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1、2011学年秋季班英美概况综合复习题 Understanding the United States Chapter 1A General Survey L Gap-filling 1.The United States covers the central part of Nonh America.2.Washing(on.D.C.is the capital and economic center of the United States 3.The lowest point of the US is Death Valley.4.Rose is the national flower o

2、f the US.5.Wyoming is the least populous state of the US.6.The United States is a federal republic consisting of 50 states.7.In 1776.the United States declared its independence from Great Brilain.8.The official language of the US is English,and the second most spoken language is Spanish.Hawaiian is

3、an official language in the state of Hawaii 9.Religiously,most Americans are Christian;among them 52%are Prolcstam and 24%Roman Catholic 10.The While House is the residence of the President of the United States,and the Capitol Hill is home to American Congress 11.Terms Explanation 11.Uncle Sam It is

4、 the nickname of the US.usually a cartoon figure dressed in striped pants,a long tailcoat,a tall hat covered with stars and stripes,and a beard.This image came from a meat provider named Samuel Wilson during the war of 1812 The American Congress officially recognized Uncle Sam as a national symbol i

5、n 1961.12.Stars and Stripes It is the national flag of the US.It has 13 stripes7 red stripes and 6 white stripes.A blue square in the upper corner contains 50 white stars The stripes represent the 13 original American colonies Tlie 50 stars stand for the 50 U.S.states.13.Indcpcndcncc Day It is a leg

6、al holiday of the US(on July 4).On July 4,1776,The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen North American colonies would be the thirteen United States of America,free and independent of Great Britain.14.National Bird of the US III.Answer the Following Questions 18.What is the name of

7、 the national anthem of the United States?How was it adopted?The Star-Spangled Banner、is the national anthem of the United States.It was composed by Francis Scott Key in 1814.Tlie United States Congress made the Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem of the United States in 1931.19.Why was Rose ta

8、ken as the national flower of the US?The American people hold the rose dear as the symbol of life and love and devotion of beauty and eternity,so President Reagan signed Proclamation in 1986 that the Rose is named as the National Floral Emblem of the United States of America.20.Why did Americans cho

9、ose bald eagle as their national bird?The bald eagle was chosen in 1782 as the emblem of the US.because of its long life,great strength and majestic looks.and also because it was then believed to exist only on this continent.Chapter 2 Geography and History A Geography L Decide whether the following

10、statements are true or false.Write“T”for true and“F”for false in the space provided P(hird.after China and India)l The United States is die worlds second most populous country._T2.Hawaii is an island state of the United States.II.Multiple Choices 3.Which is the tallest mountain in the United States?

11、A.Mount Whitney.B 4ounl McKinley.C.Rocky Mountains.D.The Sawatch Mountains 4.Which city is the most populous city in the United States?A.Washington D.C.B.Los Angeles C.New York City.D.Philadelphia.IIL Gap-filling 5.The Mississippi River is known as the Father of Waters in the U.S 6.Chicago got its n

12、ickname Hog Butcher to the World5 for its once prosperous slaughterhouses.IV.Short Answer Questions 8.Into which large body of water does the Mississippi River flow?It flows into(he Gulf of Nlcxico.10.Does the Mississippi River flow:north to south,south to north,east to west,or west to east?north lo

13、 south 11.Which river forms a long border between the United States and Mexico?The Rio Grande Rive匚 12.Which river forms part of the boundary between Canada and the United States?The St.Laurence River 14.Which one of the five lake s is entirely in the United States?Lake Michigan B.History Section 2

14、Colonial Period L Decide whether the following statements are h ue or false.Write T”for h ue and F”for false in the space provided _T_ L San Francisco and Los Angeles were once the Spanish settlements 2.The American first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on the last Tinirsday in November of 1620.F(16

15、21)II.Multiple Choices 4.Quebec the first French settlement in the New World was set up along the banks of the _ A.Hudson River B.Mississippi River C.S(.Lawrence River D.Delaware River 5.This first Virginian colony _ was established in 1607.A.Richmond B.Jamestown C.Williamsburg D.Lexington 6.New Yor

16、k used to be known as _?A.New Hampshire B.New Jersey C.New Nclhcrlands D.New England 7.Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania and what religious group did he belong to?A.Charles Penn,Quaker B.William Penn,Puritan C.William Penn.Quaker D.Charles Penn.Puritan 8.Georgia Americas thirteenth colony,was f

17、ounded for a certain group of people Who were these people?A.Puritans B.Quakers C.Pilgrims D.Debtors 9.What was the name of the boundary that separated the Middle Colonies from the Southern Colonies?A.Middle-Southern Line B.Mason-Dixon Line C.The Boundary D.Charles-Mason Line m Match each of the fou

