英语国家文化（山东联盟）第二章测试_智慧树知到答案2021年

第二章 Part Two This is the United States：美国部分概述2.1Land and People in the United States:本章主要介绍美国国土的地理风貌和人口结构特征。
2.2The United States Through Time:本章主要介绍了美国的形成和发展过程中出现的重要的历史事件、代表人物及其作用。
2.3Government and Politics in the US:本章主要介绍了美国的政体、政党和选举制度。
2.4Economy in the US:本章主要介绍了美国经济的概况、特点和主要产业。
2.5American Literature:本章介绍美国文学从殖民时期到当代的各发展阶段出现的主要流派、重要作家和代表作品。
2.6Education in the USA:本章介绍了美国的教育政策、教育体制以及高等教育的现状。
2.7Social Life in the US:本章介绍了美国的社会生活状况。

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