英语国家概况II

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17秋《英语国家概况》(II)作业1

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一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. What is the idea behind checks and balances?

A. To help the president get more power

B. To restrict governmental power and prevent its abuse

C. To help the Congress to derive more authorities

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2. Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?

A. Separation of state and church B. Respect of education

C. Intolerant moralism

D. A sense of mission

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3. The author of the novel The Scarlet Letter is_________.

A. Hawthorne B. Emerson

C. Hemingway

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4. Who first introduced the \"moving assembly\" line?

A. Eli Whitney

B. Samuel Slater

C. Henry Ford

D. Adam Smith

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5. Do you happen to know of the name of George Washington? Is he_________?

A. one of the founding fathers of the United States

B. the first Governor of the State of New York

C. the author of the Declaration of Independence

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6. The U.S. government consists of three branches:___________.

A. the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch B. the State Department, the Department of Defense, and the Energy Department

C. the White House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court

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7. Who is Abraham Lincoln? What was he famous for?

A. Uncle Tom's Cabin

B. The Federalist Papers

C. The Emancipation Proclamation

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8. The following were the main Reformation leaders except ___________.

A. Martin Luther

B. Martin Luther King C. John Calvin

D. The English King Henry VIII

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A. The first Secretary of Treasury of the USA

B. The first president of the USA

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10. Lord Baltimore's feudal plan failed because ___________.

A. there were more Protestant than Catholics in Maryland

B. the wilderness of the continent made the plan impossible

C. there was plenty of land while labor was scarce

D. the English king did not like the plan

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二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. After the president vetoes a law, Congress may override the veto by a three-fourths vote of both houses.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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2. Two-third of the cropland in the United States is planted in crops destined for export-to Europe, Asia, Africa and LatinAmerica.

A. 错误

B. 正确

满分：5 分

3. It was in 19 that the Supreme Court ruled that the practice of segregating blacks into separate schools was unconstitional.

A. 错误

B. 正确

满分：5 分

4. At the end of the 18th century, elementary education throughout the United States was in local hands.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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5. In 1863, the United States created a truly national banking system with a standard paper currency.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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6. The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, which combined carding,roving and spinning operation.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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7. New York City is the second largest city of the United States.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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8. Leaves of Grass, writen by Walt Whitman in 1855, is a gound-breaking book in American literature.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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9. After World WarⅠ, many novelists produced literary works of disillusionment. Some of them lived abroad and were knownas the“Beat Generation”.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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10. In the United States, every church is a completely independent organization,and concerned with its own finance and itsown building.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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17秋《英语国家概况》(II)作业2

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一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. Which of the following former presidents of USA used to be a sports commentator?

A. Bill Clinton

B. George Bush C. Ronald Reagan

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2. Which of the following games is played in a \"ballpark\"?

A. Football

B. Basketball

C. Baseball

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3. Which of the following cities is known for its casinos for gambling?

A. Seattle

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B. Atlantic City

C. Chicago

D. San Francisco

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4. The organization that is responsible for cracking down on domestic crimes is_____.

A. the FBI B. the CIA

C. the Congress

D. the IRS

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5. How many players are there on each team in a basketball game?

A. 5 B. 6

C. 11

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6. One of the most frequently used musical instrument on a jazz band included a ________.

A. violin

B. trumpet, and C. piano

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7. The instrument used in jazz music for sounding out melodies is _________.

A. drums

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B. banjo

C. piano

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8. Who invented the game of basketball?

A. A Canadian

B. An American C. A Dominican

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9. Los Angeles Lakers is the name of a professional team of which game?

A. Basketball

B. Hockey

C. Volleyball

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10. The Niagara Falls is located on the border of the United States with_______.

A. Mexico

B. Columbia

C. Panama

D. Canada

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17秋《英语国家概况》(II)作业2

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单选题 判断题

二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. National Basketball Association (NBA), the association of professional teams in the US, has two divisions: the EasternDivision and Western Division.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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2. After Legal segregation ended in the South as a result of the civil rights movement, and racism is no longer an extremelyserious social, political problem in the U.S.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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3. The “Hippies” was the one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their goalin life.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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4. John Steven, an American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, was the first to use assembly line for manufacturingcars.

A. 错误

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B. 正确

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5. The Grand Canyon National Park, one of America’s most famous scenic wonder, is approximately 120 kilometers north ofFlagstaff, Utah.

A. 错误 B. 正确

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6. Robert H Goddard is the founder of modern rocketry technology. He made the first liquid propellant rocket.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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7. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is the Jews, who number over 25.2 million, or 11.7%of the population.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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8. In September 1961, the federal government declared segregation illegal in all interstate bus stations which served busestraveling to another state.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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9. The Greensboro students “sit-in” was believe to be the beginning of the civil rights movement.

A. 错误

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B. 正确

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10. America’s movies are mostly in Hollywood, near the city of Los Angeles in South California.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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17秋《英语国家概况》(II)作业3

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单选题 判断题

一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. Which group of people were forced to live in special camps during the WWII?

