英语专业八级人文知识练习题

　　美国概况

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　　练习题：

1. Ernest Hemingway is _____.

A. Englishman B. American h D. Denmark

2 Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.

A. 35th B. 34th C. 33rd D. 32nd

3. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women , Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , opened in _____ to serve the “ Muslim sex”.

A. New England B. Virginia C. Massachusetts D. New York

4. The capital of Massachusetts is _____.

A idence B. Boston C. Montpelier D. Augusta

5 ._____ is the dividing line between the South and North.

A Hudson River B. The Potomac River

C. The Ohio River D. The Missouri River

6 ._____ is Washington’s largest city.

A e B. Denver C. Tacoma D tle

7. Washington D.C., the capital of U.S. is situated on the _____River banks.

A . Lawrence B. Hudson C. Potomac D. Missouri

8. When did the American Civil War break out?

A. 1775 B. 1812 C. 1861 D. 1863

9 prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?

A Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. Benjamin Franklin D. John Hancock

10. 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. B,文坛巨匠海明威是美国人。

2 .A,肯尼迪是美国的第35任总统。

3. C,美国的第一所女子学院开设于马萨诸塞州。

4 .B,麻省的.首府是波士顿。

5. 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。

6 .D,华盛顿州的最大城市是西雅图。

7. C,华盛顿特区位于波托马克河上。

8. C,美国内战爆发于1861年，结束于1865年。

9 .B,为美国起草独立宣言的是托马斯杰弗逊。

10 .B,万圣节前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31号。