美国社会与文化(北京语言大学)mooc章节测试答案

第一章：课程导言 (Introduction) 1.6 单元测验 (Unit test)

1、 According to Edward T.Hall, the _____depicts a culture with the visible part above water representing the behavior or results of culture.

A:The icebox.
B:The waterfall.
C:The iceberg.
D:The competence model.
解析： The iceberg.

2、 The United States is located in the ___.

A:Northern Hemisphere
B:Southern Hemisphere
C:Antarctica
D:The Arctic Ocean
解析： Northern Hemisphere 

3、 The United States is bordered on the west by the _.

A:Canada
B:Atlantic Ocean
C:Mexico
D:Pacific Ocean
解析： Pacific Ocean

4、 America is the world’s __-largest country by total area and ____ most populous.

A:third; fourth
B:fourth; third
C:fourth; fourth
D:third; third
解析： fourth; third

5、 Which is the Corn Belt of United States?

A:

B:

C:

D:

解析：

6、 Which is the largest state of the United States?

A:Rhode
B:Maryland
C:Alaska
D:Texas
解析： Alaska

7、 America was discovered by __ in 1492.

A:Christopher Columbus
B:Magellan
C:Vasco da Gama
D:Bartholmeu Dias
解析： Christopher Columbus

8、 From the 1600s to the birth of the United States in 1776, the majority of the immigrants were from______.

A:Spain
B:England
C:France
D:China
解析： England

9、 The __concept suggests that the integration of many different cultures like salad ingredients, which do not merge together into a single homogeneous culture.

A:melting pot
B:salad bowl
C:hodgepodge
D:quota system
解析： salad bowl

10、 Zangwill first used the term __ to describe the United States.

A:salad bowl
B:melting pot
C:hodgepodge
D:quota system
解析： melting pot 

11、 What does culture include?

A:Food and music.
B:Beliefs, values, and thinking pattens.
C:Language and holiday costumes.
D:Attitude and emotions.
解析： Food and music.;
Beliefs, values, and thinking pattens.;
Language and holiday costumes.;
Attitude and emotions.

12、 According to Harry Triandis, culture can be divided into…

A:Material culture.
B:Spiritual culture.
C:Objective culture.
D:Subjective culture.
解析： Material culture.;
Subjective culture.

13、 In decoding the American culture, we will have to bear two things in mind:

A:The culture of gentry.
B:The immense size of the United States and the diverse geographical conditions.
C:The tradition of seeking the value of classic humanities and the culturing value of education.
D:It’s great ethnic and racial diversity.
解析： The immense size of the United States and the diverse geographical conditions.;
It’s great ethnic and racial diversity. 

14、 We know that “diversity” is a salient feature to describe the American culture. What do you think are the manifestations of “diversity”?

A:Americans practice different religions.
B:Important differences exist between geographical regions
C:The presence of millions of immigrants who came to the United States.
D:The differences exist between social classes.
解析： Americans practice different religions. ;
Important differences exist between geographical regions ;
The presence of millions of immigrants who came to the United States. ;
The differences exist between social classes.

15、 The American culture has successfully absorbed vast diverse cultures from immigrants and has been stable and harmonious in history.

A:正确
B:错误
解析： 错误

16、 A quota system severely limited immigrants from all countries, including northern and western Europe.

A:正确
B:错误
解析： 错误

17、 There haven’t been any Asian immigrants until the 20th century.

A:正确
B:错误
解析： 错误

18、 America is a nation of immigrants, so all Americans came from foreign countries.

A:正确
B:错误
解析： 错误

19、 Culture is a broad term that includes every aspect of human life and interaction.

A:正确
B:错误
解析： 正确

20、 In “cultural iceberg”, the much larger part under water such as beliefs, values, and thinking patterns are invisible, learned implicitly, and difficult to change.

A:正确
B:错误
解析： 正确

第二章：美国的传统价值观 （Traditinal American Values and Beliefs） 2.7 单元测验 (Unit test)

1、 Scholars around the world are convinced that more than 20,000 years ago,the first American settlers arrived in the continent from Asia to America, across a narrow land strip where the ___ is today.

A:Malacca Strait
B:Bering Strait
C:English Channel
D:Mozambique Channel
解析： Bering Strait

2、 Christopher Columbus mistakenly thought he had arrived in ___.

A:American continent
B:India
C:China
D:Australia
解析： India

3、 _is the first European country that successfully founded the first colony in America.

A:France
B:Spain
C:Britain
D:Portugal
解析： Britain