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1、专八人文知识复习总结美国概况1.ThetraditionaldividinglineinAmericabetween“east”and“west”istheMississippiRiver.(密西西比河也是美国最长最为重要的河流，被美国人“众河之父”FatherofWaters)2.Non-HispanicwhiteisthelargestracialgroupinthewholepopulationofU.S.A.3.Before2000,thelargestminoritygroupintheUnitedStatesisAfri

2、canAmericans.2000年前美国黑人是美国人数最多的少数民族，2000年后Hispanics/Latinos也就是拉丁裔的美国人成为美国人数最多的少数民族。4.Americahastheworld’soldestwrittenconstitutionandpoliticalparty.5.AstorolesofAmericanpresident,whichisNOTpreciselydefinedintheU.S.Constitution?A.HeistheheadofthestateB.Heisthechiefexecu

3、tiveoftheU.S.C.HeisthecommanderinchiefofthearmedforcesD.Heistheheadofhispoliticalparty6.Theeconomicproblemscausedbythedepressionin1929wereeventuallysolvedbytheNewDeal.(proposedbyF.D.Roosevelt)7.TheNewEnglandregion’sculturalcharacterwasshapedlargelybyPuritanspirit.8.Cal

4、iforniaisthelargeststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTAmerica’snewspaper?A.WallStreetJournalB.USAtodayC.Guardian(英国《卫报》)D.TheMilwaukeeJournal10.ABC,CBS,NBC,PBS,CNN,MTV,HBO等都是美国主要的新闻与有线电视网络(NewsandCableNetworks)11.TothewestofmainlandAmeri

5、caliesthePacificOcean.美国大陆东部则是大西洋。12.Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforitsautomobileindustry.13.NewYorkCityisthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.14.WashingtonD.C.isnamedafterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbus.15.TheU.S.Congresshasthepower

6、tomaketheselawsexceptof_______.A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalizationC.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade16.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywasAbrahamLincoln.17.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareaisRhodeIsland.18.ThenationalflagoftheUn

7、itedStatesisknownastheStar-SpangledBanner.19.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsonthepopulation.20.ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeoplebyFranceasagiftin1884.21.FranklinD.Roosevelt’spresidentialtermisthelongest.(12years)22.AmericanCivilWarbro

8、keoutin1861andfinishedin1865.23.ThomasJeffersonpreparedthedraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence.24.In31OctoberHalloween