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谋学网一、单选题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。） V 1. One of the most frequently used musical instrument on a jazz band included a _.A. violinB. trumpet, andC. piano2. Another piano style, which was emerging in Chicago in the late 1920s and early 1930s, was called _.A. boogie-woogieB. ragtimeC. folk music3. The Niagara Falls is located on the border of the United States with_.A. MexicoB. ColumbiaC. PanamaD. Canada4. The United States was rated_in the world in terms of land area and the size of population.A. secondB. thirdC. fourthD. fifth5. The organization that is responsible for cracking down on domestic crimes is_.A. the FBIB. the CIAC. the CongressD. the IRS6. Americas foremost jazz musician was _.A. Louis ArmstrongB. Bruce SpringsteenC. Billy Holiday7. Blues was derived from a blend of field chantey and spiritual which is_.A. a form of rock n roll singingB. a form of operatic singing originated in EuropeC. a form of country music singingD. a form of hymn singing prevalent in African-American Christian churches8. The instrument used in jazz music for sounding out melodies is _.A. drumsB. banjoC. piano9. No taxation without representation was the rallying cry of _.A. the settlers of VirginiaB. the people of PennsylvaniaC. the colonists in New EnglandD. the people of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolution10. Which of the following former presidents of USA used to be a sports commentator?A. Bill ClintonB. George BushC. Ronald Reagan 二、判断题（共 10 道试题，共 50 分。） V 1. In the summer of 1963, Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators marched to Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King, a famous leader of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), delivered his famous speech “I have a dream”.A. 错误B. 正确2. The “Hippies” was the one group within the counter culture best known for their pursuit of happiness as their goal in life.A. 错误B. 正确3. After Legal segregation ended in the South as a result of the civil rights movement, and racism is no longer an extremely serious social, political problem in the U.S.A. 错误B. 正确4. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the South Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) are three main organizations in the civil rights movement.A. 错误B. 正确5. John Steven, an American entrepreneur in the late 19th century, was the first to use assembly line for manufacturing cars.A. 错误B. 正确6. It was Thomas Alva Edison who invented Phonograph.A. 错误B. 正确7. Betty Friedans The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, changed the way large numbers of women thought about themselves and other women.A. 错误B. 正确8. Former President Nixon remarked on several occasions that drug abuse is Americans “number one enemy” and that “we must declare war against it.”A. 错误B. 正确9. The Grand Canyon National Park, one of Americas most famous scenic wonder, is approximately