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 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 Banner　　 B ．Uncle Sam　　　　　 C ．Hot Dog 　　　　　　D ．Union Jack

8． The number of the Representatives from eachAmerican 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