第二章测试1.
The current population in America is less than 315 million, rendering it the world’s third largest population, following China and India.
A:错 B:对
答案:A
2.
Like many other countries, the United States has an identity that depends on ethnic continuity.
A:错 B:对
答案:A
The USA is a Federal republic made up of 50 states, with 48 states located on the mainland
A:错 B:对
答案:B
The majority of the population of the United States is of ______ origin, with the largest groups having primary ancestry traceable to the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland?
A:European B:Australian C:Asian D:African
答案:A
Among the 50 states, ______ is the largest in terms of size, and Rhode Island is the smallest.
A:
California
B:Hawaii
C:Alaska
D:Florida
答案:C
Geographically, the United States can be divided into six regions which share similar culture and history: The Mid-Atlantic, The South, The Midwest, The Southwest, the West and ______ .
A:The East B:The North C:The Northeast D:New England
答案:D
The first permanent British settlement in North America was ______.
A:
Massachusetts
B:Maryland
C:Virginia
D:New York
答案:C
It’s believed that the idea of “the Great Melting Pot” first originated in ______.
A:
Virginia
B:Massachusetts
C:Maryland
D:Pennsylvania
答案:D
Which day is the Independence Day in the United States?
A:July 4th B:June 4th C:June 14th D:July 14th
答案:A
The Senate is composed of 100 Senators who are elected to serve for a term of 2 years.
A:对 B:错
答案:B
If the President refuses to sign a bill, then the bill would never become a law.
A:错 B:对
答案:A
Which of the following is NOT one power of the President?
A:to make laws B:to call the National Guard into federal service C:to nominate the heads of all executive departments D:to appoint the judges
答案:A
The United States’ economy suffered severely from the two World Wars in the 20th century.
A:对 B:错
答案:B
The “American system” of mass production was first used in .
A:
car industry
B:firearms industry
C:textile industry
D:agriculture
答案:B
The United States produces as much as half of the world’s .
A:
soybeans and corn
B:tobacco and vegetable oil
C:cotton
D:wheat
答案:A
Mark Twain was a great realist as well as a regionalist, or local color writer.
A:对 B:错
答案:A
The American educational system is based on the idea that as many people as possible should have access to as much as education as possible.
A:对 B:错
答案:A
The United States has a national system of education.
A:对 B:错
答案:B
Which of the following does NOT belong to formal education in the US?
A:Secondary education B:Elementary education C:Higher education D:Pre-elementary education
答案:D
In order to go to university, secondary school students must meet the following requirements EXCEPT that_____.
A:
they make good impressions during the interviews
B:they get good scores in the Scholastic Assessment Tests
C:they have high School records and recommendations from their teachers
D:they pass the college entrance examinations
答案:D
