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美国概况 练习题： 1 ．_____is the largest city and the chief port of the United States. A ．Washington D.C B ．Los Angeles C． San Francisco D ．New York City 2． _____ enjoys the worst social and economic conditions. A ． Blacks B ．Hispanics C ． Indians D． Asian Americans 3 ．Washington D.C. is named after___________. A ． the U.S. President George Washington B ．Christopher Columbus C ．both George Washington and Christopher Columbus D ．none of them 4 ．American and British English are two_____ of the English language. A ． varieties B ． elements C． parts D． form 5． The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was______. A ．Thomas Jefferson B ． James Monroe C ． James Madison D ．Abraham Lincoln 6 ．Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_____. A ． Rhode Island B ．Virginia C． Texas 1 D ．Montana 7． The national flag of the United States is known as_____. A ． the Star-Spangled Banner B ．Uncle Sam C ．Hot Dog D ．Union Jack 8．The number of the Representatives from each American state depends on the _____. A ．contribution a state has made to the nation B． population C． size D． none of the above 9 ．The tern “Father of Waters ” is used to refer to _____. A ． the Amazon River B． the Mississippi River C． the Nile River D． the Hudson River 10 The statue of liberty was given to American people by_____ as a gift in 1884. A ． France B．Spain C ．Italy D ．Britain 练习题答案及题解 : 1 ．D, 纽约是美国最大的城市同时也是最重要的经济中心和最主要 的港口。 2． A, 黑人在美国的经济和社会地位都最为低下。 2 3 ．C, 首都命名为华盛顿是为了纪念美国的第一任总统