[英语专八人文知识总汇.doc

美国概况 练习题：1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.5 ____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.7 In the United States, primary education requires____years.8 Most college students in the United States are in____institutions.9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are___________________________________________________________________________.10 _____(which state )is not governed by the common law. 练习题答案及题解: 1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain，最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。3 .Non-hispanics white， 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。4 .African Americans， 2000年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000年以后，拉丁裔美国人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数，成为美国第一大少数民族群体。5 .America， 美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。6. World War II， 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。7. Six years， 美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。8. Public， 大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。9 .美国的联邦法院系统包括：the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court. 10 .Louisana， 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。 美国概况 练习题：1 Of the fifty states of America, _____states now have the death penalty as punishment.2 The four major regions of the United Sates are________________________________.3 ______ region’s culture character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit.4 ______is the largest state in terms of size and population in America.5＂Hollywood＂is often used as a synonym for_____6 The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_____.7 The north-eastern part of the United States DDNew England enjoys a _____climate.8 To the west of mainland American lies the _____ Ocean.9 Detroit, a U.S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famou