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II.TermsExplanation
11.UncleSam
12.IndependenceDay
III.AnswertheFollowingQuestions
13.WhatisthenameofthenationalanthemoftheUnitedStates?
14.WhywasRosetakenasthenationalfloweroftheUS?
15.WhydidAmericanschoosebaldeagleastheirnationalbird?
Chapter2GeographyandHistory
A.Geography
I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseinthespaceprovided.
___1.The
Statesistheworld’ssecondmostpopulouscountry.
___2.HawaiiisanislandstateoftheUnitedStates.
Ⅱ.MultipleChoices
3.WhichisthetallestmountainintheUnitedStates?
A.MountWhitney.B.MountMcKinley.
C.RockyMountains.D.TheSawatchMountains.
4.WhichcityisthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStates?
A.WashingtonD.C.B.LosAngeles.C.NewYorkCity.D.Philadelphia.
III.Gap-filling
5.______isknownastheFatherofWatersintheU.S
6._____gotitsnickname“HogButchertotheWorld”foritsonceprosperousslaughterhouses.
IV.ShortAnswerQuestions
7.IntowhichlargebodyofwaterdoestheMississippiRiverflow?
8.WhichriverformsalongborderbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexico?
9.WhichriverformspartoftheboundarybetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStates?
10.WhichoneofthefivelakesisentirelyintheUnitedStates?
B.History
___1.TheAmericanfirstThanksgivingDaywascelebratedonthelastThursdayinNovemberof1620.
___2.ThefortuneseekerswhorushedtoCaliforniatolookforgoldin1849wereknownasForty-Niners.
___3.Thechiefandimmediatecauseofthewarwasslavery.
4.NewYorkusedtobeknownas_____?
A.NewHampshireB.NewJersey
C.NewNetherlandsD.NewEngland
5.DuringtheCivilWarLincolnissuedthe____,whichdeclaredtheabolitionofslavery.
A.HomesteadBill
B.EmancipationProclamation
C.GettysburgAddressD.BothAandB
6.ThefirstAmericanPresidentfromtheRepublicPartyis_____.
A.AbrahamLincoln
B.AndrewJohnson
C.ThomasJefferson
D.GeorgeWashington
Chapter3Politicalsystem
I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseinthespaceprovided.
__1.Todayanycitizencanvote.
__2.Thenumberofsenatorsfromeachstatedependsonthesizeofthestate'
spopulation.
___3.TheUnitedStateshasafederalsystem,inwhichpowerissharedbetweennationalgovernmentandstategovernment.
___4.TheCongresscanimpeachthepresidentaccusedofaseriouscrime,butsofar,it
has
never
removedapresidentfromoffice.
___5.Itisonlycustomarythatpresidentrunsmorethantwice.
Ⅱ.Multiplechoices
6.The
basic
function
ofagovernmentis___.
A.toprovidestabilityB.tomakelawsandenforcelaws
C.toprovidemanyservices,suchasschools,parks,sewagesystems,andstreetsandhighways
D.toregulate,orcontrol,activitiessuchastradeandtransportation
7.TheConstitutiondividesthegovernmentintothreebranches.Whichoneoftheseisnotabranch?
A.LegislativeB.Executive
C.Judicial
D.Commercial
8.In1803UnitedStatesPresident______paidNapoleonBonaparteofFrance$15millionforabout2.1millionsqkmoflandwestoftheMississippiRiver.
A.BenjaminFranklinB.JohnAdamsC.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington
9.Presidentscannot______.
A.servesascommanderinchiefofthecountry’smilitaryforcesB.declarewar
C.appointmostofthecountry’sjudgesD.issuerules,regulationsandinstructions
Ⅲ.Matchthebranchintheleftcolumnwithitsmajorfunctionintherightcolumn
10.Thejudicialbranch
a)administersthelaws
11.Theexecutivebranch
b)makesthelaws
12.Thelegislativebranch
c)interpretsthelaws
Ⅲ.Matcheachofthepresidentsintheleftcolumnwiththerelevantdescriptionintherightcolumn
13.ThomasJefferson
a)resignedheWatergateScandal
14.RichardM.Nixon
b)authoroftheDeclarationofIndependence
15.FranklinDelanoRoosevelt
c)ledAmericatovictoryinWorldWarII
Chapter4SocietyandCulture
___1.IntheUnitedStatesthedominantculturegroupisAfricanAmerican.
___2.SpanishisspokenasafirstofsecondlanguagebyAmericans.
___3.TheAmisharefriendlyandopen-mindedpeoplewhoalwayswelcomedifferentideasfromtheoutside.
___4.ThreeAsiantraditionsbestexplainthesuccessofAsian-Americans:
education,hardwork,andfamily.Educationisconsideredthekeytosuccess.
