英语国家概况期末模拟试卷A.doc

英语国家概况（2）期末模拟试卷 AⅠThere are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)1.The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.A Thomas Jefferson B George WashingtonC William Penn D Benjamin Franklin n 2.Which of the following statement was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, _____.A each new state had its own governmentB each new state made its own laws and handled all of its internal affairsC the national government was called the Congress with little powerD the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined 3.Service industry does not include ____.A banking B management consultationC airline D steelmaking4.Three of the following authors were Nobel Prize winner except _____.A Ernest Hemingway B Eugene O’Neill C William Faulkner D F. Scott Fitzgerald5. ____ invented the telephone.A Samuel R.B. Morse B Alexander Graham BellC Thomas Alva Edison D Reginald Fessenden6.The main mountain range in the west of US stretching from the Canadian border to New Mexico is ____.A The Appalachian Mountains B The Rocky MountainsC The Green Mountains D The Blue Ridge Mountains7.Both public and private universities in the U.S. depend on the following sources of income except____.A investment B student tuitionC endowments D government funding8.____ was NOT written by Hemingway?A Light in August B The Sun Also RisesC A farewell to Arms D For Whom the Bell Tolls9.In the United States school system, which of the following divisions is true?A Elementary school, grammar schoolB Elementary school, junior high schoolC Elementary school, secondary schoolD junior high school, senior high school10.Which of the following does NOT belong to the white-collar crime?A bribery B tax evasionC false advertising D robbery11.Which of the following was written by Thoreau?A Nature B WaldenC The Scarlet Letter D The Fall of the House Usher12.Which of the following provinces is the manufacturing heartland of Canada?A Alberta B OntarioC British Columbia D Quebec13.Due to his firm belief in nonviolent peaceful protest in the spirit of India's leader Gandhi, ____ was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.A John F.Kennedy B James FarmerC Ella Baker D Martin Luther King, Jr.14.Which of the following is considered an American master piece?A The Last of the Mohicans B The Legend of the Sleepy HollowC The Masque of the Red Death D Moby Dick15.By 1985, how many per cent of immigrants were non-European?A 30 per cent B 80 per cent C 60 per cent D 50 per cent 16.In Vancouver schools, it is estimated that more than half of the students speak ____.A English B FrenchC Mandarin Chinese D Cantonese17.Which of the following novels was made into an extremely successful film in 1997?A Lost in the Barrens B The Two SolitudesC The Handmaid's Tale D The English Patient 18.Which of the following invention facilitated the out-migration-movement into suburban location?A automobile B electric lawn mowerC mechanical reaper D telephone19.The tradition of the vocal ballad which contributed to the blues form was usually accompanied by ___.A a guitar B a pianoC a banjo D a trombone and a cymbal 20. Who is the most influential person in the Canadian government?A the Queen B a Cabinet MinisterC the Prime Minister D the Government General ⅡThere are altogether 15 blanks in the following sentences. Fill in the blanks and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(30 points)21. The Constitution set up a federal system with ____.22. T.S. Eliot's long poem ____ revealed a pessimistic view of post-World War 1 society. He dominated the so-called "Modern" movement in poetry.23. Mark Twain’s ____ is considered the greatest novel in American literature.24.The two conferences for American football are AFC, which stands for ____ and NFC, which stands for ____.25.As a member of the Commonwealth, Canada used to unquestioningly assist ___ in its foreign policy.26.Canada preferred to establish a nation based on _____,_____ and good government.27.The first Catholic president in the U.S.was ____.28.The civil rights movement, together with ____ and ____ during the 1960s had been deeply rooted in U.S.history.29.____ is the most successful and internationally recognized of current Canadian novelists.30.Public and private colleges depend on three sources of income in the U.S.:_____, endowment and _____.31. Jazz music, as a musical form, initially performed and appreciated by ____.ⅢThere are 10 questions. Answer each of the questions in one full sentence and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points)32.Where did the English first settlers land in North America?33.Wh。