hillkong 发表于 2009-4-9 07:52:05

美国入籍新考题(中英对照)

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年满65岁、持绿卡20年以上者,只须回答有星字符号的考题)
(第一部分)
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
美国政府
(A)Principles of American Democracy
(A)美国民主原则
1.What is the supreme law of the land?
问:何为美国最高法律?
A:The Constitution 答:宪法
2.What does the Constitution do?
问:宪法的作用是什么?
A:It sets up the government.
答:建立政府体系
A:defines the government
答:设立政府规范
A:protects basic rights of Americans
答:保障人民各项基本权利
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
问:宪法的前三个字说明人民自治的概念,这三字是什么?
A:We the People
答:我们人民
4. What is an amendment?
问:什么叫修正案?
A:a change (to the Constitution)
答:(宪法的)修正条款
A: an addition (to the Constitution)
答:(宪法的)增补条款
5.What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
问: 现行宪法的前10项修正案被称作什么?
A:The Bill of Rights
答:人权法案
6. What is the one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
问:举出宪法第一修正案中的任何一项自由或权利。
A:Speech
答:言论自由
A:Religion
答:宗教自由
A:Assembly.
答:集会结社自由
A:Press
答:出版自由
A:Petition the government
答:人民有向政府请愿自由
7.How many amendments does the Constitution have?
问:目前宪法有多少修正案?
A:Twenty-seven (27)
答:27项修正案
8.What did the Declaration of Independence do?
问:「独立宣言」的作用为何?
A:announce our independence (from Great Britain)
答:宣布美国脱离英国独立
A: declared our independence (from Great Britain)
答:宣告美国脱离英国而独立
A: said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
答:说明美国脱离英国而独立
9: What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
问:说出「独立宣言」中的两项权利。
A: Life
答:生命的权利
A: Liberty
答:自由的权利
A: Pursuit of happiness.
答:追求幸福的权利
10.What is freedom of religion?
问:什么是宗教自由?
A:You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
答:你可以信仰任何宗教,也可以什么宗教都不信。
*11.What is the economic sys-tem in the U.S. have?
问:美国是什么样的经济制度?
A:Capitalist economy
答:资本主义经济
A:Market economy
答:市场经济
12. What is the “rule of law”?
问:法治是什么意思?
A: Everyone must follow the law
答:每个人都得遵守法律
A: Leaders must obey the law
答:领袖也必须遵守法律
A: Government must obey the law.
答:政府也得遵守法律
A: No one is above the law
答:没有任何人能超越法律
(B)System of Government
(B)政府体制
*13. Name one branch or part of the government.
问:说出政府三大体制中的任何一部分。
A:congress 答:国会
A:legislative 答:立法
A:President 答:总统
A:executive 答:行政
A:the courts 答:司法
A:judicial 答:司法
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
问:有何方式可防止政府变得权力大太?
A:checks and balances
答:制衡
A:separation of powers
答:权力分立
15.Who is in charge of the executive branch?
问:行政部门由谁负责?
A:The President 答:总统
16.Who makes federal laws?
问:谁负责制定联邦法律?
A:Congress 答:国会
A:Senate and House (of Representatives)
答:参院及众院
A:(U.S. or national)legislature.
答:(美国或国家)立法机构
*17.What are the two parts of the United States Congress?
问:美国国会由那两部分组成?
A:The Senate and House (of Representatives)
答:参院及众院
18. How many U. S. Senators are there?
问:联邦参院有多少位参议员?
A:One hundred (100)
答:100位
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
问:我们多久选一次联邦参议员?
A:Six(6) 答:每六年
*20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?
问:说出你的州的两位联邦参议员中的任何一个名字。
A:Answers will vary.
答:答案各州不同
(住在华府哥伦比亚特区或美国属地的居民应试者,当地没有联邦参议员。)
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
问:众院能有投票权的众议员有多少位?
A:435 答:435位
22.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
问:我们多久选一次联邦国会众议员?
A:Two(2) 答:每两年
23. Name your U.S. Representative.
问:说出你选区所在的众议员的名字。
A: Answers will vary.
