英语专业八级人文知识资料(4)
美国概况练习题：
1. Ernest Hemingway is _____.
A. Englishman B. American C.Dutch D. Denmark
2 .John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
A. 35th B. 34th C. 33rd D. 32nd
3. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women , Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _____ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.
A. New England B. Virginia C. Massachusetts D. New York
4. The capital of Massachusetts is _____.
A .Providence B. Boston C. Montpelier D. Augusta
5 ._____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A .The Hudson River B. The Potomac River
C. The Ohio River D. The Missouri River
6 ._____ is Washington’s largest city.
A .Boise B. Denver C. Tacoma D .Seattle
7. Washington D.C., the capital of U.S. is situated on the _____River banks.
A .St. Lawrence B. Hudson C. Potomac D. Missouri
8. When did the American Civil War break out?
A. 1775 B. 1812 C. 1861 D. 1863
9 .Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
A .John Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. Benjamin Franklin D. John Hancock
10. In which day is Halloween celebrated?
A .5 November B. 31 October C .17 March D. 25 December
英语专业八级人文知识资料(4)
练习题答案及题解:1. B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。
2 .A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。
3. C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。
4 .B,麻省的首府是波士顿。
5. D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。
6 .D,华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图。
7. C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。
8. C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
9 .B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯?杰弗逊。
10 .B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。
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