第一届美国社会与文化知识竞赛复习大纲
1.On August 3, 1949 President Truman officially declared June 14th Flag Day.
2.Houston is located in the state of Texas
3.The Ivy League is located in the Northeast of America.
4.The connotation of the blue color of American national flag includes vigilance, perseverance and justice
5.The time period of American Civil war is 1861-1865
6.There are 13 colonial areas and 50 states in U.S.Of all the 50 states Alaska is the largest state in land area and Rhode Island the smallest.But on the mainland of the US, Texas, though half the size of Alaska is the largest state in the country.
7.The Midwest is known as the nation\'s \"breadbasket\" because of its abundant production of oats, wheat, and corn.
8.The highest peak in the Appalachians is Mount Mitchell
9.The Miiippi River is the largest river system in the United States and the largest of North America, about 2,320 miles (3,730 km).It is the most important river in the USA.After the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America, it is the world‟s third longest continental river.
10.Superior is also the coldest and deepest of the five Great Lakes.
11.The three political departments in the United States are Legislative branch, Executive branch, and judicial branch.
12.Members of the House are elected every two years and must be over 25 years of age, a U.S.citizen for at least seven years, and a resident of the state (but not necearily the district) they represent.
13.The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members
14.Senators must be over 30 years of age, U.S.citizens for at least nine years, and residents of the state they represent.
15.All Justices are nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate.
16.The Bill of Rights was introduced by James Madison.
17.(FBI) is an agency of the United States Department of Justice.
18.The FBI‟s motto is \"Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.
19.Head Start Program provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
20.The SAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Aement Test) includes math, critical reading, and writing.
21.The ACT originally abbreviation of American College Testing) has historically consisted of four tests: English, Math, Reading, and Science reasoning.
22.The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
23.In God We Trust is the official motto of the United States.It has appeared on U.S.currency since the 1860s and was adopted as the official national motto in 1956.
24.The six pence can be any form of money, tucked into the bride\'s shoe, this to bring wealth, both in monetary means and love, to the union.
25.As the couple leaves the church, they are showered with rice or wheat which is recognized as
the symbols of fertility.
26.Football attracts more television viewers than baseball, due to football\'s significantly shorter schedule and is considered the most popular sport in the United States.
27.NBA: National Basketball Aociation
28.Mother\'s Day President Woodrow Wilson made it an official national holiday in 1914.
29.Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, carving jack-o„-lanterns (鬼节的南瓜灯), ghost tours, bonfires (篝火), apple bobbing, visiting haunted (闹鬼的) attractions, pranks(恶作剧), telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
30.In America you should pay 15% unle the server is completely incompetent or rude to you.
31.Asian Americans make up the third largest minority group in the United States.
32.The national flower of the United States is rose
33.The national bird of the United States is bald eagle
34.The national stone of the United States is Blue Sapphire (蓝宝石）
35.The national anthem of the United States is The Star-spangled Banner
36.The present vice president of the United States is Joe Biden
37.There are 48 contiguous states in the United States in North America.
38.There are mainly 4 regional divisions in the United States?
39.How many great lakes does the United States have?
40.The Miouri River is nicknamed by“Big Muddy”.
41.The Miiippi River is nicknamed by the “father of water” or “Old man River”.
42.The bloodiest battle in American civil war is the Battle of Gettysburg.
43.The American civil war broke out in the year of 1861 and ended in the year of 1865.
44.In American civil war, the northern part was called United States of America (Union) and the southern part was called Confederate States of America (Confederacy) .
45.The new deal is promised by Franklin D.Roosevelt
46.Because of the new deal, the recovery was rapid in all areas except unemployment
47.President Franklin D.Roosevelt is from Democraticparty.
48.President John F.Kennedy is from Democratic Party.
49.President Abraham Lincoln is from Republican Party.
50.President Richard Nixon is from Republican Party.
51.President George W.Bush is from Republican Party.
52.The most important source of law is Constitution.
53.Three levels of law are federal law, states law and local law.
