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最新英美概况习题集
英美概况习题集
(美国部分)
ChapterI
Exercises
I.Choosethecorrectanswer.
1.Inarea,theUnitedStatesisthe________largestcountryintheworld.
a.2ndb.3rdc.4th.d.5th
2.TheMidwestintheUSreferstotheregion________________.
a.westoftheMississippiValley
b.westoftheAppalachianMountains
c.eastoftheRockyMountains
d.aroundtheGreatLakesandtheupperMississippiValley
3.TheBackboneofNorthAmericareferstothe__________________.
a.AppalachinaMountains
b.RockyMountains
c.CascadeMountains
d.d.SierraNevadaMountains.
4.DeathValleyisonthewesternedgeof_____________.
a.theGreatBasinb.California
c.theRockyMountainsd.theSierraNevadaMountains
5.Whichregionmighthaveaduststorminsummer?
a.TheDeepSouth.b.TheMiddleWest.
c.TheGreatPlains.d.TheCentralValleyofCalifornia.
6.WhichareahasthehighestrainfallintheUS?
a.TheregionaroundtheGreatLakes.
b.ThewesternpartofWashingtonState.
c.TheMiddleAtlanticStates.
d.TheCentralValleyofCalifornia.
7.TheUSprimarysuppliersofforeignoilarethefollowingcountriesexcept_____.
a.Canadab.Japanc.Venezuelad.SaudiArabia
8.TheUSlargestopen–pitcopper-miningcenterisin________.
a.Californiab.Utahc.Montanad.SouthDakota.
II.Fillintheblanks.
1.TheUnitedStatesisborderedonthenorthby___________,onthesouthby________and________,ontheeastby____________,andonthewestby__________.
2.Accordingtothetext,thelargeterritoryofthecontinentalUSisdividedintothreebasicareas:
A.___________________________________________.
B.___________________________________________
C.___________________________________________.
3.TheMiddleAtlanticStatesarethe____________populatedregionintheUS,wherethelandis_______________and_________________.
4.TheCentralValleyofCaliforniaisahighly_________area,whichproducedenormousamountsof_____________and______________.
5.MostproductionofoilandnaturalgasintheUScomesfromoffshoreareasof______and_____,andfromonshoreareasof__________,_________,and____________.HerbigconsumptionofenergynowhasmodeAmerica_____inoilsupply.TheUSrelianceofforeignoilhasremainedconsistentlyinthe_____________range.
6.TheUnitedStateshas____troublecausedbytheshortageof____water.FarmlandsintheUSmakingupabout______-ofthearablelandsintheworld,andtheyareamongthe_____andmost_________.
III.Questionsfordiscussion
1.Howmanystatesarethereintheuntiedstates?
Andwhichtwostatesaregeographicallyseparatedfromtheothers?
2.WhatarethegeneralcharactersoftheRockyMountainsandtheAppalachianMountains?
3.DoyouthinkthatgeographyhasplayedanimportantroleintheeconomicdevelopmentoftheUnitedStates?
Explain.
ChapterII
Exercises
I.Chosethecorrectanswer.
1.Theover3millionofearlyAmericansin1790weremostlyof__________ancestry.
a.Spanishb.Frenchc.Britishd.Dutch
2.HowmanyimmigrantswerelegallyreceivedbytheUSeachyearduringthe1980s?
a.About270,000.b.About700,000.c.About675,000d,.About8,000,000.
3.TheofficialracialsegregationcontinuedtobethelawoftheUSuntil_________.
a.1860.b.1863c.1918d.19945
4.AmericanIndiansnowmainlyliveinthe________.
a.Southb.Westc.Midwestd.Northest
5.ThemajorityofAmericanHispanicsarefromthefollowingcountriesexcept______.
a.Mexicob.Cubac.Spaind.PuertoRico.
6.Accrdingtothetext,whichregionnowleadsinpercentageincreaseinpopulation?
a.TheNorheastb.TheGreatPlains.C.TheSouthd.TheWest.
7.Accordingtothe1994UScensus,thesecondmostpopulousstateintheUSis______.
a.Californiab.NewYorkc.Texasd.Washington
8.Thetrendinmigrationfromcitiestosuburbsnowprevailedinallregionsexcept____.a.theNortheastb.theSouthc.theMidwestd.thewest
II.Fillintheblanks.
1.TheUnitedStatesinthe____mostpopulousnationintheworld.Herresidentpopulationreachedthe____millionmarkin1990.
2.Priorto_________anyonefromanycountrycouldentertheUSfreelyandtakeup___there.LatertheUSCongresspassedlawsrestrictingimmigrationonthebasisof______,______,and_______________.The19952ImmigrationandNationalityActreaffirmed______asthechiefcriterionforeligibilityandestablishedapreferentialsystemfor_________-workersandfor_________oftheUScitizens.FormanyyearstheUSrestrictedtototalnumberofimmigrantto_____________-eachyear,althoughtherealimmigrantsnumberedmuchgreaterthanthelimit.The1990ImmigrationActlimitsthetotalnumberofimmigrantsto______from1992to1995and_________thereafter.
