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美国概况-政治习题(2008-10-12 15:29:05)

Political System

1. The Judicial Branch is headed by _____.

A. the Supreme Court B. Congress C. President

2. The general election in America is held every _____ years.

A. 5 B. 4 C. 6 D. 3

3. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is _____.

A. donkey B. elephant C. eagle

4. _____ has the sole right to interpret the Constitution.

A. The Cabinet B. The Supreme Court

C. President D. Congress

5. The symbol of the US Republic Party is _____.

A. tiger B. elephant C. donkey

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6. The political system of the US is based on the following except _____.

A. federalism B. the constitutional monarchy

C. the separation of powers D. respect for the constitution

E. the rule of law

7. The US Federal Government is composed of the following except _____.

A. the legislative B. the standing committee

C. the judicial D. the executive

8. The number of Congressmen from each state varies depending on _____.

A. the size of the area B. the size of the population

C. the tradition D. the wealth

9. The Democratic Party of America was founded in _____.

A. 1845 B. 1828 C. 1787

10. There are _____ departments in American Government.

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A. 13 B. 14 C. 15

11. The law-making or the legislative body in the government is _____.

A. the Supreme Court B. the Congress

C. the Cabinet D. the president’s committee

12. All states in America have the legislative branch of two houses except the state _____.

A. Nebraska B. Nevada C. Oregon

13. In each state there are about _____ counties on average.

A. 30 B. 50 C. 60

14. The members in the Senate must be at least _____ years old and those in the Representative _____ years old.

A. 40, 30 B. 30, 26 C. 30, 25

15. The tenure of office of federal judges is _____ years long.

A. 8 B. for life C. 5

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16. The Democratic and the Republican Parties gradually lost their differences after _____.

A. 1865 B. 1860 C. 1870

17. There are _____ presidential electors for all the states.

A. 535 B. 100 C. 538 D. 435

18. The Federal Government and the states governments are supposed to _____ each other.

A. guide B. control C. keep independence from

19. If the president wants to put a treaty into effect, he has to get the approval by two thirds of the _____.

A. Senate B. Cabinet C. Congress

I. Fill in the Blanks

1. Only the _____ _____ has the right to interpret the constitution.

2. There are _____ voting members in the House of Representatives.

3. Each of the fifty states of US elects _____ senators.

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4. There are _____ judges in the Supreme Court of America.

5. The first ten amendments added to the constitution in 1791 was called the _____ _____ _____.

6. The Federal Constitution consists of _____ articles and _____ amendments.

7. The balance is always kept among the three branches of the power of the government and this is called the “System of _____ and _____”.

8. The _____ determines the government and divides the power of the government into three branches.

9. The official presidential residence is the _____ _____.

10. _____ is the only way in which the president can legally be removed from office.

11. In 1974 President _____ was impeached and he resigned his office before a trial could take place.

12. The parties in the US choose all their candidates for election, except for president, as “_____ _____”.

13. In American history _____ presidents have been assassinated.

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14. The president who was first assassinated in 1865 was _____ _____.

15. The American Congress is made up of two houses: the _____ and the House of _____.

16. In the US the chief function of _____ is to make laws.

17. The Democratic Party grew out of the _____.

18. There are _____ persons in the Jury.

19. There are _____ members in the Senate.

20. The head of he House of Representatives is called the _____.

21. According to the _____, the president should be a citizen born in the US territory.

22. The two main parties are the Democratic and the _____ Party.

II. Explain the Following Terms

1. FBI

2. The President-elect

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III. Answer the Following Questions

1. What is the role of the US congress? What is the criticism of the Congress in the American Press?

2. What are the main features of the State government?

美国概况-地理习题(2008-10-12 15:30:39)

1. The _____ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.

A. eastern B. western C. northeastern

2. In eastern _____ lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.

A. California B. Utah C. Arizona

3. In the west of the _____ lie the Colorado Plateaus and the Columbia Plateaus.

A. Rocky Mountain B. Coast Range C. Cascades Mountains

4. The _____ lies between the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia Plateaus

A. Great Basin B. Colorado Valley C. Great Plains

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5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of _____.

A. California B. Arizona C. Wyoming

6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in northern _____, which is cut by the Colorado River.

A. Arizona B. Utah C. Montana

7. Among the five Great Lakes, only _____ is wholly within the United States.

A. Erie B. Superior C. Michigan

8. Only the climate in the southern part of _____ is tropical.

A. Florida B. Georgia C. Virginia

9. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the _____ river.

A. Potomac B. Delaware C. St. Laurence

10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about _____ metres and the drop average _____ metres.

A. 1650, 50 B. 1240, 49 C. 1540, 49

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11. _____ part is the most densely populated region in America.

A. The southern B. The northeastern C. The western

12. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern _____.

A. Idaho B. Arizona C. Nevada D. Utah

13. _____ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”.

A. Philadelphia B. Plymouth C. Boston

14. About _____ of the world’s annual agricultural products come from the United States.

A. half B. one third C. two thirds

15. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _____.

