大学《英美文化概论》期末答案.docx

1、大学英美文化概论期末答案1There are ( ) Congressional Districts in the House of Representatives.A、200B、231C、435D、521正确答案： C2In 2013, the population of China is about ( ) more than that of America.A、3 timesB、4 timesC、5 timesD、6 times正确答案： B3The USA purchased Florida from ( ).A、SpainB、the UKC、FranceD、Italy正确答案： A4

2、In China, the life expectancy is ( ) years.A、70B、72C、75D、79正确答案： C5The two significant mountain ranges of American are ( ) and Appalachian Mountains.A、Rocky MountainsB、Andes MountainsC、Alps MountainsD、Atlas Mountains正确答案： A6World Series is held in ( ) every year.A、JulyB、AugustC、SeptemberD、October正确答

3、案： D7( ) was the state with the highest crime rate in America.A、FloridaB、TexasC、New YorkD、Georgia正确答案： A8Which one of following is not an American company?( )A、GoogleB、CocaColaC、FacebookD、Airbus正确答案： D9Which one is wrong about Thomas Edison?( )A、He was educated in school.B、His first job is telegraph

4、 operator.C、He had many patents.D、He invented electric light bulb.正确答案： A10The Britain founded ( ) colonies along the East Coast in America.A、11B、12C、13D、14正确答案： C11To buy a handgun, you must be ( ) years old.A、18B、19C、20D、21正确答案： D12The Super Bowl is usually held ( ).A、AT the end of JanuaryB、In Mar

5、chC、In MayD、In November正确答案： A13In American countries, ( ) has the highest homicide rate.A、USAB、BrazilC、JamaicaD、Honduras正确答案： D14Bill is the short version of ( ).A、WilliamB、StevenC、RobertD、Richard正确答案： A15Which was not the reason why the West against Communism?( )A、The communist countries only has

6、one political system.B、The economy in communist countries is state-owned.C、The communist countries are against religion.D、The communist countries have nuclear weapons.正确答案： D16The terrorists Hijacked ( ) planes.A、4B、5C、6D、7正确答案： A17The Democratic Party is also called ( ).A、Enlightened PartyB、Judicia

7、l PartyC、Conservative PartyD、Liberal Party正确答案： D18Everyone in America and China can read and write.( )A、0.6B、1.7C、2.1D、2.2正确答案： D19The leader of catholic church is called ( )A、PriestB、PastorC、DiscipleD、Pope正确答案： D20Which statement of following is wrong?( )A、There were many cold conflicts in the col

8、d war, such as weapon competition and spying.B、Germany reunited in 1990.C、The USSR was dissolved in 1990.D、After the USSR dissovled, 15 new countries were created.正确答案： C21Which country of following is not constitutional monarchy?( )A、UKB、JapanC、SpainD、USA正确答案： D22In total, there are ( ) Chinese won

9、 the Nobel Prize.A、5B、6C、7D、8正确答案： C23When was Harvard University established?( )A、1560B、1620C、1636D、1639正确答案： C24Which one of following is wrong about the GFC Recession? ( )A、Banks stopped lending.B、Companies cut jobs.C、Stock market crashed.D、People got more job opportunity.正确答案： D25The first cours

10、e in western food is called ().A、Main courseB、DessertC、CuisineD、Appetiser正确答案： D26To buy a handgun, you must be ( ) years old.A、18B、19C、20D、21正确答案： D27Texas was the ( ) state of America.A、26thB、27thC、28thD、29th正确答案： C28Which is the largest states by population?( )A、TexasB、New YorkC、CaliforniaD、Flori

11、da正确答案： C29In the format of western names,which name is put first?( )A、Family nameB、Last nameC、SurnameD、First name正确答案： D30There were ( ) Chief Justice in the Supreme Court.A、1B、3C、8D、9正确答案： A31The Panama Canal was built by a ( ) consortium.A、AmericaB、ItalyC、BritainD、France正确答案： D3245 is belong to (

12、 ) at the stages in a persons life.A、Young adultB、Middle ageC、MatureD、Senior正确答案： B33Why is Yellowstone National Park important?( )A、Because it is the first national park in the world.B、Because it is in America.C、Because it is the biggest national park in America.D、Because it is the first national p

13、ark in America.正确答案： A34The GFC Recession started in ( ).A、the USAB、the UKC、JapanD、France正确答案： A35Which one of following is wrong about Abraham Lincoln?( )A、He was the 16th president of America.B、He was killed in 1865 when the Civil War was just finished.C、He was a businessman and then became politi

14、cian.D、He was born in a poor farm family.正确答案： C36Which one is wrong about the American agriculture?( )A、Large family farms are much more productive.B、In 2000, farm jobs are very few in America.C、Most income of farm households is from non-farm sources.D、In America, all farmers have jobs in cities.正确

15、答案： D37According to the 2013 statistics, which one of the following is wrong?( )A、The smallest part in the economic structure of developed countries is agriculture.B、The biggest part of GDP composition in America is Services.C、In 2013, GDP growth rate in America is higher than that in China.D、In 201

16、3, Americas inflation rate is lower than Chinas.正确答案： C38Which statement about western marriage is wrong?( )A、There are two kinds of wedding, civil ceremony or church wedding.B、Almost all couples are “naked marriages.C、Divorce rate in western countries is high.D、Woman must take husbands family name.

