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1、1 ._is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.A .Washington D.CB .Los AngelesC. San FranciscoD .New York City2. _ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.A. BlacksB .HispanicsC. IndiansD. Asian Americans3 .Washington D.C. is named after_.A. the U.S. President George Washing
2、tonB .Christopher ColumbusC .both George Washington and Christopher ColumbusD .none of them4 .American and British English are two_ of the English language.A. varieties B. elementsC. parts D. form5. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was_.A .Thomas JeffersonB. James
3、 MonroeC. James Madison D .Abraham Lincoln6 .Of the fifty states， the smallest state in area is_.A. Rhode IslandB .Virginia C. TexasD .Montana7. The national flag of the United States is known as_.A. the Star-Spangled BannerB .Uncle SamC .Hot Dog D .Union Jack8. The number of the Representatives fro
4、m each American state depends on the _.A .contribution a state has made to the nationB. populationC. sizeD. none of the above9 .The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _.A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River10 The statue of liberty was given to Am
5、erican people by_ as a gift in 1884.A. France B. SpainC .ItalyD .Britain11. Ernest Hemingway is _.A. Englishman B. AmericanC.Dutch D. Denmark12 .John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _ president.A. 35th B. 34th C. 33rd D. 32nd13. In 1837， the first college-level institution for women ， Mount Holyoke Female Sem
6、inary ， opened in _ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.A. New EnglandB. VirginiaC. MassachusettsD. New York14. The capital of Massachusetts is _.A .ProvidenceB. BostonC. MontpelierD. Augusta15 ._ is the dividing line between the South and North.A .The Hudson River B. The Potomac RiverC. The Ohio RiverD. The
7、 Missouri River16 ._ is Washingtons largest city.A .Boise B. Denver C. TacomaD .Seattle17. Washington D.C.， the capital of U.S. is situated on the _River banks.A .St. LawrenceB. HudsonC. PotomacD. Missouri18. When did the American Civil War break out？A. 1775B. 1812C. 1861D. 186319 .Who prepared the
8、draft of the Declaration of Independence？A .John Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. Benjamin Franklin D. John Hancock20. In which day is Halloween celebrated？A .5 November B. 31 October C .17 March D. 25 December练习题答案及题解:1 .D， 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口?2. A， 黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下?3 .C， 首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一
9、任总统乔治？华盛顿，而联邦直辖区命名为哥伦比亚特区是为了纪念第一位从欧洲横渡大西洋到达西半球的探险家克里斯多拂？哥伦布?4. A， 美国英语和英国英语是英语语言的两种变体?5. D， 美国历史上的第一位共和党总统是亚伯拉罕？林肯?6. A， 美国国土面积最小的是罗得岛?7 .A， 美国的国旗是星条旗?8. B， 美国每个州派往众议院的代表人数应与本州人口成比例?9 .B， 美国的“众河之父”指的是密西西比河?10. A， 美国的自由女神像是法国人赠予的礼物?11. B，文坛巨匠海明威是美国人?12 .A，肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统?13. C，美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州?14 .B，麻省的首府是波士顿?15. D，美国南北的分界线是密苏里河，东西的分界线是密西西比河?16 .D，华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图?17. C，华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上?18. C，美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年?19 .B，为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯杰弗逊?20 .B，万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号?
