奥鹏教育华师大《英语国家国情与文化

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华中师《英语国家国情与文化-美国 》在线作业-0003

______ 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
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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
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Colored eggs and bunny are traditional symbols of___.( )
A:Easter
B:Christmas
C:Valentine
D:New Year's Day
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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
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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
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The President of the United States exercises the _____ power.
A:legislative
B:executive
C:judicial
D:veto
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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
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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
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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
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In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of（　　　）.
A:coal
B:electricity
C:oil
D:wheat
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The political theory of American Revolution came from the well-known philosopher ______.
A:Thomas Jefferson
B:Thomas Pa奥鹏华中师范大学平时在线作业ine
C:Alexander Hamilton
D:John Locke
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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___ 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
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The American Standard Oil Company was founded by ______.
A:John Rockefeller
B:du Pont
C:J.P. Morgan
D:Andrew Carnegie
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Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ______ in 1636.（　　　）
A:MIT
B:Yale University
C:Harvard College
D:Princeton University
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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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