17、正确答案： D391 kilogram is ( ) pounds.A、0.6B、1.7C、2.1D、2.2正确答案： D40Why did the French consortium gave up to build the canal?( )A、Because it was too expensive.B、Because many people died.C、Because the topography in Panama was difficult to build a canal.D、Because the American government decided to buld it

18、by themselves.正确答案： C41Which one is wrong about the American political system?( )A、The government is small.B、Leaders are educated.C、There are many traditions.D、The society is classless.正确答案： C42( ) was elected as the chairman of the Constitutional Convention.A、Abraham LincolnB、George WashingtonC、Ben

19、jamin FranklinD、Alexander Hamilton正确答案： B43The cause of the GFC Recession in 2007 was ( ).A、Stock bubble burstB、Property bubble burstC、Dotcom bubble burstD、Asset price bubble burst正确答案： B44( ) was the state with the highest crime rate in America.A、FloridaB、TexasC、New YorkD、Georgia正确答案： A45Which is r

20、ight about American college?( )A、Many American college students have part time jobs.B、There is only one chance to do college entrance exam.C、There are many classed even at night.D、Friends and classmates will help you to study.正确答案： A46Recession is ( ) of negative GDP growth.A、1 quarterB、2 quartersC、

21、3 quartersD、4 quarters正确答案： D47According to the 2008 ARIS, ( ) of American follow Christianity.A、76%B、70%C、51%D、40%正确答案： A48The biggest religion by followers is ( ).A、IslamB、HinduismC、ChristianityD、Buddhism正确答案： C49Kobe Bryants nick name is ( ).A、TigerB、Flying fishC、Black MambaD、Shark正确答案： C50In 177

22、8, ( ) signed Treaty of Alliance with America.A、SpainB、HollandC、FranceD、Britain正确答案： C二、 判断题（题数：50，共 5）1The membership of the Democratic Party is hard.( )正确答案： 2Each State has the same Constitution.( )正确答案： 3British people migrated to America with the ship called Mayflower in 1620.( )正确答案： 4The Grea

23、t Depression only happened in America.( )正确答案： 5The first telephone line was built in 1877.( )正确答案： 6In America, government wants to involve in religion, but the religious people reject them.( )正确答案： 7There is only one given name in western name.( )正确答案： 8In America, government wants to involve in r

24、eligion, but the religious people reject them.( )正确答案： 9Warren Buffett was born in a rich family.( )正确答案： 10In western countries, people always say thank you to other people.( )正确答案： 11In western countries, eye contact is important.( )正确答案： 12Because the northern America is cold, James Naismith inve

25、nted basketball which is a good sport for winter.( )正确答案： 13Originally, the Christians were called Catholics.( )正确答案： 14Over the lasr few years, guns are becoming more and more popular in America.( )正确答案： 15In America, president can not veto legislation.( )正确答案： 16Because many West Germans fled to t

26、he East, the West Germany government built the Berlin Wall.( )正确答案： 17The Communist Party in the USA is not legal.( )正确答案： 18Tiger Woods is the real name of Woods.( )正确答案： 19Agnostic is 100% certain that there is no god.( )正确答案： 20In 2008, most of America agriculture imports were from China.( )正确答案：

27、 21There are no catholics in China.( )正确答案： 22Kobe Bryant is amateur basketball player.( )正确答案： 23The total area of China is bigger than America.( )正确答案： 24A senator and a representative can only be elected for two times.( )正确答案： 25Agnostic is 100% certain that there is no god.( )正确答案： 26In western

28、culture, wedding rings are worn on right hand.( )正确答案： 27Both American and Chinese governments have significant direct involvement in the economy.( )正确答案： 28The American Consitituion is only 4 pages.( )正确答案： 29Christopher Columbus did 5 voyages between 1492 and 1503.( )正确答案： 30The Pew Global Attitud

29、es Project shows that rich countries have stronger belief in religion, but the poor countries have lower belief in religion.( )正确答案： 31The violent crime rate delines when the incarceration rate increases.( )正确答案： 32The Constituional Convention was held in Philadelphia.( )正确答案： 33Modern weapons were

30、used in the Civil War.( )正确答案： 34Everyone in America and China can read and write.( )正确答案： 352014 AD means 2014 Before the Birth of Jesus Christ.( )正确答案： 36During the War of Independence, Benedict Arnold sold military secrets to France.( )正确答案： 37People in western countries all love guns.( )正确答案： 38

31、Senators are elected for 5 year.( )正确答案： 39Most island of Australia is dessert.( )正确答案： 40The Declaration of Independence was made in 1775.( )正确答案： 41In the Civil War, the North was weak, and the South was strong.( )正确答案： 42In America, its hard to enter college, but easy to graduate.( )正确答案： 43Over

32、the lasr few years, guns are becoming more and more popular in America.( )正确答案： 44Because the northern America is cold, James Naismith invented basketball which is a good sport for winter.( )正确答案： 45American president can be elected for 3 terms.( )正确答案： 46Bargaining is common in western countries.( )正确答案： 47The largest city in Alaska is Anchorage, which is also the capital city.( )正确答案： 48In America, voting is compulsory.( )正确答案： 49New York Stock Exchange is the worlds second largest stock exchange.( )正确答案： 50Many western students go on a gap year after finishing high school.( )正确答案：