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《最新英美概况》练习题与答案美国部分
《最新英美概况》
练习参考答案
(本答案不包括练习中的开放性习题、思考题和讨论题)
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PARTTWOTheUnitedStates
ChapterEightTheLand
P.209—210
IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.
1.theStar-SpangledBanner,DefenseofFortMcHenry,1812.
2.theStarsandtheStripes,OldGlory,theStar-SpangledBanner.
3.TheWhiteHouse,TheCapitol,ThePentagon.
4.June,14th,June14th.
5.thePotomac,nostate,theFederalgovernment.
6.36,36states.
7.AmerigoVespucci,AmericanWarofIndependence.
8.PierreL’Enfant,light,service.
IIChoosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
1.C2.D3.C4.ABCD5.CD
IIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:
1.F2.F3.T4.F5.T
IVAnswerthefollowingquestions.
1.
(1)AtfirsttheContinentwasnamedas“America”afterexplorerAmerigoVespucci.
(2)DuringtheAmericanWarofIndependence,theformerBritishcoloniesfirstused“thethirteenunitedStatesofAmerica”intheDeclarationofIndependence.
(3)TheofficialnameofAmericawasadoptedonNovember15,1777,whentheSecondContinentalCongresspassedtheArticlesofConfederation.
2.The50starsrepresentthe50States,whilethe13stripesrepresenttheoriginalthirteencolonies.
Whiteindicatespurityandinnocence;redindicatesvalourandbravery,andbluesymbolizesvigilance,perseveranceandjustice;itisalsoasymbolofrespecttoGod.
3.Thestarsandstripshavedifferentmeanings.
EachstarrepresentseachstateinAmerica,whilestripsrepresenttheoriginalthirteen
coloniesbeforetheindependenceofAmerica.
4.
(1)Thelyricsofthenationalanthemcomefrom“DefenseofFortMcHenry”,apoemwrittenduringtheWarof1812.
ThepoemwassettothetuneofapopularBritishdrinkingsong,“TheAnacreontic
Song”(or“ToAnacreoninHeaven”).
(2)TheStar-SpangledBannerwasusedofficiallybytheNavyin1889,andwasmadethenationalanthembycongressonMarch3,1931,whichwassignedbyPresidentHerbertHoover.
5.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltin1792anditsoriginalcolorwasgrey.
DuringtheWarof1812,itwasbadlydamagedbytheBritishtroops,andin1814itwasrepaintedwhite.
PresidentRooseveltnamedit“WhiteHouse”inthe1940s.
P.213
IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.
1.thecentralpartof,MexicoandGulfofMexico,east,west.
2.48,Hawaii,Alaska.
3.theRioGrande,Pacific.
4.9,629,091,thethird,Canada.
5.Alaska,Texas.
6.Arctic,glaciers.
IIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:
1.T2.T3.T4.F5.F
IIIAnswerthefollowingquestions.
1.
(1)TheAtlanticcoast,thePacificcoastandHawaiiprovideconvenientsearoutesforforeigntrade.
(2)Thelongcoastlinewithmanyharborsandinletsprovidesfavorableconditionsforforeigntradeandthefishingindustry.
(3)MainlandAmerica,mainlywithinthenortherntemperatezone,isfavorableforagriculture.
2.TheU.S.andCanadasharethe“world'slongestundefendedborder.”TheborderwasdemilitarizedaftertheWarof1812andhasremainedpeaceful.MilitarycollaborationbeganduringWorldWarIIandcontinuedthroughouttheColdWaronbothabilateralbasisandamultilateralrelationshipthroughNATO.BothcountriesareNATOmembersandhavehighmilitaryinterdependency,inparticular,duringtheColdWaragainstSovietthreat.
TodayCanadiansandAmericansareincloseculturalproximity,sharingthesamelanguage,similarreligionandpoliticalsystemsaswellasmanyvalues.
Theireconomicrelationsaresoclose(theyhavebeeneachother’sNo.1tradingpartnerforyears)thatthetwocountrieshaveestablishedtheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,theworld’slargestfree-tradezone.Bothenjoythemostdevelopedandrichesteconomiesintheworldaswellasacomparablestandardofliving(Canada’swelfaresystemisevenmorecomprehensiveandcoversmorewidely).
Toguardtheover8000-kilometerlonglandborderisnotonlyexpensivebutalsounnecessary(inasense,impossible,becauseitistoolong),becauseneitherpeopleworrythattheirneighborswouldcrosstheborderonalargescaleorstayintheircountryforalongtime.
3.TheborderbetweentheU.S.andMexicoisheavilyguarded(mostlyontheAmericanside)againstillegalimmigrantsenteringtheU.S.whilepeoplecanenterMexicofreely.Thecauseismostlyeconomicratherthanpolitical.ThereisahugedisparityinthestandardoflivingbetweentheU.S.andMexicowhosepercapitaGDPisonlyabout20%thatoftheU.S.(2012WorldBankstatistics).ItisestimatedsixoutoftheelevenmillionillegalimmigrantslivingintheU.S.areMexicans,andmillionsmoreplantoentertheU.S.TheytrytobenefitfromtheAmericanbusinessorjobopportunitiesorfromtheAmericanwelfaresystemoreventoengageindrug-traffickingandsmuggling.Anotherpurposeistocombatcrimeandterrorism,particularlyafterthe9.11terroristattacks.TheU.S.-Mexicanborderareaswitnessthemostseriousdrug-traffickingandgangviolenceintheworld.SomeMexicans,inparticularthosehauntedbytheseriousdrug-relatedviolenceinrecentyears,trytoescapefromtheviolenceinMexicobymovingtotheU.S.Inaword,iftheUS-MexicoborderisopenandunguardedastheU.S.-Canadaborder,therewouldbemillionsofMexicanstryingtomigratetoAmericasothattheconsequentproblemswouldbeverydifficultfortheU.S.dealwith.
