英语专业八级人文知识(十四)

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美国概况
练习题：
1 Ernest Hemingway is _____.
/ T& |. p- |/ e! h" W+ y- ]& YA Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmark
7 a& R5 b! h& u5 U+ q$ d# N2 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
* w* b: }8 A) D' TA 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd
. C0 u" R0 B! U( l! k# P: S3 In 1837, the first college-level institution for women , Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _____ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.
( m5 f/ W. S5 O6 ]4 qA New England B Virginia C Massachusetts D New York
4 The capital of Massachusetts is _____.
  s" a* y# t3 d: y1 V1 a  k$ s6 S3 |A Providence B Boston C Montpelier D Augusta
5 _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
# @+ e! g% s+ \8 @; f# H! I0 zA The Hudson River B The Potomac River
/ F( x, w5 N  _+ f( i* ~C The Ohio River D The Missouri River
6 _____ is Washington’s largest city.
- p6 G' Z! u) T7 V7 ]- i1 F; GA 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
  e+ t3 U) i4 \5 k' P  C9 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
' o; f% {' J: BA John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock
3 T7 _( x0 n; y8 Q4 q' C10 In which day is Halloween celebrated?
/ }& S9 C; O! X" E5 \A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December
练习题答案及题解:
6 k) \. S0 ~' i) M! o1 B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。
  a+ Q% {& U8 u2 v; L7 y9 F2 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。
; b( }9 O* }+ d7 i) n" ^4 B,麻省的首府是波士顿。
: I, g3 ~* X5 w5 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。
$ g) X# B% Q. y% h9 `7 C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。
" v# b2 B" v5 }/ n- L8 C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
4 G$ a8 J4 n0 @' ~/ e9 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。