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
    D Montana
    7 The national flag of the United States is known as_____.
    A the Star-Spangled
    B anner 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
    答案及題解:
    1 D, 紐約是美國最大的城市同時也是最重要的經(jīng)濟中心和最主要的港口。
    2 A, 黑人在美國的經(jīng)濟和社會地位都最為低下。
    3 C, 首都命名為華盛頓是為了紀(jì)念美國的第一任總統(tǒng)喬治•華盛頓，而聯(lián)邦直轄區(qū)命名為哥倫比亞特區(qū)是為了紀(jì)念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達(dá)西半球的探險家克里斯多拂•哥倫布。
    4 A, 美國英語和英國英語是英語語言的兩種變體。
    5 D, 美國歷史上的第一位共和黨總統(tǒng)是亞伯拉罕•林肯。
    6 A, 美國國土面積最小的是羅得島。
    7 A, 美國的國旗是星條旗。
    8 B, 美國每個州派往眾議院的代表人數(shù)應(yīng)與本州人口成比例。
    9 B, 美國的“眾河之父”指的是密西西比河。
    10 A, 美國的自由女神像是法國人贈予的禮物。