1美国概况练习题:1._____isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.A.WashingtonD.CB.LosAngelesC.SanFranciscoD.NewYorkCity2._____enjoystheworstsocialandeconomicconditions.A.BlacksB.HispanicsC.IndiansD.AsianAmericans3.WashingtonD.C.isnamedafter___________.A.theU.S.PresidentGeorgeWashingtonB.ChristopherColumbusC.bothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbusD.noneofthem4.AmericanandBritishEnglisharetwo_____oftheEnglishlanguage.A.varietiesB.elementsC.partsD.form5.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywas______.A.ThomasJeffersonB.JamesMonroeC.JamesMadisonD.AbrahamLincoln6.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareais_____.A.RhodeIslandB.VirginiaC.TexasD.Montana7.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesisknownas_____.A.theStar-SpangledBannerB.UncleSamC.HotDogD.UnionJack8.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsonthe_____.A.contributionastatehasmadetothenationB.PopulationC.sizeD.noneoftheabove9.Thetern“FatherofWaters”isusedtoreferto_____.A.theAmazonRiverB.theMississippiRiverC.theNileRiverD.theHudsonRiver10ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeopleby_____asagiftin1884.A.FranceB.SpainC.ItalyD.Britain练习题答案及题解:1.D,纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。2.A,黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下。3.C,首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统乔治?华盛顿,而联邦直辖区命名为哥伦比亚特区是为了纪念第一位从欧洲横渡大西洋到达西半球的探险家克里斯多拂?哥伦布。4.A,美国英语和英国英语是英语语言的两种变体。5.D,美国历史上的第一位共和党总统是亚伯拉罕?林肯。6.A,美国国土面积最小的是罗得岛。7.A,美国的国旗是星条旗。8.B,美国每个州派往众议院的代表人数应与本州人口成比例。9.B,美国的“众河之父”指的是密西西比河。10.A,美国的自由女神像是法国人赠予的礼物。美国概况练习题1.ErnestHemingwayis_____.A.EnglishmanB.AmericanC.DutchD.Denmark2.JohnFitzgeraldKennedyis_____president.A.35thB.34thC.33rdD.32nd3.In1837,thefirstcollege-levelinstitutionforwomen,MountHolyokeFemaleSeminary,2openedin_____toservethe“Muslimsex”.A.NewEnglandB.VirginiaC.MassachusettsD.NewYork4.ThecapitalofMassachusettsis_____.A.ProvidenceB.BostonC.MontpelierD.Augusta5._____isthedividinglinebetweentheSouthandNorth.ATheHudsonRiverB.ThePotomacRiverC.TheOhioRiverD.TheMissouriRiver6._____isWashington’slargestcity.A.BoiseB.DenverC.TacomaD.Seattle7.WashingtonD.C.,thecapitalofU.S.issituatedonthe_____Riverbanks.A.St.LawrenceB.HudsonC.PotomacD.Missouri8.WhendidtheAmericanCivilWarbreakout?A.1775B.1812C.1861D.18639.WhopreparedthedraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence?A.JohnAdamsB.ThomasJeffersonC.BenjaminFranklinD.JohnHancock10.InwhichdayisHalloweencelebrated?A.5NovemberB.31OctoberC.17MarchD.25December练习题答案及题解:1.B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。2.A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。3.C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。4.B,麻省的首府是波士顿。5.D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河,东西的分界线是密西西比河。6.D,华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图。7.C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。8.C,美国内战爆发于1861年,结束于1865年。9.B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。10.B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。英国概况练习题:1Britainwasthefirstcountrytoindustrializebecauseofthefollowingfactorsexcept_____.ABritainwaswellplacedgeographicallytoparticipateinEuropeanandworldtrade.BBritainhadmanyrivers,whichwereusefulfortransport.CBritishengineershadsoundtrainingandtheinventorswererespected.DBritishgovernmentwasincreasinglyinterestedinoverseasandcoloniesafterthe17thcentury.2TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.The_____hasverylittlepower.AqueenBmonarchCprimeministerDking3Whichpartyhasalwayshadstronglinkswiththetradeunionsandreceivedfinancialsupportfromthem?AtheLaborPartyBtheConservativePartyCtheLiberalPartyDtheSocialDemocraticParty34Onaccepting____,theageofconstitutionalmonarchy,ofamonarchywithpowerslimitedbyParliament,began.AConstitutionalLawBTheDeclarationofIndependenceCCivilLawDBillofRights5Femaleswereallowedtovoteinnationalelectionsuntil____.A1918B1916C1920D18966TheBritishNorthAmericaActof1867established____asadomain.AAustraliaBCanadaCNewZealandDIndia7DuringWorldWarII,asawarleader,_____receivedmassivepopularsupportandledhiscountrytofinalvictoryin1945.AHaroldWilsonBEdwardHeathCFranklinRooseveltDWinstonChurchill8TheFalklandIslandswarwasbetweenBritainand_____.AFranceBNewZealandCArgentinaDAustralia9InBritain,a_____isheldwhenaMemberofParliamentdies,retiresorresigns.AcivicelectionBby-electionCpopularelectionDgeneralelection10IntheUnitedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof_____.AtheLordChancellorBtheMonarchCthePrimeMinisterDtheKing练习题答案及题解:1D,英国之所以能成为世界上最早开始工业化的国家,原因有很多。但英国是从17世纪以后逐步开始对海外贸易和开拓海外殖民地产生浓厚兴趣的。2B,英国是君主立宪制国家,国王或女王(君主)几乎没什么实质性的权力。3A,保守党和自由党是英国最早成立的两个党派。大致来说,保守党是中上层阶级的党,它得到大公司财政上的支持;而工党,主要得到工会的支持,它的支持者主要是中产阶级和知识分子。4D,《权利法案》的签署,标志着英国进入了君主立宪制时代,一个君主几乎没有什么实质性权力并受制于议会的时代。5A,直到1918年妇女才在全国大选中享有选举权。6B,《1867年英国北美法案》将加拿大纳为它的自治领。7D,在第二次世界大战中,当时的英国首相丘吉尔作为战争统帅受到了英国人民的广泛拥戴,并带领英国人民赢得了战争的最后胜利。8C,福克兰群岛战役是发生在英国和阿根廷着这两个国家之间。位于大西洋南部的福克兰4群岛从1892年起就是英国的海外殖民地,1982年阿根廷开始控制这些岛屿,但是英国最终打败了阿根廷,并重新占领了这些岛屿。9B,英国的下院议会成员中有人去世、退休或辞职时,就要进行补缺选举。10C,在英国,部长们是由首相推荐,女王加以任命的。英国概况练习题:1HowmanymembersarethereintheHouseofCommons?A650B524C72D6512Whichofthefollowingpeopledidn’tusetobetheBritishPrimeMinister?AMargaretThatcherBWinstonChurchillCHoratioNelsonDJohnMajor3Bytradition,theleaderofthemajoritypartyisappointed_____bytheSovereignintheUnitedKingdom.APrimeMinisterBMemberofParliamentCLordofappealDSpeakeroftheHouse4TheToriesweretheforerunnersof_____,whichstillbearsthisnicknametoday.AtheLabourPartyBtheConservativePartyCtheLiberalPar