专八人文知识(练习题)

第一篇范文：★英语专八人文知识题与答案

英语专业八级人文知识

试题(1)

美国概况练习题：

1. The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.

2. The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.

3. The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.

4. Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.

has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.

6. The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.

years.

institutions.

9. The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are____________.

10. _____ (which state ) is not governed by the common law.

练习题答案及题解:

1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。

2. The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。

3. Non-Hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。

4. African Americans， 2000年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000年以后，拉丁裔美国人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数，成为美国第一大少数民族群体。

5. America， 美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。

6. World War II， 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。

7. Six years， 美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。

8. Public， 大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。

9. 美国的联邦法院系统包括：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court.

10 .Louisiana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。

英语专业八级人文知识(2)

美国概况练习题：

1. Of the fifty states of America, _____states now have the death penalty as punishment.

2. The four major regions of the United Sates are________________________________.

3. ______ region’s culture character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit.

4. ______is the largest state in terms of size and population in America.

5.＂Hollywood＂is often used as a synonym for_____.

6. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_____.

7. The north-eastern part of the United States ――New England enjoys a _____climate.

8. To the west of mainland American lies the _____ Ocean.

9. Detroit, a U.S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for its_____.

10. The natives of the continent of the America are the_____.

练习题答案及题解:

1． 38, 美国现有38个州惩罚罪犯采用死刑。

2．Northeast, South, Midwest and West, 美国的主要四大部分不包括北部。

3． The New England Region, 美国的新英格兰地区， 也就是东北部地区深受清教思想的影响。

4．California，加利福尼亚州是美国最大的州，拥有人口也最多。

5．American films，好莱坞是美国著名的电影制造地。

6． the Mississippi River，美国最长的河流是密西西比河，也是美国最重要的一条河流。被美国人视为 “众河之父”，沿河流域也是美国的主要农作物产区。

7．typical continental，美国东北部的新英格兰地区是典型的大陆性气候。冬天寒冷，夏天炎热。

8．Pacific Ocean， 美国东临大西洋，西濒太平洋，北接加拿大，南靠墨西哥及墨西哥湾。

9．automobile industry， 底特律是美国著名的汽车城。

10．Indians， 美国的本土居民是当地的印第安人。

英语专业八级人文知识(3)

美国概况练习题：

1．_____ is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.

A．Washington D.C B．Los AngelesC． San FranciscoD．New York City

2． _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions.

A． BlacksB ．HispanicsC． 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． elementsC． parts D． form

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

A．Thomas Jefferson B． James Mooe C． James Madison D．Abraham Lincoln

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

A． Rhode IslandB ．VirginiaC． TexasD ．Montana

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

A． the Star-Spangled BannerB ．Uncle SamC ．Hot DogD ．Union Jack

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

A．contribution a state has made to the nationB． population

C． sizeD． none of the above

9．The term “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

练习题答案及题解:

1．D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要的港口。

2．A, 黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下。 …… 此处隐藏：2004字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……