1、专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1 The Grand Canyon carved by_is one of natures most important sights. ( A) the Columbia River ( B) the Colorado River ( C) t
2、he Rio Grande River ( D) the Missouri River 2 In the following cities, which one is a center for touring the lands of native American peoples and is the site of New Mexico State University? ( A) Phoenix. ( B) Tucson. ( C) Albuquerque. ( D) Salt Lake City. 3 Many Inuit dont like to be called Eskimos
3、because_. ( A) they consider this term insulting ( B) the term Eskimo comes from a native American word ( C) they dont understand the term Eskimo ( D) the term Eskimo is not an English word 4 The Pacific waters provide rich sources of fish and shellfish for_. ( A) California, Oregon and Washington D
4、.C. ( B) New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island ( C) Michigan, Illinois and Missouri ( D) Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana 5 The Grand Canyon in north-western_is one of natures most impressive sights. ( A) Utah ( B) Arizona ( C) Nevada ( D) Idaho 6 The two newest states which joined the United St
5、ates are_. ( A) Alaska and Florida ( B) Hawaii and Oregon ( C) Alaska and Hawaii ( D) California and New Mexico 7 The largest and smallest states of the United States are_. ( A) Alaska and Rhode Island ( B) Texas and Maine ( C) Texas and Rhode Island ( D) Alaska and Maine 8 _are also known as the Co
6、ntinental Divide. ( A) The Rocky Mountains ( B) The Appalachian Highlands ( C) The Coast Mountains ( D) The Blue Mountains 9 New Englanders were originally known as_. ( A) Yankees ( B) English Puritans ( C) German farmers ( D) Fishermen from Scandinavia 10 What forms a natural boundary between Mexic
7、o and the United States? ( A) The Rio Grande River. ( B) The southern Rocky Mountains. ( C) The Colorado River. ( D) The Gulf of California. 11 The financial, manufacturing and transportation center of the United States is_. ( A) New York ( B) Washington D.C. ( C) Philadelphia ( D) Chicago 12 By the
8、 year of 2050, American population is expected to climb to_. ( A) 256 million ( B) 275 million ( C) 300 million ( D) 383 million 13 In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that ( A) separate educational facilities had been illegal ( B) educational facilities had been
9、separate but equal ( C) educational facilities had been equal ( D) separate educational facilities were inherently unequal 14 The annual population growth rate of the 1990s was_. ( A) 1% ( B) 0.9% ( C) over 1% ( D) under 1% 15 Now about 80% to 90% of immigration to the United States is from_. ( A) A
10、sian and Hispanic countries ( B) African countries ( C) European countries ( D) Central and South American countries 16 Which of the following minority group enjoy the worst social and economic conditions? ( A) Blacks. ( B) Hispanics. ( C) Indians. ( D) Asian Americans. 17 A major source of populati
11、on growth is_. ( A) immigration ( B) baby boom ( C) rising birth rate ( D) larger number of young people 18 The immigrants to the United States spread unevenly over the country with _having the largest percentage. ( A) the Northeast ( B) the Midwest ( C) the West ( D) the South 19 The Chinese Exclus
12、ion Act was passed in_. ( A) 1882 ( B) 1883 ( C) 1900 ( D) 1924 20 _was an important immigration reception spot in late 19th century and early 20th century. ( A) Ellis Island ( B) San Francisco ( C) Hawaii ( D) Miami 21 The slavery was legally abolished in 1865 by_Amendment. ( A) the fourteenth ( B)
13、 the fifteenth ( C) the thirteenth ( D) the sixteenth 22 The three states whose population has grown fastest in the past 20 years are_. ( A) California, Texas and Florida ( B) Arizona, Nevada and Florida ( C) California, New Mexico and Nevada ( D) New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado 23 One of the reaso
14、ns for the growth of population in Florida is its_. ( A) expanding economy ( B) large number of Cuban-Americans ( C) climate ( D) exotic food 24 There were 21 big cities with a population of over 2 million in 1988 in which _was the biggest one. ( A) Chicago ( B) Los Angeles ( C) New York ( D) Philad
15、elphia 25 Uncle Toms Cabin and Roots are two novels, which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the_. ( A) early settlers ( B) Puritans ( C) native Indians ( D) black slaves 26 From 1980 to 1989, the population between the age of 25 and 44 increased by 21% because_. ( A) this was the pe
