《英美概况》试题(附答案)改进版

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)改进版《英美概况》复习卷I.MultipleChoices:Chooseonerightanswerfromthefourchoices:B1.ThehighestmountaininBritainis____.A.Scafell B.BenNevis C.theCotswold’s D.theForthC2.ThelongestriverinBritainis_____.A.theClyde B.theMersey C.theSevernD.theThamesA3.ThelargestlakeinBritainis_____.A.theLoughNeageB.WindermereWater C.ConistonWaterD.theLakeDistrictD4.WhichpartofBritainisalwaysfighting?A.England B.Scotland C.WalesD.NorthemIrelandC5.ThefirstinhabitantsinBritainwere_____.A.theNormansB.theCelts C.theIberiansD.theAnglo-SaxonsB6.ChristmasDay____,DukeWilliamwascrownedinWestminsterAbbey.A.1056B.1066 C.1006D.1060D7.In1265____summonedtheGreatCouncil,whichhasbeenseenastheearliestparliament.A.HenryIIIB.thePope C.BaronsD.SimondeMontfortB8.TheHundredYears’warstartedin____and endedin____,inwhichtheEnglishhadlostalltheterritoriesofFranceexcepttheFrenchportof____.A.1337,1453,FlandersB.1337,1453,Calais C.1346,1453,ArgencourtD.1346,1453,BrestA9.TheWarsofRoseslastedfor_____yearsandking_____wasreplacedbyking_____.A.30,RichardIII,HenryTudorB.50,RichardIII,HenryTudorB.C.30,RichardI,HenryTudorD.50,RichardI,HenryTudorC10.TheRenaissancebeganin____intheearly____century.A.England,14B.England,15 C.Italy,14D.Italy,15B11.In_____,asmallgroupofPuritanssailedfrom_____intheMayflowertobethefirstsettlersintheNorthAmerica.A.1620,LondonB.1620,Plymouth C.1720,LondonD.1720,PlymouthA12.Inthe18thcentury,thereappeared____inEngland,whichowedagreatdealtotheinventionofmachines.A.theIndustrialRevolutionB.theBourgeoisRevolutionC.theWarsoftheRoses D.theReligiousReformationC13.Soonafter_____,Britainnotonlygaveupitseconomichegemonybutalsosufferedadeeplossofitspositionofindustrialleadership.A.1900B.theFirstWorldWar C.theSecondWorldWarD.1960C14.Britain’sforeigntradeismainlywith_____.A.developingcountriesB.otherCommonwealthcountriesC.otherdevelopedcountriesD.ECA15.TheHouseofLordsispresidedoverby_____.A.theLordChancellorB.theQueen C.theArchbishopofCanterburyD.thePrimeMinisterC16.AGeneralElectionisheldevery_____yearsandthereare_____membersofParliamentsareelected.A.five,600B.five,650 C.five,651D.four,651C17.ThePrimeMinisterisappointedby_____andheorshealwayssitsin_____.A.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofCommonsB.theArchbishopofCanterbury,theHouseofLordsC.theQueen,theHouseofCommonsD.theQueen,theHouseofLordsD18.Theultimateauthorityforlaw-makingresidesin_____.A.theQueenB.theCabinet C.theHouseofLordsD.theHouseofCommonsA19.ThesourcesofBritishlawinclude_____.A.statutes,commonlaw,equitylawandEuropeanCommunitylawB.statutes,commonlawandequitylawC.statutes,commonlawandEuropeanCommunitylawD.acompletecodeandstatutesD20.About90percentofthestatesecondaryschoolpopulationintheUKattend_____.A.independentschoolsB.juniorschools C.independentschoolsD.primaryschoolsA21.InBritain,childrenfromtheageof5to16can_____bylaw.A.receivecompletelyfreeeducationB.receivepartlyfreeeducationC.receivenofreeeducationiftheirfamiliesarerichD.receivenofreeeducationatallD22.Withregardtoitssize,theUSAisthe_____countryintheworld.A.largestB.secondlargest C.thirdlargestD.fourthlargestC23.AllthefollowinguniversitiesandcollegesarelocatedinNewEngland,except_____.A.YaleB.HarvardC.OxfordD.