Chapter1LandandHistoryChoosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionorstatement.(5pointsforeach)ThefollowingfigureswereoftenconsideredthefoundingfathersoftheAmericanRepublicEXCEPT__C_.GeorgeWashingtonB.ThomasJeffersonC.RogerWilliamsD.JohnAdamsThefollowingweresomeofthecharacteristicsofPuritanismEXCEPT_A_.A.ManifestdestinyB.ReligiousfreedomC.IntolerantmoralismD.SeparationofstateandchurchThe1920swasassociatedwiththefollowingEXCEPT__D.A.SilentmoviesB.KuKluxKlanC.ProhibitionD.TelevisionClintonwasthesecondUSpresidenttobeimpeachedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,butretiredinthe_A_.A.TheSenateB.theSupremeCourtC.TheDepartmentofJusticeD.TheFederalReserveWhichofthefollowingdidnottakeplaceintheNixonadministration?BA.VietnamizationB.CubanMissileCrisisC.WatergateScandalD.Re-establishingUSwithChina.MatchtheUSpresidentwiththeeventthattookplaceinhispresidency.(5pointsforeach)AbrahamLincolnea.NewDealFranklinD.Roosevelt.ab.RapiddevelopmentinITIndustryJohnF.Kennedydc.WatergateScandalRichardNixoncd.CubanMissileCrisisBillClintonbe.CivilWarTranslatetheEnglishpassageintoChinese.WhenanAmericansaysthatheloveshiscountry,hemeansnotonlythathelovestheNewEnglandhills,theprairiesglisteninginthesun,thewideandrisingplains,thegreatmountains,andthesea.Hemeansthathelovesaninnerair,aninnerlightinwhichfreedomlivesandinwhichamancandrawthebreathofself-respect.當(dāng)一個美國人說他熱愛他的祖國，他不僅僅意味著他深愛著新英格蘭連綿的山丘，陽光下熠熠生輝的草原，寬闊無邊際的平原，巍峨的高山和一望無際的大海。他真正想表達(dá)的是他熱愛美國內(nèi)在的氛圍，內(nèi)在的精神那就是在美國這片土地上他可以自由的呼吸，有尊嚴(yán)的生活。Chapter2GovernmentandPoliticsChoosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionorstatement.(5pointsforeach)Congresscanoverridethepresident’svotebya___vote.Atwo-thirdsB.Three-fourthsC.SinglemajorityD.four-fifthsTherearecurrently___SupremeCourtjusticesonthebench.BA.7B.9C.11D.13TheFounderswantedthe___branchtobethedominantbranchofthefederalgovernment.BexecutiveB.legislativeC.JudicialD.mediaAmongtheelectedpoliticalofficials,only___areelectedbyallcitizensoftheUnitedStates.CCongressmanB.Vice-presidentC.PresidentD.StategovernorsWhatisthemostimportantweaponinthehandofSupremeCourt?DVetoB.OverridingavetoC.ImpeachmentD.Judicialreview.Judgewhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).(5pointsforeach)___F_AfricanAmericanhadtherightstovotein1776.__F__FortheUnitedStates,oneofthebasicprinciplesissocialistdemocracy.__T__Americanpresidenthasnovoteincongress.__F__MostofthebillsintroducedtoCongresscaneventuallybecomelaw._F__WilsonsucceededtopersuadeCongresstoratifytheTreatyofVersailles.TranslatetheEnglishpassageintoChinese.WhateverchangesinObama’shandlingofforeignaffairs,onethingtobesureaboutisthatthechangesaretacticalinnature.ManyofthegoalspursuedbytheBushadministrationremainunchanged.First,Americawilllead.AsSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonputit,“Thequestionisnotwhetherournationcanorshouldlead,buthowitwillleadinthe21stcentury.”Second,exportofdemocracywillcontinue,butlesswiththehelpofbayonet.Third,militarystrengthanduseofforceareimportant.