美国概况练习(5)

美国概况练习（5）

ⅠTrue or Fal

F1. Since the U.S. economy is bad on free enterpri, there

is little government involvement in the economy.

T2. The United States is the world’s leading maker of

industrial goods.

F3. In the 18th century, the New England colonies specialized

in producing tobacco from plantations.

T4. While most Americans embraced the idea of money-

making and held successful businessmen in great admiration,

they rented big business monopolizing any industry in any

form.

F5. By 1956, a majority of U.S. workers held blue-collar rather

than white-collar jobs. T6. Many urban Americans, particularly

Blacks and Hispanics, found the postwar prosperity inaccessible

to them.

F7. The American West is now an important region for corn

and wheat.

T8. While manufacturing giants such as IBM and General

Electronic enjoy worldwide reputation as the pillars of the

American economy, the U.S. economy is by no means one

dominated by giant corporations.

T9. As the number of workers employed in the traditional

manufacturing industries has declined, union membership has

dropped in recent years.

ⅡMultiple Choice

1. The United States ranks ___A_____ in the world in the total

value of its economic production.

A. first

B. cond

C. third

D. fourth

2. The following are the factors that have contributed to the

development of the U.S. economy EXCEPT_____C_____.

A. the vast space and resources of the land

B. the ideals of freedom and economic opportunity

C. English as its national language

D. hard work by the people

A3. What is America’s most important food crop?

A. Corn

C. banking

D. slavery

7. With the arrival of the 20th century, the United States

became increasingly

urbanized, particularly in the ____A_____ cities.

A. Northeast

B. Northwest

C. Southeast

D. Southwest

8. The American South is a center of the following traditional

crops EXCEPT _____D____.

A. tobacco

B. corn

C. cotton

D. wheat

9. As the world’s leading maker of industrial goods, the U.S.

now produces around _____B____ of the world’s industrial

products.

A. 20%

B. 25%

Over the past veral decades, the position of organized

labor unions in the U.S. has been greatly weakened. Discuss the

caus of the shrinking influence of American labor unions in

recent years.

The rising rvice ctor

A steady shift from blue-collar to white-collar employment

Foreign industrial competition

The high rate of immigration of unskilled workers

Management’s concerns with benefits and a satisfactory

workplace environment

Changes in the legal environment have worked against the

unions as well.