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyD24.Thenation’scapitalcityWashingtonD.C.andNewYorkarelocatedin_____.A.theAmericanWestB.theGreatPlains C.theMidwestD.theMiddleAtlanticStatesA25.TheMidwestinAmerica’smostimportant_____area.A.agriculturalB.industrial C.manufacturingD.miningindustryD26.ThefirstimmigrantsinAmericanhistorycamefrom____and____.A.Ireland/FranceB.England/ChinaC.Scotland/EnglandD.England/NetherlandD27.UncleTom’sCabinandRootsaretwonovelswhichgiveavividdescriptionofthemiserablelifeofthe_____.A.earlysettlersB.PuritansC.nativeIndiansD.blackslavesA28.ManyearlyChineseimmigrantsworkedintheminingindustry,especiallyinthe_____.A.goldminesB.silverminesC.coalminesD.copperminesB29.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasdraftedby_____.A.JamesMadisonB.ThomasJeffersonC.AlexanderHamiltonD.GeorgeWashingtonB30.OnJuly4,1776,_____adoptedtheDeclarationofIndependence.A.theFirstContinentalCongressB.theSecondContinentalCongressC.theThirdContinentalCongressD.theConstitutionalConventionB31.TenamendmentsintroducedbyJamesMadisonin1789wereaddedtotheConstitution.Theyareknowsas_____.A.theArticlesofConfederationB.theBillofRightC.theCivilRightsD.FederalistPapersB32.PresidentJeffersonbought_____fromFranceanddoubledthecountry’sterritory.A.NewMexicoB.theLouisianaTerritory C.KansasD.OhioD33.DuringtheWWII,theAxispowersweremainlymadeupby__.A.Germany,FranceandJapanB.France,JapanandBritainC.Germany,ItalyandBritainD.German,ItalyandJapanＢ34.BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthe_______andtheNorthSeaintheeast.A.east B.south C.west　D.north Ｃ35.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts:_______.A.NorthernIrelandandsouthernIrelandB.SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandC.theRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIrelandD.NorthernIrelandandBritainＢ36.In1932,inthedepthofthedepression,theAmericanpeoplechose_______astheirnextpresidentwhopromiseda"newdeal"togetAmericaoutofdepression.A.Theodore　B.FranklinD.RooseveltC.WoodrowWilson　D.HerbertHoover　Ｂ37.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,ayoungblackclergyman,becameanationalleaderofthe_______Movement.A.Boycott　B.CivilRights　C.Segregation　D.Integration　Ａ38.ThecultivatedlandintheU.S.makesup_______ofthetotalland,andpeoplewhoareengagedinfarmingmakeuponly2.7%ofthetotalpopulation.A.21%　B.31%　C.41%　D.51%　Ｄ39.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesprovidesthat_______shallbePresidentoftheSenate.A.theSecretaryofState B.theChiefJusticeC.thePresident　D.theVicePresident　Ｄ40.Ofallthesymbols,_______,whichareconsideredtorepresentfertilityandnewlife:arethosemostfrequentlyassociatedwithEaster.A.thepumpkinandtheturkey          B.thelambandthebeefC.thespringpeasandthepotatoes       　D.theeggandtherabbit　Ｂ41.ThehistoryoftheU.S.isgenerallyagreedtohavebegunin_____.A.1620  B.1607  C.1776  D.1861Ｄ42.Thefollowingstatesareamongthefirstthirteencoloniesexcept_____.A.Maryland B.SouthCarolinaC.Delaware D.ColoradoＢ43.Thecoloniallifecanbedescribedasthefollowingexcept_____.A.simple B.easy  C.rough D.hardＡ44.TheFirstContinentalCongresswasheldin_____inSeptember,1774.A.Philadelphia B.Boston C.NewYork D.WashingtonD.C.Ｂ45.TheAmericanWarofIndependencestartedin_____andendedin_____.A.1776,1784 B.1775,1783 C.1706,1714  D.1760,1784Ａ46.Thefirsttenamendments,knownas_____,wereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791.A.theBillofRightsB.theArticles C.CivilRights D.theGreatCharterB47.JuliusCaesarinvadedBritain_____.A.once  B.twice  C.threetimes  D.fourtimesD48.TheVikingswhoinvadedEnglandattheturnofthe8thcenturycamefrom_____.A.Norway    B.DenmarkC.France    D.bothAandBB49.NormanConquestbeganin_____.A.1016  B.1066  C.1035 