英美国家概况专八练习.pptVIP

Week 13 (2) 1. On December 7, ____, Japan attacked a US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This made America formally entered the War. A. 1939 B. 1942 C. 1941 D. 1943 2. Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 because of ____. A. his Isolationist Policy B. the Black Power Movement C. the Great Depression D. the Watergate Scandal 3. The United Nations was created at the conference held in ___. A. New York B. Washington C. San Francisco D. Los Angeles 4. The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to ____. A. help rebuild destroyed Europe B. intervene in the Middle East C. “contain” the spread of Soviet Communism D. provide overseas markets for US businesses 5. At which conference did Roosevelt, Churchill and Jiang Jieshi meet and agree on the term that Japan should give back Taiwan to China? A. The Conference in San Francisco, in April, 1945 B. The Conference in Teheran in November, 1943 C. The Yalta Conference, in February, 1945 D. The Conference at Cairo, in November, 1943 Education 5. The functions of institutions of higher education in the U.S. are ___. A. research and teaching B. teaching and degree awarding C. professional training, teaching and public service D. teaching, research and public service 6. Harvard University was founded in ___. A. 1366 B. 1633 C. 1636 D. 1363 7. Junior college in America is ___. A. two-year college B. four-year college C. three-year college D. five-year college 8. The expenditure in American public schools is guided by ___. A. teachers B. students C. the headmaster D. boards of education 9. which of the following statements about American education is wrong? A. Elementary and secondary education in America is free and compulsory. B. Private schools are financially supported by religious or nonreligious private organizations or individuals. C. There are more public colleges and universities than the private ones. D. Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement fro a four-year bachelor’s degree. 10. Formal educa