[东北师范大学]《英美概况（二）》18秋在线作业2(100分）

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【奥鹏】[东北师范大学]英美概况（二）18秋在线作业2
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第1题,The most densely-populated region is().
! M+ ?' y; ]% y# Z3 U9 rA、the southern
1 B5 k" k2 R  z' q  V% W6 y" O) `B、the northeastern
C、the middle west
D、the western


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7 ?/ a9 B$ J7 l) B$ ?9 cA、agriculture
5 w+ R: G$ V$ Z/ U) i- V5 f; ZB、economics
( `8 V! U) K2 L7 i" g6 qC、culture
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第3题,The state()is rich in fishing and trapping.
2 K) R8 S0 M9 d! J9 a4 F3 I0 j$ q4 rA、Hawaii
( [+ m0 K! R& |0 z: JB、California
C、Alaska
D、New York
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- P( `" [, d) I" b. j" ~第4题,The U. S. A. is known as a "Melting Pot" for its ().
A、mixture of religions
1 g8 g1 |* A; @. r- X! cB、mixture of nationalities
C、mixture of climates
+ [1 J6 e5 i* Z$ V+ I" u  P, WD、mixture of habits
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6 ]1 K: H0 a1 m! ?+ H第5题,It would be considered inappropriate and impolite to ask Americans about the following topics EXCEPT ().
A、religious preference
B、medical history
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, g. L' R$ j9 w0 f3 E* B/ ~D、the weather
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7 U4 L+ W, ~( X- ]- i! A第6题,The three biggest newspapers are of the following except ().
A、New York Times
, O; o/ t! X9 V* PB、Reader's Digest
8 x/ J, d; q* `4 P+ XC、Washington Post
% I( Q2 m9 T7 cD、Los Angeles Times



第7题,The total area of the USA is about 9.4million square kilometers, which makes it the()largest country in the world.
A、first
B、fourth
C、second
D、third
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第8题,What belongs to the attitudes of Americans toward manual labor?
" L7 ]% F* d. u: {$ uA、Highly valuing
B、looking down upon it.
9 V' U1 ?+ U4 M; Y4 T# G2 HC、Neutral
- q1 E# h0 D4 }. dD、Refusing to take on it.



4 H9 Y7 t, ]/ }8 u, u7 @第9题,() are the most numerous in the minorities of the United States.
A、blacks
9 i4 q9 `/ I- W2 u" N- MB、Hispanics
C、Asian-Americans
" P# t# e% M- {5 d7 O5 T5 CD、Jews
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第10题,Harvard University was founded in ().
& s2 r$ w5 p& a, rA、1366
. S$ h7 n; a5 M' X: J0 gB、1633
C、1636
D、1363

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6 Y  Z' c* p, g第11题,The river that serves as the dividing line between the South and the North of the United States is().
) N+ p2 S( p- j, y; Q3 P! F5 rA、the Columbia River
B、the Potomac River
C、the Ohio River
7 A/ M# `- Z" y' v5 ~D、the Colorado River
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% b. d6 n1 O) U# J1 ^/ b第12题,The struggle of the Civil War was between the Confederate States and the Union of()Northern States.
  w+ t% {( u1 {) @A、21
B、22
# H/ m4 ]. @! n6 r2 m% m. bC、23
D、24



第13题,Harvard, one of the most famous universities in the world, was founded in ()
A、1636
B、1635
C、1634
D、1639
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第14题,Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in ().
A、1931
. z2 y$ @6 F+ ~, a5 @2 vB、1932
& c/ B! ?2 x1 v" d: ?5 FC、1933
" D/ P6 b  m; i* Z1 \D、1934
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第15题,In February 1856, the National Congress of the Republican Party was held in (). Ever since, the name "Republican" has been used.
: E7 ^+ f1 B3 B2 U4 m* f0 Q9 dA、Pittsburgh
B、Texas
( `! Q" l( ^/ N" H9 n  E4 `C、Washington
* W! U! C7 Q" ]4 w9 Z# [2 `D、New York
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; a- ]% B8 z  G2 {9 |7 j第16题,()is the second largest US city in terms of population in the United States of America and the largest industrial city in the country.
A、Los Angeles
B、Philadelphia
. m4 ^, c2 c: N+ H( J' wC、Chicago
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4 l' C. {, E9 [! P第17题,The largest seaport of the United States is ().
5 T+ z4 c0 m: \A、San Diego
B、San Francisco
C、Chicago
D、New York

