“从世界史的观点来看，美国革命之所以重要并不是因为它创造了一个独立的国家，而是因为它创造了一个新的、不同类型的国家。”对“新的、不同类型”的正确理解是：
A．开创了现代政体新形式
B．确立了君主立宪制
C．确立了议会立法的原则
D．确立了总统共和制
答案：D
题目分析：本题主要考查学生对教材内容的识记能力，美国革命“创造了一个新的、不同类型的国家”是指创造了一种崭新的政体，即总统共和政体，严格按照“三权分立”原则来运作本国政治，A B C三项涉及的都是英国君主立宪制政体，故正确答案选D项。
点评：美国的总统是美国的权力中心，尽管国会和最高法院对其拥有限制权力，但丝毫没有减弱其独立行使行 * * 的权力，他是美国国家的象征。高考关于总统内容的考察主要涉及到总统的职能，选举和与国会的制衡关系。
| 阅读下面材料，根据材料内容从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 |
The Official Mascots (官方吉祥物) of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |
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| Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration (灵感), the Five Friendlies (福娃)will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship, peace and blessings (祝福)from China to children all over the world. The Five Friendlies come from four of China's most popular animals: the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope (藏羚羊), the Swallow and one from the Olympic Flame (火炬). Each of the Friendlies has a name in the traditional way of expressing love for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow. When you put their names together: "Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni", they say "Welcome to Beijing", offering a warm invitation of the Five Friendlies as young children for the Olympic Games. The Five Friendlies also stand for the scenery, the dreams and the aspirations (热情)of people from every part of China. In their origins and their headpieces, you can see the five elements of nature: the sea, the forest, the fire, the earth and the sky. What's more, the deep traditional Chinese folk art can be found in all the Five Friendlies. At the heart of their task and through all of their work, the Five Friendlies will try to unite the world in peace and friendship through the Olympic spirit. In order to help Beijing spread (传播) its theme of 2008 "One World, One Dream" to every continent, the Five Friendlies show the deep feeling of the Chinese people to reach out to the world in friendship through the Games. And the Five Friendlies invite every man, woman and child all over the world to take part in the great celebration of human union in Beijing, China in 2008. |
| 1. How many Friendlies are from Chinese most popular animals? |
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| A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. |
| 2. If we put the Friendlies' names together, what is the meaning? |
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| A. One World, One Dream. B. The scenery, the dreams and the aspirations. C. The friendship, peace and blessings. D. Welcome to Beijing. |
| 3. Which of the following is NOT related to the Official Mascots? |
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| A. Helping Beijing to get the chance to hold the 2008 Olympic Games. B. The Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow and the Olympic Flame. C. A warm invitation for the 2008 Olympic Games. D. The scenery, the dreams and the aspirations of people from every part of China. |