专业英语八级人文知识（14）

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美国概况
, N( E0 R- i1 {0 ^0 n: G- A' W练习题：
' Y1 P5 ]) E5 A  f1 Ernest Hemingway is _____.
A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmark
. c2 I6 _9 W3 C! P9 p# A2 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
/ `# ?& G0 s6 i# T: s* }A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd
6 x1 y5 d4 ]; a9 ]9 P) Q3 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
6 ?- S0 [* Y9 E) Y5 O' e/ m$ d4 The capital of Massachusetts is _____.
2 p' J% D# j+ {% K& D, b1 |6 gA Providence B Boston C Montpelier D Augusta
5 _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
. t& J# m4 W$ c2 J+ Z2 \8 j, @A The Hudson River B The Potomac River
C The Ohio River D The Missouri River
; l4 i2 M% v! \2 N2 h; A6 _____ is Washington’s largest city.
' @$ S' g4 e* a& E" wA 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
; O' b# ]) [0 r' P2 x9 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock
) m/ P) X3 e+ \5 c! z# C10 In which day is Halloween celebrated?
A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December
9 P* i6 k$ F- l' _6 G7 E/ l# _练习题答案及题解:
2 e+ ?# F7 ~; u+ v; X1 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( h7 u* C, G% e- r7 t/ H) y8 _3 C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。
: u# [: e2 @, I3 w1 p' d4 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。
4 h: L2 L" C, B* b& P" z' d7 C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。
, P) b: `$ B/ r2 c: X' j6 e2 I/ x8 C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
8 @/ H1 L: B9 h" p) B, C: x9 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。