A. Appalachian B. Mekinley C. Rocky

16. Mount Mekinley lies in the _____ Range.

A. Sierra Nevada B. Cascades C. Alaska

17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except _____.

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A. New York B. San Francisco C. Miami

18. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake _____.

A. Superior B. Ontario C. Victoria

19. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of _____.

A. Erie and Michigan B. Erie and Ontario C. Superior and Haron

20. _____ of the America’s territory is covered with forests.

A. 1/4 B. 1/5 C. 1/3

21. Texas, having belonged to _____, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.

A. France B. Russia C. Mexico

22. Hawaii is in the _____ Ocean.

A. Atlantic B. Indian C. Pacific

23. The American black population consists of _____ of the total population.

A. 1/10 B. 1/5 C. 1/9

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24. _____ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.

A. Florida B. Louisiana C. Alaska

25. The United States today is the _____ largest country in size in the world.

A. third B. fifth C. fourth

26. About half of the total population is concentrated in the following areas except _____.

A. Atlantic Coast B. Pacific Coast C. Northwest

D. around the Great Lakes E. Gulf of Mexico

27. There are _____ river systems in the U.S.A.

A. 8 B. 3 C. 6

28. Detroit is famous for the production of _____.

A. automobile B. timber C. bamboo

29. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the _____.

A. East B. West C. Northeast D. Southwest

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30. The city _____ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”.

A. Boston B. Houston C. San Francisco

31. The _____ were the original inhabitants in America.

A. blacks B. Indians C. Puerto Ricans

32. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of _____, providing _____ percent of the total output each year.

A. Pittsburgh, 60 B. Chicago, 50 C. New York, 60

33. The largest industrial city in America is _____.

A. Chicago B. Boston C. Houston

34. Only the climate in the southwestern part of Florida belongs to _____.

A. subtropical B. continental C. tropical

35. ¬_____ is famous for many stores and shops.

A. Wall Street B. Broadway C. Fifth Avenue

36. In _____ people can find the historical spot, the Independence National

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Historical Park.

A. Philadelphia B. St. Louis C. San Francisco

37. Boston is situated in Boston Bay, _____.

A. Maine B. Massachusetts C. Connecticut

38. The Columbia River and the Colorado River belong to the system of _____.

A. the Gulf B. the Atlantic C. the Pacific

I. Fill in the blanks

1. The United States is situated in the _____ part of _____ America.

2. The U.S. is bounded by _____ on the north and by _____ and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.

3. To the west of America lies the _____ Ocean.

4. To the east of America lies the _____ Ocean.

5. The seat of the American Federal Government is the District of _____.

6. The _____ part is made up of the highlands formed by the Appalachian

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Range.

7. The famous _____ National Park is located in the northwestern part of Wyoming.

8. The western part of the central plain is also called the “_____ _____”.

9. The Mississippi River flows from the _____ lakes to the Gulf of _____.

10. The lowest point in the whole of North America is _____ _____.

11. The world-known _____ _____ lies in northern Arizona, which is cut by the Colorado River.

12. The largest island salt lake in North America is the _____ _____ Lake.

13. The United States includes _____ states and a _____ district, the District of Columbia.

14. The Declaration of Independence was first read on July 4th, _____.

15. The two main tributaries of the _____ River are the Missouri River and the Ohio River.

16. The five Great Lakes lie between the boundary of _____ and the United States.

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17. Through the middle of the country, north and south, runs a line which is known as the _____ _____ _____ _____.

18. The South region in America has in general, a warm climate. People often call it the “_____ _____”.

19. The largest state, _____, is famous for its glacier, waterfall and ripples.

20. There rises the tendency of shifting the centre of industries from the _____ to the _____.

21. The famous _____ _____ is known as the financial centre, the symbol of the American monopoly capitalism.

22. _____ is the centre of theatres in America.

23. The nickname of Pittsburgh is the _____ and _____ City.

24. _____ is the second largest in population in the U.S.

25. The two youngest states are _____ in the northeastern part of America and _____ in the central Pacific.

26. Most of the inhabitants in the U.S. are of _____ origin.

27. Negro slaves were first brought to America at the beginning of the _____

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century.

28. The Death Valley is _____ metres below sea level.

29. The population of the United States is about _____ million.

30. The Statue of Liberty Island in _____ _____ harbour.

31. _____ _____ is the base of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S.A.

32. _____ _____ is the smallest state in size and the most densely populated state of the U.S.A.

33. From a geographical point of view, the fifty states are grouped into _____ regions.

34. The nickname of Houston City is _____ _____.

35. _____ became the fiftieth state of the United States in 1959.

36. _____ _____ is the longest and the most important river in the system of Gulf.

37. The Library of Congress is in the city of _____.

38. New England is located in the _____ corner of the country.

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39. The area of the Pacific coast is known for its growth of fruits, vegetables and wheat, especially in _____.

40. The Middle Atlantic Region is marked by its industry. It is often called the _____ Northeast.

II. Explain the Following Terms

1. “The backbone of the continent”

2. melting pot