18、nders in the left column with his colony in the right column.10.l)Thomas Hooker a)New Jersey 2)Roger Williams b)Rhode Island 3)James Edward Oglethorpe c)Georgia 4)Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret d)Connecticut 1)2)b、3)c、4)a Section 3 Struggle for Independence I.Decide whether the following stat

19、ements are hue or false.Writ T for true and F for false in the space provided 匸 2.The Boston Tea Party on the night of December 16,1773 made the British government pass a series of acts known as the MCoercive Acts”；or the Intolerable ActsH T 3.Il was in the Second Continental Congress that George Wa

20、shington was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army.II.Multiple Choices 5.In the summer of 1765,the Sons of Liberty were formed to oppose to _.A.the Declaratory Act B.lhe Stamp Act C.the Quartering Act 6.The incident known as the Boston Massacre happened _.A.before(he American Independ

21、ence War B.during the American Independence War C.after the American Independence War 7.The First Continental Congress was held in _ in September,1774.A.Philadelphia B.Boston C.New York 8._ finished most of the writing of the Declaration of Independence.A.Benjamin Franklin B.John Adams C.Thomas Jeff

22、erson 9.American victory at _ was a turning point of American Independent War because it brought France into the war on the American side A.Concord B.Yorktown C.Saratoga m.Match each of the events in the left column with the time in the right column.10.1)The fighting at Lexington and Concord a)On Oc

23、tober 17,1777 2)The battle of Saratoga b)In April 1775 3)The British surrendered to General Cornwallis c)On October 19,1781 d)In August,1780 l)b,2)a,3)Y Section 4 The Westward Movement I.Decide whether the following statements are hue or false,rite T”for true and F”for false ill the space provided T

24、2.The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States and opened the door for America s westward expansion.F(Oklahoma)3.During 1838-39.the Cherokees were forced to move to the Indian Territory that is today known Louisiana Many died during this forced migration T4.The fortune seekers who ru

25、shed to California to look for gold in 1849 were known as Forty-Niners IH.Match the events with the time 8)the Louisiana purchase a)1848 9)Indian Removal Act b)1830 10)American-Mexican Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo c)1803 d)1802 8)G 9)b,10)m Section 5 American Civil War I Decide whether the following

26、statements are ti ue or false.WiitQ T”for true and F”for false.Fl.Attack on the Fort Sumter was the first major Land Battle of the American Civil War.T2.Both the North and South needed a powerful central government before the Civil War.T3.The chief and immediate cause of the war was slavery.II.Multi

27、ple Choices 5.Who was the President of the provisional government of the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War?A.Abraham Lincoln B.Jefferson Davis C.Brig.Gen.Beauregard D.Robert E.Lee 6.The Battle of _ was the turning point of the American Civil War.A.Bull Run B.Gctlysburg C.Richmond

28、 D.Appomattox 7.Which battle produced the most casualties in the Civil War?A.The battle of Fort Sumter B.The First Battle of Bull Run C.The Antietam Battle D.The Baltic of GcUysbug 8.During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _,which declared the abolition of slavery.A.Homestead Bill B.Emancipation Pro

29、clamation C.Gettysburg Address D.Both A and B 9.The first American President from the Republic Party is _ A.Abraham Lincoln B.Andrew Johnson C.Thomas Jefferson D.George Washington III.Match the following items with names 10.1)Gettysburg Address a)Ulysses S.Grant 2)Uncle Toms Cabin b)Robert E.Lee 3)C

30、onfederate general c)Abraham Lincoln d)Harriet Beecher Stowe e)Eli Whitney l)c,2)4,3)b Chapter Exercises(History)L Gap-filling 1 Christopher Columbus is regarded as the discoverer of America 2.In 13 colonies,_Gcorgia_ is the farthest south 3.In 1620 a group of Puritans left Plymouth,England,and move

31、d to America in the ship named Mayflower 4.12 years of conflicts between the British government and the colonists caused the outbreak of the Independent War.5.In February 177&the Continental Congress entered into a formal alliance with _Francc_ 6.On May 14,1804.President Thomas Jefferson sent _IVIcr

32、cwclhcr Lewis and William Clark to explore the west.7.The team of the Lewis and Clark expedition was known as_thc Corps of Discovery.&September 17.1862 was the bloodiest day in American military history 9.President Lincoln issucd_hc Emancipation Pioclama【ion_ after the Union victory at Antietam.10.T

