英语考研英美概况模拟题
American Survey Test
地理
1. The _____ part of America consists of high plateaus and mountains formed by the Great Cordillera Range.
A. eastern
B. western
C. northeastern
2. In eastern _____ lies Death Valley, 85 metres below sea level.
A. California
B. Utah
C. Arizona
3. In the west of the _____ lie the Colorado Plateaus and the Columbia Plateaus.
A. Rocky Mountain
B. Coast Range
C. Cascades Mountains
4. The _____ lies between the Colorado Plateaus and Columbia Plateaus
A. Great Basin
B. Colorado Valley
C. Great Plains
5. The famous Yellowstone National Park is situated in northwestern part of _____.
A. California
B. Arizona
C. Wyoming
6. The world-known Colorado Valley lies in northern _____, which is cut by the Colorado River.
A. Arizona
B. Utah
C. Montana
7. Among the five Great Lakes, only _____ is wholly within the United States.
A. Erie
B. Superior
C. Michigan
8. Only the climate in the southern part of _____ is tropical.
A. Florida
B. Georgia
C. Virginia
9. Washington, the capital of the US, is on the _____ river.
A. Potomac
B. Delaware
C. St. Laurence
10. The width of the Niagara Fall is about _____ metres and the drop average _____ metres.
A. 1650, 50
B. 1240, 49
C. 1540, 49
11. _____ part is the most densely populated region in America.
A. The southern
B. The northeastern
C. The western
12. The Great Salt Lake lies in northern _____.
A. Idaho
B. Arizona
C. Nevada
D. Utah
13. _____ has been called the “cradle of American Liberty”．
A. Philadelphia
B. Plymouth
C. Boston
annual agricultural products come from the United 14. About _____ of the world’s
States.
A. half
B. one third
C. two thirds
15. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mount _____.
A. Appalachian
B. Mekinley
C. Rocky
16. Mount Mekinley lies in the _____ Range.
A. Sierra Nevada
B. Cascades
C. Alaska
17. The two largest Chinatowns are located in the following cities except _____.
A. New York
B. San Francisco
C. Miami
18. The world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake _____.
A. Superior
B. Ontario
C. Victoria
19. The world-famous Niagara Falls lie between lakes of _____.
A. Erie and Michigan
B. Erie and Ontario
C. Superior and Haron
20. _____ of the America’s territory is covered with forests.
A. 1/4
B. 1/5
C. 1/3
21. Texas, having belonged to _____, was annexed by the U.S. in 1845.
A. France
B. Russia
C. Mexico
22. Hawaii is in the _____ Ocean.
A. Atlantic
B. Indian
C. Pacific
23. The American black population consists of _____ of the total population.
A. 1/10
B. 1/5
C. 1/9
24. _____ is the largest state in area in the U.S.A.
A. Florida
B. Louisiana
C. Alaska
25. The United States today is the _____ largest country in size in the world.
A. third
B. fifth
C. fourth
26. About half of the total population is concentrated in the following areas except _____.
A. Atlantic Coast
B. Pacific Coast
C. Northwest
D. around the Great Lakes
E. Gulf of Mexico
27. There are _____ river systems in the U.S.A.
A. 8
B. 3
C. 6
28. Detroit is famous for the production of _____.
A. automobile
B. timber
C. bamboo
29. The City St. Louis in America is called the gateway towards the _____.
A. East
B. West
C. Northeast
D. Southwest
30. The city _____ is given the nickname “Space City of U.S.A.”．
A. Boston
B. Houston
C. San Francisco
31. The _____ were the original inhabitants in America.
A. blacks
B. Indians
C. Puerto Ricans
32. The steel and iron industries are mainly distributed around the city of _____, providing _____ percent of the total output each year.
A. Pittsburgh, 60
B. Chicago, 50
C. New York, 60
33. The largest industrial city in America is _____.
A. Chicago
B. Boston
C. Houston
34. Only the climate in the southwestern part of Florida belongs to _____.
A. subtropical
B. continental
C. tropical
35. ?_____ is famous for many stores and shops.
