美国社会与文化笔记归纳

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American Family

1.The middle-aged people and elderly people generally live with their married children in America(F) 2.The nuclear family is the fundamental family pattern in the United States now(T)

3.In the post-civil war period,the African American family in the South was not only more nuclear,but also more male dominated(T) 4.In America,The pre-industrial family is a kind of Democratic family(F)

5.Mother and Father equally have the final say on family matters in most modern American families(T) 6.Upper-class families don’t aspire to be upwardly mobile because they are always there(T) 7.What does a nuclear family consist of (B)

A.parents and family kin or other members of the community B.it consists of parents and their dependent or minor children only C.it consists of two parents and their children

8.Who takes care of the dependent children in a one-parent family in America?(C) A.The grandparents B.The government C.mother and father

9.Many American children must develop self-dependent to adjust themselves to (C) A.their parent’s unhappy marriage B.the new lifestyle of American family

C.dramatic social and economic change in new century

10.Which of the following is not the effects of the Women’s Liberation movement in the 1960’s(B) A.women should have the same social and economic rights and priviledges as men

B.women should go out to start their own business instead of staying at home to take care of their children C.women should obtained many political and legal rights previously open to men 11.Which of the following statements is not ture?(C)

A.In America,individuals freely contracted marriage based on love in modern family pattern

B.In 19th century,children were largely used as labor force, making children earn a living was seen not only as economically necessary but also morally sound

C.In African American family,the slave can choose their husbands and wives by themselves American Education

1 The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by (D) A.Teachers B. Students C. headmasters D. boards of education 2 In the US school systems, which of the follow decision is true?(C)

A.Elementary school, grammar school B.Elementary school, junior high school

C.Elementary school, secondary school D.unior high school, senior high school

3 Three of the following universities have large endowments from wealthy benefactors . which is the exception?(B) A.Harvard university B.The state university of New York C.Yale university D.Princeton university

4 Both public and private universities depend on the following sources of income except(A) A.Investment B. student tuition C endowments D government funding 5 How many percent of American students go to public schools? (A) 85% B. 65% C 50% D 25%

6 American middle school system is consist if middle school and high school, the high school is divided into junior high school and senior high school. (T)

7 The basic classes of middle school are math, English, PE, history, and health (T)

8 Children start school when they are six years old, in some states they must stay in school until they are fifteen.(F)

9.Parent do not have to pay for education of the public school, because the schools receive many from the government(T) 10. It’s false that most people stereotype the American middle school is easy to pass.(T) American labour

1.From what we know of the original African families from which many black Americans came.(T) 2.The Japanese worked hard for low pay and without complaining.(T)

3.In the nineteenth century in Mexican American families Husbands raised cattle and wives tended the housework!(T) 4.It was not until in the 1850s that working men's societies made a comeback.(T)

Reason: Before 1860, union members never exceeded 1% of total labor force. From then on , labors has risen up 5.In the United States, the balance of power is different from other advanced industrial nations. It's true?(T)

Reason: in the US, the power is clearly in favor of the employers. So, most of them look after business interests first, welfare of labor. 6.The AFL-CIO is especially connected with global trade issue.(T)

7.National Labor Relations Board isn't an independent federal agency.(F) 8.What did the workers want to gain in the labor movement? A: material status and social status

9.Which law became the first law to prohibit racial discrimination?(B)

A. Taft-Hartley Act B. Fair Employment Act C. National Labor or Relations Act 10.Which one is not American national trade union organizations?(D)

A. AFL-CIO B. IWW (Industrial Workers of the World C. Ctw (Change to Win Federation) D. ILD (International Labor Organization) American values and characteristics

Question: true or false for American values and characteristics

1 In 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the famous Emancipation Proclamation to ablish the slavery。（T） 2 Abraham Lincoln was the 15th president of the United States.(F)


3 All men are created equal is quoted from the Declaration of Independence.(T) 4 The Gold Rush reflected Americans value on money.(F)

