专八考前冲刺 ：人文知识训练（十九）

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1.In 1620, 201 Pilgrims, to escape religous presecution, sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower.They arrived at ____.
; V5 P0 E1 K" ~  _A New York B Georgia C Virginia D Plymouth
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2.The earliest institution of higher learning set up in America was ___
A California University B Yale University C Harvard College D Chicago University
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3.The Grand Canyon in south-western ____ is one of nature’s most impressive sights.
8 l+ K% p8 d6 f' C6 J! E/ N- l) XA Utah B Arizona C Nevada D Idaho
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4.American presidents are elected ____.
A every two years B every four years C every five years D every six years
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5.In America the judicial is headed by ____.
A the President B Congress C the Supreme Court D the Secretary General

- d1 ^! \' p( l5 r. }# V6.In the United States, the first larges immigration movement took plane ____
. g0 }/ o  T& H# ]" B& u9 @A right after the War of Independence
" W1 r+ R  n* o0 ^8 G$ O% @3 kB in the mid-1800
C at the turn of the 20th century
D right after the Civil War

8 G0 v) b! d3 V7.The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ____
) g- {4 x& l; M1 A! b$ P7 I' S6 EA friendship and happiness B Peace and plenty, health and happiness
# o: ]6 w5 Z) A7 B9 B) y) ~. jC cooperation and rich reward D love and happiness
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1 Y, Y2 \$ A# A5 ^2 V8.In the United States, the party, which wins the ____ number of seats in the House Commons, becomes the official opposition.
% z( e, q9 l3 V5 x/ R. qA largest B second largest C third largest D fourth largest

+ x1 s% |! s4 a3 z% X) d+ z9.Britain was by 1830 the "workshop of the world " because of ____
A agricultural revolution B industrial revolution C colonial expansion D invention of steam engine
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10.In America, the three newspaper are of the following EXCEPT ____.
A New York Times B Reader’s Digest C Washington Post D Los Angels Times