AMERICAN HISTORY 美國曆史篇
58. What is one reason colonists came to America ?
問:舉出一個殖民者當(dāng)初到美國的理由。
A:freedom 答:自由
A:political liberty 答:政治自由
A:religious freedom 答:宗教自由
A:economic opportunity 答:經(jīng)濟機會
A:prACTice their religion 答:從事宗教活動
A:escape persecution 答:逃避迫害。
59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived ?
問:在歐洲人來到美洲之前,誰已經(jīng)住在這裏?
A:NativeAmericans 答:美洲原住民
A:AmericanIndians 答:美洲印第安人
60. What group of people was taken to America andsold as slaves ?
問:哪一群人被帶到美國當(dāng)奴隸賣?
A:Africans 答:非洲人
A:peoplefrom Africa 答:來自非洲的人
61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
問:殖民者爲(wèi)什麼要與英國作戰(zhàn)?
A:becauseof high taxes (taxation without representation)
答:因爲(wèi)他們必須繳付高額稅捐,卻沒有任何代表權(quán) (光繳稅,沒有代表權(quán) )。
A:becausethe British army stayed in their houses (boarding,
quartering).
答:因爲(wèi)英國軍隊住在他們的房子裏 ( 強行食宿,霸占空間 )。
A:because they didn’t haveself-government
答:因爲(wèi)他們沒有自治權(quán)。
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
問:獨立宣言是誰寫的?
A:(Thomas)Jefferson
答:湯瑪士 ? 傑佛遜
63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
問:獨立宣言是在何時通過的?
A:July4, 1776
答 :1776 年 7 月 4 日
64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
問:美國當(dāng)初只有 13 個州,試舉其中三個。
A:NewHampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Georgia
答:新罕布什爾、麻薩諸塞、羅得島、康乃狄克、紐約、新澤西、賓州、德拉瓦、馬裏蘭、維吉尼亞、北卡羅來納、南卡羅來納、喬治亞
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
問:制憲會議達成什麼事?
A:TheConstitution was written. 答:擬定憲法
A:TheFounding Fathers wrote the Constitution. 答:開國先賢擬定憲法
66. When was the Constitution written?
問:憲法是在何時撰寫的?
A:1787 答:1787 年
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage ofthe U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
問:《聯(lián)邦論》支持通過美國憲法,舉出一個《聯(lián)邦論》的作者。
A : (James ) Madison
答:詹姆斯 ? 麥迪遜
A : (Alexander ) Hamilton
答:亞曆山大 ? 漢彌爾頓
A : (John ) Jay
答:約翰 ? 傑伊
A:Publius
答:普布利烏斯
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
問:班哲明 ? 富蘭克林以何著稱。
A:U.S. diplomat 答:美國外交官
A:oldestmember of the Constitutional Convention
答:制憲會議年紀(jì)最長的成員
A:firstPostmaster General of the United States
答:美國第一任郵政總局長
A:writerof“Poor Richard’s Almanac”
答:著作《窮人理查德年鑒》
A:startedthe first free libraries
答:開辦第一批免費圖書館
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country” ?
問:《美國國父》是誰?
A:(George)Washington 答:喬治 ? 華盛頓
*70. Who was the first President ?
問:美國第一任總統(tǒng)是誰?
A:(George)Washington 答:喬治 ? 華盛頓
B:1800s 十九世紀(jì)曆史篇
71. What territory did the United States buy fromFrance in 1803 ?
問 :1803 年美國向法國購買哪片土地?
A:theLouisiana Territory 答:劉易斯安納地區(qū)
A:Louisiana 答:劉易斯安納
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
問:舉出一場美國在一八零零年代參與的戰(zhàn)爭。
A:Warof 1812 答 :1812 年戰(zhàn)爭
A :Mexican-American War 答:美國與墨西哥戰(zhàn)爭
A :Civil War 答:南北戰(zhàn)爭
A :Spanish-American War 答:美國與西班牙戰(zhàn)爭
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
問:美國北方與南方之間的戰(zhàn)爭稱爲(wèi)什麼?
A:theCivil War 答:美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)(南北戰(zhàn)爭)
A:theWar between the States 答:州之間的戰(zhàn)爭(南北戰(zhàn)爭)
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
問:舉出一個引發(fā)美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的問題。
A:slavery 答:奴隸制度
A:economic reasons 答:經(jīng)濟因素
A:states’ rights 答:各州權(quán)利
*75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
問:舉出一件亞伯拉罕 ? 林肯的事跡。
A:freedthe slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
答:解放黑奴
A:saved(or preserved) the Union
答:保全 (或維護 聯(lián)邦)
A:ledthe United States during the Civil War
答:在南北戰(zhàn)爭期間統(tǒng)領(lǐng)美國
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
問:解放宣言的用意何在?
A:freed the slaves
答:解放奴隸
A:freed slaves in the Confederacy
答:解放南方邦聯(lián)的奴隸
A:freed slaves in the Confederate states
答:解放南方邦聯(lián)各州的奴隸
A:freed slaves in most Southern states
答:解放南方大部分州的奴隸
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
問:蘇珊 ? 安東尼有何事跡?
A:fought for women’s rights 答:爲(wèi)女權(quán)奮戰(zhàn)
A:fought for civil rights 答:爲(wèi)民權(quán)奮戰(zhàn)
C:RecentAmerican History and Other important Historical
Information (美國近代史和其它重要曆史資料)
*78. Name one war fought by the United States inthe 1900s.
