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USEntertainment---Sports
PARTIChoosethecorrectanswer.
I.ThemostpopularbaseballleagueintheU.S.is
A.MajorLeagueFootball
B.MajorLeagueBaseball
C.theAmericanLeague
D.theNationalLeague
2.lnningsaredividedinto
halves,referredtoasthetopandbottomoftheinning.
3.
wasatrulyAmericanorigin
AFootballBbaseballCBasketballDice-hocky
4.The32-team
isthemostpopularandonlymajorprofessionalfootballleague.
ANILBNBLCNBADNFL
5.ThetypicalAmericansportsofbaseball,basketballandfootballarosefromgamesthat
werebroughttoAmericaby
A.NativeAmericansB.thefirstsettlersC.theAfricanslavesD.Englishpeople
6.WhichofthefollowingsportsisinventedintheUnitedStates?
A.FootballB.BasketballC.BaseballD.Soccer
PARTIIFillintheblanks
1.BaseballistheoldestofthemajorAmericanteamsports,thoughbaseballisnoIonger
themostpopularsport,itisstillreferredtoasthe"nationalpastime.
2.Abaseballgameisdividedintonineperiodsofplay,calledinnings.
3.TheNationalBasketballAssociation,istheworld'spremiermen'sprofessional
basketballleagueandoneofthemajorprofessionalsportsleaguesofNorthAmerica
4.Football,knownasgridironorAmericanfootballoutsidetheU.S.andCanada,attractsmoretelevisionViewersthanbaseball,andisconsideredthemostpopularsportinthe
UnitedStates.
5.TheUnitedStatesisoneofcreatorsoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee
6.In1994,theUShosted_theWorldCup_,whichsparkedincreasedinterestinthesport.
7.—MajorLeagueBaseball_isthehighestlevelofprofessionalbaseballcompetitionin
NorthAmerica.
8.Theprofessionalchampionshipgameof_football_iscalledtheSuperBowl.
9.Sportshavecontributedtoracialandsocialintegrationandoverhistoryhavebeenasocialglue”bondingthecountrytogether.
IIITrueorFalseStatement
1.(T)SportsintheUSnotonlyproviderecreationforitspeople,butalsoteachimportantvalues.
IVDefinition
1.baseball
Itisagamebetweentwoteamsof9people.Oneteamtryingtogainpointsbyhittingaballandrunningaroundthefield,theothertriestostopthembycatchingtheballandthrowingit.
2.NFL
TherearetwoleaguestheAFL(AmericanFootballLeague)andtheNFC(National
FootballConference)whichtogetherarepartoftheNFL(NationalFootballLeague)
3.PAT
Atthatstage,theteamcanearnoneadditionalpointbykickingtheballthroughthegoalpoSts,aPointAfterTouchdown.
VAnswerquestions1.WhatimportantroledosportsplayinAmericansociety?
USValues2014
IFillintheblanks.
1.Americansbelievethatallpeoplehaveanequal_opportunitytosucceedinlife,despitethephysicaloreconomicconditionsintowhichtheywereborn.
2.Americansfocusmoreonthefuturethanthepastandeventhe
present.Almostallenergyisdirectedtowardsrealizingabetterfuture.
3.
Americanalwayscherishesthefollowingvalues:
equality,respect,
modernAmericanfamilies.
statement.
prefereneewhentheyarecalledbypeople?
B.
A.Mr.orMrs.
firstnameC.middlenameD.
lastname
VExplaineachiteminyourownwords
1.AmericanDream
Theso-calledAmericanDream,isabeliefthataslongastheUnited
Statesafterahardstrugglewillbeabletoachievetheideaofabetter
life,thatis,peoplehavetoworkthroughtheirownhardwork.
VIQuestionsforshortanswers
1.ThecharacteristicsofuniformityinAmericanculture.
WithregardtoIanguage,thereisnorealregionalorclassvarietyinspeechor
Thereisnotmuchdiffereneein
usage.
habitsandwaysofliving.Ingeneralpeoplesharethesameideas,idealsandobjectives.
Americanpeoplearealmostentirelyanurbansociety.
Ingeneralthereisnotmuchreallydistinctiveregionalarchitectureorcookery,musicorliterature.
VIIQuestionsfordiscussion
1.WhatcharacteristicsoftheAmericanvaluesinAmericaimpressyou
mostinthemovie
Unit3AmericanHoliday
Findtheexactsignalsordescriptionsofeachholidaysrespectively.
Valentine'sDay:
afestivalofromaneeandaffectionbyexchangingtokensoflove
St.Patrick'sDay:
Besuretoweargreen
Easter:
InChristiancountriesitiscelebratedasareligiousholidaycommemoratingtheresurrectionofJesusChrist,
AprilFools'Day:
Playaclever(butharmless)trickortellajoketosomeonewithagoodsenseofhumor
Mothers'Day:
earnation
ColumbusDay:
ItcommemoratesthediscoveryofAmericabyChristopherColumbusHalloween:
“Trickortreat”
ThanksgivingDay:
turkeyChristmas:
SantaClausandhisreindeers
Definition:
Presidents'Day
IthonorstwogreatAmericanPresidents:
AbrahamLincolnandGeorgeWashington.thirdMondayinFeb.
