《英美概况(二》(专升本)练习题.docVIP

《英美概况（二）》（专升本）练习题一 I. Fill in the following blanks in English (30points, 2 points for each blank). 1. The dividing line between the north and the south is _________, with the city _________ on the border between the two parts. 2. Columbus discovered the new World in the year of ________. 3. The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today’s _________ in the year of __________. 4. The __________officially proclaimed the birth of a new American nation. 5. The institution that began to assume the function of a national government during the American Revolution was the __________. 6. The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed and where the U. S. Constitution was made is ___________. 7. The Constitutional Convention was held in the year of 1787 and the president of the Convention was __________. 8. A federal system is one in which __________ is shared between central authority and its constituent parts with some rights reserved to each. 9. The U. S. federal government consists of the following three branches:_________, legislative , and __________. 10. The Congress is divided into ___________ with 435 members who serve two-year terms, and the Senate with __________ lawmakers who serve six-year terms. 11. In 1852, a New England woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote novel titled __________, which intensified the political debate on slavery. 12. the USA launched military attack coded Desert Storm on Iraq for Iraqi invasion and annexation of Kuwait on January 17, _________. 13. The first academic institution that a child attends is called __________. 14. In the U.S.A., children are offered _________ years of free public education. 15. “All men are created equal” is from the document _________. 16. Thanksgiving Day falls on __________, on which Americans give thanks for blessings they enjoy. 17. Christmas is on Dec. 25th, which is celebrated for __________. 18. Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the US in ____