美国概况1.ThetraditionaldividinglineinAmericabetween“east”and“west”istheMississippiRiver.(密西西比河也是美国最长最为重要的河流，被美国人“众河之父”FatherofWaters)2.Non-HispanicwhiteisthelargestracialgroupinthewholepopulationofU.S.A.3.Before2000,thelargestminoritygroupintheUnitedStatesisAfricanAmericans.2000年前美国黑人是美国人数最多的少数民族，2000年后Hispanics/Latinos也就是拉丁裔的美国人成为美国人数最多的少数民族。4.Americahastheworld’soldestwrittenconstitutionandpoliticalparty.5.AstorolesofAmericanpresident,whichisNOTpreciselydefinedintheU.S.Constitution?A.HeistheheadofthestateB.HeisthechiefexecutiveoftheU.S.C.HeisthecommanderinchiefofthearmedforcesD.Heistheheadofhispoliticalparty6.Theeconomicproblemscausedbythedepressionin1929wereeventuallysolvedbytheNewDeal.(proposedbyF.D.Roosevelt)7.TheNewEnglandregion’sculturalcharacterwasshapedlargelybyPuritanspirit.8.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintermsofsizeandpopulationinAmerica.9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTAmerica’snewspaper?A.WallStreetJournalB.USAtodayC.Guardian(英国《卫报》)D.TheMilwaukeeJournal10.ABC,CBS,NBC,PBS,CNN,MTV,HBO等都是美国主要的新闻与有线电视网络(NewsandCableNetworks)11.TothewestofmainlandAmericaliesthePacificOcean.美国大陆东部则是大西洋。12.Detroit,aU.S.cityborderingLakeErie,isfamousforitsautomobileindustry.13.NewYorkCityisthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.14.WashingtonD.C.isnamedafterbothGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbus.15.TheU.S.Congresshasthepowertomaketheselawsexceptof_______.A.defenseB.citizenshipandnaturalizationC.marriageD.theregulationofforeigntrade16.ThefirstAmericanpresidenttobeelectedfromtheRepublicanPartywasAbrahamLincoln.17.Ofthefiftystates,thesmalleststateinareaisRhodeIsland.18.ThenationalflagoftheUnitedStatesisknownastheStar-SpangledBanner.19.ThenumberoftheRepresentativesfromeachAmericanstatedependsonthepopulation.20.ThestatueoflibertywasgiventoAmericanpeoplebyFranceasagiftin1884.21.FranklinD.Roosevelt’spresidentialtermisthelongest.(12years)22.AmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andfinishedin1865.23.ThomasJeffersonpreparedthedraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence.24.In31OctoberHalloweeniscelebrated.25.TheUSwasratedfourthintheworldintermsoflandarea.26.TheseatsintheSenateareallocatedtodifferentstatesequally.(twoforeachstate)27.Hollywood,thecenterofAmericanmovieindustry,isclosesttoLosAngeles.28.ThefirstPuritanscametoAmericaontheshipMayFlower.英国概况1.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtotheIslandofGreatBritain?A.EnglandB.ScotlandC.IrelandD.Wales2.ModernfootballgamebeganinEngland.3.InBritaineducationiscompulsoryforchildrenbetweentheagesof5to16.4.ThelongestriverinBritainistheSevernRiver.5.ThegeneralelectioninBritainisheldeveryfiveyears.6.“GodSavetheQueen”isthenationalanthemofBritain.7.In1588theEnglishfleetdefeatedtheSpanishArmadaandestablishedthesupremacyoverthesea.8.BigBenisafamousclockinLondon.9.In1066WilliamtheConquerorledtheNormanarmyininvadinganddefeatingEngland.10.TheTimesistheBritisholdestdailynewspaper.11.TheIndustrialRevolutionstartedintheGreatBritain.12.MargaretThatcheristhefirstfemalePrimeMinisterinthehistoryofGreatBritain.13.ThecapitalofWalesisCardiff.14.TherearetwomajornationalpartiesinBritain:theConservativepartyandtheLaborparty.15.ThenewagencyReuters（路透社）wasfoundedinLondon.16.TheAnglo-SaxonsweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland.17.Glasgowisthelargestcit...