33、he assassination of a(n)_Aus(i ia_ prince,Arch Duke Fedinand,served as the direct fuse for the outbreak ofWWI.HI.Answer the Following Questions 17.What is the significance of the Gold Rush?The gold rush brought more than 80.000 people to California.These settlers helped change California from a fron

34、tier area into a state The gold rush also poured billions of dollars into the United States economic development and established America as a nation of industry 18.What caused the American Civil War?Sectional differences between the North and the South,slavery issue and the election of Abraham Linco

35、ln as president in 1860.Chapter 3 Political system&National Economy A.Political Svstem Section 1 Brief Introduction to the Political Svstem I Decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write“T”for true and F”for false in the space provided El Today any citizen can vote T2.The Fifteent

36、h Amendment gave black Americans the right to vote E3 The number of senators from each state depends on the size of the states population T 4.In general,the Republicans tend to be more conservative,while the Democrats tend to be more liberal.11.Multiple choices 5.The Constitution works as well today

37、 as when it was written,because _ A.the Constitution is flexible B.the Constitution can be amended C.the United States has rarely grown and changed D.both A and B 6._ Amendment gave women the right to vote A.lhe 19(h B.the 17th C.the 15th D.the 13th 7.The right to _ is only entitled to the national

38、government.A.establish school system B.collect taxes C.prim money D.maintain police power m.Match the branch in the left column with its major function in the right column8.The judicial branch a)administers the laws 9.The executive branch b)makes the laws lO.The legislative branch c)interprets the l

39、aws 8)c,9)舐 l()b Section 2 Constitution of the United States l.Decide whether the following statements are ti*ue or false.Write T for h ue and F for false in the space provided 1.The US constitution is the oldest constitution still in effect in the world F2.There are 27 Amendments to the U.S.Constit

40、ution of which only 24 are active.T3.Under the Articles of Confederation(邦联条例)，the central government was much weaker than the state governments F(Twohirds)4 Three-fourths of Congress must approve an amendment before it is added to the Constitution II.Multiple choices 5.What is the Bill of Rights?A.

41、First Tbn Amendments lo lhe Conslilulion B.Last Ten Amendments to the Constitution C.The first paragraph of the Constitution D.The main ideas in the Declaration of Independence 6.The motto of the United States expressed in the Constitution is _.A.We,the people B.a more perfect Union C.checks and bal

42、ances D.E Phuibus Ummi(From Many.One).7._ is known as the”Father of the ConstitutionM A.Thomas Jefferson B.George Washington C.James Madison D.Benjamin Franklin m.Match each of the Amendments in the left column with its contents in the right column.&Amendment 14 a)forbidding slavery 9 Amendment 26 b

43、)Citizenship Rights 10.Amendment 13 c)Voting Age Set to 18 Years 8)b、9)c,10)a Section 3 Government I.Decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write T for hue and F”for false in the space provided.工 1.The United States has a federal system,in which power is shared between national go

44、vernment and state government.工 2.The doctrine of popular sovereignty.representative government,the system of checks and balances,and federalism are four principles of American democracy.工 3.One of the most important powers reserved to the states is the police power.工 4.Election Day is on the Tuesda

45、y after the first Monday in December every year.II.Multiple choices 5.The basic function of a government is _ A.to provide slabilit、B.to make laws and enforce laws C.to provide many services,such as schools,parks.sewage systems,and streets and highways D.to regulate,or control,activities such as tra

46、de and transportation 6.The Constitution divides the government into three branches Which one of these is not a branch?A.Legislative B.Executive C.Judicial D.Commercial 7._ is an expressed power given exclusively to the national government.A.To raise and maintain(he armed forces B.To defend their co

47、untries C.To regulate immigration D.To maintain law courts IIL Match each of the categories of powers in the left column with its specific power in the right column.&Powers of the National Government a)police power 9 Powers of State Governments b)charter banks lO.Concurrent Powers c)regulate immigra

48、tion 8)c,9)a,10)b Section 4 Major Political Parties I Decide whether the following statements are tiue or false.Write T”for true and F for false in the space provided.Fl.Six of tlie countrys first eiglit presidents were Democrats.T 2.Today,the Republican Party supports a conservative platform F 3.Th

49、e symbol of the donkey is associated with the Republican Party.while the symbol of the elephant is used to define the Democratic Party.II.Multiple choices 5.In 1800 _ was elected as the first Democratic President of the United States A.James Madison B.Thomas Jefferson C.George Washington D.John Adam

50、s 7.The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by people _ A.who felt that the federal government should have the power to direct the economy,and a society built on industrial interests B who felt the national government should have limited powers and a society with independent farming C.who wamcd(o k