“Wewillnothesitatetodefendourfriends,ourinterestandalsoallourpeople,vigorouslyandwhennecessarywiththeworld’sstrongestmilitary.不管奧巴馬怎樣改變其處理外國事物的手段，我們可以確定的一點(diǎn)是這些變動在本質(zhì)上都是外交策略。布什總統(tǒng)執(zhí)政時期追求的很多目標(biāo)都沒有變。首先，美國將會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)其他國家。正如美國國務(wù)卿希拉里·克林頓所說：現(xiàn)在的問題不是我們國家能不能或該不該領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，而是我們應(yīng)怎樣在21世紀(jì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。其次，民主輸出將會繼續(xù)，但是要減少對武力的依賴。再次，軍備實(shí)力和武裝的調(diào)度很重要?！拔覀儗⒑敛华q豫的保護(hù)我們的朋友，保障我們的利益和我們的人民，并將在必要的時候大力的動用世界上最強(qiáng)大的軍事力量?！盋hapter4SocialLifeandCultureChoosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionorstatement.(5pointsforeach)whichofthefollowingisanon-profitpublictelevisionnetworkintheUS?CABCB.CBSC.PBSD.CNNJazzhasitsrootsinthefollowingEXCEPT___.DWestAfricanmusicalculture.B.AfricanAmericanmusictraditionsC.EuropeanmilitarybandmusicD.AmericannativeIndianmusicwhichisnotincludedinthethemeofcountrymusic?BLoveandromanceB.WarandpeaceC.PastgloriesD.ReligiousbeliefswhichthemeamongthefourwastheLEASTrelevanttoErnestHemingway’sworks?BWarB.RomanceC.DeathD.DisillusionmentwhichoneamongthefollowingwriterswasanAfricanAmerican?BArthurMillerB.ToniMorrisonC.MarkTwainD.J.D.SalingerJudgewhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).(5pointsforeach)__T_Americanchurchesarenotonlyplaceswhereceremoniesareconducted,butcommunitycentersforpeopletomakefriendswitheachother._F__AmericansobservetheLaborDayonthesamedayastheChinese.__F_Americansonlylikepopularmusicwhilelittleattentionispaidtoclassicalmusic.__T_CountrymusicwasoriginallyplayedandlistenedtobyAmericansfarmers.__T_Rock’n’rollisnotonlyaformofmusicbutalsoalifestyle.3.TranslatetheEnglishpassageintoChinese.ToniMorrisonisanAfrican-Americannovelist.Herrichlywovenfictionhasgainedherinternationalreputation.Inhernovels,shetreatsthecomplexidentitiesofblackpeopleinauniversalmanner.Andin1993,shewontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.InherearlyworkTheBluestEye(1970),astrong-willedyoungblackgirltellsthestoryofPecolaBreedlove,whosurvivesanabusivefather.Pecolabelievesthatherdarkeyesmagicallybecomeblue,andthattheywillmakeherlovable.Morrisonhassaidthatshewascreatingherownsenseofidentityasawriterthroughthisnovel:“IwasPecola,Claudia,everybody.”herotherbooksincludeSula(1973),SongofSolomon(1977),andBeloved(1987).托尼·莫里森是一位著名的非裔美籍小說家。她憑借其情節(jié)跌宕起伏的小說而享譽(yù)全球。在她的小說里，她一一種最普遍的方式來處理黑人復(fù)雜的身份認(rèn)知。她與1993年獲得里諾貝爾文學(xué)獎。在其早期的作品《最藍(lán)的眼睛》（1970）中，一個堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的黑人女孩講述了一個從有暴力傾向的父親手里存活下來的帕克拉·布里得拉維的故事。帕克拉相信她的黑色眼睛奇跡般的變成藍(lán)色，并且藍(lán)色的眼睛會讓她變得討人喜歡。莫里森說過她是以一個作家的身份通過這本小說來建立自己的身份認(rèn)知?！按蠹液茫沂桥量死た藙诘蠇I?！彼渌淖髌钒ā短K拉》（1973），《所羅門之歌》（1977）和《親愛的》（1987）。Chapter6LandanHistoryChoosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionorstatement.(5pointsforeach)GreatBritainincludesthefollowingEXCEPT___.DEnglandB.WalesC.ScotlandD.NorthernIreland.whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetextaboutLondonasacenterof____?DPoliticsB.CommerceC.CultureD.Industry.3)theitemthatDoomsdaybookdidnotrecordwas___.DLandandpropertyB.MillsandcottagesC.DutiesandlandownersD.Petanimalsthe“gloriousrevolution”of1688put____onthethrone.DCharlesIB.CharlesIIC.JamesIID.WilliamandMary.OliverCromwellruledEnglandforabout___yearsinthe17thcentury.AA.10B.20C.30D.50MatchtheitemsinColumnAwiththeanswersinColumnB.BenNevisca.thebest-knownriverintheIKTheThamesab.wholedSaxonagainstinvasionbytheVikingsLochNessdc.thehighestpeakintheUKAlfredtheGreatbd.alakeinScottishHighlandsWilliamtheConquerorde.whoruledEnglandfromearly11thcentury.TranslatetheEnglishpassageintoChinese.Thecityisappreciatedforitsbeautyanditsculturallife,particularlyduringtheworld-famousEdinburghFestival,acollectionofseveralfestivalsofmusicanddramaheldinautumnatvariouscentersinEdinburgh.TheEdinburghMilitaryTattoo(anannualmilitaryparade)isheldintheparadegroundofthecastleforthreeweeksinAugustanSeptember.TheeventisapopulartouristattractionanaddscolortotheEdinburghFestival.這座城市以其美麗的風(fēng)光和豐富的文化生活而為人所向往，尤其是在世界聞名的愛丁堡節(jié)慶期間——秋季，在各種各樣的中心開展豐富多彩的音樂節(jié)和戲劇節(jié)。每年的八月和九月都會在城堡的游行廣場舉行為期三周的愛丁堡軍樂節(jié)（一種年度的軍隊(duì)游行）。這個盛世喜迎了很多的游客，同時，也為愛丁堡節(jié)慶增添了色彩。Chapter7GovernmentandPoliticsChoosethemostappropriateanswerstoeachquestionorstatement.Abilldealingwithfinanceisintroduced____.BIntheHouseofLordsB.IntheHouseofCommonsC.BytheLordChancellorD.BytheHomeofSecretaryThePrimeMinisterleadsin____.ATheCabinetB.TheHouseofOfficeC.ParliamentD.ThejudiciaryTheConservativeandLaborpartiespredominantthegeneralelectioneversince____.BA.1920B.1945C.1950D.1975ThegeneralelectionintheUKisheldevery___years.DTwoB.ThreeC.FourD.FiveStatuelaintheUKconsistsof____.CPracticeincourtB.ConventionC.ActsofParliamentD.CustomsJudgewhethereachofthefollowingstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F)._F___TheCabinetconsistsofonlyimportantdepartmentminsters.__F__OnlytheHouseofCommonscanintroducebills.___T_TonyBlairranthegovernmentinthreetermsinarow.__T__ChancelloroftheExchequerisaCabinetminister.__F__NO.10DowningStreetstandsfortheCabinetwhileBuckinghamPalacestandsforParliament.TranslatetheEnglishpassageintoChinese.OfficialUKpolicysince1997towardsChinaistoadvanceitscommercialinterestsandtopromote“positive”socialandpoliticalchangeinChina.TheUKretainsapoliticaldialoguewithChinaoverhumanrightsapartfromparticipatinginmultilateraldialoguethroughtheEU.Ineffect,increasingeconomictieswithChinaisseenasbeingthebestwayofintegratingChinaintointernationalsocietyandalsoofbenefitingtheinterestsofUKbusiness.Thebilateraltradeandeconomiccooperationbetweennationshasenjoyedcontinueddevelopment.TheUnitedKingdomremainsChina’slargestinterestinvestorandthesecondlargesttradepartneramongcountries.自1997年起，英對中的官方政策一推動商貿(mào)交易和促進(jìn)中囯在社會和經(jīng)濟(jì)上的改革委中心。除了歐盟的多方會談外，英國還就人權(quán)問題同中國保持對話。事實(shí)上，加強(qiáng)中英雙方的經(jīng)濟(jì)交流是中國融入國際社會的最好方式，同時也是有利于英國商業(yè)受益的最好方式。