答:各人答案会有不同
(住在当地国会代表没有投票权的美国属地的应试者,可以说明当地代表或是议员的姓名,或是可以说明自己选区没有众议员。)
24.Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
问:联邦参议员代表何人?
A:All people of the state
答:参议员代表所在州的所有民众
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
问:为何有些州国会众议员的人数比其它州多?
A:(because of) the state’s population.
答:由那个州的人口多少而决定
A:(because) they have more people.
问:因为那个州有更多的人口
A:(because) some states have more people.
问:因为有些州的人口比其它州的多
26.We elect a President for how many years?
问:我们每几年选一次总统?
A:Four (4) years
答:每四年一次
*27. In what month do we vote for President?
问:我们在那一个月选总统?
A:November 答:11月
28.What is the name of the President of the United States?
问:目前美国总统的名字是什么?
A: BarackObama.
答:巴拉克 奥巴马。
A:Obama.
答:奥巴马。
29.Who is the Vice President of the United States now?
问:现任副总统是谁?
A: Joe Biden.
答: 宙 拜登。
A:Biden
答: 拜登。
30.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
问:如果总统不能视事,谁会变成总统?
A:The Vice President
答:副总统
31.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
问:如果总统、副总统都不能视事,由谁来作总统?
A:The Speaker of the House
答:众院议长
32.Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?
问:谁是三军统帅?
A:The President 答:总统
33.Who signs bills to become laws?
问:国会通过的法案由谁签署生效变成法律?
A:The President 答:总统
34. Who vetoes bills?
问:谁能否决国会通过的法案?
A:The President 答:总统
35.What does the President's Cabinet do?
问:总统的内阁做什么事?
A:Advises the President
答:他们对总统提出建议
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
问:任举两个内阁的部长职位。
A:Secretary of Agriculture
答:农业部长
A:Secretary of Commerce
答:商务部长
A:Secretary of Defense
答:国防部长
A:Secretary of Education
答:教育部长
A:Secretary of Energy
答:能源部长
A:Secretary of Health and Human Services
答:卫生与福利部长
A:Secretary of Homeland Security
答:国内安全部长
A:Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
答:住宅与都市发展部长
A:Secretary of Interior
答:内政部长
A:Secretary of State
答:国务卿
A:Secretary of Transportation
答:运输部长
A:Secretary of Treasury
答:财政部长
A:Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs
答:退伍军人事务部长
A:Secretary of Labor
答:劳工部长
A:Attorney General
答:司法部长
37.What does the judicial branch do?
问:司法部门做什么事?
A:Reviews laws
答:检讨现有法律
A: Explains laws
答:解释法律
A:Resolves disputes (disagreements)
答:解决争议
A:Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
答:决定某一法律是否抵触宪法
38. What is the highest court in the United States?
问:美国最高的法院是什么?
A: the Supreme Court
答:联邦最高法院
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
问:联邦最高法最高法院有几位大法官?
A: nine(9) 答:九位
40.Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
问:谁是目前的联邦首席大法官?
A:John Roberts(John G. Roberts, Jr.)
答:约翰•罗伯兹
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
问:根据宪法,有些权力属于联邦政府。举出一项联邦政府的权力。
A: to print money
答:印钞票
A: to declare war
答:宣战
A: to create an army
答:建立军队
A: to make treaties
答:签订条约
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one of the states?
问:根据宪法,有些权力属于州政府。举出一项州政府权力的例子。
A: provide schooling and education 答:提供教育
A: provide protection (police)
答:提供治安保护(警察)
A: provide safety (fire department)
答:提供安全(消防局)
A: give a driver's license
答:提供驾照
A: approve zoning and land use
答:审批区划和土地使用
43.Who is the Governor of your state?
问:你居住州的州长是谁?
A:Answers will vary.(District of Columbia and U.S. Territory
residents would answer that they do not have a state governor.)
答:答案会有不同。(哥伦比亚特区和美国属地居民,应回答他们没有州长.)
44.What is the capital of your state?
问:你居住州的首府在哪里里?
A:Answers will vary. (District of Columbia residents would answer that DC is not a state, and that therefore it does not have a capital.)
答:答案会有不同。(哥伦比亚特区居民,应回答哥伦比亚特区不是一个州,因此没有首府)。
*45.What are the two major political parties in the U.S.?