D.1600B50.TheAnglo-Frenchhostilitywhichbeganin1337andendedin1453wasknownas_____.A.theWarsofRoses   B.theHundredYears’War C.PeasantUprising  D.theCivilWarC51.BytheendoftheWarsoftheRosestheHouseof_____began.A.Tudor B.Lancaster C.Plantagenet  D.YorkB52.IntheWarsoftheRosestheLancastrianswirebadgesof_____rose.A.white  B.red  C.pink  D.yellowB53.WilliamShakespeareismainlya_____.A.novelist B.dramatist C.poet D.actorB54.Englandfirstbecameaseapowerinthetimeof_____.A.HenryVII B.ElizabethI C.Victoria D.HenryVIIIA55.ThegreatestdramatistoftheEnglishRenaissancewas_____.A.Shakespeare B.Milton C.Chaucer D.BaconB56.Bythe_____in1783,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUS.A.DeclaratoryActB.TreatyofParisC.TreatyofMontgomeryD.theDeclarationofIndependentB57.The_____partofAmericaconsistsofhighplateausandmountainsformedbytheGreatCordilleraRange.A.eastern B.western C.Northeastern  D.SouthernC58.AmongthefiveGreatLakes,only_____iswhollywithintheUnitedStates.A.Erie  B.Superior C.Michigan   D.OntarioC59.Hawaiiisinthe_____Ocean.A.Atlantic B.Indian C.Pacific  D.ArcticC60._____isthelargeststateinareaintheU.S.A.A.Florida B.Louisiana C.Alaska  D.HawaiiC61.TheUnitedStatestodayisthe_____largestcountryinsizeintheworld.A.third  B.fifth  C.fourth D.secondB62.The_____weretheoriginalinhabitantsinAmerica.A.blacks B.Indians C.PuertoRicans  D.BritishB63.The___isusedasasymbolofthewholenationandisdescribedastherepresentativeofthepeople.A.PrimeMinisterB.Crown C.Parliament D.CabinetA64.TheHouseofCommonsconsistsof____memberswhoareelectedfromthe____electoraldistricts.A.651,651 B.535,535 C.635,635   D.630,630A65.The__________isthesupremeadministrativeinstitution.A.Britishgovernment  B.BritishParliamentC.Opposition   D.PrivyCouncilA66.The_____isthecoreofleadershipoftheBritishgovernment.A.Cabinet B.PrivyCouncil C.Crown D.ParliamentA67.Itisthe_____whoorganizestheCabinetandpresidesoveritsmeetings.A.PrimeMinisterB.LordPresidentC.SpeakerD.QueenB68.TheJudicialBranchisheadedby_____.A.theSupremeCourtB.Congress C.PresidentB69.ThegeneralelectioninAmericaisheldevery_____years.A.5  B.4  C.6  D.3A70.ThesymboloftheUSDemocraticPartyis_____.A.donkey B.elephant C.eagle D.HorseB71._____hasthesolerighttointerprettheConstitution.A.TheCabinet   B.TheSupremeCourtC.President    D.CongressB72.ThesymboloftheUSRepublicPartyis_____.A.tiger  B.elephant C.donkeyD.eagleB73.TheUSFederalGovernmentiscomposedofthefollowingexcept_____.A.thelegislative   B.thestandingcommitteeC.thejudicial   D.theexecutiveB74.ThenumberofCongressmenfromeachstatevariesdependingon_____.A.thesizeofthearea   B.thesizeofthepopulationC.thetradition   D.thewealthB75.Thelaw-makingorthelegislativebodyinthegovernmentis_____.A.theSupremeCourt   B.theCongressC.theCabinet   D.thepresident’scommitteeC76.ThemembersintheSenatemustbeatleast_____yearsoldandthoseintheRepresentative_____yearsold.A.40,30  B.30,26 C.30,25  D.25,30B77.Thestudentsoftheuniversitiesinthesecondyeararecalled________.A.junior  B.sophomore  C.freshman   D.seniorA78.Anundergraduatestudenthastoearnacertainnumberof______inordertoreceiveadegreeattheendoffouryearsstudy.A.credits    B.grades      C.scores    D.classesC79.WhatisthenationalanthemoftheUnitedKingdom?A.RuleBritannia          B.MenofHarlechC.GodSavetheKing(Queen)     D.SwingLowSweetChariotB80.WhichScottishlakeissupposedlyhometoamythicalmonster?A.LoughNeagh     B.LochNessC.LakeWindermere   D.LochLomondD81.WhatisthecapitalcityofNorthernIreland?A.Edinburgh    B.Cardiff    C.London     