A. Wall Street
B. Broadway
C. Fifth Avenue
36. In _____ people can find the historical spot, the Independence National Historical Park.
A. Philadelphia
B. St. Louis
C. San Francisco
37. Boston is situated in Boston Bay, _____.
A. Maine
B. Massachusetts
C. Connecticut
38. The Columbia River and the Colorado River belong to the system of _____.
A. the Gulf
B. the Atlantic
C. the Pacific
I. Fill in the blanks
1. The United States is situated in the _____ part of _____ America.
2. The U.S. is bounded by _____ on the north and by _____ and the Gulf of Mexico on the south.
3. To the west of America lies the _____ Ocean.
4. To the east of America lies the _____ Ocean.
5. The seat of the American Federal Government is the District of _____.
6. The _____ part is made up of the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range.
7. The famous _____ National Park is located in the northwestern part of Wyoming.
8. The western part of the central plain is also called the “_____ _____”．
9. The Mississippi River flows from the _____ lakes to the Gulf of _____.
10. The lowest point in the whole of North America is _____ _____.
11. The world-known _____ _____ lies in northern Arizona, which is cut by the Colorado River.
12. The largest island salt lake in North America is the _____ _____ Lake.
13. The United States includes _____ states and a _____ district, the District of Columbia.
14. The Declaration of Independence was first read on July 4th, _____.
15. The two main tributaries of the _____ River are the Missouri River and the Ohio River.
16. The five Great Lakes lie between the boundary of _____ and the United States.
17. Through the middle of the country, north and south, runs a line which is known as the _____ _____ _____ _____.
18. The South region in America has in general, a warm climate. People often call it the “_____ _____”．
19. The largest state, _____, is famous for its glacier, waterfall and ripples.
20. There rises the tendency of shifting the centre of industries from the _____ to the _____.
21. The famous _____ _____ is known as the financial centre, the symbol of the American monopoly capitalism.
22. _____ is the centre of theatres in America.
23. The nickname of Pittsburgh is the _____ and _____ City.
24. _____ is the second largest in population in the U.S.
25. The two youngest states are _____ in the northeastern part of America and _____ in the central Pacific.
26. Most of the inhabitants in the U.S. are of _____ origin.
27. Negro slaves were first brought to America at the beginning of the _____ century.
28. The Death Valley is _____ metres below sea level.
29. The population of the United States is about _____ million.
30. The Statue of Liberty Island in _____ _____ harbour.
31. _____ _____ is the base of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S.A.
32. _____ _____ is the smallest state in size and the most densely populated state of the U.S.A.
33. From a geographical point of view, the fifty states are grouped into _____ regions.
34. The nickname of Houston City is _____ _____.
35. _____ became the fiftieth state of the United States in 1959.
36. _____ _____ is the longest and the most important river in the system of Gulf.
37. The Library of Congress is in the city of _____.
38. New England is located in the _____ corner of the country.
39. The area of the Pacific coast is known for its growth of fruits, vegetables and wheat, especially in _____.
40. The Middle Atlantic Region is marked by its industry. It is often called the _____ Northeast.
II. Explain the Following Terms
1. “The backbone of the continent”
2. melting pot
III. Answer the Following Questions
1. Give a brief presentation of the U.S. economy.
2. Why is Detroit famous?
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Part II 历史
I. Multiple Choice
1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _____.
A. 1620
B. 1607
C. 1776
2. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____.
A. Maryland
B. South Carolina
C. Delaware
D. Colorado
3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.
A. John Cabot
B. Magellan
C. Balboa
D. Cartier
4. The colonial life can be described as the following except _____.
A. simple
B. easy
C. rough
D. hard
5. The Stamp Act was passed in _____ and was repealed in _____.
A. 1765, 1766
B. 1764, 1765
C. 1763, 1764
6. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.
A. Philadelphia
B. Boston
C. New York
7. The American War of Independence started in _____ and ended in _____.
A. 1776, 1784
B. 1775, 1783
C. 1706, 1714
8. Washington won the great victory on December 26, 1776 in _____.
A. Gettysburg
B. Pittsburgh
C. Trenton
9. The battle of _____ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.
A. New York
B. Saratoga
C. Bunker Hill
10. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at _____.
