107.The pillar industries for the postwar economic boom were______.

　　A.information.space and blotechnology B.textile， automobile and construction C.defense，

　　information and housing D.automobile， housing and defense

　　108.During the Cuban missile Crisis， there was_______a nuclear war.

　　A.little danger of B.grave danger of C.real intention D.earnest intention for

　　109.The Federalists advocated________.

　　A.a strong federal government B.strong state government

　　C.the adoption of Bill of Rights D.limits on the federal government

　　110.In the past decades，the influence of political parties has been declining_______.

　　A.so the political parties are no longer important

　　B.so an independent presidential candidate can win a national election

　　C.but without the backing of a political party， a presidential candidate still cannot win

　　D.so the presidential election has become more unpredictable

　　111.In 1992______ran for the President as an independent candidate.

　　A.Bill Clinton B.Ross Perot C.Bob Dole D.George Bush

　　112.When the delegates met at Philadelphia in1787，their task was to_______.

　　A.write a new constitution B.see what they can do about the Articles of Confederation C.design a new form of government

　　D.revise the Articles of Confederation

　　113.The House Speaker and the Temporary President of the Senate are usually_________.

　　A.elected by the majority party B.chosen from the majority parties

　　C.members of the majority party

　　D.chosen freely from the Congressmen and Senators

　　114.The 1983 report“A.Nation At Risk”cited as example of he decline of educational standards？

　　A.high rates of adult illiteracy B.declining SAT scores

　　C.low scores of American students in key subjects as compared with scores of students of other

　　countries.D.All of above

　　115.One of the goals set by President Bush in his \“America 2000\” Plan is________.

　　A.elimination of drugs and violence at school

　　B.the increase of the high－school graduation rate to 86％

　　C.competence in foreign language，mathematics science，history and geography

　　D.the increase of adult literacy rate

　　116.To many Americans，education is important because________.

　　A.it contributes to the success of individuals

　　B.it contributes to the strengthening of the national strength

　　C.it prepares the young for further development

　　D.Both A and B

　　117.In the United States，educational policies are determined by_______.

　　A.the federal government B.the state and the board of trustees in some states C.local

　　school district D.board of trustees

　　118.The governing board of school district is responsible for_______.

　　A.The hiring of teachers and staff B.the designing of a suitable curriculum C.the

　　compiling and approving of the budget D.all of the above

　　119. Higher education in the United States consists of________types of institutions.

　　A. four B. five C.six D. seven

　　120. Community college________.

　　A. offers bachelor degrees B. offers associate degrees

　　C. is a two-year college D. Both B and C

　　121. Poor Richard's Almanac contained________.

　　A. many proverbs B. Franklin's autobiography

　　C. voyages to the new land D. climate and crops

　　122. In the early 19th century， New York was______.

　　A. the capital of the United States B. the center of Harlem Renaissance

　　123. Washington Irving's most famous book The Sketch Book contains_________.

　　A. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow B. Rip Van Winkle

　　C. A history of New York D. Both A and B

　　124. Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of those who_______transcendentalism.

　　A. supported B. was indifferent to C. attacked D. had nothing to do with

　　125. The book The Scarlet Letter ends with Dimmesdale__________.

　　A. Running away with Hester B. killing himself out of guilt

　　C. overcoming his sense of guilt D. making a public confession and falling dead in the

　　arms of Hester

　　126. Most of the poems written by Emily Dickinson were_________.

　　A. lost B. published during her lifetime

　　C. buried with her D. published after her death

　　127. The novel Sister Carrie describes________.

　　A. the death of Hustwood B. the degeneration of Carrie Meeber

　　C. how Carrie climbed up the social ladder D. Carrie's love affair with Drouet

　　128. T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land is important because it________.

　　A. deals with the cultural glories of the past B. praises the lost generation C. is highly

　　traditional D. reveals the spiritual crisis of post-WWI Europe

　　and it is original in form

　　129. The \“Lost Generation\” refers to those who_________.

　　A. have no ambition in life B. are physically and spiritually impotent

　　C. are homeless D. are expatriates

　　130. In the Old Man and the Sea， Hemingway praises the old fisherman's________.

　　A. courage to face the risks of high seas B. courage to fight the sharks C. courage to

　　accept defeat of not catching anything for 84 days D. attitudes towards defeat and failure