1、专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷 4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 President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, because_. ( A) he himself was an abolitionist (
2、B) he had no other alternatives ( C) he realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad only by making the war a just war against slavery ( D) he wanted to punish the state owners in those states which broke away from the Union 2 The Declaration of Independence came from the theo
3、ry of British philosopher_. ( A) Paul Revere ( B) John Locke ( C) Cornwallis ( D) Frederick Douglass 3 One of the features of the early colonists which has strong influence on the formation of American character is_. ( A) religious intolerance ( B) respect for personal success ( C) stress on communi
4、ty harmony ( D) none of the above 4 President Lincoln was shot dead five days after_. ( A) a military victory of the Union force at Gettysburg ( B) he issued the Emancipation Proclamation ( C) he made a speech at Gettysburg ( D) General Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army surrendered his
5、 troops 5 What were the causes of the War of Independence? ( A) The development of colonial economy led to demand for more power to determine their own business. ( B) The cruel exploitation of the colonies by the British government. ( C) The sale of tea in the colonies. ( D) Both A and B 6 All of th
6、e states except_were represented at the Constitutional Convention. ( A) Delaware ( B) Virginia ( C) Massachusetts ( D) Rhode Island 7 The Civil War cost America_lives. ( A) 60,000 ( B) 618,000 ( C) 6.18e+006 ( D) 208000 8 The clash at Concord and Lexington was_. ( A) the beginning of the War of Inde
7、pendence ( B) the beginning of the second Continental Conference ( C) a minor clash between the British and the colonists with no significance ( D) none of the above 9 The conflict at the Continental Convention was resolved by_, giving each state an equal vote in Senate. ( A) the “Great Compromise“
8、( B) the Compromise of 1850 ( C) Federalist Papers ( D) the Bill of Rights 10 The Civil War was over when General Lee and his Confederate Army surrendered after the fall of their capital_. ( A) Jamestown ( B) Gettysburg ( C) Richmond ( D) Charleston 11 The significance of the War of Independence is
9、that_. ( A) it paved the way for the development of capitalism in North America ( B) it initiated a period of bourgeois revolution against feudal rule or colonial rule ( C) both A and B ( D) none of the above 12 “Manifest Destiny“ first appeared in an article written by a Democratic politician_. ( A
10、) John Locke ( B) Frederick Douglass ( C) Garrison ( D) John L. O Sullivan 13 The rapid development of American economy after the Civil War was mainly due to_. ( A) a stable political environment and available capital for investment ( B) sufficient labor supply because of free slaves and immigrants
11、from Europe and Asia ( C) scientific invention and government policies ( D) all of the above 14 The unusual feature of the Articles of Confederation was that_. ( A) it provided for no king but a republic and was a written constitution ( B) it decided that the United States of America was a republic
12、with central power in Congress, that most powers laid in the hands of the states and it was a written document ( C) it was the first written constitution in the world and the emphasis was on a strong central government ( D) the written constitution did not provide for an executive branch which could
13、 function as a government 15 _was passed which allowed California to be accepted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah to be organized as territories without legislation either for or against slavery. ( A) The “Great Compromise“ ( B) The Compromise of 1850 ( C) Federalist Papers ( D) The Bill of Righ
14、ts 16 The contradiction that arose at the Constitutional Conference of 1787 was contradiction between_. ( A) big states and small states ( B) industrial-commercial interests and landed interests ( C) one house or two houses for Congress ( D) both A and B 17 In the Civil War,_and_stood by the Unions
15、side. ( A) England; Mexico ( B) Canada; Mexico ( C) England; France ( D) France; Canada 18 The Bill of Rights Amendments_. ( A) dealt with procedural matters ( B) included not only procedural guarantees but also guarantees of basic rights for the individuals ( C) were adopted merely to satisfy those
16、 who opposed the Constitution ( D) were reluctantly accepted by the Federalists 19 Lincoln ended his famous Gettysburg Speech by these words: “that government _the people,_the people,_the people, shall not perish from the earth.“ ( A) of; for; by ( B) by; of; for ( C) for; of; by ( D) of; by; for 20
17、 A strong trend in the American economy at the end of the 19th century was_. ( A) the predominance of small factories ( B) the monopoly by big businesses ( C) the frequent intervention in business by the government ( D) the influence of foreign corporations 21 The impact of the War of 1812 on the de
18、velopment of the United States was_. ( A) the realization of the importance of a strong national government ( B) the reinvigoration of a sense of national unity ( C) the removal of obstacle to the westward movement ( D) all of the above 22 _granted by the federal government for inventions were at an
19、 annual average of 22,000, in the 1890s. ( A) Patents ( B) Prize ( C) Investment ( D) Monopoly 23 The implications of the “Manifest Destiny“ are_. ( A) the legitimacy of American territorial expansion and American obligation of the spread of American value and institution ( B) the legitimacy of the
20、westward movement ( C) the Americans were doing the Lords work in spreading American democracy to other places ( D) none of the above 24 The United States went to war against_in 1812, the last war fought between these two countries. ( A) Britain ( B) France ( C) Spain ( D) Mexico 25 The Emancipation
