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　　美国概况

　　练习题：

　　1 The world-famous Havard University is in _____.

　　A Massachusetts B New York C Washington D.C. D Maine

　　2 Which of the following statements about American education is wrong?

　　A Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory

　　B Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals.

　　C There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones

　　D Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree.

　　3 _____ is a symbol of American theatre and world-class entertainment.

　　A Broadway B Wall Street C The Fifth Avenue D Times Square

　　4 ____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.

　　A Yellowstone National Park B Grand Canyon

　　C St. Patrick’s Cathedral D Stonehenge

　　5 ____ was an actor before he became the President.

　　A Ronald Reagan B Abraham Lincoln C Herbert Hoover D Jimmy Carter

　　6 New Englanders were originally known as _____, which come to stand for all Americans.

　　A Hippies B Yankees C Uncle Sam D Brother Jonathan

　　7 On the 30th of April 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in _____, which housed the government then.

　　A New York B Washington D.C. C Philadelphia D Boston

　　8 Which of the following people was not an American President?

　　A John Hancock B John Adams C John Q. Adams D Jimmy Carter

　　9 Henry Fond was the first man to _____.

　　A design a plane B fly an aeroplane C mass-produciton D design and make a car

　　10 “That government of the people, by the people, for the people, … ”were the words by _____.

　　A Thomas Jefferson B Abraham Lincoln C Andrew Johnson D Theodore Roosevelt

　　练习题答案及题解:

　　1 A, 哈佛大学位于马萨诸塞州的剑桥(Cambridge)镇。

　　2 C, 在美国， 私立高等教育机构要多于公立的。象麻省理工， 耶鲁大学， 哈佛大学都是私立的。

　　3 A, 百老汇是一条由南向北贯穿曼哈顿全岛的大道， 其中心地带是在第42借“时代广场”附近， 周围云集了几十家剧院， 上演被称为现代歌舞剧的剧目。

　　4 D, Stonehenge 在英国， 是古代城池的遗迹。

　　5 A, 里根从政前曾经在好莱坞闯荡20多年，参与演出了50多部电影。

　　6 B, Yankees 一词具有丰富的含义。 现在用于代表美国人，俗称美国佬。 在美国南部，Yankee是指美国北部各州的居民， 即北方佬;而对多数美国人来说，Yankee 意味着新英格兰人。

　　7 A, 1789年George Washington 在纽约宣誓就职， 1790年首都迁往费城。 1800年以后定都华盛顿。

　　8 A, John Hancock，因其当时在《独立宣言》上的签名很大，他的名字在美语里变成了签名的代名词。

　　9 C, Henry Ford 早期是一名技师， 虽然没有发明汽车， 但他是第一位批量生产汽车的人。

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