问:美国当今两大政党为何?
A:Democrats and Republicans
答:民主党及共和党
46.What is the political party of the President now?
问:现任总统属于哪里个政党?
A:Democratic (Party).
答:共和党
47.Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
问:现任国会众院议长是谁?
A:Nancy Pelosi
答:南西•波洛西
(C):Rights and Responsibilities
(C):权利与责任
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
问:宪法里面有四条关于哪里些人拥有投票权的修正案,试举一项。
A:Citizen (18) and older can vote.
答:任何年满18岁的公民都可以投票
A:You don't have to pay to vote .(You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote.)
答:不必缴钱就可以投票(不必缴投票税就可以投票)
A:Any citizen can vote.(Women and men can vote.)
答:任何男性或女性公民都可以投票 (男性和女性都可以投票)
A:A male citizen of any race can vote.
答:任何种族的男性公民都可以投票
*49.What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
问:举出一项只有美国公民才有的责任。
A:Vote 答:投票
A:Serve on a jury
答:当陪审员
50. What are two rights only for United States citizens?
问:举出两项只有美国公民才拥有的权利。
A:apply for a federal job
答:申请联邦工作的权利
A:vote 答:投票权
A:run for office
答:竞选公职的权利 www.6park.com

hillkong 发表于 2009-4-10 00:40:29

公民入籍新试题(二)
Naturalization Pilot Civics Questions
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the U.S.?
问:举出两项每一个住在美国的人都拥有的权利。
A:Freedom of expression
答:表达自由
A:Freedom of speech
答:言论自由
A:Freedom of assembly
答:集会自由
A:Freedom to petition the government
答:向政府请愿的自由
A:Freedom of worship
答:宗教信仰自由
A:The right to bear arms
答:拥有武器的权利
52.What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
问:我们宣誓效忠时是向什么表达忠诚?
A: the United States
答:美利坚合众国
A: the flag 答:国旗
53. What is the one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
问:举出一项在入籍成为公民时提出的承诺。
A:To give up loyalty to other countries
答:放弃效忠其它国家
A:To defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
答:护卫美国的宪法和法律
A:To obey the laws of the United States
答:遵守美国的法律
A:To serve in the United States military (if needed)
答:在必要时加入美国军队
A:To serve (do important work for)the nation (if needed)
答:在必要时为国效劳(在必要时为美国执行重要的工作)。
A:To be loyal to the United States
答:效忠美国
*54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
问:美国公民几岁以上可以投票选举总统 ?
A: eighteen (18) and older
答:满18岁
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy ?
问:举出两种美国人参与民主政治的方法?
A:Vote 答:投票
A:Join a political party
答:加入政党
A:Help with a campaign
答:协助竞选活动
A:Join a civic group
答:加入公民团体
A:Join a community group
答:加入社区团体
A:Give an elected official your opinion on an issue
答:向民选官员提供自己对某个议题的意见
A:Call your Senators and Representatives
答:与自己的参议员众议员连络
A:Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
答:公开支持或反对某个议题或政策
A:Run for office
答:竞选公职
A:Write to a newspaper
答:写信给报纸
56.When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
问:寄送联邦所得税表的截止日期是哪里一天?
A:April 15
答:每年的4月15日
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
问:所有男子何时必须做兵役登记?
A: at age eighteen (18)
答:18岁
A: between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
答:18岁至26岁之间
58.What is one reason colonists came to America?
问:举出一个殖民者当初到美国的理由。
A:Freedom
答:自由
A:Political liberty
答:政治自由
A:Religious freedom
答:宗教自由
A:Economic opportunity
答:经济机会
A:practice their religion
答:从事宗教活动
A:escape persecution
答:逃避迫害。
59.Who lived in America be-fore the Europeans arrived?
问:在欧洲人来到美洲之前,谁已经住在这里?
A:The Native Americans
答:美洲原住民
A:American Indians
答:美洲印第安人
60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
问:哪里一群人被带到美国当奴隶卖?
A:Africans 答:非洲人
A:People from Africa
答:来自非洲的人
61. Why did the colonists fight the British ?
问:殖民者为什么要与英国作战?
A:Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
答:他们必须缴付高额税捐,却没有任何代表权 (光缴税,没有代表权)。
A:because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering).
答:英国军队住在他们的房子里 (强行食宿,霸占空间)。
A:The British denied the colonists self-government
答:英国拒绝让殖民者拥有自治权。
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
问:独立宣言是谁写的?
A:(Thomas) Jefferson
答:汤玛士•杰佛逊
63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
问:独立宣言是在何时通过的?
A:July 4, 1776
答:1776年7月4日
64. There are 13 original states. Name three.
问:美国当初只有13个州,试举其中三个。
A:New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
答:新罕布夏、 麻萨诸塞、罗德岛、康乃狄克、纽约、新泽西、宾州、德拉瓦、马里兰、北卡罗来纳、南卡罗来纳、维吉尼亚、格鲁吉亚
65.What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
问:制宪会议达成什么事?
A:The Constitution was writ-ten. 答:拟定宪法
A:The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
答:开国先贤拟定宪法
66. When was the Constitution written?
问:宪法是在何时撰写的?
A:1787 答:1787年
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
问:「联邦论」支持通过美国宪法,举出一个「联邦论」的作者。
A:(James)Madison
答:詹姆斯•麦迪森
A:(Alexander)Hamilton
答:亚历山大•汉弥尔顿
A:(John)Jay 答:约翰•杰伊
A:Publius 答:普布利乌斯
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
问:班哲明•富兰克林以何著称。
A:U.S. Diplomat
答:美国外交官
A:Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
答:制宪会议年纪最长的成员
A:First Postmaster General of the United States
答:美国第一任邮政总局长
A:Writer of” Poor Richard’s Almanac”
答:著作「穷人理查年监」
A. Started the first free libraries
答:开办第一批免费图书馆
69.Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
问:「美国国父」是谁?
A:(George) Washington
答:乔治•华盛顿
*70. Who was the first President?
问:美国第一任总统是谁?
A:(George) Washington
答:乔治•华盛顿
(B) 1800s
(B) 十九世纪
71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
问:1803年美国向法国购买哪里片土地?
A:The Louisiana Territory
答:路易斯安纳地区
A:Louisiana 答:路易斯安纳
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
问:举出一场美国在一八零零年代参与的战争。
A:War of 1812
答:1812年战争
A: Mexican American War
答: 美国与墨西哥战争
A: Civil War
答:南北战争
A: Spanish American War
答:美国与西班牙战争
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
问:美国北方与南方之间的战争称为什么?
A:The Civil War
答:美国内战(南北战争)
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
问:举出一个引发美国内战的问题。
A:Slavery 答:奴隶制度
A:Economic reasons
答:经济因素
A:States’ rights
答:各州权利
*75.What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
问:举出一件亚伯拉罕•林肯的事迹。
A:Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
答:解放黑奴
A:Saved (or preserved) the Union
答:保全 (或维护)联邦
A:Led the U.S. during the Civil War.
答:在南北战争期间统领美国
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
问:解放宣言的用意何在?
A: freed the slaves
答:解放奴隶
A: freed slaves in the Confederacy
答:解放南方邦联的奴隶
A: freed slaves in the Confederate states
答:解放南方邦联各州的奴隶
A: freed slaves in most Southern states
答:解放南方大部分州的奴隶
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
问:苏珊•安东尼有何事迹?
A: fought for women’s rights.
答:为女权奋战
A: fought for civil rights
答:为民权奋战
(C)Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
(C) 美国近代史和其它重要历史资料
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
问:举出一场美国在一九九零年代参与的战争。
A: World War I,World War II,Korean War,Vietnam War,(Persian) Gulf War
答:第一次世界大战、第二次世界大战、韩战、越战或海湾(或波斯湾)战争
79. Who was President during World War I?
问:第一次世界大战时美国总统是谁?
A: (Woodrow) Wilson
答:乌德洛•威尔逊
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
问:美国经济大萧条和二次世界大战时的总统是谁?
A: (Franklin) Roosevelt
答:富兰克林•罗斯福
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
问:美国在第二次世界大战时是与谁作战?
A: Japan, Germany, and Italy
答:日本、德国和意大利
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
问:艾森豪当总统之前是个将领,他曾参加哪里个战争?