21、 Proclamation was issued by_during the Civil War. ( A) George Washington ( B) Abraham Lincoln ( C) Thomas Jefferson ( D) Franklin Roosevelt , 26 The British establish 13 colonies along_. ( A) the west coast of North America ( B) the west coast of South America ( C) the east coast of North America (
22、D) the east coast of South America 27 Which of the following statements is true? ( A) The Louisiana Territory was taken from Britain as a result of the War of 1812. ( B) The Louisiana Territory was ceded to the United States by France. ( C) The Louisiana Territory was purchased from Spain. ( D) The
23、Louisiana Territory was purchased from France. 28 The Bill of Rights is the term used for_to the Constitution of the United States. ( A) the first ten amendments ( B) the last five amendments ( C) the tenth amendments ( D) the most important amendments 29 The three Puritan traditions are_. ( A) reli
24、gious tolerance, respect for achievement and respect for learning ( B) religious dissent, aggressiveness and respect for learning ( C) religious intolerance, respect for achievement and respect for learning ( D) religious intolerance, aggressiveness and respect for achievement 30 The first English c
25、olony was founded at_. ( A) Plymouth ( B) the Massachusetts Bay ( C) Jamestown ( D) New York 31 In American history, the Americans went to war against the British_. ( A) only once ( B) on two occasions ( C) for three times ( D) for four times 32 The political theory underlining the Declaration of In
26、dependence came from ( A) Thomas Jefferson ( B) George Washington ( C) British philosopher John Locke ( D) American philosopher John Locke 33 Which of the following statements shows the tremendous growth of American economy between the end of the Civil War and 1900? ( A) Steam and electricity replac
27、ed human muscle. ( B) Machines and oil were used. ( C) Steal took the place of iron; people and goods could be moved by railroads. ( D) All of the above. 34 The Paris Conference in 1919 was dominated by_. ( A) the U.S., Germany, France and Britain ( B) Germany, France, Britain and Italy ( C) the U.S
28、., Britain, France and Italy ( D) the U.S., Britain, China and Germany 35 What was the main cause of the Second World War? ( A) The main cause was that big powers struggled for control of the world. ( B) It was the worldwide economic crisis. ( C) It was the military expansion of Japan and Germany. (
29、 D) Both B and C 36 The most important features in the growth of the American economy in the early 20th century were_. ( A) the use of steam and electricity as chief energy, the use of machines and the development of railway ( B) the appearance of airplane, the use of electricity on a large scale an
30、d urbanization ( C) the development of large corporations, urbanization and the application in production of new technology ( D) the development of industry and large cities, the expansion of railroad network 37 New Freedom was the program of_. ( A) Woodrow Wilson ( B) Theodore Roosevelt ( C) Frankl
31、in Roosevelt ( D) Henry Truman 38 The consequence of the three neutrality acts of the United States was_. ( A) to make the United States gain time to arm itself ( B) to actually help the aggressors by making clear that the United States would not intervene ( C) to get the United States involved in t
32、he war ( D) to prevent the United States from being dragged into the war 39 _designed and flew a successful plane in 191 ( A) Glenn E. Curiss ( B) The Wright brothers ( C) Henry Ford ( D) J.P. Morgan 40 The Big Four at the Paris Conference in 1918 did not include_. ( A) the United States ( B) Britai
33、n ( C) Italy ( D) Russia 41 American war time objectives were_. ( A) the total defeat of Axis powers ( B) the establishment of a postwar world order under American leadership ( C) coordination of war efforts of the Soviet Union, Britain and the United States ( D) Both A and B 42 The Progressive Move
34、ment was_. ( A) an organized campaign with clearly-defined goals ( B) a number of diverse efforts at political, social, and economic reforms ( C) a movement aiming at exposing the dark sides of society ( D) a movement aiming at improving peoples living standards 43 The Standard Oil Company was found
35、ed by_. ( A) Morgan ( B) Ford ( C) Rockefeller ( D) Dupent 44 Overlord is a code name for_. ( A) American lend-lease assistance to the Soviet Union ( B) the summit conference at Teheran ( C) the allied landing at Normandy, France in 1944 ( D) the North African campaign 45 During the early period of
36、WWI, the United States actually perused a policy of_. ( A) neutrality ( B) impartiality ( C) pro-Ally partiality ( D) firm support for the Allies 46 In his inaugural speech,_said that “the only tiling we have to fear is fear itself.“ ( A) Abraham Lincoln ( B) Theodore Roosevelt ( C) Woodrow Wilson (
37、 D) Franklin Roosevelt 47 One of the important decisions at the Yalta Conference was_. ( A) the allied landing at Normandy ( B) the setting-up of a world organization, the United Nations, to manage peace and security after the war ( C) coordinated efforts in war against Japan ( D) none of the above
38、专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷 4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】 C 【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】 美国国家概况 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 5 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 美国国家概况
39、 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 7 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 12 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 16 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 美国国家概况 17 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块
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