D.BelfastA82.WhichlanguageissometimesusedinScotland?A.Gaelic    B.Welsh    C.Cornish     D.IrishB83.WhichRomanEmperorbuiltawalltoseparateBritain?A.Caesar   B.Hadrian   C.Nero   D.AugustusA84.WhichAnglo-SaxonkingisconsideredBritain’sfirstnationalhero?A.AlfredtheGreat B.HenrytheEighthC.WilliamtheConqueror D.CharlestheSecondD85.WhichofthefollowinghouseswontheWaroftheRoses(1455-1485)?A.TheHouseofYork       B.TheHouseofSussexC.TheHouseofEssex       D.TheHouseofLancasterA86.Whichofthefollowingcountriessentan‘Armada’toattackBritainin1588?A.Spain    B.Portugal    C.Italy    D.GermanyC87.WhichQueenruledBritainfrom1837to1901?A.Mary     B.ElizabethI    C.Victoria   D.ElizabethIID88.WhichofthefollowingBritishcitiesisoneofthemajorfinancialcentresoftheworld?A.Manchester   B.Edinburgh    C.Cardiff     D.LondonD89.Whoisthecommander-in-chiefoftheUnitedStatesarmedforces?A.ASenator            B.TheVicePresidentC.ASupremeCourtJustice      D.ThePresidentC90.WhichexaminationsdoBritishstudentstakeatage16?A.SATs     B.ACTs    C.GCSEs     D.A-LevelsB91.WhatistheupperhouseoftheBritishParliamentcalled?A.TheHouseofRepresentatives B.TheHouseofLordC.TheSenate D.CongressD92.WhichofthefollowingfoodsisatraditionalBritishmeal?A.Noodles   B.Snails   C.Tapas     D.FishandChipsC93.Duringwhichfestivalisittraditionaltogiveandreceivechocolateeggs?A.Christmas    B.RemembranceDay  C.Easter  D.NewYear’sDayB94.WhichofthefollowingsportsistraditionallyplayedbyBritishpeople?A.IceHockey    B.Cricket    C.Lacrosse     D.BaseballC95.WhowrotetheoriginaldraftoftheDeclarationofIndependence?A.GeorgeWashington        B.GeorgeBushC.ThomasJefferson         D.AbrahamLincolnA96.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,whatweretheelevensouthernslavestatescalled?A.TheConfederateStatesofAmericaB.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaC.TheUnionD.TheTeaPartyB97.WhichAmericanPresidentcreatedaneconomicplancalledthe‘NewDeal’?A.HerbertHoover          B.FranklinD.RooseveltC.RonaldReagan          D.JohnF.KennedyD98.WhatistheoldestuniversityintheUnitedStates?A.ColumbiaUniversity      B.StanfordUniversityC.BrownUniversity       D.HarvardUniversityB99.WhichofthefollowinginstitutionsispartoftheJudicialBranchofthefederalgovernment?A.TheHouseofRepresentatives   B.TheSupremeCourtC.TheSenate          D.CongressB100.HowoftenarePresidentialelectionsheld?A.Every3years B.Every4yearC.Every5years   D.Every6yearsII.Fillintheblanks:1.Geographicallyspeaking,thenorthandwestofBritainarehighlands,whiletheeastandsouth-eastaremostlylowlands.2.WelshislocatedinthewestofGreatBritain.3.TheancestorsoftheEnglishAnglo-Saxons,whiletheScots,WelshandIrishtheCelts_.4.Inthemid-5thcentury,threeTeutonictribesJutes_,Saxons_,andAngles_invadedBritain.Amongthem,theAngles_gavetheirnametoEnglishpeople.5.ThebattleofHastings__witnessedthedeathofHaroldinOctober,1066.6.UnderWilliam,thefeudal___systeminEnglandwascompletelyestablished.7.ThepropertyrecordinWilliam’stimeisknownasDomesdayBook,whichwascompiledin1086_.8.TheoutstandingleaderoftheCivilRightsMovementwas_Martin_____Luther_____King____.9._BlackDeath__wasthedeadlybubonicplague,whichreducedEngland’spopulationfromfourmilliontotwo___millionbytheendofthe14thcentury.10.AmericaparticipatedintheSecondWorldWarintheyear_1941____.11.JamesIandhissonCharlesIbothbelievedfirmlyin_theDivineRightofKings_.12.DuringtheCivilWar,theCavalierssupported theking,whiletheRoundheadssupported theparliament.13.AftertheCivilWar,OliverCromwelldeclaredEnglanda_Commonwealth_____,later,hebecame