1、专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷 3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 Legal, official discrimination against black Americans has been abolished, but_. ( A) inequality and subtle discrimination
2、 still exist ( B) discrimination in education still exists ( C) discrimination in employment still exists ( D) the poverty rate of the black is the highest among all racial and ethnic groups 2 Many Indian tribes depended on_for their existence, which were almost wiped out by the white people. ( A) t
3、he crops ( B) the buffalo ( C) cows ( D) corns 3 Among the major Hispanic groups, the largest group are_. ( A) Puerto Ricans ( B) Mexican-Americans ( C) Cuban-Americans ( D) Central and South American immigrants 4 The Cuban-Americans have done very well_. ( A) in Florida ( B) in business with Cuba (
4、 C) politically ( D) economically 5 Experts say that Asian-Americans mainly owe their success to the Asian tradition of_. ( A) education ( B) hard work ( C) family ( D) all of the above 6 The “powwow“ is a community celebration including the following activities except_. ( A) crafts ( B) dance ( C)
5、the playing of drum ( D) crying 7 The most important obstacle to Hispanic success in the labor market is_. ( A) the language problem ( B) their low education ( C) their lack of professional skill ( D) discrimination 8 In the construction of cross-country railroads in the 1860s,_played an important r
6、ole. ( A) Black Americans ( B) Hispanics ( C) Chinese laborers ( D) Japanese-Americans 9 One of the signs of the awakening of the American Indians is_. ( A) the reappearance of the “powwow“ ( B) the legal steps they are taking to recover land and resources that have been grabbed from them illegally
7、( C) their refusal to live on reservations ( D) none of the above 10 The social and economic conditions of the Indians are often poor and_of the Indian families live below the poverty level. ( A) half ( B) one fourth ( C) one third ( D) three quarters 11 Recently most of the immigration to the Unite
8、d States has been from_. ( A) Asian countries ( B) Asian and Hispanic countries ( C) Eastern European countries ( D) former Soviet Republic countries 12 The first immigrants in American history came from_. ( A) England and Germany ( B) England and Ireland ( C) England and the Netherlands ( D) Englan
9、d and Spain 13 The United States is_. ( A) the most populous country in the world ( B) the second most populous country in the world ( C) the third most populous country in the world ( D) the fourth most populous country in the world 14 A trend that occurs at the same time with the movement to the S
10、outh and the West of the United States is_. ( A) the flow of people to the sunbelt area ( B) the flow of people from small cities to big cities ( C) the growth of small towns ( D) the outflow of city residents from the core cities to the suburbs 15 The average life expectancy of the Red Indians is_.
11、 ( A) higher than the national average ( B) lower than the national average ( C) about the same as the national average ( D) none of the above 16 The major Hispanic groups in the United States are_. ( A) the Mexicans and Haitians ( B) the Puerto Ricans and Cubans ( C) the Mexicans and the Puerto Ric
12、ans ( D) the Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans 17 In the United States, the first largest immigration movement took place_. ( A) right after the American War of Independence ( B) in the mid-1810s ( C) at the turn of the 20th century ( D) right after the Civil War 18 The “first Americans“ were_. ( A
13、) the Black Slaves ( B) the Pilgrims ( C) the Indians ( D) the Hispanics 19 The first English colony was founded at_in_. ( A) Jamestown, Virginia; 1607 ( B) Boston, Massachusetts; 1607 ( C) Plymouth, Massachusetts; 1773 ( D) New Amsterdam; 1607 20 Christopher Columbus was an_navigator. ( A) British
14、( B) Italian ( C) Spanish ( D) Portuguese 21 During the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and the drafting of the Constitution, the issue of Negro slavery was_. ( A) not raised ( B) raised but voted down ( C) bitterly debated ( D) raised but because of strong southern opposition it was put
15、 aside for greater objective 22 The great Puritan migration began in_. ( A) 1630 ( B) 1607 ( C) 1620 ( D) 1643 23 The Declaration of Independence was drafted by_. ( A) James Madison ( B) Thomas Jefferson ( C) Alexander Hamilton ( D) George Washington 24 The Puritan tradition was mainly developed in
