英语国家概况试题库.pdf

英语国家概况试题库 I. Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question, four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one that you think best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (10%) 1. The Constitution of the United States was framed in Philadelphia in _________. A. 1776 B. 1783 C. 1787 D. 1620 2. In the United States,the Department of ______ advises the President on foreign relations. A. Defense B. State C. Commerce D. Labor 3. Representatives in the Unites States are elected _________. A. annually B. every two years C. every three years D. every four years 4. Which of the following has the power to make federal laws and levy federal taxes? A. The executive B. The legislative C. The judicial D. The president 5. The New Deal was started by ________. A. Franklin D. Roosevelt B. J. F. Kennedy C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson 6. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the three basic religious beliefs? A. Protestantism B. Catholicism C. Islam D. Judaism 7. Which of the following is NOT a power of the President in the U.S.? A. To veto the bills passed by the Congress B. To appoint federal judges when vacancies occur C. To propose legislation to the Congress D. To make laws 8. The first Catholic President in the U.S. was _______. A. John F. Kennedy B. George Washington C. Abraham Lincoln D. George W. Bush 9. Due to his firm belief in non-violent peaceful protest in the spirit of India ’s leader Gandhi, _______ was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. A. Malcolm X B. John F. Kennedy C. Martin Luther King, Jr. D. James F