2015英語專八人文知識(shí)復(fù)習(xí)：美國概況(1)

1. _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.

A. Washington D. C. B. Los Angeles C. San Francisco D. New York City

2. _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.

A. Blacks B. Hispanics C. Indians D. Asian Americans

3. Washington D. C. is named after___________.

A. the U. S. President George Washington B. Christopher Columbus C. both George Washington and Christopher Columbus D. none of them

4. American and British English are two_____ of the English language.

A. varieties B. elements C. parts D. forms

5. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.

A. Thomas Jefferson B. James Monroe C. James Madison D. Abraham Lincoln

6. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.

A. Rhode Island B. Virginia C. Texas D. Montana

7. The national flag of the United States is known as_____.

A. the Star-Spangled Banner B. Uncle Sam C. Hot Dog D. Union Jack

8. The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.

A. contribution a state has made to the nation B. population C. size D. none of the above

9. The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.

A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River

10. The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.

A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. Britain

答案

1. D, 紐約是美國最大的城市同時(shí)也是最重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)中心和最主要的港口。

2. A, 黑人在美國的經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)地位都最為低下。

3. C, 首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國的第一任總統(tǒng)喬治?華盛頓，而聯(lián)邦直轄區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達(dá)西半球的探險(xiǎn)家克里斯多拂?哥倫布。

4. A, 美國英語和英國英語是英語語言的兩種變體。

5. D, 美國歷史上的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕?林肯。

6. A, 美國國土面積最小的是羅得島。

7. A, 美國的國旗是星條旗。

8. B, 美國每個(gè)州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。

9. B, 美國的“眾河之父”指的是密西西比河。

10. A, 美國的自由女神像是法國人贈(zèng)予的禮物。