华师大《英语国家国情与文化

奥鹏华中师范大学平时在线作业

华中师《英语国家国情与文化-美国 》在线作业-0004

The real American literature began_____.( )
A:before the Civil War
B:after the Civil War
C:before the War of Independence
D:after the War of Independence
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The Second World War came to an end in ______.（　　　）
A:1945
B:1946
C:1947
D:1949
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The U.S. Constitution provides that the ______ shall be President of the Senate.
A:Vice President
B:Secretary of State
C:Senate Majority Leader
D:Senate Minority Leader
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Membership in the House of Representatives is based on_____.( )
A:the number of cities in each state
B:the number of families in each state
C:the size of population in each state
D:the size of cities in each state
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In September, 1774 the First Continental Congress was held in ______, which encouraged Americans to refuse to buy British goods.
A:New York
B:Boston
C:Philadelphia
D:Concord
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The largest racial and ethnic minority in the U.S. is the ______, which accounts over 12.1% of the population.
A:blacks
B:Asians
C:Indians
D:Hispanics
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The American President usually takes an oath of office, administered by the ______ of the United States in January.
A:Chief Justice
B:House Speaker
C:Secretary of State
D:Senate Majority Leader
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The best-known speech made by civil fights leader Martin Luther King is_____.( )
A:"Guess who?"
B:"I have a dream"
C:"United we stand, divided we fall"
D:"First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen"
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In his inaugural speech,______ said that“the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.（　　　）
A:Lyndon Johnson
B:Theodore Roosevelt
C:John F. Kennedy
D:Franklin Roosevelt
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Whenever the American economy is in trouble, the economy of other countries is affected because the United States is_____.( )
A:the greatest debtor in the world
B:the biggest producer of tobacco
C:the largest importer in the world market
D:the only superpower in the world
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The most important patriotic holiday in the U.S. is ______.
A:Halloween
B:Veterans’ Day
C:Thanksgiving Day
D:Independence Day
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When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the southern states broke away and formed a new nation called ______.
A:the Southern States of America
B:the Federalist States of America
C:the Confederate States of America
D:the Anti-confederate States of America
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____was NOT among the first 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America.( )
A:New York
B:Pennsylvania
C:Florida
D:Maryland
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Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ______ in 1636.（　　　）
A:MIT
B:Yale University
C:Harvard College
D:Princeton University
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The three well-known authors who penned the Federalist Papers are ______.
A:Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Jay
B:George Washington, James Madison and John Jay
C:Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
D:Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Adams
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The Constitution of the United States says that only _____ can declare war upon other nations.
A:the President
B:Congress
C:Department of Defense
D:the National Security Council
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MIT stands for_____.( )
A:the Military Institute of Texas
B:the Macy's Instigation of Thanksgiving
C:the Miami Institution of Trade
D:the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Which one of the following is NOT government-run at the U.S. federal level?
A:Motor vehicle
B:The road system
C:National defense
D:The postal service
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In the United States, Henry Ford became famous（　　　）.
A:because of his wealth
B:because he set up the Standard Oil Corporation
C:because he was the first to invent cars
D:because of his Model T automobile
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Urbanization was realized in the U.S.（　　　）.
A:in 1900
B:in 1910
C:after WW I
D:after WWⅡ
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The Red Scare in 1919 and 1920 was a typical example of American ______.
A:religious intolerance
B:intolerant nationalism
C:Progressive Movement
D:deregulation of big trusts
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______ to the Constitution, as the foundation of the American constitutional system, were called the Bill of Rights.（
A:The first three amendments
B:The first five amendments
C:The first ten amendments
D:The first twelve amendments
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During the American westward movement, Democratic politician John L. O’Sullivan produced the famous theory of ______.
A:“Isolationism”
B:“Good Neighbor Policy”
C:“Social Darwinism”
D:“Manifest Destiny”
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____, which banned slavery, was added to the American Constitution in December, 1865.( )
A:The Bill of Rights
B:The Thirteenth Amendment
C:The Civil Rights Act
D:The Voting Rights Act
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In the early part of the 19th century, ______ was the center of American writing.
A:Boston
B:Detroit
C:New York City
D:Philadelphia
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