【期末高分题集】[东北师范大学]《英美概况（二）》考核必备70

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94360–《英美概况（二）》2022年东北师范大学期末复习题集

单选题：
（1）Harvard, one of the most famous universities in the world, was founded in ()
A.1636
B.1635
C.1634
D.1639
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（2）The Pilgrims were able to survive in America because ().
A.they received help from the Indians
B.they were supported by rich companies
C.many ships brought them food from England
D.they had signed the Mayflower Compact
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（3）In the U.S., people go to church mainly for the following reasons except ().
A.for finding a job in sociely
B.for having a place in a community
C.for identifying themselves with dominant values
D.for getting together with friends
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（4）The US is the world’s leading exporter of agricultural products, in which the second most important export is ().
A.Cotton
B.vegetable oils
C.cereal grains
D.soybeans
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（5）What belongs to the attitudes of Americans toward manual labor?
A.Highly valuing
B.looking down upon it.
C.Neutral
D.Refusing to take on it.
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（6）()serve as the media between producers and retailers, or producers and wholesalers.
A.Producers
B.Retailers
C.Wholesalers
D.The government
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（7）The state () is rich in fishing and trapping.
A.Hawaii
B.California
C.Alaska
D.New York
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（8）The turning point of the War of Independence was the Battle of() in 1777.
A.Yorktown
B.Saratoga
C.Bunker Hill
D.Lexington
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（9）()is the second largest US city in terms of population in the United States of America and the largest industrial city in the country.
A.Los Angeles
B.Philadelphia
C.Chicago
D.California
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（10）You can get quick and inexpensive meals in () .
A.magnificent restaurants
B.snack bars
C.guest house
D.motels
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（11）The “first Americans” were the ().
A.black slaves
B.Indians
C.whites
D.Eskimos
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（12）()has the power to impeach the President of the United States when he abuses his power.
A.The Senate
B.The Justice of the Supreme Court
C.The Congress
D.The Supreme Court
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（13）The national flag of the United States is known as().
A.the Star-Spangled Banner
B.Uncle Sam
C.Hot Dog
D.Union Jack
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（14）The largest seaport of the United States is ().
A.San Diego
B.San Francisco
C.Chicago
D.New York
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（15）The University of California, with several branch campuses, has more than () students.
A.128 000
B.129 000
C.126 000
D.127000
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（16）The largest public library in the U. S. is ().
A.Library of Congress
B.Library of Harvard
C.Franklin Library
D.Roosevelt Library
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（17）The struggle of the Civil War was between the Confederate States and the Union of()Northern States.
A.21
B.22
C.23
D.24
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（18）The Head of the Representatives is called().
A.Leader
B.Chancellor
C.Speaker
D.Chairman
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（19）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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（20）The original name of New York is ().
A.New Hampshire
B.New Amsterdam
C.New Jersey
D.New England
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（21）The presiding officer of the Senate is() who serves as chairman when the Senate is in session.
A.the Speaker
B.the Vice President
C.theCongressman
D.the Floor Leader
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（22）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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（23）() are the most numerous in the minorities of the United States.
A.blacks
B.Hispanics
C.Asian-Americans
D.Jews
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（24）The history of the U. S. is generally agreed to have begun in the year of ().
A.1620
B.1607
C.1776
D.1492
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（25）()is the spokesman of the US foreign policy.
A.The State Secretary
B.The President
C.The Vice President
D.The Chief of the White House Staff
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（26）The symbol of the Republican Party is ().
A.a monkey
B.an elephant
C.a horse
D.a donkey
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（27）The popular American belief is ().
A.part-time working
B.self-made man
C.manual labor
D.being extravagant
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（28）In (), the first satellite was launched in the USA.
A.1958
B.1657
C.1659
D.1655
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（29）The “Senior Citizens” in the senior centers refer to.()
A.high officials
B.professors
C.presidents
D.old people
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（30）() is the only branch that can make federal laws, and levy federal taxes.
