練習題：
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 expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided 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 amendment
B 10 amendments 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 allocated to different states_____.
A according to their population
B according to their size
C according to their tax paid to federal government
D equally
練習題答案及題解
1 C, 華盛頓、杰弗遜和弗蘭克林都是美國創(chuàng)建時的元老功勛、而William Penn 是美國賓州的創(chuàng)始人。
2 A, 新政是羅斯福為了應對美國經(jīng)濟大蕭條而提出的。
3 C, 就面積而言， 美國是世界第四大國。
4 D, 對此有決定權的是教育委員會。
5 C, 人權法案是于1791年增補到憲法法案上來的前十條修正案。
6 D, 美國出產(chǎn)占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。
7 D, 開創(chuàng)人類視覺信息革命的重大發(fā)明是電視機。
8 D, 美國的許多政治觀念都是來源于英國哲學家約翰•洛克。
9 C, 曼哈頓是紐約市的經(jīng)濟和商業(yè)區(qū)， 也是紐約的中心地帶。
10 D, 美國每一個州在參議院中均有兩位議員作為代表，與各州人口無關和眾議院不同）。
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 expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided 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 amendment
B 10 amendments 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 allocated to different states_____.
A according to their population
B according to their size
C according to their tax paid to federal government
D equally
練習題答案及題解
1 C, 華盛頓、杰弗遜和弗蘭克林都是美國創(chuàng)建時的元老功勛、而William Penn 是美國賓州的創(chuàng)始人。
2 A, 新政是羅斯福為了應對美國經(jīng)濟大蕭條而提出的。
3 C, 就面積而言， 美國是世界第四大國。
4 D, 對此有決定權的是教育委員會。
5 C, 人權法案是于1791年增補到憲法法案上來的前十條修正案。
6 D, 美國出產(chǎn)占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。
7 D, 開創(chuàng)人類視覺信息革命的重大發(fā)明是電視機。
8 D, 美國的許多政治觀念都是來源于英國哲學家約翰•洛克。
9 C, 曼哈頓是紐約市的經(jīng)濟和商業(yè)區(qū)， 也是紐約的中心地帶。
10 D, 美國每一個州在參議院中均有兩位議員作為代表，與各州人口無關和眾議院不同）。