专业英语八级人文知识（15）

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美国概况
练习题：
$ G- i3 c  I8 w1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.
A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson  
C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin
2 The New Deal was started by _____.
; n: @1 t: J% U- z) dA Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. Kennedy
; ~# o2 v) R5 M8 P' VC George Washington D Thomas Jefferson
3 The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas.
A second B third C fourth D fifth
% P, X$ b5 I% E# b& `; B3 n: r4 The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by _____.
A Teachers B students C headmaster D boards of education
5 The Bill of Rights consists of _____.
A 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment
3 v% g% S( s9 B. k* i. O+ pB 10 amendments adopted in 1787
C 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791
1 D5 @# |# J7 r/ KD the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion
. ~3 Q! E9 }7 Z5 n6 The United States produces as much as much as half of the world’s _____.
) A; ]7 f9 ~  n8 ZA wheat and rice B cotton C tobacco D soybeans and corn
* M! g/ {1 v4 w0 h7 Which invention marked the beginning of “The Age of Visual Information”?
A Newspaper B Telegraph C Laundry machine D Television
, G3 m- E. @0 H+ ?* n8 The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from _____.
A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson  
  [0 U  M. ?: I! Y  rC John Adams D John Locke
) x% [# z6 D: J7 c9 The District of Manhattan is in the city if _____.
' k# W7 O! S2 q' v6 T6 B& rA Washington D.C. B San Francisco C New York D Chicago
6 N& _; ?; Y4 p- L% K4 M10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____.
A according to their population
0 c& i" c! _; H8 m: j) y9 nB according to their size
" V' ^: h' Q$ `/ E" HC according to their tax paid to federal government
2 E" F0 J6 H' m) bD equally
练习题答案及题解
1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。
" E( ?+ U0 q/ |) T  {( a2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。
9 L: o  |% J& t  k* e# [" J/ ~! U3 C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。
4 D, 对此有决定权的是教育委员会。
5 C, 人权法案是于1791年增补到宪法法案上来的前十条修正案。
6 D, 美国出产占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。
7 D, 开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机。
6 |# v1 `- ^% c; i4 n8 D, 美国的许多政治观念都是来源于英国著名哲学家约翰•洛克。
9 C, 曼哈顿是纽约市的著名经济和商业区， 也是纽约的中心地带。
8 y, T9 P( r( ^% j, F+ M2 `2 _1 }10 D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。