ThanksgivingDay:
ItisthefourthThursdayinNovember,celebratesthefirstharvestofthePilgrimsaftertheysurvivedtheirfirstwinterinthenewworld.Thethemehasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty.
MartinLutherKing'sDay
.,agreatcivilrights
ItisonJan.15thtocelebratethebirthdayofMartinLutherKing,Jrleaderwhofoughtagainstracialdiscrimination.
IndependenceDay:
OnJuly4th,celebratesthebirthdayoftheU.S.withthesigningoftheDeclarationof
Independence.
Veteran'sDay
November11,AlsoknownasRemembraneeDay,ArmisticeDay.IthonorsallthebraveservicemenandwomenwhohaveputtheirlivesonthelinetodefendtherightsandfreedomofallAmericans.
ThanksgivingDay:
ThefourthThursdayinNovember,CelebratingaHarvestoftradition.Thethemehas
alwaysbeenpeaceandplenty.
Christmas:
December25,ajoyfulreligiousholidaywhenChristianscelebratethebirthofJesus
Christ
SantaClaus:
-
infolklore,afat,beardedoldmaninaredsuitwholivesattheNorthPoleandbrings
childrenpresentsatChristmas;
Unit5AmericanEducation
I.Fillintheblanks
1.EducationintheUnitedStatesisprovidedmainiybygovernment,with
controlandfundingcomingfromthreelevels:
federal,state,andlocal.
2.Elementaryschoolisforthestudentswhoarein
Grade1-6,attheage
of6-11.
3.(Senior)highschoolisforthestudentswhoareinGrade9-12,
attheage
of14-17.
Definition:
IvyLeagueincluding8universities,namelyBrownUniversity,Columbia
University,CornellUniversity,DartmouthCollege,HarvardUniversity,
UniversityofPennsylvania,PrincetonUniversity,YaleUniversity
V.Explanation
1.WhatwillentitleAmericanstudentstogettheacceptanceofcollege
anduniversity
1)theconditionsofapplicationforacollegeeducation:
2)student'highschoolrecords
3)recommendationfromtheirhighschoolteachers
4)theimpressiontheymakeduringinterviewattheuniversity
5)theirscoresontheScholasticAptitudeTests(SATs)
VI.Composition
I.WhatcharacteristicsofthehighereducationinAmericaimpressyoumost?
USGeneralIntroduction
1.
IFillintheblanks.
SincethetimeofindependenceoftheUnitedStates,
continentalstateswereadded.
UnitedStates.
Columbus
Canada_tothenorthandMexico_tothesouth,thePacific
8.
ThefederaldistrictofUSAisWashington,D.C.andthelargestcityis
9.
NewYorkCity
AppalachianMountainsareintheeasternpartandtheRocky
Mountainsareinthewesternpart
II
Choosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionorstatement.
1.
Howmanycontinentalstateswerethereatthetimeofindependenceof
theUS?
A.35B.48C.13D.50
2.
Whichofthefollowingwasthelastcontinentalstateaddedtothe
Union?
A.
Kentucky
B.
Arizona
3.
4.
C.
D.
Pennsylvania
Alaska
WhichofthefollowingdescriptionofuniformityofAmericancultureis
nottrue?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Peopleingeneralsharethesameideas,idealsandobjectives
Thereisnorealregionalorclassvarietyinspeechofusageof
English.
Thereisnotmuchreallydistinctiveregionalarchitectureor
cookery.
Generallyspeakingpeoplehavethesameethnicbackground
WhichstatesaregeographicallyseparatedfromtheAmerican
continent?
A_HawaiiandAlaska.
BHawaiiandArizona
CArizonaandAlaska
DAlaskaandNewYork
5.ThebiggestcityintheUSis
A.LosAngels
B.NewYork
C.Chicago
D.SanFrancisco
6.WhichtwolakesconsistofNiagaraFalls?
7.
B.MichiganandHuron
LakesSuperiorandMichigan
8.WhatarethefivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture?
ABarbieDoll,AmericanGothic,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,The
StatueofLiberty
A.UncleSam,TheStatueofLiberty,Coca-cola,BarbieDoll,American
Gothic
B.AmericanGothic,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,Coca-cola,TheStatue
ofLiberty
C.Coca-cola,BarbieDoll,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,TheStatueof
Liberty
9.WhatarethenationalroseandtreeofUS?
A.roseandpalmroseandoak_C.tulipandoakD.tulipandpalm
IIIJudgewhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).
1.(T)Hawaiibecamethe50thstatesoftheUnitedStatesinthe1948.
2.(F)ThelargestoftheracialandethnicminoritiesintheUSisthe
Hispanics.
3.(F)TheGrandCanyonislocatedinthestateofColorado.
4.(T)ThefirstthirteenstatesoftheUnitedStatesmainiylocatedalongtheeasternseaboard
5.(T)ArizonawasthelastcontinentalstatewhichjoinedtheUnioninthe1912.
6.(T)HollywoodlocatedinLosAngels.
1.FindthenicknamesofthefollowingStatesintheUSA.
Arkansas:
LandofOpportunity
California:
GoldenState
Colorado:
CentennialState
Florida:
SunshineState
;PeninsulaState
Hawaii:
AlohaState
;BaySta
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