3.ThefirstblacksarrivedinJamestownin1619as___________,butsoonafter1619theywerebroughttocoloniesas__________.Theblackswereformallyfreedin__________,butcontinuedtosuffertheinstitutionalizedsegregationforaboutacentury.Todaymanyblacksstillliveinthe_________,somehaveenteredthemiddleclass,butone–thirdofallbackfamiliesstilllivebelowthe_______.
4.TheChinese–Americanshaveprovedtothe________and_________.Theyarenowviewedasa“_________________”intheUS.Accordingtothe1990UScensus,therewereover1.6millionChinese-AmericanslivingintheUS.Thisfigureismorethan__________whatitwasin1980.
III.Questionsfordiscussion
1.WhyistheUnitedStatesknownasa“meltingpot”?
2.WhatfactorscausetheAmericanstomovefrequentlywithintheUnitedStates?
3.WhydomanyAmericansnowmigratefromcitiestosuburbs?
ChapterIII
Exercises
I.Choosethecorrectanswer.
1.Accordingtothetext,theancestorsofthepresentAmericanIndianscamefrom______________.
a.Europeb.Africac.Asiad.Mongolia.
2.Whichisnotcorrecttoexplainthereasonsforthesuddendaringexplorationoftheunknowninthemid-15thcentury?
a.Theambitionforthevastlands.
b.ThestrongdesireforEasterngoods.
c.Theimprovementsinnavigationandnavalarchitecture.
d.ThegreatspiritofadventurestartedbytheRenaissance.
3.Onhisvoyageof1492,Columbusexpectedtoreach_______.
a.theNewworldb.theWestIndiesc.Indiad.America
4.AmongthefollowingnavigatorswhodiscoveredtheroutstoIndia?
a.ChristopherColumbus.
b.VascodaGama.
c.BartholomeuDiaz
d.FerdinandMagellan.
5.WhowassentbytheEnglishKingtoexplorethenewwaytotheEast?
a.JacquestCartierb.JohnCabot.
c.BartholomeuDiaz.d.FerdinandMagellan.
6.WhichcolonyinthefollowingwasnotfoundedfirstbytheEnglish?
a.Virginiab.Massachusetts.c.NewYorkd.Georgia.
7.Thebreadbasketcoloniesincludethefollowingonesexcept________.
a.NewYorkb.Pennsylvaniac.Marylandd.Virginia
8.Thelastoneofthe13colonieswas________,whichwasestablishedin1733.
a.NorthCarolinab.SouthCarolinac.Georgiad.Maryland
II.Fillintheblanks.
1.In1488BartholomeuDiaz,sailingunderthe___________flag,wentto_____________atthesouthernAfrica.In1492ChristopherColumbus,financedbytherulerof_______,sailedwestacrossthe________Oceananddiscoveredtheislandsof__________.Hewasconvincedhehadfoundthecontinentof_________.
2.TheSouthAmericawasdiscoveredby________________whoshowedthelandshearrivedinwasanewcontinent.Beforelongthelandwasnamed____________afterhisname.
3.Jamestown,thefirstpermanentEnglishsettlement,wasfoundedin_______.In1620,_________andothersarrivedinPlymouth,Massachusetts.Theydrewup___________________,whichwasaplanforademocraticgovernment.
4.By1775,the13coloniesinNorthAmericacouldbeclassifiedasthefollowingthreekinds.Specifyhowthegovernorswerechosenineach.
a.Royal:
___________________________.
b.Proprietary:
________________________.
c.Self-governing:
__________________________.
5.BecausetheNewEnglandcoloniesweredifficultoffarming,theybecameacenterfor________and______________.Themiddlecolonieswereknownasthe__________________,whichproduced________and________asthemajorstaple.Thesoutherncoloniesdevelopeda_________system.ThemaincropintheSouthwas_______.Muchlater,__________becameimportantcrop.
III.QuestionsforDiscussion
1.Discussthepre-ColumbianculturesintheAmericas.
2.WhydidthediscoveryoftheNewWorldbeforeColumbusnotexertgreatinfluenceintheworldatthattime?
3.WhydidsomanyEnglishpeoplemovetotheNewWorldinthe17thcentury?
4.Whatwasthesocialstructureofthe13colonies?
5.WhydidnottheAmericanIndiansbecomeslavesduringthecolonialdays?
ChapterIV
Exercises
I.Choosethecorrectanswer.
1.TherewasagreatchangeinBritishpolicytowardsthe13coloniesafter______.
a.1760b.1763c.1764d.1767
2.WhichActfirstsetalargescaleofoppositioninthecolonies?
a.TheSugarActof1764.b.TheStampActof1765.
c.TheQuarteringActof1765.d.TheTeaActof1773.
3.TheTeaActof1773waspassedbytheBritishParliamentinorderto________.
a.getmoremoneyfromthecolonies
b.providecheapteafortheAmericanconsumers
c.helptheBritishEastIndiaCompany
d.monopolizetheAmericanteabusiness
4.TheFirstContinentalCongresswasattendedbytherepresentativesfromallthecoloniesexcept__________.
a.Delawareb.Pennsylvaniac.Massachusettsd.Georgia
5.ThefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofIndependencewasfiredin_____________.
a.Concord
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