1、The current population in America is less than 315 million, rendering it the world’s third largest population, following China and India.
A、对
B、错
2、Like many other countries, the United States has an identity that depends on ethnic continuity.
A、对
B、错
3、The USA is a Federal republic made up of 50 states, with 48 states located on the mainland
A、对
B、错
4、The majority of the population of the United States is of ______ origin, with the largest groups having primary ancestry traceable to the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland?
A、European
B、Asian
C、African
D、Australian
5、Among the 50 states, ______ is the largest in terms of size, and Rhode Island is the smallest.
A、California
B、Alaska
C、Hawaii
D、Florida
6、Geographically, the United States can be divided into six regions which share similar culture and history: The Mid-Atlantic, The South, The Midwest, The Southwest, the West and ______ .
A、New England
B、The East
C、The North
D、The Northeast
7、The first permanent British settlement in North America was______.
A、Virginia
B、New York
C、Massachusetts
D、Maryland
8、It’s believed that the idea of “the Great Melting Pot” first originated in______.
A、Virginia
B、Massachusetts
C、Maryland
D、Pennsylvania
9、Which day is the Independence Day in the United States?
A、July 4th
B、July 14th
C、June 14th
D、June 4th
10、The Senate is composed of 100 Senators who are elected to serve for a term of 2 years.
A、对
B、错
11、If the President refuses to sign a bill, then the bill would never become a law.
A、对
B、错
12、Which of the following is NOT one power of the President?
A、to nominate the heads of all executive departments
B、to make laws
C、to call the National Guard into federal service
D、to appoint the judges
13、The United States’economy sufferedseverelyfrom the two World Wars in the 20th century.
A、对
B、错
14、The“American system”of mass production was first used in .
A、car industry
B、textile industry
C、firearms industry
D、agriculture
15、The United States produces as much as half of the world’s .
A、wheat
B、cotton
C、tobaccoand vegetable oil
D、soybeans and corn
16、Mark Twain was a great realist as well as a regionalist, or local color writer.
A、对
B、错
17、The American educational system is based on the idea that as many people as possible should have access to as much as education as possible.
A、对
B、错
18、The United States has a national system of education.
A、对
B、错
19、Which of the following does NOT belong to formal education in the US?
A、Pre-elementary education
B、Elementary education
C、Secondary education
D、Higher education
20、In order to go to university, secondary school students must meet the followingrequirements EXCEPTthat_____.
A、they have high School records and recommendations from their teachers
B、they make good impressions during the interviews
C、they get good scores in the Scholastic AssessmentTests
D、they pass the college entrance examinations