16、the_colony. ( A) Virginia ( B) Massachusetts Bay ( C) Pennsylvania ( D) New York 25 Abraham Lincoln belonged to_. ( A) the Federalist Party ( B) the Whig Party ( C) the Republican Party ( D) the Democratic Party 26 The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the continental Congress on_. ( A) Apr
17、il 19,1775 ( B) the Christmas Day of 1776 ( C) May 10, 1775 ( D) July 4, 1776 27 In the early 1850s, with the westward movement, the slavery issue became a serious political issue endangering the unity of the country because_. ( A) whether the future states formed as a result of the westward movemen
18、t should be free or slave would affect the balance of power in the Senate ( B) the south insisted that slavery should be allowed to spread into all new territories ( C) the north refused to let slavery spread into new territories ( D) the north wanted to put an end to slavery 28 American victory at_
19、was a great turning point of the war, leading directly to an alliance between the U.S. and France. ( A) Trenton ( B) Concord ( C) Saratoga ( D) Yorktown 29 In September 1774, the First Continental Congress was held in_, which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods. ( A) New York ( B) Wa
20、shington ( C) Philadelphia ( D) Boston 30 All of the 13 states except_were represented at the Constitutional Convention of 178 ( A) Rhode Island ( B) Virginia ( C) Maryland ( D) New Jersey 31 The rapid development of American economy after the Civil War was due to_. ( A) the stable political environ
21、ment and the availability of capital ( B) large pool of labor force because of free immigrants ( C) scientific invention and government policy ( D) all of the above 32 The final document was signed by_delegates at the convention on September 17, 178 ( A) 55 ( B) 74 ( C) 39 ( D) 62 33 On July 4, 1776
22、,_adopted the Declaration of Independence. ( A) the First Continental Congress ( B) the Second Continental Congress ( C) the Third Continental Congress ( D) the Constitutional Convention 34 The Constitution was first ratified by_in December 178 ( A) Massachusetts ( B) New York ( C) Georgia ( D) Dela
23、ware 35 Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. They are known as_. ( A) the Articles of Confederation ( B) the Bill of Rights ( C) the Civil Rights ( D) Federalist Papers 36 The beginning capital of the U.S. is in_. ( A) Philadelphia ( B) New York ( C) Was
24、hington ( D) Boston 37 On the 30th of April 1789, Washington took the oath of office in_which housed the government ( A) Philadelphia ( B) Washington ( C) Washington D.C. ( D) New York 38 The place that Christopher Columbus landed was_. ( A) India ( B) islands in Asia ( C) the current territory of t
25、he United States of America ( D) islands in the now West Indies 39 After President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from_, there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men. ( A) England ( B) Holland ( C) France ( D) Spain 40 In 1789, George Washington was elected presiden
26、t while_was elected vice president. ( A) Thomas Jefferson ( B) Alexander Hamilton ( C) John Adams ( D) James Madison 41 The chief reason for early settlers to come to the New Continent was_. ( A) to seek better opportunity ( B) to escape religious persecution ( C) to satisfy the urge for adventure (
27、 D) Both A and B 42 During the 13 years of Indian wars after_, the Americans forced England to give up the Old Northwest. ( A) the War of 1812 ( B) the Mexican War ( C) the Civil War ( D) the War of Independence 43 President Jefferson bought_from France and doubled the countrys territory. ( A) New M
28、exico ( B) the Louisiana Territory ( C) Kansas ( D) Ohio 44 The result of the war with Mexico in 1846 was_. ( A) a payment of $15 million to Mexico for the annexation of California and New Mexico ( B) a payment of $15 million to Mexico ( C) American annexation of California and New Mexico ( D) the i
29、ndependence of California and New Mexico 45 The pilgrims built a colony named_after they arrived in America. ( A) Jamestown ( B) Boston ( C) Plymouth ( D) Yorktown 46 Slave labor was widespread in the South because_. ( A) Negro slaves were best suited for farming production in the south ( B) Negro s
30、laves could not cope with machines in factories in the North ( C) Negroes could not stand cold winters in the North ( D) the North would not allow slavery to spread into their states 47 In American history, the Pilgrim Fathers refer to those who came to Plymouth on board of_. ( A) a French ship ( B)
31、 a British ship ( C) Mayflower ( D) an Italian ship 专业英语八级(美国国家概况 )模拟试卷 3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】 A 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 美国国家
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