1 _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.
A Washington D.C.
B Los Angeles
C San Francisco
D New York City
2 _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.
A Blacks
B Hispanics
C Indians
D Asian Americans
3 Washington D.C. is named after___________.
A the U.S. President George Washington
B Christopher Columbus
C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus
D none of them
4 American and British English are two_____ of the English language.
A varieties
B elements
C parts
D form
5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.
A Thomas Jefferson
B James Monroe
C James Madison
D Abraham Lincoln
6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.
A Rhode Island
B Virginia
C Texas
D Montana
7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
A the Star-Spangled
B anner B Uncle Sam
C Hot Dog
D union Jack
8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.
A contribution a state has made to the nation
B population
C size
D none of the above
9 The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.
A the Amazon River
B the Mississippi River
C the Nile River
D the Hudson River
10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.
A France
B Spain
C Italy
D Britain
答案及題解:
1 D, 紐約是美國(guó)最大的城市同時(shí)也是最重要的經(jīng)濟(jì)中心和最主要的港口。
2 A, 黑人在美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)地位都最為低下。
3 C, 首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國(guó)的第一任總統(tǒng)喬治•華盛頓，而聯(lián)邦直轄區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達(dá)西半球的探險(xiǎn)家克里斯多拂•哥倫布。
4 A, 美國(guó)英語(yǔ)和英國(guó)英語(yǔ)是英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的兩種變體。
5 D, 美國(guó)歷史上的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕•林肯。
6 A, 美國(guó)國(guó)土面積最小的是羅得島。
7 A, 美國(guó)的國(guó)旗是星條旗。
8 B, 美國(guó)每個(gè)州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。
9 B, 美國(guó)的“眾河之父”指的是密西西比河。
10 A, 美國(guó)的自由女神像是法國(guó)人贈(zèng)予的禮物。