8. The USA includes 50 states and a federal district，the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the Federal Government. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
9. From 1901 to 1978, there were altogether 127 people in the USA having won the Nobel Prizes for the research of natural science. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
10. America is the world' s largest producer of electricity, but stil it has to import electricity from Canada. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
11. Detroit has been known as the automobile capital of the world. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
12. Before the English controlled North America, Spaniards were the most important colonists there. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
13. The leading region for manufacturing activity is the Middle Atlantic region A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
14. In the system of the Pacific, there are two major rivers: the Columbia River and the Colorado River. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
15. The Republican Party grew out of the “Anti-Federalists” that appeared after 1787 when the Constitution was made. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
16. The Washington Post was founded in 1876 and associated with the conventional conservative force in the Congress. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
17. Telephone companies in the United States are all public businesses. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
18. Compared with four-year colleges, universities are generally larger in enrollment, with better libraries, more research work, and teachers with higher doctorates. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
19. The Proclamation declared the abolition of slavery an objective of the war in addition to the objective of saving the Union. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
20. American's biggest challenge is coming from Pacific Rim countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. A. 错误 B. 正确 正确答案：
英美概况（二）17春在线作业2
一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 60 分。）
1. Harvard University was founded in (). A. 1366 B. 1633 C. 1636 D. 1363 正确答案：
2. The term \A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River 正确答案：
3. The state()is rich in fishing and trapping. A. Hawaii
B. California C. Alaska D. New York 正确答案：
4. The leading producing area for chemicals and machinery is(). A. The East North Central B. the Middle Atlantic region C. the Pacific coast region D. the South Atlantic region 正确答案：
5. The first imperialist war took place between the U. S. and () in 1898. A. Britain B. France C. Spain D. Mexico 正确答案：
6. The most densely-populated region is(). A. the southern B. the northeastern