III.Matchthefollowingitems.Thereareextraitemsintherightcolumn.
8._____makeupthelargestminoritygroupintheUnitedStates.
a)12%
9.The2000U.S.CensusshowsthatAfricanAmericansmakeupabout_____oftheAmericanpopulation.
b)20%
10.ThefirstAsianimmigrantswhoarrivedinlargenumbersintheUnitedStatescamefrom_____China.
c)HispanicAmericans
d)AsianAmericans
e)south-eastern
f)north-eastern
Education
___1.TheBostonLatinSchoolandHarvardCollegewerethefirsttwoschoolssetupintheUnitedStates.
___2.TheFederalgovernmenthaspowertomakelawsinthefieldofeducation;
itcangivebothfinancialhelpandorder.
___3.ManyofthetopuniversitiesintheU.S.areprivateuniversities.However,HarvardUniversityandYaleUniversity,arepublicones.
___4.YaleUniversitybegantoadmitwomenstudentseversinceitsetupin1701.
II.MultipleChoices
5.Elementaryandsecondaryeducationcovers______years.
A.8B.9C.10D.12
6.HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingofHarvardCollegeinthe_____century.
A.16thB.17thC.18thD.19th
7.WhichofthefollowingAmericanpresidentswasnotthegraduatefromHarvardUniversity?
A.JohnF.KennedyB.GeorgeW.BushC.FranklinD.RooseveltD.BillClinton
III.Matchthefollowingitems.Thereareextraitemsintherightcolumn
8.JohnHarvardofCharlestown
a)neverreceivedadegree.
9.ElihuYale
b)wasaWelshmerchant.
10.LelandStanford
c)wasaminister.
d)wasarailroadmagnateandCaliforniaGovernor.
e)wasaprofessor.
Ⅳ.FillintheBlanks
3.HighereducationintheUnitedStatesbeganwiththefoundingof_______in1636.
4.OnHalloween,childrendressincostumesandgofromhousetohouseaskingforcandybysaying“_______!
.”
5.Americancollegesanduniversitiesofferthreemaincategoriesofdegrees:
______,master,anddoctorateorPh.D.
Ⅴ.AnswerthefollowingQuestions
1.CanyounamefivefamousuniversitiesintheUnitedStates?
Sports
___1.BaseballhasbeencalledAmerica’snationalpastime.Andit’salsothemostpopularteamsportinJapan,Cuba,andothercountries.
___2.IntheUnitedStates,mosthighschoolsandcollegeshavebasketballprograms.Attheendoftheseason,thebestteamscompeteonlyinnationaltournaments.
___3.FallisfootballseasonintheUnitedStates.Afterthefootballseasonends,thebestteamsmeetinbowlgames.
HolidaysandSpecialDays
I.MultipleChoices
4.InlateSeptember1621inordertocelebrate________,thePilgrimswantedtothankGodandtheNativeIndian.
A.theirfirstharvestB.settlementinthenewland
C.theirfriendshipwiththenativeIndiansD.theendofseverewinter
5.EachyearhugecrowdsofpeoplecelebrateNewYear’sEvein_________inNewYorkCity.
A.TheFifthAvenueB.TheBroadwayC.TimesSquareD.TheWallStreet
6.ThecustomofexchanginggiftsatChristmascomesfromthe__________.
A.ancientGreekB.middleagesC.theQueenVictorianperiodD.ancientRomans
7.HalloweenisaholidaycelebratedinmostareasofNorthAmericaandinsomeareasof__________.
A.EasternEuropeB.WesternEuropeC.NorthernEuropeD.SouthernEurope
8.October31st
a)MemorialDay
9.thelastMondayinMay
b)ColumbusDay
10.thesecondMondayinOctober
c)Easter
d)VeteransDay
e)Halloween
UnderstandingUK
AGeneralSurveyofUK
___1.TheofficialnameofUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
___2.ThelongestriverinBritainisRiverThames.
___3.OntheislandofGreatBritain,therearefourpoliticaldivisions—England,Scotland,WalesandIreland.
___4.TheUnitedKingdomconsistoftwomainislands—GreatBritainandIreland.
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