1 _____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.

A Washington D.C.

B Los Angeles

C San Francisco

D New York City

2 _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.

A Blacks

B Hispanics

C Indians

D Asian Americans

3 Washington D.C. is named after___________.

A the U.S. President George Washington

B Christopher Columbus

C both George Washington and Christopher Columbus

D none of them

4 American and British English are two_____ of the English language.

A varieties

B elements

C parts

D form

5 The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______.

A Thomas Jefferson

B James Monroe

C James Madison

D Abraham Lincoln

6 Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____.

A Rhode Island

B Virginia

C Texas

D Montana

7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____.

A the Star-Spangled

B anner B Uncle Sam

C Hot Dog

D union Jack

8 The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____.

A contribution a state has made to the nation

B population

C size

D none of the above

9 The tern “Father of Waters” is used to refer to _____.

A the Amazon River

B the Mississippi River

C the Nile River

D the Hudson River

10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884.

A France

B Spain

C Italy

D Britain

答案及題解:

1 D, 紐約是美國的城市同時也是最重要的經(jīng)濟中心和最主要的港口。

2 A, 黑人在美國的經(jīng)濟和社會地位都最為低下。

3 C, 首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國的第一任總統(tǒng)喬治?華盛頓，而聯(lián)邦直轄區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達西半球的探險家克里斯多拂?哥倫布。

4 A, 美國英語和英國英語是英語語言的兩種變體。

5 D, 美國歷的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕?林肯。

6 A, 美國國土面積最小的是羅得島。

7 A, 美國的國旗是星條旗。

8 B, 美國每個州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。

9 B, 美國的“眾河之父”指的是密西西比河。

10 A, 美國的自由女神像是法國人贈予的禮物。