英美概况题库(美国部分)
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英美概况考试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. 英国的首都是哪里?A. 伦敦B. 爱丁堡C. 曼彻斯特D. 伯明翰答案:A2. 美国的独立日是哪一天?A. 7月4日B. 7月14日C. 7月17日D. 7月24日答案:A3. 英语中“下午茶”起源于哪个国家?A. 美国B. 法国C. 德国D. 英国答案:D4. 美国的官方货币是什么?A. 英镑B. 欧元C. 美元D. 加元答案:C5. 英国的国花是什么?A. 玫瑰B. 郁金香C. 菊花D. 紫罗兰答案:A6. 美国的总统任期是多久?A. 4年B. 5年C. 6年D. 7年答案:A7. 英国的全称是什么?A. 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国B. 大不列颠及爱尔兰联合王国C. 大不列颠及北爱尔兰王国D. 大不列颠王国答案:A8. 美国的国土面积在世界上排名第几?A. 第一B. 第二C. 第三D. 第四答案:C9. 英国的国歌是什么?A. “天佑女王”B. “星条旗永不落”C. “上帝保佑女王”D. “星条旗”答案:C10. 美国的人口数量大约是多少?A. 3亿B. 3.5亿C. 4亿D. 4.5亿答案:A二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)1. 英国的现任君主是________。
答案:伊丽莎白二世2. 美国的首都是________。
答案:华盛顿特区3. 英语中“Thank you”的意思是________。
答案:谢谢4. 英国的议会由________和________两院组成。
答案:上议院、下议院5. 美国的国旗被称为________。
答案:星条旗6. 英国的主要宗教是________。
答案:基督教7. 美国的官方语言是________。
答案:英语8. 英国的著名作家莎士比亚的代表作之一是________。
答案:《哈姆雷特》9. 美国的著名地标之一是________。
答案:自由女神像10. 英国的著名大学之一是________。
答案:牛津大学三、简答题(每题10分,共40分)1. 简述英国的政治体制。
英美概况美国历史练习题I. Multiple Choices1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _____.A. 1620B. 1607C. 17762. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____.A. MarylandB. South CarolinaC. DelawareD. Colorado3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.A. John CabotB. MagellanC. BalboaD. Cartier4. The colonial life can be described as the following except _____.A. simpleB. easyC. roughD. hard5. The Stamp Act was passed in _____ and was repealed in _____.A. 1765, 1766B. 1764, 1765C. 1763, 17646. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.A. PhiladelphiaB. BostonC. New York7. The American War of Independence started in _____ and ended in _____.A. 1776, 1784B. 1775, 1783C. 1706, 17148. Washington won the great victory on December 26, 1776 in _____.A. GettysburgB. PittsburghC. Trenton9. The battle of _____ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.A. New YorkB. SaratogaC. Bunker Hill10. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at _____.A. YorktownB. BostonC. Charleston11. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise _____.A. The Articles of the ConfederationB. Bill of RightsC. Civil Rights12. The first ten amendments, known as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.A. the Bill of RightsB. the ArticlesC. Civil Rights13. After the Federal Government was established, the city _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being.A. WashingtonB. New YorkC. Philadelphia14. The pamphlet "Common Sense" was written by _____.A. Thomas EdisonB. Thomas PaineC. Thomas Jefferson15. The Second President John Adams adopted a high-handed policy which was called _____.A. the "Intolerable Acts"B. Un-American ActivitiesC. the Sedition Act16. The greatest contribution made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _____.A. abolishing the Sedition ActB. reducing taxesC. purchasing Louisiana from France17. The Second Anti-English War broke out in _____ and ended in _____. The U.S.won the war.A. 1812, 1814B. 1813, 1815C. 1814, 181618. As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly _____ of the entire territory of Mexico was lost.A. 1/4B. 1/2C. 1/319. In 1844 the U.S. forced the Chinese Government to sign the first unequal treaty of _____.A. WangxiaB. NanjingC. Tianjin20. The Articles of Confederation was accepted by all the _____ states in _____.A. 50, 1781B. 13, 1781C. 13, 178721. _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being in Washington's administration.A. New YorkB. ChicagoC. Boston22. It was _____ who advanced four plans which met bitter criticisms from many people.A. Alexander HamiltonB. Thomas JeffersonC. George Washington23. _____ was the first American President who was inaugurated in the city of Washington.A. John AdamsB. Thomas JeffersonC. James Madison24. The War with England between 1812 and 1814 happened during the administration of President _____.A. James MadisonB. James MonroeC. John Adams25. The _____ stopped the Holy Alliance's program, and prevented the European countries from extending their influence.A. Monroe DoctrineB. Sedition ActC. Holy Alliance26. _____ was the first president who developed the power of veto into one of the means of making laws.A. John AdamsB. Andrew JacksonC. Andrew Johnson27. _____ made slavery possible in the new territories such as in Kentucky and Nebraska.A. Douglas BillB. Monroe DoctrineC. Sedition Act28. