美国概况人文知识练习题:
1. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.
A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson
C. William Penn D. Benjamin Franklin
2. The New Deal was started by _____.
A. Franklin Roosevelt B. J.K. Kennedy
C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson
3. The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas.
A.second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
4. The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by _____.
A. Teachers B. students C. headmaster D. boards of education
5. The Bill of Rights consists of _____.
A. 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment
B. 10 amendments adopted in 1787
C. 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791
D. the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion
6. The United States produces as much as much as half of the world's _____.
A. wheat and rice B. cotton C. tobacco D. soybeans and corn
7. Which invention marked the beginning of "The Age of Visual Information"?
A. Newspaper B. Telegraph C. Laundry machine D. Television
8. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from _____.
A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Adams D. John Locke
9. The District of Manhattan is in the city if _____.
A. Washington D.C. B. San Francisco C. New York D. Chicago
10. The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____.
A. according to their population
B. according to their size
C. according to their tax paid to federal government
D. equally