2010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习-USA

目录2010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习10.................................................................12010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习11.................................................................62010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习12.................................................................82010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习13...............................................................142010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习14...............................................................202010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习15...............................................................262010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习16...............................................................312010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习17...............................................................362010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习18...............................................................412010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习10PartofUSA1.Theannualpopulationgrowthrateofthe1990swas______.A.1%B.0.9%C.over1%D.under1%2.Amajorsourceofpopulationgrowthis________.A.immigrationB.babyboomC.risingbirthrateD.largernumberofyoungpeople3.Theimmigrantsspreadunevenlyacrossthecountry,with______havingthelargestpercentageofimmigrants.A.NortheastB.theWestC.MidwestD.theSouth4.________wasanimportantimmigrationspotinlate19thcenturyandearly20thcentury.A.EllisIslandB.SanFranciscoC.HawaiiD.Miami5.Thethreestatesthathaveseenthefastestgrowthinpopulationinthepast20yearsare______.A.California,ArizonaandNewMexicoB.California,FloridaandNevadaC.NewMexico,TexasandFloridaD.Arizona,NevadaandFlorida6.OneofthereasonsforthegrowthofpopulationinFloridaisbecauseofits_________.A.expandingeconomyB.largenumberofCuban-AmericansC.climateD.exoticfood7.Morethan_____ofthepopulationintheUnitedStateslivedincityareasin1988.A.60%B.75%C.90%D.50%8.Thepopulationbetweentheageof25and44increasedby28.1%from1980to1989because___________.A.thiswastheperiodoflargeinflowofyoungimmigrantsB.thiswasthebirthageofthebabyboomers.C.thelargenumberbornduringWWIIreachedthisagebracketD.thosewhowerebornintheperiodofbabyboomreachedthisagebracket9.UptotheendofWWII,therewere______wavesoflarge-scaleemigrationtotheUnitedStates.A.fourB.twoC.threeD.Noneoftheabove10.Between1845and1854,about1.5millionIrishmenemigratedtoUnitedStatesbecauseof__________.A.famineB.EnglishoppressionC.warD.BothA&B11.Duringthethirdwaveofimmigrationfrom1890to1910,manycamefrom____.A.BritainandtheNetherlandsB.Austria-HungaryandRussiaC.JapanandChinaD.MexicoandCuba12.Accordingtohistoriansandspecialistsindemography,thereare_____greatpopulationmovement(s)inthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.A.fourB.threeC.fiveD.Noneoftheabove13.Inthelastgreatpopulationmovement,alargenumberofpeoplemovedto______.A.theNorthwestB.thesunbeltareasC.theSouthD.theSouthwest14.Between1960and1990,alargenumberofpeoplemovedfrom_____.A.corecitiestothesuburbsB.ruralareastocitiesC.smallcitiestolargecitiesD.Noneoftheabove15.ThecurrentsituationofAfrican-Americanspresents________.A.afavorablepictureB.anegativepictureC.amixedpictureD.anencouragingpicture16.Althoughlegal,officialdiscriminationhasbeenabolished_______.A.discriminationinemploymentstillexistsB.discriminationinuniversityadmissionstillexistsC.povertyrateoftheblacksisthehighestamongallracialandethnicgroupsD.inequalityandsubtlediscriminationstillexist17.TheCuban-Americanshavedoneverywell_________.A.inFloridaB.inbusinesswithCubaC.politically7D.economically18.ThemostimportantobstacletoHispanicsuccessinthelabormarketis______.A.thelanguageproblemB.theirloweducationC.theirloweducationD.discrimination19.SomepeopleAsian-AmericansowetheirsuccesstotheAsiantraditionof_______.A.educationB.familyandhardworkC.educationD.BandC20.OneofthesignsoftheawakeningoftheAmericanIndiansis________.A.thereappearanceofthepowwowB.thelegalstepstheyaretakingtorecoverlandandresourcesthathavebeengrabbedformthemillegallyC.theirrefusaltoliveonreservationsD.Noneoftheabove1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.C7.B8.D9.C10.D11.B12.A13.B14.A15.C16.D17.D18.B19.D20.B2010年自考英语《英语国家概况》冲刺练习111.TheresultoftheWarwithMexicoin1846was_______.A.AmericanannexationofCaliforniaandNewMexicoB.theindependenceofCaliforniaandNewMexicoC.apaymentof15millionU.S.dollarstoMexicofortheannexationofCaliforniaandNewMexicoD.apaymentof15millionU.S.dollarstoMexico2.DuringthedraftingoftheDeclarationofIndependenceandthedraftingoftheConstitution,theissueofNegroslaverywas_____.A.notraisedB.raisedbutvoteddownC.bitterlydebatedD.raisedbutbecauseofstrongsouthernoppositionitwasputasideforgreaterobjective3.Slavelaborwaswidespreadinthesouthbecause______.A.thecoldweatherinthenorthwasnotsuitableforNegroslavesB.NegroslavescouldnotcopewithmachinesinfactoriesinthenorthC.NegroSlaveswerebestsuitedforthekindofplantationeconomyinthesouthD.thenorthworldnotallowslaverytospreadintotheirstates4.Intheearly1850s,withthewestwardmovement,theslaveryissuebecameaseriouspoliticalissueendangeringtheunityofthecountrybecause_____.A.whetherthefuturestatesformedasaresultofthewestwardmovementshouldbefreeorslaveworldaffectthebalanceofpowerintheSenateB.thesouthinsistedthatslaveryshouldbeallowedtospreadintoallnewterritories.C.thenorthrefusedtoletslaveryspread