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美国概况人文知识7

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1. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.

A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson

C. William Penn D. Benjamin Franklin

2. The New Deal was started by _____.

A. Franklin Roosevelt B. J.K. Kennedy

C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson

3. The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas.

A.second B. third C. fourth D. fifth

4. The expenditure¹ in American public schools is guided or decided² by _____.

A. Teachers B. students C. headmaster D. boards of education

5. The Bill of Rights consists of _____.

A. 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment³

B. 10 amendments⁴ adopted in 1787

C. 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791

D. the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion

6. The United States produces as much as much as half of the world's _____.

A. wheat and rice B. cotton C. tobacco D. soybeans and corn

7. Which invention marked the beginning of "The Age of Visual Information"?

A. Newspaper B. Telegraph C. Laundry machine D. Television

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

A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson

C. John Adams D. John Locke

9. The District of Manhattan is in the city if _____.

A. Washington D.C. B. San Francisco C. New York D. Chicago

10. The seats in the Senate are allocated⁵ to different states_____.

A. according to their population

B. according to their size

C. according to their tax paid to federal government

D. equally

练习题答案及题解:

1. C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。

2. A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。

3. C, 就面积而言，美国是世界第四大国。

4. D, 对此有决定权的是教育委员会。

5. C, 法案是于1791年增补到宪法法案上来的前十条修正案。

6. D, 美国出产占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。

7. D, 开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机。

8. D, 美国的许多政治观念都是来源于英国著名哲学家约翰•洛克。

9. C, 曼哈顿是纽约市的著名经济和商业区，也是纽约的中心地带。

10. D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。

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1 expenditure
n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗
参考例句：
The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。 The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。

2 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。 The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

4 amendments
（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )；修正案；修改；（美国宪法的）修正案
参考例句：
The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。 Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

5 allocated
adj. 分配的动词allocate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。 More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

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