Lordprotector________.14.In1707,theActof Union  unitedEnglandandScotland.15.ThetwopartiesoriginatedwiththeGloriousRevolutionwere_Whigs____and_Tories______.Theformerweretheforerunnersofthe_liberal_____Party,thelatterwereofthe_conservative_____party.16.ThedroppingofthetwoatombombsbyAmericaforced_Japan____tosurrenderunconditionally.17.AftertheIndustrialRevolution,Britainbecamethe“_workshop_____”oftheworld.18.DuringtheSecondWorldWar_WinstonChurchill_______ledBritaintofinalvictoryin1945.19.ThedirectcausethattheU.S.enteredWWIIwastheJapanesesuddenraidoftheUS’snavalbaseat_PearlHarbour____.20.Naturalgaswasdiscoveredin1965andoilin1970under_theNorthSea______.21.Thepartywhichwinsthesecondlargestnumberofseatsbecomestheofficial_opposition_____,withitsownleaderand“_shadow_____cabinet”.22.ThePrimeMinisterisappointedby_the Queen_____,andhis/herofficialresidenceis_No.10DowningStreet____.23.TherearetwotiersoflocalgovernmentthroughoutEnglandandWales:_countrycouncils____and_districtcouncils_____.24.TheultimatecourtofappealincivilcasesthroughouttheUKis_theHouseofLords______.25.ThetwoestablishedchurchesinBritainare_theChurchofEngland___and_theChurchofScotland____.26.EducationintheUKiscompulsoryforallbetweentheagesof　５　(__４____inNorthenIreland)and__１６___.27.InthepastchildreninBritainwereallocatedtodifferentsecondaryschoolsonthebasisofselectiontestsknownas_elevenplus____,whichwasreplacedbycomprehensiveschools_.28.Educationafter16intheUKisdividedinto_ｈｉｇｈ　ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ____and_ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ　ｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ_____.29.Themost-knownuniversitiesinBritainare_Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ____and_Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ____whichdatefromthe_１２ｔｈ____and_１３ｔｈ____centuries.30.IntheGreatLakes,only_Ｌａｋｅ　Ｍｉｃｈｉｇａｎ____belongstoU.S.completelywhiletheotherfouraresharedwithCanada.31._Ａｌａｓｋａ______isseparatedfromthemainlandbyCanada.32.TheRockies,thebackboneoftheNorthAmericanContinent,isalsoknownas_ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｎｔｉｎｅｎｔａｌ　Ｄｉｖｉｄｅ____.33._Ｔｅｘａｓ____isthelargestcontinentalstateinareaintheU.S.34.NewEnglandissometimescalledthe_ｂｉｒｔｈｐｌａｃｅ_____ofAmerica.35.ThelargestgroupofAsian-Americansarethe_Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ__36.Itwas_Ｃｏｌｕｍｂｕｓ____whofirstdiscoveredtheAmericain1492.37.TheWarof_Ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｃｅ____brokeoutin1775andendedin1783.38.TheFirstWorldWarbrokeoutonJuly28thin_１９１４____.39.In1620someEnglishPuritanssailedtoPlymouthonashipcalled_Ｍａｙｆｌｏｗｅｒ____.40.OnJuly4th,1776,thedocumentcalledtheDeclarationof_Ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｃｅ____wasacceptedbytheAmericanCongress.41.LexingtonFirewasthe_ｐｒｅｌｕｄｅ____oftheWarofIndependence.42.In1803theUnitedStatespurchasedLouisianafrom_Ｆｒａｎｃｅ____.43.TheGreatDepressionof1929-_１９３３____shooktheUnitedStatesandthewholecapitalistworldtoitsfoundation.44.The_ｃｏｌｄ_____ｗａｒ____policywentintoeffectbythespringof1947whenTrumanDoctrinecameforth.45.Bytheendof_１９ｔｈ____century,theU.S.hadbecomethemostpowerfulcountryintheworld.46.Thefirstgreattidefrom1840to1860inAmericawasthe_westward____movement.47.Thefamousnovel“_UncleTom’sCabin____”byMrs.Stowearousedagreatanduniversalhatredforslavery.48.In_1607____thefirstgroupofEnglishcolonistscametoAmerica.49.The_second____WorldWarwasadestructivewarandananti-fascistwar.50.AlongwiththeNormanscamethe_French____language.51.TheWarsoftheRosesbrokeoutbetweenthe_theHouseofYork__andthe__HouseofLancaster__.52.Inthesummerof1588theSpanishships,theSpanishArmadawasdefeatedbyEnglishships.53.DuringtheCivilWars(1642–1648)thesupportersofParliamentwerecalledParliamentarianswhilethesupportersoftheKingCharlesIwerecalled__Royalists.54.AfterCharlesIwasbeheadedin1649EnglandwasdeclaredaCommonwealth.55.TheU.K.issituatedinthenorth-westcoastofEurope.56.ThefulltitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand