英语专业八级人文知识练习附讲解第18期

【练习】

1. American president has the following power except___.

A appointing government officials

B commanding the armed forces

C making foreign policies

D interpreting the Constitution

2. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress?

A On July2, 1776              B On June4, 1776

C On July4, 1776              D On July6, 1774

3. The city's name, "Philadelphia" means__.

A fishing pit                 B waste land

C brotherly love          D wild land

4. has been called the "cradle of American liberty".

A Boston                    B Philadelphia

C Plymouth               D Chicago

5. How many continental states were there at the time of independent of the United States?

A 13                   B 53

C 48                   D 35　

6. "I am not a crook" was said by__.

A Kennedy B Truman C Richard Nixon D Franklin D. Roosevelt

7. Who ever said "I have a dream"?

A Benjamin Franklin                      B Francis Bacon

C Lincoln                                        D Martin Luther King

8. The War on Poverty was put forward by__.

A Kennedy                                     B Truman

C Johnson D Franklin                    D. Roosevelt

9. The largest cities in Canada is__.

A Ottaw                     B Toronto

C Vancouver              D Montreal

10. About __ of the people of Quebec are French descents.

A 80%                  B 30%

C 90%                 D 50%