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《英语专业八级人文知识》（英语国家概况部分）征服冲击波系列美国部分1.ThetraditionaldividinglineinAmericabetweeneastandwestis_______.A.theMississippiriver.B.theAppalachians.C.theRockyMountains.D.theHudsonriver.2.WhichpartmAmericaistheearliesttobefoundandtakenoverbyearlysettlerA.TheAtlanticandGulfCoastalPlain.B.TheAppalachiansandtheirfoothills.C.Theinteriorlowlands.D.TheCordillera.3.WhichisthelargestracialgroupinthewholepopulationofU.S.A?A.Hispanics.B.AmericanIndians.C.Non-Hispanicswhite.D.AsianAmericans.4.Before2000,thelargestminoritygroupintheUnitedStatesis________.A.Latinos/HispanicsB.AsianAmericansC.NativeAmericansD.AfricanAmericans5._______hastheworld'soldestwrittenconstitutionandpoliticalparty.A.AmericaB.CanadaC.EnglandD.Australia6.AstorolesofAmericanpresident,whichisNOTpreciselydefinedintheU.!Constitution?A.Heistheheadofthestate.B.HeisthechiefexecutiveoftheU.S..C.Heisthecommanderinchiefoftheaimedforces.D.Heistheheadofhispoliticalparty.7.Theeconomicproblemcausedbythedepressionin1929waseventuallysolvedIA.TheNewDealB.WorldWarnC.NewenergysourcesD.Technologicalchanges8.IntheUnitedStates,howmanyyearsdoesprimaryeducationrequire?A.Fouryears.B.Fiveyears.C.Sixyears.D.Sevenyears.9.MostcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesarein_______.A.privateinstitutionsB.city-fundeduniversitiesC.high-tuitionuniversitiesD.publicinstitutions10.ThethreemainlevelsofcourtsofthefederaljudicialsysteminAmericaareasfol-lowsEXCEPT_______.A.theUnitedStatesStateCourtsB.theUnitedStatesDistrictCourtsC.theUnitedStatesCourtsofAppealD.theUnitedStatesSupremeCourt11.AllstatesofAmericaaregovernedbythecommonlawEXCEPT_______.A.LouisianaB.WashingtonC.CaliforniaD.NewYork12.OfthefiftystatesofAmerica,howmanystatesnowhavethedeathpenaltyaspunishment?A.37.B.38.C.39.D.40.13.ThefourmajorregionsoftheUnitedStatesare_______.A.NortheastB.SouthC.MidwestD.WestE.NorthA.ABCD.B.ACDE.C.BCDE.D.ABCE.14.Whichregion'sculturalcharacterwasshapedlargelybyPuritanspirit?A.TheMiddle-AtlanticRegion.B.TheNewEnglandRegion.C.ThePennsylvanianRegion.D.TheMormonRegion.15._____isthelateststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.A.CaliforniaB.IndianaC.KansasD.Massachusetts16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinMiddle-AtlanticRegion?A.Broadway.B.TheStatueofliberty.C.TimeSquare.D.BibleBelt.17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecharacteristicofAmericancharacters?A.Ambition.B.Individualism.C.Consideration.D.Self-reliance.18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTAmerica'snewspaper?A.WallStreetJournal.B.USAToday.C.Guardian.D.TheMilwaukeeJournal.19.WhichofthefollowingareU.S.NewsandCablenetwork?a.ABCb.NBCc.BBCd.ABAA.abB.bcC.cdD.ad20.Hollywoodisoftenusedasasynonymfor_______.A.AmericanfilmsB.AmericanforestindustryC.ChristiansintheU.S.AD.Americanadvertisingindustry21.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericaisA.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.theMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver22.Thenorth-easternpartoftheUnitedStates-NewEnglandenjoysa___climate.A.northernandoceanictypeofB.typicalcontinentalC.verycoldD.fairlywarns23.TothewestofmainlandAmericaliestheA.AtlanticOceanB.PacificOceanC.IndianOceanD.ArcticOcean24.Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforitsA.automobileindustryB.textileindustryC.ironandsteelindustryD.aircraftindustry25.ThenativesofthecontinentofAmericaaretheA.CanadiansB.IndiansC.MexicansD.Hispanics26.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedinA.BritainB.BritainandU.S.AC.theUnitedStatesD.alltheEnglish-speakingcountries27.isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.A.WashingtonD.C.B.LosAngelesC.SanFranciscoD.NewYorkCity28.Whichofthefollowingminoritygroupsenjoystheworstsocialandeconomicconditions?A.Blacks.B.Hispanics.C.Indians.D.AsianAmericans.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinNewYorkCity?A.WallStreet.B.FifthAvenue.C.BroadwayStreet.D.NiagaraFalls.30.WashingtonD.C.isnamedA.aftertheU.S.PresidentGeorgeWashingtonB.afterChristopherColumbusC.afterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbusD.afternoneofthem31.TheU.S.Congresshasthepowertomaketheselawsexceptof_-A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalizationC.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade32.AmericanandBritishEnglisharetwooftheEnglishlanguage.A.varietiesB.elementsC.partsD.forms33.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywasA.ThomasJeffersonB.JamesMonroeC.JamesMadisonD.AbrahamLincoln34.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareaisA.RhodeIslandB.VirginiaC.TexasD.Montana35.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesisknownasA.theStar-SpangledBannerB.UncleSamC.HotDogD.UnionJack36.7hecolonythatdidNOTsendrepresentativestotheFirstContinentalCongresswasA.GeorgiaB.VugirriaC.MassachusettsD.RhodeIsland37.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsontheA.contributionastatehasmadetotherationB.populationC.sizeD.noneoftheabove38.ThetennFattierofWatersisusedtorefertoA.theAmazonRiverB.theMississippiRiverC.theNileRiverD.theHudsonRiver39.ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeoplebyasagiftin1884.A.FranceB.SpainC.ItalyD.Britain40.musicisperhapsAmerica'sgreatestcontributiontotheworldofpopularmusic.A.BluesB.RockC.JazzD.Waltz41.isaspecialdayofloveA.Valentine'sDayB.Aprilfool'sdayC.HalloweenD.Easter42.Americannationalfloweri