A: World War II
答:第二次世界大战
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
问:美国在冷战期间最担心的是什么?
A: Communism
答:**主义
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
问:试图结束种族歧视的是哪里个运动?
A: civil rights (movement)
答:民权运动
85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
问:马丁•路德•金恩有何事迹?
A: fought for civil rights
答:为民权奋战
A: worked for equality for all Americans
答:为所有美国人争取平等
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
问:2001年9月11日美国发生什么大事?
A: Terrorists attacked the United States.
答:恐怖分子攻击美国
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
问:举出美国的一个印第安人部族。
A:Cherokee,Navajo,Sioux,Chippewa,Choctaw,Pueblo,Apache,Iroquois, Creek,Blackfeet,Seminole,Cheyenne,Arawak,Shawnee,Mohegan,Huron,Oneida, Lakota,Crow,Teton,Hopi,Inuit
答:却洛基、纳瓦荷、苏、齐普瓦、乔克陶、布耶布洛、阿帕契、伊洛奎斯、库瑞克、布雷克费特、塞米诺利斯、斜阳、阿拉瓦克、萧尼、莫希根、忽隆、欧尼达、拉科塔、克洛、泰顿、贺皮、伊努特。(主考官将拥有完整清单)
A: Geography
A:地理
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
问:试举美国最长的两条河流中的任何一条。
A: Missouri (River)
答:密苏里河
A: Mississippi (River)
答:密西西比河
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
问:美国西岸滨临哪里个海洋?
A: Pacific (Ocean)
答:太平洋
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
问:美国东岸滨临哪里个海洋?
A: Atlantic (Ocean)
答:大西洋
91. Name one U.S. territory.
问:试举美国一个领地。
A: Puerto Rico
答:波多黎各
A: U.S. Virgin Islands
答:美属维京群岛
A: American Samoa
答:美属萨摩亚
A: Northern Mariana Islands
答:北马里亚纳群岛
A: Guam 答:关岛
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
问:试举美国与加拿大接邻的一个州。
A:Maine、New Hampshire、Vermont、New York、Pennsylvania、Ohio、Michigan、Minnesota、North Dakota、Montana、Idaho、Washington、Alaska
答:缅因州、新罕布夏州、佛蒙特州、纽约州、宾州、俄亥俄州、密西根州、明尼苏达州、北达科他州、蒙大拿州、爱达荷州、华盛顿州或阿拉斯加州
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
问:试举美国与墨西哥接邻的一个州。
A: California、Arizona、New Mexico、Texas
答:加州、亚利桑纳州、新墨西哥州或德州。
*94. What is the capital of the United States?
问:美国首都在哪里里:
A: Washington, D.C.
答 :华盛顿特区
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
问:自由女神像在哪里里?
A: New York (Harbor)
答:纽约(港)
A: Liberty Island
答:自由岛
(答新泽西州、纽约市附近、哈德逊河上也可以接受)
B: Symbols
B:标志
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
问:美国国旗为什么有13条条纹?
A: because there were 13 original colonier.
答:因为当初有13个殖民地
A: because the stripes represent the original colonies
答:因为这些条纹代表当初的殖民地。
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
问:为什么国旗上有50颗星星?
A: because there is one star for each state
答:因为每一颗星代表每个州
A: because each star represents a state
答:因为每一颗星代表一个州
A: because there are 50 states
答:因为美国共有50州
98. What is the name of the national anthem?
问:美国国歌的名称?
A: The Star-Spangled Banner
答 :星条旗之歌
C: Holidays
C:国定假日
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
问:我们在哪里一天庆祝国庆?
A: July 4
答:7月4日
100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
问:试举美国两个国定假日。
A: New Year’s Day
答:新年
A: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
答:马丁•路德•金恩日
A: Presidents’ Day
答:总统日
A: Memorial Day
答:国殇日
A: Independence Day
答:国庆日
A: Labor Day 答:劳工节
A: Columbus Day
答:哥伦布节
A: Veterans Day
答:退伍军人节
A: Thanksgiving 答:感恩节
A:Christmas 答:圣诞节。

迷茫小猪 发表于 2009-4-12 20:27:17

好东西怎么没人顶啊,
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