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, ?# i# ^4 n9 p" m! `- k5 F第18题,The state to which the Mayflower sailed is().
) r" I1 Q: [, a* U" V' W" UA、Florida
B、Maine
# ~, K  W! b# V3 y$ `C、Massachusetts
2 b$ j  A! p& @$ x6 g' r0 g. lD、Virginia
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第19题,Day-to-day family leisure activities include the following activities EXCEPT ().
A、going to a restaurant for dinner
B、visit Disney World
C、barbecuing
6 S: O% s9 Y3 \$ mD、shopping malls
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第20题,In (), the first satellite was launched in the USA.
A、1958
& x5 d0 Q. m8 E9 X7 @- YB、1657
# Z6 z0 D9 m7 ~/ J/ oC、1659
, w9 p+ ]+ X( w) q" X8 |- l5 vD、1655


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7 }/ x7 I+ [, q; k( w+ {第21题,The victory at Saratoga was viewed as the turning point of the War of Independence.
1 a' Y/ {! ?% O7 l" AA、错误
B、正确
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! i0 V' D7 t5 `0 u0 m- j7 f第22题,Since 1816, the executive mansion has been known as "White House".
A、错误
B、正确
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2 }- ^( ?7 I: Z$ L第23题,The chief function of the Congress is to deal with foreign affairs.
A、错误
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第24题,The western part consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Appalachian Range
A、错误
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第25题,A federal system is one in which power is shared between central authority and its constituent parts with some rights reserved to each.
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1 x- h$ ~; J- u8 U& O2 ~! a3 ]+ ^第26题,In 1803, the U.S.took advantage of the European War and purchased the vast area of Louisiana.
: f/ R6 h2 W7 `5 z( CA、错误
& n7 V, y$ i  e2 k3 @, UB、正确
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第27题,The academic year lasts nine months.
A、错误
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第28题,The American War of Independence was an event of great historic importance. By smashing the fetters of British rule, it gave the colonies their fight to national independence and assured US capitalism of a free development.
A、错误
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第29题,In the USA, the most popular sport in antumn is baseball.
A、错误
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0 o2 c4 @9 \+ g& _第30题,About 96 percent of all American homes have television sets and more than 25 percent have two or more sets.
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B、正确

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. i9 B2 }  I$ T7 I第31题,the "System of Checks and Balances" refers to the balance which is kept among the three branches of the US government: the President, the Congress and the Supreme Court. The US constitution limits the power of each of the three government branches and pre
A、错误
B、正确
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6 f& W# W0 r, x: }: J5 g8 t7 J第32题,Niagara Falls is not in New York City.
9 q4 q: k. P; ]( k& IA、错误
B、正确
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: z6 B! G% e8 L1 Y( p第33题,Voice of America is the most famous of the radio stations of the America.
5 ~+ Q- @+ K8 ?5 F; E4 @A、错误
B、正确
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第34题,The USA still occupies the leading position in the three symbols of modern technology: the technology of atomic energy, computers and space.
A、错误
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& h7 q! V2 v, K9 `) h! {# w' F- k第35题,Women's Liberation Movement has been the single important social movement of the 1970's.
A、错误
2 S( ], H" I, r8 i5 [B、正确
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第36题,Between the two plateaus lies the Great Basin, including the part of Nevada, a small section of Oregon and the southeastern part of California. It is the driest part of the country.
3 R3 o( n, B# s) c1 D+ sA、错误
" [( l- ~/ }! N) ~- \B、正确
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第37题,The containment policy was to hold back the expansion of the Soviet Union. It was the basis of the US foreign policy during the Cold War.
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第38题,The Roman Catholic Church was separated from Orthodoxy in1054
A、错误
B、正确


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3 K5 q' D- X: U# n4 o第39题,St. Valentine's Day is a sweetheart festival on 15th February on which lovers send presents to each other to show his or her love.
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B、正确
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第40题,By the beginning of the 20th century, the United  States controlled the most part of the globe.
A、错误
B、正确
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