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1、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,thelargestminoritygroupintheUnitedStatesisAfr

2、icanAmericans.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.     H

3、eisthechiefexecutiveoftheU.S.C.     HeisthecommanderinchiefofthearmedforcesD.    Heistheheadofhispoliticalparty6.      Theeconomicproblemscausedbythedepressionin1929wereeventuallysolvedbytheNewDeal.(proposedbyF.D.Roosevelt)7.      TheNewEnglandregion’sculturalcharacterwasshap

4、edlargelybyPuritanspirit.8.      CaliforniaisthelargeststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.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(NewsandC

5、ableNetworks)11.TothewestofmainlandAmericaliesthePacificOcean.美国大陆东部则是大西洋。12.Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforitsautomobileindustry.13.NewYorkCityisthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.14.WashingtonD.C.isnamedafterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColum

6、bus.15.TheU.S.Congresshasthepowertomaketheselawsexceptof_______.A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalizationC.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade16.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywasAbrahamLincoln.17.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareaisRhodeIsland

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

8、AmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andfinishedin1865.23.ThomasJeffersonpr