17春《英语国家概况》(II)作业1

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17春《英语国家概况》(II)作业1




一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。）

1.  Alexander Hamilton was 。
A. The first Secretary of Treasury of the USA
B. The first president of the USA
正确答案：A
2.  The author of the novel The Scarlet Letter is_________.
A. Hawthorne
B. Emerson
C. Hemingway
正确答案：A
3.  "No taxation without representation" was the rallying cry of ___________.
A. the settlers of Virginia
B. the people of Pennsylvania
C. the colonists in New England
D. the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution
正确答案：D
4.  The historical document, adopted on July 4 by the Congress, 1776, which officially proclaimed the independence of 13 North American colonies was called________.
A. the Emancipation Proclamation
B. the Declaration of Independence
C. the Paris Treaty
正确答案：B
5.  Who first introduced the "moving assembly" line?
A. Eli Whitney
B. Samuel Slater
C. Henry Ford
D. Adam Smith
正确答案：C
6.  The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except ___________.