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1.选择题 ( 30 X 1’)
2.填空题 ( 20 X 1’)
3.简答 ( 10 X 2’)--必须回答完整的句子
4.分析题 ( 6 X 5’)-- 必须回答完整的句子
总分 100 分
一.U.S. Geography
1.Full name of U.S..
novotel beijing2.Number of States: 50 states.
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3.After President Jefferson brought the Louisiana territory from France there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men.
4.The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers. The fourth largest countries.
5.Taxas is the largest mainland state of the U.S.. Alaska is the largest state of the U.S..
6.Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean.
7.America’s movies are mostly made in Hollywood near the city of Los Angeles in south California.
二.U.S. People
1.The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US is the Blacks (Afriican-Americans).
2.The “first Americans” were the Indians.
3.The Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the United States.
4.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today’s Verginia in the year of 1607.
5.The “Three Faiths” in the U.S. refer to:
国内十大旅游网站•Protestan
•Catholic
•Jewish
6.The majority of the Catholics in the U.S. are descendants of immigrants from Ireland, Italy and Poland.
7.American society is a stratified one in which power, wealth and pestige are unequally distributed among the population.
8.WASP stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
三.Economy
1.Services sector (industry) of the economy employs the most American.
2.U.S. Federal law prohibits emplyment discrimination on the basis of:
•Race
•Language
•Disability
3.The American economy is characterized by a high degree of monoply.
4.Mid-west is the nation’s leading center of heavy industry in the United States.
5.Microsoft is the largest software company now in the United States.
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6.Give examples of industries which are decling, and industries which sare fast developing in the U.S..( P70倒数第一行到 P71 第一段)
四.Policy
1.When was the United States Constitution drafted?
In 1787
2.How long are terms for Senators?
6 years.
3.How long are terme for members of House of Representatives?
2 years
4.What are the terms of office for Supreme Court justices?
Life.
5.Which U.S. President said: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.”
---- Abraham Lincoln
6.The American Constitution is the oldest written constitution in the world.
7.The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continented Congress on July 4, 1776.
8.The United States and the People’s Republic of China established diplomatic relations in 1979.
9.The president of the United States is the head of the executive branch.
10.Presidential election is held every 4 years in November in the U.S.A..
11.What are the two major political parties in the United States? And their symbols? (P59)
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One is the Democtatic Party. Symbol is donkey.
The other one is the Republican Party. Symbol is elephant.
12.What does “FBI” stand for?
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
13.Who were the two famous leaders assassinated in American History?
They are J.F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln.
14.Wat are some of the major powers of each of the three branches of the U.S. government? How are the three branches supposed to check and balance each other? (这题没有统一答案,请大家参考书本P55-P58里面的内容自己组织。) 15.Explian the Declation of Independence. ( P52名词解释)
五.Education
1.Public elementary and secondary schools in America are primarily funded by:
The state and local government.
2.100% of public schools in the U.S. have Internet access.
3.SATs is the most common standardized required for admission to most undergraduate institutions in the U.S..
4.Community Colleges
a.Community Colleges provide two-year associates degree programs but do not award Bachelors, Masters of Doctoral Degrees.
b.Community Colleges provide training to members of the community in which they are located.
c.Community Colleges provide more hands-on and vocational training than four year colleges and universities.
5.Elementary and secondary education in the United States covers 12 years.
6.Higher education in the United States began with the founding of Yale in 1636.
7.About 85% of American students go to public schools and 15% attend private schools.
8.After earning a certain number of credits in four years of colleges, the undergraduate student gets a Bachelor’s Degree.
扬州火车站列车时刻表9.The other two higher degrees are Master’s Degree and Doctor’s Degree.