A. Japanese Canadians B. Chinese Canadians

C. Native Canadians

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2. Canada once called itself a \"bicultural\" society. What does this \"bicultural\" refer to?

A. English and French cultures

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B. Canadian and American cultures

C. English and Indian cultures

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3. Which automobile brand was the first to use assembly line in auto manufacturing?

A. Ford

B. Chrystler C. Lincoln

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4. Who is the head of Canadian government?

A. Governor general

B. Prime minister

C. Premier

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5. The Stevens family was known for their contribution to which of the following?

A. Airplane

B. Steamboats

C. Cotton gin

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6. Where do most of the Inuit people live in Canada?

A. The arctic area B. The west coast

C. The Atlantic Ocean

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7. Who invented the telephone?

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Alexander Bell

C. Thomas Edison

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8. Who devised the Desk Operating System?

A. Thomas Watson B. Steve Jobs

C. Bill Gates

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9. The 1960s saw the civil rights movement whose goals were to fight for the equal rights for the colored people and tobring an end to ________.

A. segregation laws

B. labor law

C. affirmative action

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10. Most farming takes place in ________.

A. west coast near British Columbia B. northern prairie area

C. southern part near the border

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17秋《英语国家概况》(II)作业3

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二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. The Great Famine lasted from 1845- 1848.

A. 错误 B. 正确

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2. While the English are largely protestant, the Irish of the Republic largely belong to the Roman Catholic faith.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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3. The death blow to the Irish language was Ireland＇s accession to the EU.

A. 错误 B. 正确

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4. Today, the Irish economy is dominated in many ways by many multinationals, particularly in the electronic and pharmaceuticalindustries.

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A. 错误

B. 正确

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5. Forty years ago, almost three quarters of existing schools were “confessional”, that is, associated with one Christiansect or another.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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6. The first official language of the Irish Republic is English.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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7. Ireland is situated in the extreme northwest of Europe.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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8. Ireland joined the EU in 1970.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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9. The Irish Government has the sole power of making laws for the state.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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10. In the 1950s and 1960s in an Irish family there were 2 or 3 children on average.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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17秋《英语国家概况》(II)作业4

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一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. _______was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts made to introduce a UN peacekeeping force into the Suez Canalregion during the crisis of 1956.

A. Brian Mulroney

B. Pierre Trudeau

C. John Holms

D. Lester Pearson

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2. ________ is the economic mainstay of British Columbia.

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A. The forestry industry

B. The hydroelectric industry

C. Mining industry

D. Manufacturing

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3. What is the central idea in many works of Canadian literature?

A. Survival

B. Individualism

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4. Which Canadian prime minister referred to the two world wars as \" the vortex of European militarism\"?

A. Lester Pearson

B. Wilfred Laurier C. Pierre Trudeau

D. Brian Mulroney

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5. Canada is a member of ______.

A. NATO

B. the Commonwealth

C. both NATO and the Commonwealth

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6. Lake Louis is located________.

A. in the northern part of Canada

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B. on the Canadian-American border

C. on the east coast

D. in the Rockies

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7. Which of the following provinces is the home of most French-speaking people in Canada?

A. Manitoba B. Saskatchewan

C. Ontario

D. Quebec

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8. Since the north is mainly unpopulated, the Canadian government, at one point, asked the ___________________to patrolthe area.

A. the Americans

B. the local Inuits

C. the Nato allies D. the ANZUS

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9. Prime Minister _______ once said that the U.S.-Canada relationship was was like \"a relationship between two farmers\".

A. Louis St.Laurent

B. Wilfred Laurier

C. Lester Pearson D. John A. Macdonald

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10. Canada recognized China in _____.

A. 1949

B. 1956

C. 1969

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17秋《英语国家概况》(II)作业4

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二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

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1. The continent of Australia is the largest, fattest and driest continent in the world.

A. 错误 B. 正确

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2. The Dreaming is the belief system from ancient times that has bound indigenous groups together. It is about how the featuresof their land were created.

A. 错误

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B. 正确

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3. The individual honored as “The Australia of the Year” is often a successful sporting hero.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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4. Whistle-blowers are often experts in both senior and lower levels of bureaucracies who, discovering that their branchof the organization is in some way corrupt and inefficient, try to expose this problem.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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5. The Australia, the senate of Parliament has the power to enact legislation.

A. 错误 B. 正确

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6. Protestantism has been the most dominant form of religion in Australia over the first two hundred years of modern Australiasociety.

A. 错误 B. 正确

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7. The Dreaming has an ‘elective affinity＇ with Capitalism.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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8. The convicts Elizabeth and James Ruse became the first successful farming family in Australia.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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9. The members of Australian parliament generally belong to one of the two major political parties, the Australian LaborParty (ALP) or the Coalition.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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10. The Governor-General acts only on the advice of the Executive Council that comprises himself and the Cabinet.

A. 错误

B. 正确

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