英语国家概况试卷.docx

学 号姓 名分校（工作站）密封线内不要写参考内容内蒙古广播电视大学2010-2011学年度第二学期英语国家概况1期末试题题 号 一 二 三 四 五 六 总 分得 分题 号 得 分There are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)1.The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _.A Thomas Jefferson B George WashingtonC William Penn D Benjamin Franklin 2.Which of the following statement was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, _.A each new state had its own governmentB each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairsC the national government was called the Congress with little powerD the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined 3.Service industry does not include _.A banking B management consultationC airline D steelmaking4.Three of the following authors were Nobel Prize winner except _.A Ernest Hemingway B Eugene ONeill C William Faulkner D F. Scott Fitzgerald5. _ invented the telephone.A Samuel R.B. Morse B Alexander Graham BellC Thomas Alva Edison D Reginald Fessenden6.The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is _.A The Appalachian Mountains B The Rocky MountainsC The Green Mountains D The Blue Ridge Mountains7.Both public and private universities in the U.S. depend on the following sources of income except_.A investment B student tuitionC endowments D government funding8._ was NOT written by Hemingway?A Light in August B The Sun Also RisesC A farewell to Arms D For Whom the Bell Tolls9.In the United States school system, which of the following divisions is true?A Elementary school, grammar schoolB Elementary school, junior high schoolC Elementary school, secondary schoolD junior high school, senior high school10.Which of the following does NOT belong to the white-collar crime?A bribery B tax evasionC false advertising D robbery11.Which of the following was written by Thoreau?A Nature B Walden英语国家概况1第1页共6页英语国家概况1第2页共6页C The Scarlet Letter D The Fall of the House Usher密封线内不要写参考内容学 号姓 名分校（工作站）12.Which of the following provinces is the manufacturing heartland of Canada?A Alberta B OntarioC British Columbia D Quebec13.Due to his firm belief in nonviolent peaceful protest in the spirit of India's leader Gandhi, _ was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.A John F.Kennedy B James FarmerC Ella Baker D Martin Luther King, Jr.14.Which of the following is considered an American master piece?A The Last of the Mohicans B The Legend of the Sleepy HollowC The Masque of the Red Death D Moby Dick15.By 1985, how many per cent of immigrants were non-European?A 30 per cent B 80 per cent C 60 per cent D 50 per cent 16.In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speak _.A English B FrenchC Mandarin Chinese D Cantonese17.Which of the following novels was made into an extremely successful film in 1997?A Lost in the Barrens B The Two SolitudesC The Handmaid's Tale D The English Patient 18.Which of the following invention facilitated the out-migration-movement into suburban location?A automobile B electric lawn mowerC mechanical reaper D telephone19.The tradition of the vocal ballad which contributed to the blues form was usually accompanied by _ _.A a guitar B a pianoC a banjo D a trombone and a cymbal 20. Who is the most influential person in the Canadian government?A the Queen B a Cabinet MinisterC the Prime Minister D the Government General 题 号 得 分There are altogether 15 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points)21. The Constitution set up a federal system with _.22. T.S. Eliot's long poem _ revealed a pessimistic view of post-World War 1 society. He dominated the so-called "Modern" movement in poetry.23. Mark Twains _ is considered the greatest novel in American literature.24.The two conferences for American football are AFC, which stands for _ and NFC, which stands for _.25.As a member of the Commonwealth, Canada used to unquestioningly assist _ in its foreign policy.26.Canada preferred to establish a nation based on _,_ and good government.27.The first Catholic president in the U.S.was _.28.The civil rights movement, together with _ and _ during the 1960s had been deeply rooted in U.S.history.29._ is the most successful and internationally recognized of current Canadian novelists.英语国家概况1第3页共6页英语国家概况1第4页共6页30.Public and private colleges depend on three sources of income in the U.S.:_ _, endowment and _ .密封线内不要写参考内容学 号姓 名分校（工作站）31. Jazz music, as a musical form, initially performed and appreciated by _.题 号 得 分There are 10 questions. Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)32.Where did the English first settlers land in North America?33.Who was the main author of Declaration of Independence? 34.What is the symbol of the Republican Party?35.Which church do the majority of Americans belong to?36.Who was the author of Leaves of Grass?37.Which invention marked the beginning of "The Age of Visual Information"?38.Who were assinated in 1968 which was known as a violent and tragic year in U.S. history?39.Who suggests that the idea of survival can be seen as the central symbol of Canadian literature?40.Who made the first desktop PC?41.What is the other official language besides English in Canada?题 号 得 分Explain each of the following 6 out of 8 in no more than five sentences. Write your answer at the appropriate place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points)42.Mark Twain 43.Henry Ford44.Niagara Falls 45.American Indians46.Disneyland47. a federal system 48. NBA49.Blues英语国家概况1第5页共6页英语国家概况1第6页共6页