中英兩國的雙方貿(mào)易和經(jīng)濟(jì)合作持續(xù)推進(jìn)。在所有歐盟國家中，英國是中國最大的投資國和第二大貿(mào)易伙伴。Chapter9SociallifeChoosethemostappropriateanswerstoeachquestionorstatement.Britishwayoflifehasoftenbeendescribedasbeing___.APeacefulandquietB.UnderdevelopmentC.PoorandmiserableD.MaterializedWhichofthefollowingchangesisNOTaccurateaboutBritishfood?CQualityB.CharacterC.TasteD.ChefsInaBritishpubonecandothefollowingEXCEPT___.BOrderadrinkatthebarOrderfoodatatableTalktostrangersfreelyTalktoothersnoisily.ThesportthatisbeingcriticizedintheUKis____.AFoxhuntingB.FootballC.OpencampingD.HorseracingWhichofthefollowingisaqualitypaper?ADailyTelegraphB.DailyMirrorC.DailyMailD.DailyExpress2.Judgewhethereachofthefollowingstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).__T__therearerapidgrowthinthepost-warprosperityofBritishsociety.__T__BritishpeopleenjoyfoodfromforeignrestaurantsintheUK.__F__MostoftheBritishholidaysnowarespentbypeopletravelingabroad.___F_Thelowpriceofferedbyout-of-townmallscanbeupsetbythecostofpetrolusedfordrivingthere._F___Mostoftheowner-occupieddwellingshavebeenacquiredwiththeaidfromthegovernment.TranslatethefollowingEnglishpassageintoChinese.NewspapersintheUKspeakforclass-basedgroups.Thetwotabloidshaveapredominantlyworking-classreadership,the“qualities”amoremiddle-classandwell-educatedone.AdvertisementsfoeteachersandsocialworkersusuallyappearintheTheGuardianbecauseteachersanssocialworkersareapttoreadTheGuardian,whichsupporttheinterestsofpublicsectoremployees.Incontrast,TheTimesspeaksforwhatusedtobecalledtheestablishment.TheDailyExpressandDailyMailaremoreup-markettabloidsandhaveasociallymorerepresentativereadership.在英國，針對不同的階級有不同的報紙。通俗小報擁有很多工薪階層的讀者，而“品質(zhì)”報則擁有中產(chǎn)階級和受過良好教育的讀者。在《衛(wèi)報》上常?？墙處熀蜕绻さ恼衅笍V告，因?yàn)榻處熀蜕绻A向于看維護(hù)公共雇員利益的《衛(wèi)報》。相反，《時代周刊》則為所謂國家利益機(jī)構(gòu)代言?！睹咳湛靾蟆泛汀睹咳锗]報》是較上層的小報并且擁有較有社會代表性的讀者。Chapter11ANationfromSeatoSeaJudgewhethereachofstatementistrue(F)orfalse(F).__F__Inarea,Canadaisthelargestcountryitheworld.___F_Canadahasalwaysbeenrankedinfirstplaceas“themostlivablecountryintheworld.”__T__ThewesternmostprovinceofBritishColumbiaisinthePacificRegion.__T__ThemajorityofpopulationinTorontoisofneitherBritishnorFrenchdescent.__T__ThenewlysetupoftheItaliannavigatorwholandedinNewfoundlandin1497isJohnCabot.MatchtheitemsinColumnAwiththeanswersinColumnB.Canada’sfirstPrimeMinisterca.ChamplainFatherofNewFranceab.OttawaLargestCanadiancitydc.JohnA.MacdonaldTheofficialLanguagesActed.TorontoCapitalcityofCanadabe.PierreE.TrudeanTranslatethefollowingEnglishpassageintoChinese.WhenIthinkofCanada,Ithinkofforestsfilledwithanimals,andvastamountsoftrees.Ithinkofmountainshigh,oflakeswherebeaverslive.WhenIthinkofCanada,Iseehockeyontheice,andbaseballplayersonthefield,holdingourflagwithpride.WhenIthinkofCanada,Ithinkofpeopleproud,tobeofdifferentcultures,IthinkofNiagaraFalls,thenaturalwondersofourland.WhenIthinkofCanada,IseethegreatSkyDome.Iseeaplacethatmanypeoplecanproudlycalltheirhome.Chapter14TheCountryDownUnderChoosethemostappropriateanswerstoeachquestionorstatement.