英语专八人文知识汇总.doc

美国概况 练****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 is____.
4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.
5 ____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.
6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.
7 In the United States, primary education requires____years.
8 Most college students in the United States are in____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****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 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。
美国概况 练****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 . city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for its____