-美国概况/ f5 i R+ p4 f% E$ f! ]" a! y. V3 k
练习题:
) f) t; t" T8 m4 R, A9 c% }1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.3 @, T, M9 B+ R% L5 F3 @, P8 `/ M
2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.( ^% @; X5 i+ t. D
3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.
0 S7 v1 Y5 [' K* |4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.) j, q- z0 q4 l, j) y) I
5 ____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.+ W1 g% Y! h( z3 s" a& d
6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.
; n) n, N' a# R3 c3 M2 o7 In the United States, primary education requires____years.: `, ^7 o' R9 q6 W* x+ ]6 T
8 Most college students in the United States are in____institutions., }0 U# O, e& D' R j
9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are___________________________________________________________________________.* b8 r" n- A& U5 O$ t; t
10 _____(which state )is not governed by the common law.
B7 R, E* f4 _! L: d6 Z7 X练习题答案及题解:
6 I0 \+ l$ P7 a% `) i4 g" _# b1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。# T6 O- z3 K2 Q3 Q* u
2 .The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain,最早被早期定居者发现和占领的地方是大西洋及其沿岸平原。; m! r7 X. q$ X' J) O7 l3 F
3 .Non-hispanics white, 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。
$ L& D) {2 e, ]0 P+ a4 Q4 .African Americans, 2000年以前非裔美国人是美国最大的少数民族群体。2000年以后,拉丁裔美国人的人数超过了非裔美国人的人数,成为美国第一大少数民族群体。$ v+ I9 n* `! q) t$ L; i
5 .America, 美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。
$ c0 l% R& s" o6. World War II, 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。1 Y% ~) S, u" e. Q. c, W3 S5 ^
7. Six years, 美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。
/ v) l' ~( U: s0 O9 z5 r% K4 D8. Public, 大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。
" e* c) c8 d" v4 E$ y9 .美国的联邦法院系统包括:the United States District Courts; the United States Courts of Appeal ; the United States Supreme Court. . R9 _) ^. M, Q5 |: z* Y: y* G. M
10 .Louisana, 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。 |