英美概况之美国部分中期考查试题
英语113-4班英美概况之美国部分中期考查试题
I. Gap-filling. (25 points)
1. The lowest point of the US is .
2. is the least populous state of the US.
3. The official language of the US is , and the cond most spoken language is . is an official language in the state of Hawaii.
4. Religiously, most Americans are ; among them 52% are and 24% .
5. is the residence of the President of the United States, and the Capitol Hill is home to .
6. was known as the “Father of the Constitution” of the US.
7. was the first Republican president of the US.
8. is the first African-American president of the US.
9. was the youngest president in the US and was the only president to win a Pulitzer Prize.
10. is the tallest mountain in the US.
11. is known as the Father of Waters in the US.
12. is regarded as the discoverer of America.
精灵小王子13. In 13 colonies, is the farthest south.
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14. President Lincoln issued after the Union Victory at Antietam.
15. The National Anthem of the US is .
16. The flag of the US is .
17. The largest state in area in the US is , while the smallest state in area in the US is .
18. The Battle of was the turning point of the American Civil War.
19. The National Bird of the US is .
II. Decide whether the following statements are true or fal. Write “T” for true and “F” for fal in the space provided. (42 points)
1. During 1838-39, the Cherokees were forced to move to the Indian Territory that is today known Louisiana. Many died during this forced migration.
2. The fortune ekers who rushed to California to look for gold in 1849 were known as Forty-Niners.
3. Napoleon Bonaparte was the leader of France during the Louisiana Purcha.
4. The US government took over Texas in 1845 through negotiation with Mexico.
5. In 1948, with the encouragement of President Andrew Jackson, Congress pasd a law called the Indian Removal Act, which required that the Indians living west of the Missi
侄子和外甥ssippi River should move to Indian Territory east of the Mississippi.
6. Columbus was the discoverer of the US which he mistook for India, while Amerigo Vespucci confirmed that the continent Columbus found was not India, so American Continent was named after Amerigo Vespucci.
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7. The war (1756—1763) between England and France was known in Europe as the Rench and Indian War.
8. The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia in September, 1774.三大战役的意义
9. American victory at Yorktown was a turning point of American Independent War becau it brought France into the war on the American side.
10. The Louisiana Purcha was the most important accomplishment of Jefferson’s presidency and was the biggest land deal in American history. It doubled the size of the US and opened the door for America’s westward expansion.
强化督导检查11. America has a nickname “Uncle Sam”. The image came from a meat provider named Samuel Wilson during the American Civil War.
12. The United States is the world’s cond most populous country.
13. Hawaii is an island state of the United States.
14. Los Angeles is the most populous city in the US.
15. On July 4, 1776, The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen North American colonies would be the thirteen United States of America, free and independent of Great Britain, so July 4 is the national day of the US.
16. The symbol of the donkey is associated with the Republican Party, while the symbol of the elephant is ud to define the Democratic Party.
17. The Grand Old Party or the GOP is the Republican Party.
18. There are 25 Cabinet posts in all in the US.
19. Five American presidents have died in office, with three of them killed by assassins.
20. The Congress can impeach the president accud of a rious crime, but so far, it has never removed a president from office.
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21. In 1933, at the worst point in the Depression, more than half of the American work forces were unemployed.尿急是什么原因
22. The Great Depression last in the US fro more than a decade.
23. Germany suffered tback at Stalingrad in 1942, which was the turning point of the Second World War.
24. The Cold War was from 1945 to 1991.
25. After the Second World War, Germany had been divided into four occupation zones occupied respectively by British, Canada, America and Soviet Union.
26. As a terminal lake, the Great Salt Lake is veral times more saline than awater, m
aking it easy to float in.