A. Yorktown
B. Boston
C. Charleston
11. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise _____.
A. The Articles of the Confederation
B. Bill of Rights
C. Civil Rights
12. The first ten amendments, k nown as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.
A. the Bill of Rights
B. the Articles
C. Civil Rights
13. After the Federal Government was established, the city _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being.
A. Washington
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
14. The pamphlet “Common Sense” was written by _____.
A. Thomas Edison
B. Thomas Paine
C. Thomas Jefferson
15. The Second President John Adams adopted a high-handed policy which was called _____.
A. the “Intolerable Acts”
B. Un-American Activities
C. the Sedition Act
16. The greatest contribution made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _____.
A. abolishing the Sedition Act
B. reducing taxes
C. purchasing Louisiana from France
17. The Second Anti-English War broke out in _____ and ended in _____. The U.S. won the war.
A. 1812, 1814
B. 1813, 1815
C. 1814, 1816
18. As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly _____ of the entire territory of Mexico was lost.
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 1/3
19. In 1844 the U.S. forced the Chinese Government to sign the first unequal treaty of _____.
A. Wangxia
B. Nanjing
C. Tianjin
20. The Articles of Confederation was accepted by all the _____ states in _____.
A. 50, 1781
B. 13, 1781
C. 13, 1787
21. _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being in Washington’s administration.
A. New York
B. Chicago
C. Boston
22. It was _____ who advanced four plans which met bitter criticisms from many people.
A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. George Washington
23. _____ was the first American President who was inaugurated in the city of Washington.
A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
24. The War with England between 1812 and 1814 happened during the administration of President _____.
A. James Madison
B. James Monroe
C. John Adams
program, and prevented the European 25. The _____ stopped the Holy Alliance’s
countries from extending their influence.
A. Monroe Doctrine
B. Sedition Act
C. Holy Alliance
26. _____ was the first president who developed the power of veto into one of the means of making laws.
A. John Adams
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Andrew Johnson
27. _____ made slavery possible in the new territories such as in Kentucky and Nebraska.
A. Douglas Bill
B. Monroe Doctrine
C. Sedition Act
28. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _____, which declared the abolition of slavery.
A. Homestead Bill
B. Emancipation Proclamation
C. Both A and B
29. The Battle of _____ was the turning point of the American Civil War.
A. Bull Run
B. Gettysburg
C. Richmond
30. The first imperialist war took place between the U.S. and _____ in 1898.
A. Britain
B. France
C. Spain
31. The first American President from the Republic Party is _____.
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. George Washington
32. In 1918 President _____ issued the “Fourteen Points”．
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. William H. Taft
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Warren G. Harding
33. Haymarket Massacre took place in _____ in May 1886.
A. New York
B. Chicago
C. Washington
34. In 1894, the American industrial production held the _____ place in the world.
A. first
B. second
C. third
35. McCarthy was notorious for his harsh _____ persecution of the progressive people.
A. religious
B. spiritual
C. political
36. The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the _____.
A. blacks
B. Indians
C. progressive people
37. On August 14, 1914, the U.S. and Britain issued a joint communiquécalled _____.
A. the Teheran Declaration
B. the Atlantic Charter
C. the Washington Proclamation
38. In Sino-American relations Theodore Roosevelt exercised the so-c alled “_____”, invading China by means of both force and culture.
A. Open Door Policy
B. Big Stick
C. Douglas Bill
39. The First World War broke out on July 28th, _____ and ended on November 11th,
_____, lasting for about four years.
A. 1913, 1917
B. 1914, 1918
C. 1915, 1919
40. The two military alliances during WWI were the _____ and the _____.
A. Axis, Allies
B. Holy Alliance, Axis
C. Central Powers, Allies
41. The assassination of a(n) _____ prince, Arch Duke Fedinand, served as the direct fuse for the outbreak of WWI.
A. Australia
B. Belgium
C. Austria
42. Altogether _____ countries became involved in or were dragged into WWI.
A. 33
B. 38
C. 39
43. The frequent emergence of the economic crisis in the U.S.A. led to the following disastrous effects except _____.
A. inflation
B. the rise of prices
C. the decrease of population
D. the decrease of the purchasing capacity
44. In April 1945 a conference was held at _____ to organize the United Nations.
A. San Francisco
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
45. _____ countries attended the conference of the foundling of the UN.