A.The executive
B.The legislative
C.The Judicial
D.The president
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（31）Harvard University was founded in ().
A.1366
B.1633
C.1636
D.1363
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（32）America occupies the leading position in the modern technology in the following areas except ().
A.atomic energy
B.computers
C.space
D.shipbuilding
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（33）The three biggest newspapers are of the following except ().
A.New York Times
B.Reader's Digest
C.Washington Post
D.Los Angeles Times
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（34）The most famous 19 radio stations is ().
A.the Columbia Broadcasting System
B.the American Broadcasting System
C.Voice of America
D.The National Broadcasting System
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（35）The continental USA runs () kilometers from its Atlantic coast to Pacific coast，and 2574 kilometers from Canada to Mexico
A.4505
B.4506
C.4507
D.4508
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（36）From 1949 to 1972, the number of scientists who moved into the USA from various countries in the world reached ()
A.200 000
B.300 000
C.400 000
D.500 000
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（37）The most important advantage the North had over the South in the Civil War was its()superiority.
A.industrial
B.agricultural
C.economical
D.military
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（38）The river that serves as the dividing line between the South and the North of the United States is().
A.the Columbia River
B.the Potomac River
C.the Ohio River
D.the Colorado River
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（39）The state()is rich in fishing and trapping.
A.Hawaii
B.California
C.Alaska
D.New York
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判断题：
（1）Americans are free to have guns, and this makes hunting a popular sport in the USA
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（2）There are three world religions: Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
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（3）American's biggest challenge is coming from Pacific Rim countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.
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（4）The freedom of searching a person’s home by police is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
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（5）The group of buildings of the United Nations stands along the West River at the end of the 42nd Street.
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（6）In 1956, the first satellite was launched in the USA.
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（7）VOA is the most famous of the eighteen radio stations of the USA for the propaganda to foreign countries
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（8）When the state administrations act out the powers given to them in the Constitution, the federal administration has right to interfere.
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（9）T奥鹏期末考核he military leader of the Southern army in the American Civial War was General Grant.
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（10）The first NBC television channel opened in 1941
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（11）Free market principles represents no government interference in economic development.
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（12）New York became an important port early in the last century. A large portion of the national exports passed through New York Harbour.
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（13）Americans are very competitive and only the boys are encouraged by their parents to compete in sports as a way to develop desired personality characteristics
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（14）The early settlers in the colony discovered a way to make money by growing tobacco.
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（15）The Three Faiths in the US. Refer to Protestant, Catholic and Jewish.
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（16）The largest Protestant group is the Baptist.
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（17）The United States is situated in the central part of North America with its two youngest states-Alaska and Hawaii.
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（18）The USA supplies a larger share of the imports to all other countries than does any other nation in the world.
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（19）The Statue of Liberty was given by the Spanish people as a gift.
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（20）The Colorado Plateau is threaded by many deep valleys or canyons, among which the best known is Colorado Valley, also called the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona.
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（21）The American national song is the patriotic symbol of the USA.
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（22）May 1st is an international Labour Day, a public holiday in the USA
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（23）In the autumn of 1620, the first group of people started for America in a ship named the "Mayflower". They landed at a place they named Plymouth
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（24）Pittsburgh ,the steel capital of the country, is the oldest and largest steel making center.
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（25）Independence Day is celebrated in all the states
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（26）New Year's Day is on January 1 st, a legal holiday in the USA
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（27）The USA has many achievements in the field of science and technology
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（28）In the USA there occurred six economic crises from the end of the war to the middle of the 1970s.
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（29）Problems exist in American religion. Some of the small sects are extremely intolerant.
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（30）Before the English controlled North America, Spaniards were the most important colonists there.
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（31）Public protests by blacks and other minority groups took place in the 1960s.
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（32）In the post World War 11 decade, the United States was the richest nation in the world.
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（33）VOA programs include news, commentary, popular music and features about American culture.
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（34）The President doesn’t have lawmaking powers.
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（35）The Federal Government is supposed to keep independent from the states governments.
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