2015英語專八人文知識復(fù)習(xí)：美國概況(4)

1. Ernest Hemingway is _____.

A. Englishman B. American C. Dutch D. Denmark

2. John 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. Providence B. Boston C. Montpelier D. Augusta

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

A. The Hudson River B. The Potomac River C. The Ohio River D. The Missouri River

6. ____ is Washington's largest city.

A. Boise B. Denver C. Tacoma D. Seattle

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

A. St. 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. Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?

A. John 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

答案

1. B,文壇巨匠海明威是美國人。

2. A,肯尼迪是美國的第35任總統(tǒng)。

3. C,美國的第一所女子學(xué)院開設(shè)于馬薩諸塞州。

4. B,麻省的首府是波士頓。

5. D,美國南北的分界線是密蘇里河，東西的分界線是密西西比河。

6. D,華盛頓州的最大城市是西雅圖。

7. C,華盛頓特區(qū)位于波托馬克河上。

8. C,美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)于1861年，結(jié)束于1865年。

9. B,為美國起草獨立宣言的是托馬斯?杰弗遜。

10. B,萬圣節(jié)前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31號。