54.the two types of American law: procedural law ,substantive law.
55.How many amendments does the constitution consist of? 27
56.How many amendments does the Bill of Rights consist of? 10
57.SAT stands for scholastic aptitude test/ scholastic aement test.
58.ACT stands for American College Testing.
59.The poible score of SAT ranges from 600 to 2400, .
60.SAT includes the test of math, critical reading, and writing
61.In February 2005, an optional writing test was added to the ACT
62.In the wedding ceremony, something new represents the couple themselves, as a ‘new’ union.
63.In the wedding ceremony, something old represents the friends and family attending the
wedding.
64.In the wedding ceremony, something borrowed represents something from the family that is to be returned.
65.In the wedding ceremony, something blue represents the bride’s virginity
66.In the wedding ceremony, a silver six pence inside your shoe represents wealth.
67.Hollywood is located in the state of California
68.By total area (land and water), the United States is, about 9,372,615 square kilometers, either slightly larger or smaller than the People\'s Republic of China, making it the world\'s third or fourth largest country.
69.By land area only (exclusive of waters), the United States is the world\'s third largest country, following Ruia and China, and is followed by Canada.
70.The term “Manifest Destiny” is closely related to which period of Westward expansion in the history of America?
71.After Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 Election, eleven Southern states seceded from the union between late 1860 and 1861, establishing a new government, the Confederate States of America, on February 8, 1861.
72.The War in Afghanistan is an ongoing coalition conflict which began on October 7, 2001.
73.The official reason claimed by America for the invasion in Iraq 2003 included the spreading of democracy, the elimination of weapons of ma destruction and the liberation of the Iraqi people.
74.Supreme court is the head of the judicial branch of America?
10.The most unique characteristic of American political system is check and balance which can prevent the over centralization of power into one branch of administration.
75.Senators must be over 30 years of age, U.S.citizens for at least nine years, and residents of the state they represent.
76.Members of the House of Representatives are elected every 2 years and must be over 25 years of age.
77.The United States Constitution is the shortest and oldest written constitution still in use today.
78.The handwritten original document was penned by Jacob Shallus
79.The grand jury is composed of not le than 12 and not more than 23 persons
80.The Constitution consists of
• a preamble
• seven original articles
• twenty-seven amendments (修正案)
• a paragraph certifying (证明) its enactment(通过) by the constitutional convention.
82.Head Start Program is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
18.The current SAT, introduced in 2005, takes three hours and forty-five minutes
18.The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University
83.Christianity is the largest religious group in the United States?
84.The U.S.Pledge of Allegiance was modified in 1954 by President Eisenhower to add the phrase \"under God\".
85.Overall, Asian Americans have the second lowest poverty rate and the highest educational
attainment levels
86.A newly married couple is showered with rice or wheat which is recognized as the symbols of fertility.
87.The veil was originated not as decorations.
88.Stay-at-home dads are not as popular in American society.
89.Nuclear family structure is a traditional family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring.
90.Baseball attracts more ticket sales than any other sport in the United States
91.Soccer is not the most popular sport in America.
92.Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest day for U.S.food consumption, after Thanksgiving Day
93.Major League Baseball
94.Black Friday is Friday after Thanksgiving Day.
95.The date of Christmas is not known to be the actual birth date of Jesus.
96.Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31.
97.The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972, during the presidency of Richard Nixon.
98.BYOB for American who is invited to a party means “bring your own beer”
99.In America you should pay at least 15% unle the server is completely incompetent or rude to you.
100.Food is paed to the right in U.S.
101 Which of the following statements is not the eating habit in America?
A.No elbows on table.
B.Repulsive to talk with mouth full.D.Talk happily and loudly.C.Try little of everything.
102.Emancipation Proclamation 奴隶解放宣言
103.The Laiez Faire Economy 自由放任经济
104.The Electoral College 选举团
105.Westward Expansion 西进运动
106.CIA 中央情报局
107.Chinese-born American 美籍华人
