[外语类试卷]专业英语八级(美国国家概况)模拟试卷4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 4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 President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, because_. ( A) he himself was an abolitionist (
2、B) he had no other alternatives ( C) he realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad only by making the war a just war against slavery ( D) he wanted to punish the state owners in those states which broke away from the Union 2 The Declaration of Independence came from the theo
3、ry of British philosopher_. ( A) Paul Revere ( B) John Locke ( C) Cornwallis ( D) Frederick Douglass 3 One of the features of the early colonists which has strong influence on the formation of American character is_. ( A) religious intolerance ( B) respect for personal success ( C) stress on communi
4、ty harmony ( D) none of the above 4 President Lincoln was shot dead five days after_. ( A) a military victory of the Union force at Gettysburg ( B) he issued the Emancipation Proclamation ( C) he made a speech at Gettysburg ( D) General Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army surrendered his
5、 troops 5 What were the causes of the War of Independence? ( A) The development of colonial economy led to demand for more power to determine their own business. ( B) The cruel exploitation of the colonies by the British government. ( C) The sale of tea in the colonies. ( D) Both A and B 6 All of th
6、e states except_were represented at the Constitutional Convention. ( A) Delaware ( B) Virginia ( C) Massachusetts ( D) Rhode Island 7 The Civil War cost America_lives. ( A) 60,000 ( B) 618,000 ( C) 6.18e+006 ( D) 208000 8 The clash at Concord and Lexington was_. ( A) the beginning of the War of Inde
7、pendence ( B) the beginning of the second Continental Conference ( C) a minor clash between the British and the colonists with no significance ( D) none of the above 9 The conflict at the Continental Convention was resolved by_, giving each state an equal vote in Senate. ( A) the “Great Compromise“
8、( B) the Compromise of 1850 ( C) Federalist Papers ( D) the Bill of Rights 10 The Civil War was over when General Lee and his Confederate Army surrendered after the fall of their capital_. ( A) Jamestown ( B) Gettysburg ( C) Richmond ( D) Charleston 11 The significance of the War of Independence is
9、that_. ( A) it paved the way for the development of capitalism in North America ( B) it initiated a period of bourgeois revolution against feudal rule or colonial rule ( C) both A and B ( D) none of the above 12 “Manifest Destiny“ first appeared in an article written by a Democratic politician_. ( A
10、) John Locke ( B) Frederick Douglass ( C) Garrison ( D) John L. O Sullivan 13 The rapid development of American economy after the Civil War was mainly due to_. ( A) a stable political environment and available capital for investment ( B) sufficient labor supply because of free slaves and immigrants
11、from Europe and Asia ( C) scientific invention and government policies ( D) all of the above 14 The unusual feature of the Articles of Confederation was that_. ( A) it provided for no king but a republic and was a written constitution ( B) it decided that the United States of America was a republic
12、with central power in Congress, that most powers laid in the hands of the states and it was a written document ( C) it was the first written constitution in the world and the emphasis was on a strong central government ( D) the written constitution did not provide for an executive branch which could
13、 function as a government 15 _was passed which allowed California to be accepted as a free state, New Mexico and Utah to be organized as territories without legislation either for or against slavery. ( A) The “Great Compromise“ ( B) The Compromise of 1850 ( C) Federalist Papers ( D) The Bill of Righ
14、ts 16 The contradiction that arose at the Constitutional Conference of 1787 was contradiction between_. ( A) big states and small states ( B) industrial-commercial interests and landed interests ( C) one house or two houses for Congress ( D) both A and B 17 In the Civil War,_and_stood by the Unions
15、side. ( A) England; Mexico ( B) Canada; Mexico ( C) England; France ( D) France; Canada 18 The Bill of Rights Amendments_. ( A) dealt with procedural matters ( B) included not only procedural guarantees but also guarantees of basic rights for the individuals ( C) were adopted merely to satisfy those
16、 who opposed the Constitution ( D) were reluctantly accepted by the Federalists 19 Lincoln ended his famous Gettysburg Speech by these words: “that government _the people,_the people,_the people, shall not perish from the earth.“ ( A) of; for; by ( B) by; of; for ( C) for; of; by ( D) of; by; for 20
17、 A strong trend in the American economy at the end of the 19th century was_. ( A) the predominance of small factories ( B) the monopoly by big businesses ( C) the frequent intervention in business by the government ( D) the influence of foreign corporations 21 The impact of the War of 1812 on the de
18、velopment of the United States was_. ( A) the realization of the importance of a strong national government ( B) the reinvigoration of a sense of national unity ( C) the removal of obstacle to the westward movement ( D) all of the above 22 _granted by the federal government for inventions were at an
19、 annual average of 22,000, in the 1890s. ( A) Patents ( B) Prize ( C) Investment ( D) Monopoly 23 The implications of the “Manifest Destiny“ are_. ( A) the legitimacy of American territorial expansion and American obligation of the spread of American value and institution ( B) the legitimacy of the
20、westward movement ( C) the Americans were doing the Lords work in spreading American democracy to other places ( D) none of the above 24 The United States went to war against_in 1812, the last war fought between these two countries. ( A) Britain ( B) France ( C) Spain ( D) Mexico 25 The Emancipation
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