答案：C
27．The tallest building in the world is Sears Tower in_______.
A. New York B. Washington D.C C. Chicago D. Detroit
答案: C
28. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in the honor of ________.
A. Martin Luther King B. Abraham Lincoln
C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson
答案：A
29．_______ is the largest mainland state of the U.S.
A. Texas B. Hawaii C. Rhode Island D. Alaska
答案： A
30．The American Constitutional was went up to in ________.
A. 1776 B.1781 C.1787 D.1791
答案： D
31． Pushed by the Progressive Movement, Presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) and Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) initiated changes from the 19th century tradition of ______.
A. monopoly B. laissez faire
C. government regulation D. market control
答案：B
32．Kennedy proposed the program of_______.
A. New Freedom B. New Deal C. New Frontier D. War on Poverty
答案：C
33． The United States has a free market economy with a dominant
_______sector.
A. state-owned B. collective C. private D. corporate
答案：C
34．The president of the United States is the head of the
_________branch..
A. Legislative B. executive C. judicial D. party
答案：B
35．The community college made its appearance in the early ________.
A. 1700s B.1800s. C.1900s D.1990s
答案：C
36．In the early part of the 19th century,_______ City was the center
of American writing.
A. Boston B. Philadelphia C. Chicago D. New York
答案：D
37． The aim of President Roosevelt’s New Deal was to “save American”.
A. economy B. politics C. society D. democracy
答案：D
38．The Truman Doctrine was directed against ________.
A. Nazi fascism B. Communism C. Japan D. The “free world”
答案：B
39. The largest land that the U.S got from France was ________.
A. the Louisiana Territory B. Texas C. New Mexico D. Old
Northwest 答案：A
40．Woman obtained voting right from the _______ Amendment to the Constitution.
A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th
答案：C
41．MCCarthyism was a full-scale,_________ hysteria in the United States in the 1950s.
A. Nazi B. Fascist C. Communist D. anti-Communist
答案：D
42. Presidential election is held every _________ years in November in the U.S.A.
A. tow B. three C. four D. five
答案： C
43．Of the following subjects, ________ is not one of the “basics ” of elementary school curriculum.
A. reading B. writing. C. history D. mathematics
答案：C
44．The symbols of egg and hare are most frequently associated with ______.
A. Thanksgiving Day B. Easter C. Independence Day D. Halloween 答案：B
45． In America, the constitution provides that____ shall be President of the Senate.
A. Speaker B. President C. chief Justice. D. Vice President
答案：D
46． Military institutions belong to _______.
A. research universities B. Doctoral universities C. Junior colleges D. specialized
答案： D
47. The Mississippi proper rises in the lake region in North ________.
A. Minnesota B. the meeting Gulf of Mexico C. Montana D. Pennsylvania. 答案：A
48. The Compromise of 1850 allowed __________ to be accepted as a free state.
A. New Mexico B. Utah C. Pennsylvania D. California
答案：D
49．The American economy is characterized by a high degree of ________.
A. government regulation B. individual ownership C. corruption
D. monopoly
答案：D
50．The heads of the various executive departments form a council of advisers generally know as the President’s _______.
A．Advisory Group B. Executive Office C. Special Commission D. Cabinet 答案：D
51．At the master’s level the program is primarily _______ oriented, an extension of undergraduate study in America.
A. research B. course C. vocation D. doctoral
答案：B
52． Mark Twain’s masterwork was _______.
A. The Sketch Book B. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
C. Nature D. Leaves of Grass
答案：B
53 The biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States is ______.
A. New Year’s Day B. Independence Day C. Thanksgiving Day
D. Christmas Day
答案：D
54．Hawaii is in the _____ Ocean.
A. Atlantic B. Pacific C. Oceania D. Indian
答案：B
55．The slavery was legally abolished in 1865 by ________ Amendment to the Constitution.
A. the fourteenth B. the fifteenth C. the thirteenth D. the sixteenth 答案：C
56．The Constitution allows the President to give ______ and pardons in federal criminal cases.
A. absolutions B. reprieves C. testimonies D. amnesties
答案: B
57．____-is American’s most important agricultural area.
A. The Midwest B. New England. C. The Great Plains D. The intermountain area.
答案：A
58．Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution formally ended _______.
A. the immigration movement B. the Civil War
C. the slave system D. the industrialization
答案： C
59．The Cuban Missile Crisis happended in f____
A. 1960 B.1961 C.1962 D.1963.
答案：