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1、英美国情 判断题 美国部分Unit3 America Beginning1. The question “What is an American?” was first asked by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur. T2. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1942. T3. The first English permanent settlement was founded in California. F Virginia4. Massachusetts was established by Eng
2、lish puritans who separated themselves from the Roman Catholic Church. F 不是建立，而是founded5. The state of Pennsylvania used to be inhabited by the Quakers. T （基督教）贵格派教徒6. The theory of politics of the American Resolution came from John Locke, a French philosopher in the 17th century. F English7. By the
3、 early 1760s, the 13 English colonies in North America were ready to separate themselves from Europe. T8. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln were regarded as the founding fathers of the United States of America. F John Adams OR Thomas JeffersonUnit 4 The Political System in th
4、e United States1. When the War of Independence was over, the United States was one unified nation as it is today. F was not2. The agreement that set this plan of cooperation among different states after the War of American Independence was called the Constitution of the United States. F the Articles
5、 of Confederation 联邦条款3. The US Constitution set up a federal system with a strong central government. T 联邦制4. The main duty of the Congress is to make laws, including those which levy taxes that pay for the work of the federal government. T 国会5. Under a Constitutional Amendment passed in 1951, a pr
6、esident can be elected to only one term. F two terms6. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges, and all such court appointments are subject to confirmation by the House of Representatives. 众议院 F the Senate 参议院7. The 10 very short paragraphs which guarantee freedom and individual ri
7、ghts and forbid interference with lives of individuals by the government are called the Bill of Rights. T 人权法案8. The idea of checks and balances as a way of restricting governmental power and preventing its abuse was first provided in the Federalist Paper. T制约与平衡9. Today, the United State has two ma
8、jor political parties. One is the Democratic Party, formed before 1800. The other is the Republican Party, formed in the 1850s, by the people in the states of the North and West. T 民主党，共和党10. Americans have to join a political party in order to vote to be a candidate for public office. F 公职 do not h
9、ave to Unit 5 American Economy1. Alexander Hamilton was the third president of the United Stated. F Thomas Jefferson2. The first factory in the United States was a cotton textile mill. T3. Many people objected to the idea of the corporation because it is less personal than sole proprietorship and pa
10、rtnership. T 所有（权），独资企业；合伙关系4. The United States economy suffered from the two World Wars in the 20th century. F not 5. Many people believe that the economic freedom of capitalism is crucial to Americans economic success. T 决定性的，重要的6. When people buy stocks, they become part owner of the company. T7
11、. The stockholders make profits even when the company loses money. F8. One reason for Americas affluence is that a lot of people have inherited wealth from their parents, F 富裕9. Strong domestic demand is one factor contributing to Americas affluence. T 家庭的，国家的10. Many American leaders have extolled
12、the virtues of farmers. T 赞扬Unit 6 Religion in the United States1. During the War of Independence and many years after that the Americans were mostly concerned about religious freedom. F It was politics and not religion that most occupied Americans minds during the War of Independence and for years
13、afterward.2. According to the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, there would be a state-supported region. F 联邦政府不得给予任何宗教以特殊优惠。3. Those citizens whose religion forbids them to fight in wars can perform other services instead of becoming soldiers. T4. The Baptists are the larges
14、t Protestant group in the US with 25 million members. T 浸礼会教徒5. There are more than 100 Protestant sects in the United States today. T 派别6. There are more Catholic than Protestant in the US. F7. John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic elected as the US president. T8. Today many Jewish people dont thi
15、nk of themselves as ethnically Jewish any more and have adopted a secular, non-religious outlook. F 犹太教人9. When a Supreme Court decision made abortion legal in America, many Catholics, evangelical Protestants and Orthodox Jew objected. T10. In America, scientific and economic advance and rising mate
16、rial progress have been accompanied by a decline in religious observance. FUnit 7 American Literature1. American literature is mainly about the seeking the American people for success and happiness. T2. Rip Van Winkle was a character created by James Fennimore Cooper. F Washington Irving3. The Leather-Stocking Tales consist of five novels depicting the American West. T 皮袜子故事集4. Before Ma