4.Alaska,facingRussiaacrossBeringStrait,islocatedbetweentheArcticandPacificoceans,soit’simportantforstrategicpositionandtransportation.
5.Hawaii,likeachainofbeads,islocatedinthecentralPacificOcean,thebestplacetoenjoytheoceanicscenery.
Itisfamousfornaturalscenery:
whitebeach,bluesky,andpalmtrees,etc.
ThefamousPacificFleetislocatedatPearlHarbor,OahuIsland.
P.221—222
IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.
1.LakeSuperior,Erie,Ontario.
2.ColumbiaPlateau,theGreatCanyon.
3.theRockies,thefatherofwaters.
4.dairyfarming,Harvard,Yale,MIT.
5.DeathValley,GreatSaltLake.
6.38,YellowstoneNationalPark,OldFaithful.
7.4,800,BritishColumbia,thebackboneofthecontinent,Mt.Elbert.
8.HooverDam,TheRioGrande,Ruhr.
9.half,“BarnofAmerica”,GreatLakes.
10.dividingline,LakeErie,NewYork.
IIChoosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
1.ABC2.D3.AD4.AB5.D
IIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:
1.F2.T3.F4.T5.T
IVAnswerthefollowingquestions.
1.NewEnglandisaregioninthenortheasterncorneroftheUnitedStatesconsistingofthesixstatesofMaine,NewHampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,RhodeIsland,andConnecticut,wheretheearliestEnglishsettlementsinNorthAmericawasmade.
Inthelate18thcentury,theNewEnglandColoniesinitiatedtheresistancetotheBritishParliament'seffortstoimposenewtaxeswithouttheconsentofthecolonists.TheconfrontationledtotheDeclarationofIndependenceinJuly1776,whichresultedintheWarofAmericanIndependencethatbroughtaboutthebirthoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
2.TheAppalachiansholdsonesixthofthecontinentalterritory.Themountainsarerelativelylow,andtheaveragealtitudeisonly800metershigh.
Theseoldmountainswithroundedtopsandwoodedhills,andhavemuchbeautifulsceneryandmanytouristresorts.
3.ItisthemostimportantandlongestriverintheUS.Itflowsabout6,400km.fromtheRockiestotheGulfofMexico,andthefourthlongestriverintheworld.
Withhundredsoftributaries,theriverisknownas“thefatherofwaters”.ThechieftributariesaretheMissouriRiver,theOhioRiver,andtheArkansas,etc.
4.Theyarethelargestlakegroupintheworldandcontainabouthalfoftheworld’sfreshwater.Allthefivelakesareinter-connected,reachingtheAtlanticbywayoftheSt.LawrenceRiver.TheyaretheimportanteconomiclifelineoftheMidwest.
Theworld-famousNiagaraFallsalsoattractsnumerousvisitors.
5.TheGreatPlainstretchesfromthewestoftheMississippitotheRockies,andcoversadistanceofabout6,400kilometers.Thelandisflatandopen,andisoriginallycoveredwithrichprairiegrass,butnotrees.Todaytheareaisstillacattlecountry.Muchofthenation’swheatisgrownhere,thereforetheareaisknownasthe“breadbasket”ofAmerica.
TheGrandCanyonislocatedinColoradoPlateau,andiscutbyColoradoRiver.Itisoneofthegreatnaturalwondersoftheworld,andissetupasnationalpark.Itmeasuresabout277mileslong,upto18mileswidebetweenthetopsofitssteepwalls,andmorethanamiledeep.
P.224--225
IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.
1.little,63%.
2.theCentralPlains,theRockies,electricity.
3.Bingham.
4.1/3,Washington,Oregon.
5.GulfofMexico,Okalahoma.
6.gold,gold,GoldRush.
II.Respondtothefollowingitems.
1.Americaisrichinwaterresources.Asawholethecountryhaslittletroublewithwatershortage.ExceptforthedesertregionsaroundthesouthernRockies,therearelargesuppliesoffreshwaterandnumerousfertilevalleys.
2.About1/3ofAmericaiscoveredwithforests.ThegreatestvirginforestsareinthestatesofWashingtonandOregon.Americahasabout500millionacresofcommercialforestsandabout75%ofcommercialtimberisproducedintheeasternpartofthecountry.
3.In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.Thenewssoonspreadout,andthousandsofimmigrantsfromaroundtheworldinvadedtheGoldCountryofCalifornia.Thepeakoftherushwasin1849,thusthemanyimmigrantsbecameknownasthe'49ers.
4.Coaldepositsarewidely
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