NorthernIreland.57.TheU.K.consistsofEngland,Welsh,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.58.ThecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainisLondon.59.ThemostimportantriveristheRiverof Thames.60.TheInternationalfestivalofmusicandtheartsisheldeveryyearinthecityofEdinburgh.61.ThecapitalcityofWalesisCardiff.62.TheU.S.isboundedbyCanadaonthenorthandbyMexicoandtheGulfofMexicoonthesouth.63.TothewestofAmericaliesthePacificOcean.64.TotheeastofAmericaliestheAtlanticOcean.65.TheWesternpartismadeupofthehighlandsformedbytheAppalachianRange.66.TheUnitedStatesincludes50statesanda1district,theDistrictofColumbia.67.ThefiveGreatLakesliebetweentheboundaryofCanadaandtheUnitedStates.68.TheUnitedStatesissituatedintheSouthpartofNorthAmerica.69.TheBritishParliamentconsistsofthreeelements–theSovereign,theHouseofCommons,andtheHouseofLords.70.TheHouseofLordsisalsocalledtheUpperHouse.71.TheLordsandtheCommonssharethesamebuildingofthePalaceofWesterminster.72.ThePrimeMinisterworksandlivesinthefamousresidence,No.tenDowningStreet.73.ThetwomajorpartiesinBritainaretheLabourPartyandtheConservativeParty.74.Thebalanceisalwayskeptamongthethreebranchesofthepowerofthegovernmentandthisiscalledthe“Systemofcheckandbalance”.75.TheofficialpresidentialresidenceistheWhiteHouse.76TheAmericanCongressismadeupoftwohouses:theSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives.77.IntheUSthechieffunctionofCongressistomakelaws.78.Thereare100membersintheSenate.79.ThetwomainpartiesaretheDemocraticandtheRepublicanParty.80.OnlytheSupremeCourthastherighttointerprettheconstitution.81.EachofthefiftystatesofUSelects2senators.82.TheFederalConstitutionconsistsof7articlesand27amendments.83.ThetwooldestuniversitiesinBritainareOxfordandCambridge.84.TherearethreeacademicdegreesinBritain.TheyareBachelor’s,Master’sandDoctor’sdegree.85.Two-yearcollegewerecalled“communitycolleges”.86.NewEnglandislocatedintheNortheastcornerofthecountry.87. TheU.S.governmentisdividedintothreebranches:thelegislative,theexecutiveandthejudiciary.88.TheStateofCalifornianowhassurpassedNewYorkasthemostpopulousstate.89.  In1620,thePilgrimssailedtotheNewWorldinashipcalledMayflower.90. Between1607and1733theBritishestablished_13__coloniesalongtheeastcoastofNorthAmerica.91.  ThenameofAmericanIndianwasgivenby___Columbus____.92.Thefederalsystemreferstothedivisionofpoliticalpowerintofederalgovernmentandstategovernment93.ThanksgivingDayisanholidayonlycelebratedinU.S.forpeopletoexpressgratitude.94.FourmostpopularsportsintheU.S.areAmericanfootball,basketball,baseball,andicehockey.95.FunsforeducationoftheU.S.comefromthreelevels:federal,state,andlocal.96.ThecoldwarisbetweentheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStates.97.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishsettlementwasinJamestown.98.TheBritishnationalnewspaperscanbedividedintoqualitynewspaperandpopularnewspaper.99.Walkingunderaladderisconsideredtobebadluck.100.TwoimportantexamsintheU.S.areSATandACT