問:舉出一場美國在一九零零年代參與的戰(zhàn)爭。
A:World War I , WorldWar II , KoreanWar , VietnamWar , (Persian) Gulf War
答:第一次世界大戰(zhàn)、第二次世界大戰(zhàn)、韓戰(zhàn)、越戰(zhàn)或海灣 (或波斯灣 戰(zhàn)爭)
79. Who was President during World War I?
問:第一次世界大戰(zhàn)時美國總統(tǒng)是誰?
A:(Woodrow) Wilson’
答:烏德洛 ? 威爾遜
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
問:美國經(jīng)濟大蕭條和二次世界大戰(zhàn)時的總統(tǒng)是誰?
A:(Franklin) Roosevelt
答:富蘭克林 ? 羅斯福
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
問:美國在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)時是與誰作戰(zhàn)?
A:Japan, Germany, and Italy
答:日本、德國和意大利
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
問:艾森豪威爾當(dāng)總統(tǒng)之前是個將領(lǐng),他曾參加哪個戰(zhàn)爭?
A:World War II 答:第二次世界大戰(zhàn)
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
問:美國在冷戰(zhàn)期間最擔(dān)心的是什麼?
A:Communism 答:共産主義
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
問:試圖結(jié)束種族歧視的是哪個運動?
A:civil rights (movement) 答:民權(quán)運動
*85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
問:馬丁 ? 路德 ? 金有何事跡?
A:fought for civil rights 答:爲(wèi)民權(quán)奮戰(zhàn)
A:worked for equality for all Americans 答:爲(wèi)所有美國人爭取平等
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
問 :2001 年 9 月 11 日美國發(fā)生什麼大事?
A:Terrorists attacked the United States.
答:恐怖分子攻擊美國
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
問:舉出美國的一個印第安人部族。
A:Cherokee , Navajo , Sioux , Chippewa , Choctaw , Pueblo , Apache , Iroquois , Creek, Blackfeet , Seminole , Cheyenne, Arawak , Shawnee , Mohegan , Huron , oneida ,Lakota , Crow , Teton , Hopi , Inuit
答:卻洛基、納瓦荷、蘇、齊普瓦、喬克陶、布耶布洛、阿帕契、伊洛奎斯、庫瑞克、布雷克費特、塞米諾利斯、斜陽、阿拉瓦克、蕭尼、莫希根、忽隆、歐尼達、拉科塔、克洛、泰頓、賀皮、伊努特。
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Geography 地理篇
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
問:試舉美國最長的兩條河流中的任何一條。
A:Missouri (River) 答:密蘇裏河
A:Mississippi (River) 答:密西西比河
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
問:美國西岸濱臨哪個海洋?
A:Pacific (Ocean) 答:太平洋
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
問:美國東岸濱臨哪個海洋?
A:Atlantic (Ocean) 答:大西洋
91. Name one U. S. territory.
問:試舉美國一個領(lǐng)地。
A:Puerto Rico 答:波多黎各
A:U. S. Virgin Islands 答:美屬維京群島
A:American Samoa 答:美屬薩摩亞
A:Northern Mariana Islands 答:北馬裏亞納群島
A:Guam 答:關(guān)島
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
問:試舉美國與加拿大接鄰的一個州。
A:Maine 、 New Hampshire 、 Vermont 、 New York 、 Pennsylvania 、 Ohio 、 Michigan 、Minnesota 、 North Dakota 、 Montana 、 Idaho 、 Washington 、 Alaska
答:緬因州、新罕布什爾州、佛蒙特州、紐約州、賓州、俄亥俄州、密西根州、明尼蘇達州、北達科他州、蒙大拿州、愛達荷州、華盛頓州或阿拉斯加州
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
問:試舉美國與墨西哥接鄰的一個州。
A:California 、 Arizona 、 New Mexico 、 Texas
答:加州、亞利桑納州、新墨西哥州或德州。
*94. What is the capital of the United States?
問:美國首都在哪裏 :
A:Washington, D. C. 答:華盛頓特區(qū)
*95. wher is the Statue of Liberty?
問:自由女神像在哪裏?
A:New York (Harbor) 答:紐約 (港)
A:Liberty Island 答:自由島
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River) . ] (其它可接受的答案:新澤西州、紐約市附近、哈德遜河上)
Symbols 標(biāo)志篇
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
問:美國國旗爲(wèi)什麼有 13 條條紋?
A:because there were 13 original colonies
答:因爲(wèi)當(dāng)初有 13 個殖民地
A:because the stripes represent the original colonies
答:因爲(wèi)這些條紋代表當(dāng)初的殖民地。
*97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
問:爲(wèi)什麼國旗上有 50 顆星星?
A:because there is one star for each state
答:因爲(wèi)每一顆星代表每個州
A:because each star represents a state
答:因爲(wèi)每一顆星代表一個州
A:because there are 50 states
答:因爲(wèi)美國共有 50 州
98. What is the name of the national anthem?
問:美國國歌的名稱?
A:The Star-Spangled Banner
答:星條旗之歌
Holidays 國定假日假日篇
*99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
問:我們在哪一天慶祝國慶?
A:July 4 答 :7月4日
100. Name two national U. S. holidays.
問:試舉美國兩個國定假日。
A:New Year’s Day 答:新年
A:Martin Luther King, Jr. , Day
答:馬丁 ? 路德 ? 金日
A:Presidents’ Day 答:總統(tǒng)日
A:Memorial Day 答:國殤日
A:Independence Day 答:國慶節(jié)
A:Labor Day 答:勞工節(jié)
A:Columbus Day 答:哥倫布節(jié)
A:Veterans Day 答:退伍軍人節(jié)
A:Thanksgiving 答:感恩節(jié)
A:Christmas 答:聖誕節(jié)