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _____, which declared the abolition of slavery.A. Homestead BillB. Emancipation ProclamationC. Both A and B29. The Battle of _____ was the turning point of the American Civil War.A. Bull RunB. GettysburgC. Richmond30. The first imperialist war took place between the U.S. and _____ in 1898.A. BritainB. FranceC. Spain31. The first American President from the Republic Party is _____.A. Abraham LincolnB. Andrew JohnsonC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington32. In 1918 President _____ issued the "Fourteen Points".A. Woodrow WilsonB. William H. TaftC. Theodore RooseveltD. Warren G. Harding33. Haymarket Massacre took place in _____ in May 1886.A. New YorkB. ChicagoC. Washington34. In 1894, the American industrial production held the _____ place in the world.A. firstB. secondC. third35. McCarthy was notorious for his harsh _____ persecution of the progressive people.A. religiousB. spiritualC. political36. The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the _____.A. blacksB. IndiansC. progressive people37. On August 14, 1914, the U.S. and Britain issued a joint communiqué called _____.A. the Teheran DeclarationB. the Atlantic CharterC. the Washington Proclamation38. In Sino-American relations Theodore Roosevelt exercised the so-called "_____", invading China by means of both force and culture.A. Open Door PolicyB. Big StickC. Douglas Bill39. The First World War broke out on July 28th, _____ and ended on November 11th, _____, lasting for about four years.A. 1913, 1917B. 1914, 1918C. 1915, 191940. The two military alliances during WWI were the _____ and the _____.A. Axis, AlliesB. Holy Alliance, AxisC. Central Powers, Allies41. The assassination of a(n) _____ prince, Arch Duke Ferdinand, served as the direct fuse for the outbreak of WWI.A. AustraliaB. BelgiumC. Austria42. Altogether _____ countries became involved in or were dragged into WWI.A. 33B. 38C. 3943. The frequent emergence of the economic crisis in the U.S.A. led to the following disastrous effects except _____.A. inflationB. the rise of pricesC. the decrease of populationD. the decrease of the purchasing capacity44. In April 1945 a conference was held at _____ to organize the United Nations.A. San FranciscoB. New YorkC. Philadelphia45. _____ countries attended the conference of the foundling of the UN.A. 48B. 47C. 4546. At the _____ Conference, the heads of the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Britain discussed the problem of opening the second battlefield in Europe.A. YaltaB. TeheranC. Casablanca47. In July 1945, Britain, the U.S. and the Soviet Union met at Potsdam to formulate an occupation policy and set up a program for the future of Germany. The meeting was the famous _____ Conference.A. CairoB. TeheranC. PotsdamD. Quebec48. The two fighting sides in WWII were _____.A. the Allies and the Axis (powers)B. the Axis and Holy AllianceC. the Central Powers and the Allies49. The _____ was the treaty signed at Versailles, near Paris in France in 1919.A. Paris TreatyB. Versailles TreatyC. Teheran Treaty50. The meeting was held at Yalta in the Crimea of the Soviet Union in Feb, 1945. At the meeting many matters were discussed, including the final defeat of Germany, the demilitarization of Germany, the founding