专业英语八级人文知识（17）

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美国概况  
练习题：
7 w$ t+ Y1 r, q' K* J8 T9 ?6 v" a( R1 The world-famous Havard University is in _____.
. Q0 j; A  }! c* zA Massachusetts B New York C Washington D.C. D Maine
2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?
  M* _! i1 L& p3 R) Q- vA Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory
B Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.
C There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones
& g+ i5 ]8 G! {4 X+ c% U3 P& l4 uD Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree.
) I9 ?1 W8 n" f8 c$ H( M3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.
4 f' ^0 j+ c# GA Broadway B Wall Street C The Fifth Avenue D Times Square
4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.
A Yellowstone National Park B Grand Canyon  
( Q) j1 I, D& f; s' G" {7 i% d1 E- {C St. Patrick’s Cathedral D Stonehenge  
2 |, n& X" e6 Z% c5 ____ was an actor before he became the President.
A Ronald Reagan B Abraham Lincoln C Herbert Hoover D Jimmy Carter
3 {  Q; S2 }  |" I% e6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans.
A Hippies B Yankees C Uncle Sam D Brother Jonathan
6 N4 Q' g" y8 ~; w6 X7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.
# u; @5 _9 g5 T! L, @A New York B Washington D.C. C Philadelphia D Boston
8 Which of the following people was not an American President?
A John Hancock B John Adams C John Q. Adams D Jimmy Carter
5 Q0 W- b* S/ C& W% a% Z1 ^& u7 R9 Henry Fond was the first man to _____.
; i- f9 f- q6 n4 z# `. y* p0 w/ EA design a plane B fly an aeroplane C mass-produciton D design and make a car
10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, … ”were the words by _____.
A Thomas Jefferson B Abraham Lincoln C Andrew Johnson D Theodore Roosevelt
练习题答案及题解:
% Z$ n9 }# W1 \- f- ~, l  @& a5 O+ G! [1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。
9 |. \, t# o5 m8 @+ h2 u2 C, 在美国， 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工， 耶鲁大学， 哈佛大学都是私立的。
3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道， 其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近， 周围云集了几十家剧院， 上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。
4 D, Stonehenge 在英国， 是古代城池的遗迹。
4 n, |6 }, R1 X' u$ R8 p5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞闯荡20多年，参与演出了50多部电影。
6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于代表美国人，俗称美国佬。 在美国南部，Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民， 即北方佬；而对多数美国人来说，Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。
+ ]$ I+ ~  k; M! U5 v( u7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职， 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。
% P+ Z" q$ [7 [+ P: z( h$ z: \8 A, John Hancock，因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大，他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。
. n% i" W! b& Q9 N4 s& Q( I9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师， 虽然没有发明汽车， 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。

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10 B, 这是Abraham Lincoln 于1863年11月19日在葛底斯堡阵亡将士墓举行落成仪式上发表的著名的《葛底斯堡演说》的片语。。