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, 紐約是美國的城市同時也是最重要的經濟中心和最主要的港口。

2 A, 黑人在美國的經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念美國的第一任總統喬治?華盛頓，而聯邦直轄區命名為哥倫比亞特區是為了紀念第一位從歐洲橫渡大西洋到達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, 美國歷的第一位共和黨總統是亞伯拉罕?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應與本州人口成比例。

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。