A. 48
B. 47
C. 45
46. 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. Yalta
B. Teheran
C. Casablanca
47. 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. Cairo
B. Teheran
C. Potsdam
D. Quebec
48. The two fighting sides in WWII were _____.
A. the Allies and the Axis (powers)
B. the Axis and Holy Alliance
C. the Central Powers and the Allies
49. The _____ was the treaty signed at Versailles, near Paris in France in 1919.
A. Paris Treaty
B. Versaills Treaty
C. Teheran Treaty
50. 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. Yalta
B. Teheran
C. Potsdam
51. The Communist Party of the US was founded in _____.
A. 1920
B. 1918
C. 1919
52. The U.S. Communist Party was re-established in 1945 with _____ as its general secretary.
A. Levestone
B. William Foster
C. Earl Browder
53. The Great Depression of _____ to shook the US and the whole capitalist world to its foundations.
A. 1929, 1933
B. 1933, 1937
C. 1924, 1929
54. The programme of 1947 that America would offer its money supplies and machinery to any European nation that wished to participate in was called _____. A. Eisenhower Doctrine B. Marshall Plan
C. Truman Doctrine
55. The _____ broke out in June 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953.
A. Vietnam War
B. Cold War
C. Korean War
56. In April 1949 twelve nations established the NATO to coordinate the military actions of member nations against the _____.
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Soviet Union
57. The Second World War broke out in September, _____ and ended in August _____.
A. 1939, 1945
B. 1937, 1943
C. 1938, 1945
58. After WWII there emerged a new balance of power between _____ and _____.
A. the Allies, the Axis Powers
B. the USSR, the USA
C. the old capitalist countries, the new ones
59. There occurred _____ economic crises from the end of WWII to the middle of the 1970’s.
A. six
B. five
C. seven
60. The President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a policy called _____ to save the economic situation.
A. Good Neighbour
B. the Open Door Policy
C. the New Deal
61. The Battle of _____ took place in 1942 and it was the turning point of the Pacific area.
A. Midway Island
B. Britain
C. Normandy
62. In Feb. _____ came President Nixon’s historic visit to China.
A. 1979
B. 1972
C. 1973
63. In 1953, _____ ended in the failure of the U.S.
A. the Korean War
B. the Vietnam War
C. the US-Spanish War
64. On December 7th, 1941, the base of the American Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbour, was suddenly attacked by the _____ air force and navy.
A. Spanish
B. French
C. Japanese
65. The original Union consists of _____ at the time of its independence.
A. 13
B. 50
C. 48
66. The first thirteen states of the US mainly located _____ seaboard.
A. the eastern
B. the western
C. the northern
67. _____ appointed many of the colonial governors.
A. The English King
B. the local government
C. the local people
68. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a committee including _____ as
head.
A. George Washington
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. both A and B
69. _____ was the British king when colonial Americans declared their independence.
A. King George I
B. King George III
C. King George II
70. In 1945 a conference was held in _____ to found the United Nations.
A. San Francisco
B. Chicago
C. New York
71. President Nixon visited China in _____.
A. 1973
B. 1974
C. 1972
72. _____ was the only American president who was re-elected three times in succession.
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. George Washington
C. Franklin
D. Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson
“Philadelphia” means _____.
73. The city’s name
A. brotherly love
B. fishing pit
C. philosophy
1. It was _____ who first discovered the America in 149
2.
2. The New World was named after _____ Vespucci.
3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.
