英语专业八级人文知识（14）

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美国概况
练习题：
1 Ernest Hemingway is _____.
A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmark
2 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd
3 In 1837, the first college-level institution for women , Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _____ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.
A New England B Virginia C Massachusetts D New York
4 The capital of Massachusetts is _____.
A Providence B Boston C Montpelier D Augusta
5 _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A The Hudson River B The Potomac River
C The Ohio River D The Missouri River
6 _____ is Washington’s largest city.
A Boise B Denver C Tacoma D Seattle
7 Washington D.C., the capital of U.S. is situated on the _____River banks.
A St. Lawrence B Hudson C Potomac D Missouri
8 When did the American Civil War break out?
A 1775 B 1812 C 1861 D 1863
9 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock
10 In which day is Halloween celebrated?
A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December
练习题答案及题解:
1 B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。
2 A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。
3 C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。
4 B,麻省的首府是波士顿。
5 D,美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河。
6 D,华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图。
7 C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。
8 C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。
9 B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯•.杰弗逊。
10 B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。