16、riod of large inflow of immigrants at this age bracket ( B) those who were born during the period of baby boom reached this age bracket ( C) those who were born during the period of World War II reached this age bracket ( D) this was the period of high birth rate of this age bracket 27 More than_of
17、the population in the United States lived in city areas in 198 ( A) 60% ( B) 75% ( C) 0.9 ( D) 0.5 28 The first immigrants in American history came from_. ( A) England and the Netherlands ( B) Ireland ( C) West Germany ( D) East Europe 29 Floridas population growth owes much to its attractiveness bo
18、th as a place of_and as a convenient place for_with central and south America. ( A) business; retire ( B) retire; business ( C) travel; business ( D) retire; travel 30 The largest immigration movement took place after_. ( A) 1917 ( B) 1890 ( C) 1845 ( D) 1815 31 Up to the end of Word War II, there w
19、ere_waves of large-scale immigration to the United States. ( A) four ( B) two ( C) three ( D) none of the above 32 During the period between 1815 and 1917, about 30 million people from every corner of Europe immigrated into the United States in three waves. The largest wave bringing to the United St
20、ated a total of 15 million immigrants took place between_. ( A) 1815 and 1830 ( B) 1890 and 1914 ( C) 1830 and 1854 ( D) 1860 and 1890 33 During the third wave of immigration from 1890 to 1910, many came from_. ( A) Britain and the Netherlands ( B) Austria-Hungary and Russia ( C) Japan and China ( D
21、) Mexico and Cuba 34 In the decade of 1845-1854, there were 5 million Irishmen driven to the United Stated by_. ( A) English invasion ( B) English oppression ( C) Potato Famines of 1845-1849 ( D) both B and C 35 Another trend, which occurs almost at the same time with the movement to the South and t
22、he West, is_. ( A) the flow of population from the densely-populated east coast to the sparsely-populated west ( B) the movement of population from the rural areas to cities ( C) the movement of blacks from the South to other areas ( D) the outflow of city residents from the core cities to the subur
23、bs 36 According to American historians and specialists in demography, there are _great population movements in the history of the United States. ( A) five ( B) four ( C) three ( D) two 37 The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. is the_. ( A) blacks ( B) Hispanics ( C) Asian-Ameri
24、cans ( D) White ethnics 38 In the last great population movement, a large number of people moved to_. ( A) the Northwest ( B) the sunbelt areas ( C) the South ( D) the Southwest 39 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 added protections for the right_. ( A) to vote ( B) to use public facilities ( C) to enjoy
25、 the same education as white people ( D) all of the above 40 Between 1980 and 1989, the North of the United States lost 7 million population owing to_. ( A) peoples death ( B) migration ( C) more people moving out of the region ( D) their mysterious disappearance 41 _was meant to guarantee the black
26、s and others the right to vote. ( A) The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 ( B) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( C) The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865 ( D) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 42 The first population movement in the United States between the end of the Civil War and 1880 wa
27、s mainly the flow of population from_to_. ( A) the east coast, the west ( B) the west coast, the east ( C) the north, the south ( D) the south, the north 43 Between 1960 and 1990, a large number of people moved from_. ( A) core cities to the suburbs ( B) rural areas to cities ( C) small cities to la
28、rge cities ( D) none of the above 44 _are now gathered in the Miami area. ( A) Hispanics ( B) Mexican-Americans ( C) Puerto Ricans ( D) Cuban-Americans 45 The second population movement in the United States between 1890 and 1920 mainly featured the peoples moving from_to_. ( A) the south; the indust
29、rialized north ( B) the north; the south ( C) the rural areas; cities ( D) cities; the rural areas 46 The current situation of African-Americans presents_. ( A) a favorable picture ( B) a negative picture ( C) a mixed picture ( D) an encouraging picture 47 Many early Chinese immigrants worked in the
30、 mining industry, especially in the_. ( A) gold mines ( B) silver mines ( C) coal mines ( D) copper mines 专业英语八 级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷 2答案与解析 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】
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