of the U.N. etc., this was the famous _____ Conference.A. YaltaB. TeheranC. Potsdam51. The Communist Party of the US was founded in _____.A. 1920B. 1918C. 191952. The U.S. Communist Party was re-established in 1945 with _____ as its general secretary.A. LevestoneB. William FosterC. Earl Browder53. The Great Depression of _____ to shook the US and the whole capitalist world to its foundations.A. 1929, 1933B. 1933, 1937C. 1924, 192954. The programmer of 1947 that America would offer its money supplies and machinery to any European nation that wished to participate in was called _____.A. Eisenhower DoctrineB. Marshall PlanC. Truman Doctrine55. The _____ broke out in June 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953.A. Vietnam WarB. Cold WarC. Korean War56. In April 1949 twelve nations established the NATO to coordinate the military actions of member nations against the _____.A. GermanyB. JapanC. Soviet Union57. The Second World War broke out in September, _____ and ended in August _____.A. 1939, 1945B. 1937, 1943C. 1938, 194558. After WWII there emerged a new balance of power between _____ and _____.A. the Allies, the Axis PowersB. the USSR, the USAC. the old capitalist countries, the new ones59. There occurred _____ economic crises from the end of WWII to the middle of the 1970's.A. sixB. fiveC. seven60. The President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a policy called _____ to save the economic situation.A. Good NeighborB. the Open Door PolicyC. the New Deal61. The Battle of _____ took place in 1942 and it was the turning point of the Pacific area.A. Midway IslandB. BritainC. Normandy62. In Feb. _____ came President Nixon's historic visit to China.A. 1979B. 1972C. 197363. In 1953, _____ ended in the failure of the U.S.A. the Korean WarB. the Vietnam WarC. the US-Spanish War64. On December 7th, 1941, the base of the American Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, was suddenly attacked by the _____ air force and navy.A. SpanishB. FrenchC. Japanese65. The original Union consists of _____ at the time of its independence.A. 13B. 50C. 4866. The first thirteen states of the US mainly located _____ seaboard.A. the easternB. the westernC. the northern67. _____ appointed many of the colonial governors.A. The English KingB. the local governmentC. the local people68. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a committee including _____ as head.A. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. both A and B69. _____ was the British king when colonial Americans declared their independence.A. King George IB. King George IIIC. King George II70. In 1945 a conference was held in _____ to found the United Nations.A. San FranciscoB. ChicagoC. New York71. President Nixon visited China in _____.A. 1973B. 1974C. 197272. _____ was the only American president who was re-elected three times in succession.A. Theodore RooseveltB. George WashingtonC. FranklinD. Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson73. The city's name "Philadelphia" means _____.A. brotherly loveB. fishing pitC. philosophy答案:1-5 BDBBA 6-10ABCBA 11-15AABBC 16-20CABAB 21-25AABAA 26-30BABBC 30-35AABAC 36-40ABABC 41-45CBCAA 46-50BCABA 51-55CBABC 56-60CABAC 61-65 ABACA 66-70AABBA 71-73CCA。
英美概况简答题关于美国宪法美国是世界上第一个民主政体的国家,也是世界上第一个实行宪政的国家。
美国宪法规定:国会有权制定法律,而总统必须遵守国会制定的法律。
国会由选民选举产生的议员组成。
议员选举实行两轮投票制,即每一选区各选出三名代表,共七名候选人。
国会议员由普选产生,任期六年。
立法、行政、司法三权分立。
根据宪法规定,各州有权制定各自的州长和市长与地方官员的相互关系条例。
一、宪法的基本原则1.权力分立原则:总统拥有行政、立法和司法的三权,而国会享有立法权和监督权;2.人民主权原则:所有的人都有言论、集会和结社的自由;3.平等原则:所有公民都应在法律面前一律平等;4.自由与民主相结合原则:自由是为了保障人权而不去限制公民在政治、社会生活中的自由权利,民主则要求通过民主程序使人民享有广泛的权力和选择自己的政治代表与政府官员;5.言论免于禁阻原则:美国宪法第四条规定,“一切不干涉政事之言论,皆为自由之表达”。
二、联邦政府与各州关系1.联邦宪法规定:总统有权否决任何由国会通过的法案,但由于各州立法程序不同,总统可以否决其中大多数,只有极少数需要由国会表决。
2.州长和市长可以拒绝执行各州的立法,但必须以法律规定的形式来执行;但联邦宪法规定:州长和市长拒绝执行各州制定或认可的任何形式的行政命令时,不得剥夺他们行使上述权力。
3.联邦政府与州政府间关系:联邦宪法第四章第42条规定:联邦政府与各州之间在某些事项上必须共同协商,特别是有关国家安全、外交、财政和军事事务。