4. The Indians living in America are all _____ skinned and dark-haired.
5. The War of _____ broke out in 1775 and ended in 1783.
6. The First World War broke out on July 28th in _____.
7. In 1620 some English Puritans sailed to Plymouth on a ship called _____.
8. On July 4th, 1776, the document called the Declaration of _____ was accepted by the American Congress.
9. The first English colony was _____.
10. Lexington Fire was the _____ of the War of Independence.
11. In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from _____.
12. The U.S.- _____ War broke out in 1898.
13. The Great Depression of 1929 - _____ shook the United States and the whole capitalist world to its foundation.
14. The _____ _____ policy went into effect by the spring of 1947 when Truman Doctrine came forth.
15. The Confederate Union of America consisted of _____ southern states.
16. During the Civil War Lincoln took two important measures, one was the _____
_____, the other was the _____ _____.
17. By the end of _____ century, the U.S. had become the most powerful country in
the world.
18. The U.S. bought the area of Alaska from _____ in 1867.
19. The Constitution Convention lasted _____ weeks from May to September, _____.
20. The Constitution drawn up at the end of Independence War is called the _____ of the Confederation.
21. The Constitution of _____ established the dictatorship of the America bourgeoisie big capitalists and big slave owners.
22. The bourgeois democratic personages headed by Thomas Jefferson, were opposed
to the Constitution. They were called _____.
23. The people, headed by John Hamilton, who supported the Constitution of 1787, were called _____.
administration Thomas Jefferson was appointed _____ of 24. During Washington’s
_____.
25. The war with England between 1812-1814 was called the Second _____ of _____.
26. President John Q. Adams was the son of the _____ president, John Adams.
27. The forming of the _____ Alliance was to suppress the South American revolution.
28. Andrew Jackson was the first president who developed the power of _____ into one of the means of making laws.
29. The first great tide from 1840 to 1860 in America was the _____ movement.
by Mrs Stowe aroused a great and 30. The famous novel “_____ _____ _____”
universal hatred for slavery.
31. A man named _____ _____ began a rising which aimed at solving the slavery trouble by force.
32. In _____ the first group of English colonists came to America.
33. From 1863 to 1867 _____ Reconstruction dominated the reconstruction of the south.
34. With the passage of the military Reconstruction Act in March 1867 the power of Reconstruction of the south passed from president to the _____.
35. The most notorious society which mainly persecuted the blacks was _____ _____ _____.
36. The _____ _____ Conference in 1919 was in fact a meeting to divide the spoils and redivide the old colonies.
37. The _____ Conference was the constitution of the Paris Peace Conference.
38. The _____ post-war economic crisis occurred from 1973 to 1975 was the most serious crisis.
39. The Communist Party of China sent _____ _____ _____ to attend the Conference of the founding of U.N. and signed the charter.
40. The _____ Declaration was published at the Cairo Conference.
41. The main force of the Japanese United Fleet was destroyed by America in the _____ _____ Battle.
42. The _____ World War was a destructive war and an anti-fascist war.
43. The _____ Programme was successfully carried out in 1969 and two American astronauts landed on the moon.
44. After WWII the _____ _____ emerged on the scene and containment of Communism became the basis of the American foreign policy.
45. The source of WWII in Europe came from _____.
46. The direct cause that the U.S. entered WWII was the Japanese sudden raid of the US’s naval base at _____ _____.
47. In 1939 Germany first launched the lightening attack on _____ and England and _____ then declared war on Germany.
48. The dropping of the two atom bombs by America forced _____ to surrender
unconditionally.
49. The second post-war crisis occurred during 1953 and 1954 was caused by the
_____ War.
50. It was president _____ who moved toward improving relations with China.
51. America participated in the Second World War in the year _____.
52. In _____ China and U.S.A. normalized their relationship.
53. The outstanding leader of the Civil Rights Movement was _____ _____ _____.
54. _____ _____ uprising in 1859 helped the outbreak of the Civil War.
55. “I know not what course others may take, but for me, give me liberty or give me
death.” This was said by _____ _____.
II. Define the Following Terms
1. The Boston “Tea Party”
2. The Westward Movement
3. The Civil Rights Movement
4. The Atlantic Charter
5. The “Open Door Policy”
6. The Cairo Declaration
7. The Marshall Plan
III. Answer the Following Questions
1. Please say something about the American War of Independence, including its cause,
process and significance.
2. What success did Washington’s administration achieved?
3. Abraham Lincoln is usually regarded as the fulfilment of the “American Dream Why?
the Second World War?
4. What was Roosevelt’s role in
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