一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）V 1. The Constitutional Convention in America was attended by（ ）.
A. all of the 13 states
B. all of the states except Maryland
C. all of the states except Rhode Island
D. all of the states, but later Rhode Island withdrew from the convention
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2. Which of the following is NOT true about the Vietnam War?( )
A. Drug-taking was widespread in the American Armed Forces.
B. About sixty thousand young Americans died in the war.
C. American insistence on the continuation of the war drew criticism from its allies.
D. The morale of the American soldiers was running very high.
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3. In the early 19th century, ______ actively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to stop monopolistic business mergers in the United States.
A. J.P. Morgan
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Henry Rockefeller
D. Theodore Roosevelt
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4. At the beginning of the Berlin Blockade, President Truman turned down the option of（ ）.
A. sending supplies through the highways, protected by tanks and troops
B. sending supplies through the waterways
C. starting large-scale airlifting
D. staring limited airlifting to test the Soviets
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5. The U.S. Constitution provides that the ______ shall be President of the Senate.
A. Vice President
B. Secretary of State
C. Senate Majority Leader
D. Senate Minority Leader
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6. Most of the first Chinese immigrants who came to the United States between 1850—1880 settled down in ______.
A. Florida
B. Washington
C. California
D. New Jersey
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7. In order to protect Western Europe from possible Soviet expansion after WWII, the United States decided to offer Western European countries economic aid, which later came to be called _____.( )
A. the Fourteen Points
B. the New Freedoms
C. the New Deal
D. the Marshall Plan
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8. One of the goals set by President Bush in his plan“America 2000”is ______.（ ）
A. increasing the adult literacy rate
B. eliminating drugs and violence at school
C. bettering all the students’ foreign languages
D. improving the high-school graduation rate to 80%
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9. The Great Depression in 1929 was caused by all the following BUT______.（ ）
A. stock market speculation
B. over-expansion of credit
C. too much investment in companies
D. lack of stability in the banking system
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10. Which one of the following is NOT government-run at the U.S. federal level?
A. Motor vehicle
B. The road system
C. National defense
D. The postal service
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11. ______ is the only organization which has the power to interpret the U.S. Constitution.
A. The Supreme Court
B. The Department of State
C. The House of Representatives
D. The Senate
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12. In 1900, the United States ranked first in the production of（ ）.
A. coal
B. electricity
C. oil
D. wheat
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13. Since 1945 the United States had entered a twenty-five-year period of economic boom, but its ______ industry did not experience great development.（ ）
A. automobile
B. aerospace
C. housing
D. defense
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14. The Purchase of Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France______.( )
A. increased the American territory by one third
B. increased the American territory by a half
C. almost doubled the size of the United States
D. almost tripled the size of the United States
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15. With the development of industry and extension of railroad network in the early 20th century in the U.S.A., there appeared ______.
A. a rapid growth of cities
B. an influx of foreign goods
C. an increase of urban ghettos
D. a great increase in the number of farms
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16. Which statement about the Puritans is NOT true?
A. The Puritans did not allow religious dissent.
B. The Puritans were poor artisans and unskilled peasants.
C. They were dissatisfied with the political corruption in England.
D. They went to the United States to establish what they considered the true church.
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17. The Second World War came to an end in ______.（ ）
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1949
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18. The Constitution of the United States says that only _____ can declare war upon other nations.
A. the President
B. Congress
C. Department of Defense
D. the National Security Council
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19. After the Civil War, ______ became a strong trend in American economy.（ ）
A. disappearance of private business
B. increase in capital investment
C. monopoly by big business
D. nationalization of enterprises
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20. Urbanization was realized in the U.S.（ ）.
A. in 1900
B. in 1910
C. after WW I
D. after WWⅡ
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21. ______ of New York used to be an important immigration reception spot.（ ）
A. Ellis Island
B. Manhattan
C. Brooklyn
D. Long Island
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22. The President of the United States can issue rules, regulations and instructions, which are called ______.
A. legal acts
B. standing orders
C. verdicts
D. executive orders
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23. The political theory of American Revolution came from the well-known philosopher ______.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Thomas Paine
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. John Locke
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24. The Constitution requires the President to be a natural-born American citizen at least ______ years of age.
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 45
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25. In the U.S. the ______ refers to the people born in the period 1946—1964.
A. “lost generation”
B. “me generation”
C. “blue-collar generation”
D. “baby boom generation”
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