(5pointsforeach)Currently,Australia’sbiggesttradingpartneris____.AChinaB.JapanC.TheUSAD.ASEANcountries.AustraliaandChinaestablisheddiplomaticrelationsin____.BA.1971B.1972C.1973D.1974AustraliaisNOTamemberof_____.CAPECB.ANZUSC.ASEAND.WTOWhichofthefollowingisaminoritypartyinAustralianpolitics?DTheAustralianLaborPartyB.TheLiberalPartyC.TheNationalPartyD.TheAustralianGreens.Whichofthefollowingstatementstrue?DThepartythatwinsthemajorityofseatsintheSenateformsthegovernment.ThePrimeMinsterisappointedbytheGovernor-General.TheHouseofRepresentativeshasanequalmembersformeachstate.TheSenatehasanequalnumberofmembersfromeachstate.MatchtheitemsinColumnAwiththeanswersinColumnB.SouthAustraliada.themostisolatedcityintheworld.AustraliaDaycb.themostartificialcityinAustralia“AdvancedAustraliaFair”ec.SurvivedDayfortheindigenouspeopleCanberrabd.aconvict-freecolonyPerthae.nationalanthemofAustraliaTranslatethefollowingEnglishpassageintoChinese.Australiaisthesecondlargestcountryinthesouthernhemisphereintermsofislandarea,neattoBrazil.Itisalsotheonlycountryintheworldthatoccupiesawholecontinent.TheAustraliancontinentisthesmallestofallthecontinents;atthesametimeitisalsothelargestislandintheworld.ThetotalterritoryofAustraliacoversanareaof7’692’024sqkm(AustralianBureauofStatistics,2006).Itisthesixthlargestcountryintheworld,afterRussia,Canada,China,theUnitedStatesandBrazil.就陸地面積而言，澳大利亞是南半球面積第二的國家。毗鄰巴西。它也是世界上唯一一個獨(dú)占一個大洲的國家。澳大利亞大陸是所有大陸中面積最小的；同時，它也是世界上最大的島嶼。澳大利亞的所有領(lǐng)地面積為7,692，024平方千米。（澳大利亞國家統(tǒng)計(jì)局2006年數(shù)據(jù)）它是世界上第六大國家，僅次于俄羅斯，加拿大，中國,美國和巴西。Chapter17Land,HistoryandPeople.Judgewhethereachstatementistrue(F)orfalse(F).___T_ItwastheVikinginvadersthatgaveIrelanditspresentname.___F_LikeEnglish,IrishGaeilgebelongstoRomanlanguages.__F__Irelanddeclareditselfarepublicin1922.___T_TheTainisthetitlefortheIrishCelt’ssaga.__T__Whenfoundedin1594,TrinityCollege,DublinwasopenonlytoProtestants.MatchtheitemsinColumnAwiththeanswersinColumnB.StBrigidaa.Britishking/queenwhofoundTrinityCollege,DublinMariaEdgeworthcb.Britishking/queenwhofirstsetfootinIreland.HenryIIbc.AuthorofCastleRackrent.HenryVIIIed.CO-founderofanunneryinCountyKildareElizabethIae.Britishking/queenwhoupgradedIrelandfromLordshiptoafullKingdomTranslatethefollowingEnglishpassageintoChinese.Despitethesetensions,mostofthe18thcenturywasaperiodofrelativepeaceincomparisonwiththeprecedingtwohundredyearsandthetwocenturiestofollow.Duringthisperiodthepopulationdoubledtocoverfourmillion,and,whilethistimeisrecalledinfolkmemoryasoneofpoliticaloppressionofthemajorityoftheIrishpopulation,bythelate18thcentury,manyoftheAnglo-Irishrulingclass-onceconsideredtooIrishinEnglandandtooEnglishinIreland,nowbecamequiteadamantlyIrishinIreland.ItisperhapsoneofthegreatestironiesofBritishcolonizationthat,intherevoltsoverthecomingcentury,thosewhoinspiredthemwerelargelyProtestant,well-bornandAnglo-Irishinorigin.除了一些緊張的局勢外，相對于