英语国家概况2模拟试题1.doc

英语国家概况2模拟试题1 I. There are 20 questions in this part. Each question is followed by four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the correct answer to each of the questions and write your answer at the corresponding place on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points) 1. Which of the following statements was NOT correct? When the War of Independence was over, _________________. A. each new state had its own government. B. each new state made its own laws and handled all its internal affairs. C. the national government was called the Congress with little power. D. the relationships between the states and the national government were clearly defined. 2. Which of the following is NOT a power of the president? A. The president can veto any bill passed by Congress. B. The president has the authority to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur. C. The president can make laws D. The president has broad powers, with the executive branch, to issue regulations and directives regarding the work of the federal departments. 3. Which of the following is unconstitutional in the United States? A. Catholics can build their own schools and hospitals. B. Non-Catholics can go to Catholic-run schools. C. Public money is provided to support religious schools. D. Women have the right to abortion. 4. Three of the following authors are Noble Prize winners for literature. Which one is not? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Eugene O’Neill C. William Faulkner D. F. Scott Fitzgerald 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The northern states had outlawed slavery by 1830. B. Slavery was finally abolished in the South in 1865. C. The Northern states did not have racial discrimination. D. Segregation laws continued to be enforced in Southern states until the 1950s. 6. Which of the following states refused to participate in the Constitutional Convention? A. Virginia B. Rhode Island C. New York D. Maryland 7. The United States was rated ________ in