[外语类试卷]专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷2及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷 2及答案与解析 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 1 The Grand Canyon carved by_is one of natures most important sights. ( A) the Columbia River ( B) the Colorado River ( C) t
2、he Rio Grande River ( D) the Missouri River 2 In the following cities, which one is a center for touring the lands of native American peoples and is the site of New Mexico State University? ( A) Phoenix. ( B) Tucson. ( C) Albuquerque. ( D) Salt Lake City. 3 Many Inuit dont like to be called Eskimos
3、because_. ( A) they consider this term insulting ( B) the term Eskimo comes from a native American word ( C) they dont understand the term Eskimo ( D) the term Eskimo is not an English word 4 The Pacific waters provide rich sources of fish and shellfish for_. ( A) California, Oregon and Washington D
4、.C. ( B) New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island ( C) Michigan, Illinois and Missouri ( D) Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana 5 The Grand Canyon in north-western_is one of natures most impressive sights. ( A) Utah ( B) Arizona ( C) Nevada ( D) Idaho 6 The two newest states which joined the United St
5、ates are_. ( A) Alaska and Florida ( B) Hawaii and Oregon ( C) Alaska and Hawaii ( D) California and New Mexico 7 The largest and smallest states of the United States are_. ( A) Alaska and Rhode Island ( B) Texas and Maine ( C) Texas and Rhode Island ( D) Alaska and Maine 8 _are also known as the Co
6、ntinental Divide. ( A) The Rocky Mountains ( B) The Appalachian Highlands ( C) The Coast Mountains ( D) The Blue Mountains 9 New Englanders were originally known as_. ( A) Yankees ( B) English Puritans ( C) German farmers ( D) Fishermen from Scandinavia 10 What forms a natural boundary between Mexic
7、o and the United States? ( A) The Rio Grande River. ( B) The southern Rocky Mountains. ( C) The Colorado River. ( D) The Gulf of California. 11 The financial, manufacturing and transportation center of the United States is_. ( A) New York ( B) Washington D.C. ( C) Philadelphia ( D) Chicago 12 By the
8、 year of 2050, American population is expected to climb to_. ( A) 256 million ( B) 275 million ( C) 300 million ( D) 383 million 13 In the case of Brown versus Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that ( A) separate educational facilities had been illegal ( B) educational facilities had been
9、separate but equal ( C) educational facilities had been equal ( D) separate educational facilities were inherently unequal 14 The annual population growth rate of the 1990s was_. ( A) 1% ( B) 0.9% ( C) over 1% ( D) under 1% 15 Now about 80% to 90% of immigration to the United States is from_. ( A) A
10、sian and Hispanic countries ( B) African countries ( C) European countries ( D) Central and South American countries 16 Which of the following minority group enjoy the worst social and economic conditions? ( A) Blacks. ( B) Hispanics. ( C) Indians. ( D) Asian Americans. 17 A major source of populati
11、on growth is_. ( A) immigration ( B) baby boom ( C) rising birth rate ( D) larger number of young people 18 The immigrants to the United States spread unevenly over the country with _having the largest percentage. ( A) the Northeast ( B) the Midwest ( C) the West ( D) the South 19 The Chinese Exclus
12、ion Act was passed in_. ( A) 1882 ( B) 1883 ( C) 1900 ( D) 1924 20 _was an important immigration reception spot in late 19th century and early 20th century. ( A) Ellis Island ( B) San Francisco ( C) Hawaii ( D) Miami 21 The slavery was legally abolished in 1865 by_Amendment. ( A) the fourteenth ( B)
13、 the fifteenth ( C) the thirteenth ( D) the sixteenth 22 The three states whose population has grown fastest in the past 20 years are_. ( A) California, Texas and Florida ( B) Arizona, Nevada and Florida ( C) California, New Mexico and Nevada ( D) New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado 23 One of the reaso
14、ns for the growth of population in Florida is its_. ( A) expanding economy ( B) large number of Cuban-Americans ( C) climate ( D) exotic food 24 There were 21 big cities with a population of over 2 million in 1988 in which _was the biggest one. ( A) Chicago ( B) Los Angeles ( C) New York ( D) Philad
15、elphia 25 Uncle Toms Cabin and Roots are two novels, which give a vivid description of the miserable life of the_. ( A) early settlers ( B) Puritans ( C) native Indians ( D) black slaves 26 From 1980 to 1989, the population between the age of 25 and 44 increased by 21% because_. ( A) this was the pe
16、riod of large inflow of immigrants at this age bracket ( B) those who were born during the period of baby boom reached this age bracket ( C) those who were born during the period of World War II reached this age bracket ( D) this was the period of high birth rate of this age bracket 27 More than_of
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