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人文知识练习题 练习题1： 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____. 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 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。 练习题2： 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 a