此外,联邦政府与各州政府应以书面形式规定相互关系规则。
三、权力与责任美国总统(联邦)有:①选择自己的政府;②召集国会及其他联邦政府机关;③制定和颁布法律,宣布戒严令及其他紧急情况;④任免总督和其他高级官员;⑤批准外国缔结的条约。
美国总统是国家元首,在国内实行普选制,由选民直接选举。
(1)在参议院100名参议员中,由各州直接选出35名参议员。
各州选民选出两名参议员后,再由选举人团选出总统。
大学英美概况试题及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. 美国的首都是哪里?A. 纽约B. 华盛顿C. 洛杉矶D. 芝加哥答案:B2. 英国的官方语言是什么?A. 法语B. 德语C. 英语D. 西班牙语答案:C3. 美国独立宣言是在何时签署的?A. 1775年B. 1776年C. 1777年D. 1778年答案:B4. 英国的全称是什么?A. 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国B. 大不列颠王国C. 联合王国D. 北爱尔兰王国答案:A5. 美国的货币单位是什么?A. 欧元B. 英镑C. 美元D. 日元答案:C6. 英国的现任君主是谁?A. 伊丽莎白二世B. 查尔斯王子C. 威廉王子D. 哈里王子答案:A7. 美国的国土面积在世界上排名第几?A. 第一B. 第二C. 第三D. 第四答案:C8. 英国的国花是什么?A. 玫瑰B. 郁金香C. 紫罗兰D. 菊花答案:A9. 美国的人口数量大约是多少?A. 3亿B. 3.5亿C. 4亿D. 4.5亿答案:B10. 英国的首都是哪个城市?A. 曼彻斯特B. 利物浦C. 伦敦D. 爱丁堡答案:C二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)1. 美国的总统府被称为________。
答案:白宫2. 英国的议会分为________和________。
答案:上议院、下议院3. 美国的独立日是每年的________月________日。
答案:7月4日4. 英国的国歌是________。
答案:天佑女王5. 美国的国旗被称为________。
答案:星条旗6. 英国的著名大学包括________和________。
答案:牛津大学、剑桥大学7. 美国的人口主要由________、________和________等种族组成。
答案:白人、黑人、亚裔8. 英国的著名地标包括________和________。
答案:大本钟、塔桥9. 美国的宪法规定了________和________。
答案:三权分立、联邦制10. 英国的著名作家包括________和________。
英美概况部分简答题整理1. What are the geographical regions in the United StatesPresently, the United States is commonly divided into four major regions: Northeast, South, Midwest and West. The Northeast is the nation's economic and cultural center. The South region has the highest number of states. The Midwest also called the heartland and Industrial Midwest. The West has three major parts: the Southwest, the Mountain States and the Pacific Coast.2. Origins of Thanksgiving Day.It is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. It originated as a harvest festival with the Pilgrims in 1621.3. What are the geographical features of the United StatesThere are the Great Lakes in the northeast. There are four recognizable and definable topographic regions in the United States. They are, from east to west, (1) the Atlantic and gulf coastal plain, (2) the Appalachians and their foothills, (3) the Interior Lowlands and (4) the Cordillera, which is includes both main mountain ranges and a variety of intermontane valleys, basins, and plateaus.4. What is the Commonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states, not a political union, all of which acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of the association. It was founded in1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991.5. Where is the United States locatedThe United States is located in North America between Mexico, to its south, and Canada, to its north. The US is dividedinto fifty states, and Washington ., is the capital city. The US covers a total area of 3,794,100 square miles (9,826,675 sq. km).6. Distribution of the American populationThe population of the United States is mainly located in the Pacific coast, the Atlantic coast and the Great Lakes region.7. Why is the United States regarded as a “melting pot” and a “salad bowl”First, the "melting pot" and "salad" stands for the mixture of different things. The US is regarded as a "melting pot" and a "salad" is because it is a country made up of many different people: 13% are black, 12% are Hispanic, 4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans. As the same, the culture of US is also mingled from different culture of different people in it. Because of these, it is really like a mixed country.8. What are the results of the Industrial Revolution in BritainBritain was the "workshop of the world" by 1830. Towns grew rapidly and became the source of the nation's wealth. Mechanization destroyed the livelihood of those who could not invest in it. The working men worked and lived in a appalling conditions. The industrial revolution created the industrial working class, the proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.1. The composition of UK’s Constitution.The British Constitution is not written down in one single document. It is made up of three main parts: Statutory law, Common law, Conventions.2. What are the causes of the Great DepressionThe main causes were the stock market crash of 1929, the unequal distribution of wealth, and over-production of goods and services.3. What are the features of family in BritainThe nuclear families replaced the extended family, marriage has decreased. Therehas been significant increase in one-person households with no children and the people of all age lived alone.4. What are the major sports activities in the United StatesThere are American football, Baseball, Basketball and Hockey.5. The distinctive features of the English Renaissance.English culture was revitalized not so much directly by the classics as by contemporary Europeans under the influence of the classics, the renaissance coincided with the reformation in England6. How many political divisions are there in the United StatesThere are 50 states, which are bound together in a union with each other. Each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory, and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government.7. The Great Depression (1929-1937) and the New Deal.There is no regulation or control over various kinds of investment companies. The banking system lacked stability. Stock market speculation and over expansion of credit are rampant. The unemployed went up, the shrinkage of GNP.8. The American War of Independence and its consequences.The war was from 1775 to 1781, it shows that, in a just war, a weak nation can defeat a strong one. American people gained independence and capitalism developed in America. It also had great international influence.。
The United States I. Choose the correct answer. 1. In area,the United States is the c largest country in the world. a. 2nd b. 3rd c. 4th d. 5th 2. The Midwest in the US refers to the region d . a. west of the Mississippi Valley b. west of the Appalachian Mountains c. east of the Rocky Mountains d. around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi Valley. 3. The Backbone of North America refers to the b . a. Appalachian Mountains b. Rocky Mountains c. the Rocky Mountains d. Sierra Nevada Mountains 4. Death Valley is on the western edge of a . a. the Great Basin b. California c. the Rocky Mountains d. the Sierra Nevada Mountains 5. Which region might have a dust storm in summer? c a. The Deep South. b. The Middle West. c. The Great Plains d. The Central Valley of California. 6. Which area has the highest rainfall in the US? b a. The region around the Great Lakes. b. The western part of Washington State. c. The Middle Atlantic states. d. The Central Valley of California. 7. The US primary suppliers of foreign oil are the following countries except b . a. Canada b. Japan c. Venezuela d. Saudi Arabia 8. The US largest open-pit copper-mining center is in b . a. California b. Utah c. Montana d. South Dakota 9. The over 3 million of early Americans in 1790 were mostly of ancestry. c a. Spanish b. French c. British d. Dutch 10. How many immigrants were legally received by the US each year during the 1980s? b a. About 270,000. b. About 700,000. c. About 675,000. d. About 800,000 11. The official racial segregation continued to be the law of the US until d . a. 1860 b. 1863 c. 1918 d. 1954 12. American Indians now mainly live in the a . a. South b. West c. Midwest d. Northeast 13. The majority of American Hispanics are from the following countries except c . a. Mexico b. Cuba c. Spain d. Puerto Rico 14. According to the text,which region now leads in percentage increase in population? c a. The Northeast. b. The Great Plains. c. The South. d. The West. 15. According to the 1994 US census,the second most populous state in the US is c . a. California b. New York c. Texas d. Washington 16. The trend in migration from cities to suburbs now prevailed in all region b . a. the Northeast b. the South c. the Midwest d. the West 17. According to the text,the ancestors of the present American Indians came from c . a. Europe b. Africa c. Asia d. Mongolia 18. Which is not correct to explain the reasons for the sudden daring exploration of the unknown in the mid-15th century? a a. The ambition for the cast lands. b. The strong desire for Eastern goods. c. The improvements in navigation and naval architecture. d. The great spirit of adventure started by the Renaissance. 19. On his voyage of 1492,Columbus expected to reach c . a. the New world b. the West Indies c. India d. America 20 Among the following navigators who discovered the route to India? b a. Christopher Columbus. b. Vasco da Gama. c. Bartholoneu Diaz. d. Ferdinand Magellan. 21. Who was sent by the English King to explore the new way to the East? b a. Jacques Cartier. b. John Cabot. c. Bartholeneu Diaz. d. Ferdinand Magellan. 22. Which colony in the following was not founded first by the English? c a. Virginia. b. Massachusetts. c. New York d. Georgia. 23. The breadbasket colonies include the following ones except d . a. New York b. Pennsylvania c. Maryland d. Virginia 24. The last one fo the 13 colonies was c ,which was established in 1733. a. North Carolina b. South Carolina c. Georgia d. Maryland 25. There was a great change in British policy towards the 13 colonies after . a. 1760 b. 1763 c. 1764 d. 1767 26. Which Act first set a large scale of opposition in the colonies? b a. The Sugar Act of 1764. b. The Stamp Act of 1765. c. The Quartering Act of 1765. d. The Tea Act 27. The Tea Act of 1773 was passed by the British Parliament in order to c . a. get more money from the colonies b. provide cheap tea for the American consumers c. help the British East India Company d. monopolize the American tea business 28. The First Continental Congress was attended by the representatives from all the
英美概况考试题目及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. 英国的首都是哪里?A. 伦敦B. 爱丁堡C. 曼彻斯特D. 利物浦答案:A2. 美国的独立日是哪一天?A. 7月4日B. 7月14日C. 11月11日D. 12月25日答案:A3. 英国的官方语言是什么?A. 英语B. 法语C. 德语D. 西班牙语答案:A4. 美国的总统任期是多久?A. 4年B. 5年C. 6年D. 7年答案:A5. 英国的货币单位是什么?A. 英镑B. 美元C. 欧元D. 日元答案:A6. 美国的首都是哪个城市?A. 纽约B. 洛杉矶C. 华盛顿特区D. 芝加哥答案:C7. 英国的国花是什么?A. 玫瑰B. 郁金香C. 紫罗兰D. 百合答案:A8. 美国的国土面积在世界上排名第几?A. 第一B. 第二C. 第三D. 第四答案:C9. 英国的国歌名称是什么?A. "God Save the Queen"B. "The Star-Spangled Banner"C. "La Marseillaise"D. "Advance Australia Fair"答案:A10. 美国的国旗有多少颗星?A. 50颗B. 48颗C. 49颗D. 52颗答案:A二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)1. 英国的全称是_________。
答案:大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国2. 美国的全称是_________。
答案:美利坚合众国3. 英国的现任君主是_________。
答案:伊丽莎白二世4. 美国的现任总统是_________。
答案:[当前总统姓名]5. 英国的议会由_________和_________两院组成。
答案:上议院、下议院6. 美国的国会由_________和_________两院组成。
答案:参议院、众议院7. 英国的国徽上有_________和_________。
英美概况考试题目及答案一、选择题(每题2分,共20分)1. 英国的首都是哪里?A. 巴黎B. 伦敦C. 纽约D. 华盛顿特区答案:B2. 美国的独立日是哪一天?A. 7月4日B. 4月17日C. 12月25日D. 11月11日答案:A3. 英国的官方语言是什么?A. 法语B. 德语C. 英语D. 西班牙语答案:C4. 美国最大的城市是哪个?A. 洛杉矶B. 纽约C. 芝加哥D. 休斯顿答案:B5. 英国的货币单位是什么?A. 欧元B. 美元C. 英镑D. 日元答案:C6. 美国的国土面积在世界上排名第几?A. 第一B. 第二C. 第三D. 第四答案:B7. 英国的哪个城市是著名的文化和艺术中心?A. 爱丁堡B. 曼彻斯特C. 利物浦D. 格拉斯哥答案:A8. 美国的哪个州被誉为“黄金之州”?A. 德克萨斯州B. 加利福尼亚州C. 佛罗里达州D. 纽约州答案:B9. 英国的哪位君主在位时间最长?A. 伊丽莎白一世B. 维多利亚女王C. 乔治三世D. 伊丽莎白二世答案:D10. 美国的哪个国家公园以其壮观的峡谷景观而闻名?A. 黄石国家公园B. 大峡谷国家公园C. 优胜美地国家公园D. 阿卡迪亚国家公园答案:B二、填空题(每题2分,共20分)11. 英国是由______、苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰组成的联合王国。
答案:英格兰12. 美国的首都华盛顿特区是为了纪念美国的第一位总统______而命名的。
答案:乔治·华盛顿13. 英国的国花是______。
答案:玫瑰14. 美国的宪法规定了______个分支的政府。
答案:三15. 英国的______是英国君主的正式住所,也是英国王室的行政总部。
答案:白金汉宫16. 美国的______是该国最大的河流系统,流经美国的中部大平原。
答案:密西西比河17. 英国的______是该国最大的政党之一,传统上与劳动阶级联系在一起。
答案:工党18. 美国的______是该国最高法院的所在地,也是司法部门的象征。
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