美国社会与文化章节测试课后答案2024春

第一章测试

1.Which two states in America share no boundaries with the rest of the country? 
A:Hawaii and Tennessee B:Vermont and Rhode island C:Utah and Alaska D:Alaska and Hawaii
答案:D
2.Which of the following is NOT true of the Rocky Mountains? 
A:rough B:old  C:new D:irregular
答案:B
3.Which of the following statement is true about the Northeast region in the United States? 
A:This region is a leader in innovative business methods, publishing, and the design and production of high-tech weaponry, aircraft, engines, tools and computers. B:Americans tend to trace many of the nation’s core values to this region. C:This region has a long tradition of supporting education. D:All of the above statements.
答案:D
4.Which of the following is NOT a core value that is said to have derived from the early settlers of New England in the region of Northeast in the United States? 
A:The American emphases on individualism, thrifty lifestyles, and hard work. B:The American philosophy of pragmatism. C:The American commitment to homogeneous community life. D:The American belief in progress and their optimistic attitude toward life.
答案:B
5.______ is not a state in the South of the United States. 
A:Florida  B:California C:South Carolina      D:Louisiana 
答案:B
6.Of all the major cities in the Midwest, ______ remains the region’s premier city, for it is both the national hub of the commodities market and the regional hub of air transportation and the home of widely diversified industries and cultural institutions. 
A:Kansas City B:Indianapolis C:St. Louis  D:Chicago
答案:D
7.The forces that drove the early immigrants from Europe to the New World don’t include_______.
A:the Crusades  B:the 15th century Renaissance C:the sense of other worlds to conquer D:the decline of trade and the growth of feudalism in Europe
答案:D
8.Culturally, the West has a place in American minds as a myth as well as a set of values.  It represents all the following except______ . 
A:self-reliance and the future. B:individualism C:freedom  D:possibility
答案:B
9.In order to curb the massive flow of immigrants, the United States enacted ______ to limit immigration. 
A:the Immigration Act of 1924 B:the liberalization of immigration law in 1965 C:the liberalization of immigration law in 1924 D: the Immigration Act of 1921
答案:A
10.Which of the following statements about Hispanics (or: Latinos) is NOT true? 
A:They constitute the largest ethnic minority in the United States. B:The majority of them are of Mexican origin. C:Puerto Ricans and the Cubans have similar American experience with Mexican Americans. D:They generally share Spanish as a second language, and sometimes the first language.
答案:C