美国概况 练习题： 1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____. A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin 2 The New Deal was started by _____. A Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. Kennedy C George Washington D Thomas Jefferson 3 The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas. A second B third C fourth D fifth 4 The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by _____. A Teachers B students C headmaster D boards of education 5 The Bill of Rights consists of _____. A 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment B 10 amendments adopted in 1787 C 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791 D the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion 6 The United States produces as much as much as half of the world’s _____. A wheat and rice B cotton C tobacco D soybeans and corn 7 Which invention marked the beginning of “The Age of Visual Information”? A Newspaper B Telegraph C Laundry machine D Television 8 The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from _____. A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson C John Adams D John Locke 9 The District of Manhattan is in the city if _____. A Washington D.C. B San Francisco C New York D Chicago 10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____. A according to their population B according to their size C according to their tax paid to federal government D equally 练习题答案及题解 1 C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。 2 A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。 3 C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。 4 D, 对此有决定权的是教育委员会。 5 C, 人权法案是于1791年增补到宪法法案上来的前十条修正案。 6 D, 美国出产占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。 7 D, 开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机。 8 D, 美国的许多政治观念都是来源于英国著名哲学家约翰•.洛克。 9 C, 曼哈顿是纽约市的著名经济和商业区， 也是纽约的中心地带。 10 D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。