英美概况期末模拟2及其答案.docVIP

Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers A， B， C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement or answers the question： （20 points） 　　1. The Bill of Rights is the term for the first amendments to the Constitution. 　　a. ten B. eleven c. twelve d. thirteen 　　2. The President of the United States is head of the branch. 　　a. legislative b. executive c. judicial d. party 　　3. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by during the Civil War. 　　a. George Washington b. Abraham Lincoln 　　c. Thomas Jefferson d. Franklin Roosevelt 　　4. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of . 　　a. cultural revival b. loss of purpose 　　c. development in science and technology 　　d. material success and spiritual frustration 　　5. It was who first called Native Americans “Indians”. 　　a. Lincoln b. Columbus c. Washington d. Jefferson 　　6. The United States did not join the Second World War directly until 　　a. Great Depression b. Pearl Harbor incident 　　c. the Japanese attack on China d. the German attack on Poland 　　7. When we speak of “father of waters” or “old man river”， we are referring to . 　　a. the Colorado River b . the Ohio River 　　c. the Missouri River d. the Mississippi River 　　8. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from . 　　a. France b. Denmark c. Ireland d. Germany 　　9. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4， . 　　a. First/1774 b. First /1776 c. Second/1774 d. Second/1776 　　10. The British recorded history begins with . 　　a. the arrival and settlement of Celts b. the Norman Conquest 　　c. Roman invasion d. Viking and Danish invasions 　　11. The predecessor of the English parliament is . 　　a. the Great council b. the Witan 　　c. the House of Plantagenet d. Magna Carta 　　12. Civil Rights Movement happened in . 　　a. the 1960s b. the 1950s c. the 1940s d. the 1930s 　　13. The ， the back