1、The largest freshwater lake in the world is ____.
A.lake Superior
B.lake Erie
C.lake Ontari
D.lake Michigan
本题答案：
A
2、The three biggest newspapers are of the following except ____.
A.New York Times
B.Readers Digest
C.Washington Post
D.Los Angeles Times
本题答案：
B
3、The most important advantage the North had over the South in the Civil War was its ____ superiority.
A.industrial
B.agricultural
C.economical
D.military
本题答案：
A
4、The Midway Island Battle was the turning point of the ____ War.
A.Pacific
B.Cold
C.Atlantic
D.Civil
本题答案：
A
5、The state to which the Mayflower sailed is ____.
A.Florida
B.Maine
C.Massachusetts
D.Virginia
本题答案：
C
6、The city's name, “Philadelphia” means ____.
A.fishing pit
B.brotherly love
C.waste land
D.wild laral
本题答案：
B
7、The official holidays include ____.
A.Thanksgiving
B.Saint Patrick's Day
C.Mothers Day
D.Halloween
本题答案：
A
8、The original name of New York is ____.
A.New Hampshire
B.New Amsterdam
C.New Jersey
D.New England
本题答案：
B
9、Which of the following American values did NOT come from Puritanism?____
A.Separation of state and church
B.Respect of education
C.Intolerant moralism
D.A sense of mission
本题答案：
A
10、The river that serves as the dividing line between the South and the North of the United States is ____.
A.the Columbia River
B.the Potomac River
C.the Ohio River
D.the Colorado River
本题答案：
B
11、The ____ River forms part of the boundary between Canada and the USA, serving as an international river.
A.Colorado
B.Ohio
C.Missouri
D.St.Lawrence
本题答案：
D
12、The national flag of the United States is known as ____.
A.the Star-Spangled Banner
B.Uncle Sam
C.Hot Dog
D.Union Jack
本题答案：
A
13、The U.S.A. is known as a “Melting Pot” for it's ____.
A.mixture of religions
B.mixture of nationalities
C.mixture of climates
D.mixture of habits
本题答案：
B
14、The state ____ is rich in fishing and trapping.
A.Hawaii
B.California
C.Alaska
D.New York
本题答案：
C
15、Harvard University was founded in ____.
A.1366
B.1633
C.1636
D.1363
本题答案：
C
16、The following were some of the characteristics of Protestantism except ____.
A.challenging the authority of the Pope
B.salvation through faith
C.salvation through the church
D.establishing a direct contact with God
17、The largest seaport of the United States is ____.
A.San Diego
B.San Francisco
C.Chicago
D.New York
18、Washington is the headquarters of all the branches of the American federal system: ____, the Supreme Court and the Presidency.
A.the Senate
B.The House of Representatives
C.Congress
D.the highest court
19、Protestant Church was separated from the Roman Catholic Church at the Reformation in the 16th century, with about ____ million members.
A.320
B.330
C.340
D.350
20、____ is the largest city in the US.
A.Los Angeles
B.Chicago
C.Detroit
D.the New York City
21、The spirit of “do-it-yourself” may be reflected in many aspects of American life.()
A.错误
B.正确
22、American economy is a free enterprise system.()
A.错误
B.正确
23、NBC also called National Broadcasting Network, is one of the three major radio and television networks in the USA.()
A.错误
B.正确
24、American industry is developing so rapidly that it has been in the leadin gposition for the past century.()
A.错误
B.正确
25、The first computer came into being in 1944 and in the same year, the first atom bomb was tested.()
A.错误
B.正确
26、Between the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Rocky Mountains there is a large area of desert, of which Death Valley is the lowest and hottest place in America.()
A.错误
B.正确
27、Most of the USA is in the temperate zone，with four distinct seasons and varying numbers of hot and co1d days each season, while the northern states and AIaska have extremely cold winters.()
A.错误
B.正确
28、The USA includes 50 states and a federal district，the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the Federal Government.()
A.错误
B.正确
29、The victory at Saratoga was viewed as the turning point of the War of Independence.()
A.错误
B.正确
30、The continental USA runs 4505 kilometers from its Atlantic coast to Pacific coast，and 2574 kilometers from Canada to Mexico.()
A.错误
B.正确
31、Before the breakout of the Civil War, the Whig Party, which had been formed during Jackson's day, began to break up.()
A.错误
B.正确
32、Abraham Lincoln is the sixteenth president of the USA from 1861 to 1865.()
A.错误
B.正确
33、In the 1960s and 1970s, tennis enjoyed a huge growth as some of the new professional stars, especially women, stimulated amateurs.()
A.错误
B.正确
34、Telephone companies in the United States are not all private businesses.()
A.错误
B.正确
