專八人文知識模擬題（5）
1 The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.
A George Washington B Thomas Jefferson
C William Penn D Benjamin Franklin
2 The New Deal was started by _____.
A Franklin Roosevelt B J.K. Kennedy
C George Washington D Thomas Jefferson
3 The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas.
A second B third C fourth D fifth
4 Ernest Hemingway is _____.
A Englishman B American C Dutch D Denmarkncv
5 John Fitzgerald Kennedy is _____ president.
A 35th B 34th C 33rd D 32nd
6 _____ is the dividing line between the South and North.
A The Hudson River B The Potomac River
C The Ohio River D The Missouri Riverncv
7 When did the American Civil War break out?
A 1775 B 1812 C 1861 D 1863
8 Who prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence?
A John Adams B Thomas Jefferson C Benjamin Franklin D John Hancock
9 In which day is Halloween celebrated?
A 5 November B 31 October C 17 March D 25 December
10 The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____.
A according to their population
B according to their size
C according to their tax paid to federal government
D equally
答案解析：
1 C, 華盛頓、杰弗遜和弗蘭克林都是美國創(chuàng)建時的元老功勛、而William Penn 是美國賓州的創(chuàng)始人。
2 A, 新政是羅斯福為了應對美國經(jīng)濟大蕭條而提出的。
3 C, 就面積而言， 美國是世界第四大國。
4 B,文壇巨匠海明威是美國人。
5 A,肯尼迪是美國的第35任總統(tǒng)。
6 D,美國南北的分界線是密蘇里河，東西的分界線是密西西比河。
7 C,美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)于1861年，結(jié)束于1865年。
8 B,為美國起草獨立宣言的是托馬斯?杰弗遜。
9 B,萬圣節(jié)前夕是10月的最后一天即10月31號。
10 D, 美國每一個州在參議院中均有兩位議員作為代表，與各州人口無關和眾議院不同）。
