【答案】英语国家概况(2)第2次作业【参考答案】

[第1题](判断题)Washington Irving and James Fennimore Cooper are the two major writers of the post-Revolutionary period in the U. S.

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[第2题](单选题)

Three of the following are Nobel Prize winners. Which one is not? _________.

Ernest Hemingway

Eugene O’Neill

William Faulkner

Scott Fitzgerald

[第3题](判断题)In September, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, and

Britain

recognized the independence of the U.S.

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[第4题](判断题)

In the Civil war, Roosevelt realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad by making the war a just war against slavery. So he issued the famous Emancipation Proclamation.

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[第5题](单选题)

Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, _________.

each new state has its own government

each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairs

the national government was called the Congress with little power

the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined.

[第6题](单选题)

Which of the following statements was correct around the time of the American Revolution? ________.

The American had the mixed blood of Europeans or their descendants

The American had the mixed blood of Europeans with American Indians

The American has the mixed blood of Europeans with blacks

The American had the blood of the English and their descendants only

[第7题](判断题)The Montgomery boycott was led by Martin Luther King Jr., a young black clergyman who later became a national leader of the Civil Rights movement.

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[第8题](单选题)

The expenditure in American public schools is guided by _______.

students

headmasters

teachers

boards of education

[第9题](单选题)

The main mountain range in the west of U.S. stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is ______.

the Appalachian Mountains

the Rocky Mountains

the Green Mountains

the Blue Ridge Mountains

[第10题](判断题)

In 1837, Mark Twain gave a speech at Harvard University: “The American Scholar”, which was considered the Intellectual Declaration of Independence.

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[第11题](判断题)In 1620, 201 of Pilgrims sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower. They arrived at Plymouth and built the Plymouth colony.

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[第12题](单选题)

The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _________.

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

William Penn

Benjamin Franklin

[第13题](单选题)

The United States was rated No. 1 in terms of production capacity in the world _______.

1890

1929

1945

1960

[第14题](判断题)

The Declaration of Independence drafted by George Washington. The Declaration is a clear explanation of the political theory behind the revolution and this theory came from the British philosopher John Locke.

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[第15题](判断题)The first ten amendments to the U.S Constitution, which was called the Bill of Rights, adopted in 1791 which promise to protect individuals’ rights.

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[第16题](单选题)

The following are distinctively American features of religion except _______.

various religious groups have coexisted in the U.S. more harmoniously than Europe

scientific and economic advance and material prosperity have not been accompanied by a decline in religious faith

there has been little concentration on doctrine or religion argument in the U. S.

there has been very much concentration on doctrine or religious argument in the U. S.

[第17题](单选题)

To get a bachelor’s degree, an undergraduate student is required to do the following except _______.

attending lectures and complete assignments

passing examinations

taking certain subjects such as history, language and philosophy

earning a certain number of credits at the end of the four years at college

[第18题](单选题)

The “American system” of mass production was first used in _________.

car industry

textile industry

firearms industry

agriculture

[第19题](判断题)

The first Secretary of Treasury of the United States was Benjamin Franklin.

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[第20题](单选题)

The one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life was called ________.

the “Hippies”

the “Beat Generation”

the “Me Generation”

the “Lost Generation”

[第21题](单选题)

Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United States? _______.

Catholics can build their own schools and hospitals

Non-Catholics can go to catholic-run schools

Public money is provided to support religious schools

Women have the right to abortion

[第22题](单选题)

Drug abuse in the United States is a social problem because it has wide range of social costs. Which of the following is NOT a dysfunction caused by drug abuse? __________.

There is a strong association between drug use and crime

Drug dependence takes significant role in terms of personal health and safely

Drug abuse is a major cause of unemployment

There are great economic losses because of drug abuse

[第23题](单选题)

The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from ______.

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

John Locke

[第24题](判断题)The two major political parties in the

U.S.

are the Democratic Party, which is thought to be more conservative, and the Republication Party, which is believed to be more liberal.

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[第25题](单选题)

Which of the following is NOT a power of the president of the United States? ________.

The president can veto any hill passed by Congress

The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur

The president can make laws

The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding work of the federal departments