5 Although Americans are very independent , it’s rare that young adults pay their parents for room and board.(F) 6 Americans generally avoid the relationships of mutual dependence because of their self-help initiative.(T) 7 Americans actually have more interest in longer-term future than near-term future.(F)

8 In America, very few children are raised to believe that their personal destiny is to serve their family , their country or their God.(T) 9 Americans are even more informal and casual than the west Europeans.(T)

10 To American, they prefer to cooperate with each other rather than compete with each other.(F) American Women

1 As quoted in an eighteen-century newspaper, one woman tried to summarize the role expected of her in the pre-revolutionary era:” I am married, and I have no other concern but to please the man I love; he is the end of every care I have; if I dress, it is for him; if I read a poem, or a play, it is to qualify myself for a conversation agreeable to his taste.” What can we learn from this sentence?

Answer: Growing up in this male-oriented society for women could mean only one thing---submitting themselves to their male partners at the expense of their own development.

2 After the American War for Independence, as the traditional idea about women’s “place” was so deeply rooted in people’s mind, few men at that time could envision women playing significant political and social roles in the newly born republic. What’s the role? Answer: Republican mothers, who would instruct their children in the principles of liberty and republicanism.. 3 To this new role of “guardians of virtue”, American women have three different responses. What are them?

Answer: 1 Many women welcomed this redefinition of women’s sphere, because they believed it bolstered their social identity.

2 For others, the new role seems to narrow, rather than expand, women’s sphere, thus limiting the potential of their own development as well as their potential contribution to the country.

3 For still others, a separate sphere of action was acceptable, but they insisted on the equality of male and female world. Basic facts

1 How many contiguous states on the North American continents? a. 48 b. 47 c. 46

2. Which state is the largest state of America? a. Hawaii b. Alaska c .California

3. Where and when did the first resident of the United States ? a. Asia, 1500 years ago b. Europe, 1400years ago c. Africa, 1500years ago

4. In 1492, who was the first European to reach the Caribbean island, making first contact with the indigenous people? a. Ferrdinand Magellan b. Vasco Dagama c. Christopher Columbus

5. When is the America’s Independence Day?

a. June 4, 1775 b. July 4, 1776 c. April 4, 1776

(T) 6. George Washington was the first president of United States, taking place in 1789. (F) 7. The American Civil War was from 1861 to 1864.

(T) 8. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 declared slaves in the Confederacy to be free. (T) 9. The 1867 Alaska Purchase from Russia completed the country’s mainland expansion .

(T) 10. The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination. Economy

1：The first factory in the VS was a cotton textile mill T 2: The VS economy suffered severely from 2 world wars F 3: American industries were balanced located F

4: Which of the following is the automobile manufacturing centre of America? A: Houston B: LA C: Detroit D: New York (C) 5: Which of following is not considered as a part of service industry? A: Banking B: Airline C: Steelmaking (C) 6: Which of the following is America’s biggest pubic debt foreign holder? A: Japan B: China C： Britain (B) 7: Which of the following is the oldest stock—index of America?

A: NASDAQ B: donjons’ C: Standard and poor’s (B) 8: Which of the following is America’s biggest trade partner?

A: Canada B: Europe C: China D: Japan (B) 9: What’s the poverty stand of a single man in America?

A: less than 9500dollors a year B: less than 1000dollors a year C: less than 5000dollors a year D: less than 10000dollors a year 10: There are no State—owned enterprise in America. (F) Law and judicia

1, the Supreme Court is composed of a chief justice and nine associate justices. (F)

2, the US Supreme Court has jurisdiction in “all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and those in which a state shall be a party”. (T)

3, for the US citizens, the state courts are more important than the federal courts. (T) 4, Americans distrust on lawyers, so they depend on them little. (T)

5, someone who has graduate from the best law school also needs to pass the bar examination. (T)

1, the US courts operate at separate ____and_____ levels and have their own areas of authority. (Federal state)

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