英语专业八级人文知识练习题9(美国概况)

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  练习题:
  1 The world-famous Havard University is in _____.
  A Massachusetts
  B New York
  C Washington D.C.
  D Maine
  2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?
  A Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory
  B Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.
  C There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones
  D Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree.
  3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.
  A Broadway
  B Wall Street
  C The Fifth Avenue
  D Times Square
  4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.
  A Yellowstone National Park
  B Grand Canyon
  C St. Patrick’s Cathedral
  D Stonehenge
  5 ____ was an actor before he became the President.
  A Ronald Reagan
  B Abraham Lincoln
  C Herbert Hoover
  D Jimmy Carter
  6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans.
  A Hippies
  B Yankees
  C Uncle Sam
  D Brother Jonathan
  7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.
  A New York
  B Washington D.C.
  C Philadelphia
  D Boston
  8 Which of the following people was not an American President?
  A John Hancock
  B John Adams
  C John Q. Adams
  D Jimmy Carter
  9 Henry Fond was the first man to _____.
  A design a plane
  B fly an aeroplane
  C mass-produciton
  D design and make a car
  10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, … ”were the words by _____.
  A Thomas Jefferson
  B Abraham Lincoln
  C Andrew Johnson
  D Theodore Roosevelt
  练习题答案及题解:
  1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。
  2 C, 在美国, 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工, 耶鲁大学, 哈佛大学都是私立的。
  3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道, 其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近, 周围云集了几十家剧院, 上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。
  4 D, Stonehenge 在英国, 是古代城池的遗迹。
  5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞闯荡20多年,参与演出了50多部电影。
  6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于代表美国人,俗称美国佬。 在美国南部,Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民, 即北方佬;而对多数美国人来说,Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。
  7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职, 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。
  8 A, John Hancock,因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大,他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。
  9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师, 虽然没有发明汽车, 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。
  10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡阵亡将士墓举行落成仪式上发表的著名的《葛底斯堡演说》的片语。。

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