美国人口构成( C3 D- q( }! I) k& c: m6 [
1. The population of the United States is a bit more than 272 million, about 13% of which are Black, 12 % are Hispanic(讲西班牙语的人),4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans.
, F/ \9 O0 \6 ~! K G2 P3 p! { 2. It is the third most populous country in the world after China and India.
' K; e. C" l m 3. The most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.% |8 d( t# l/ H
4. More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas.
, e6 j7 y5 k5 }7 c$ Y7 u! M+ K 巩固:按照人口数量排列,美国在世界排在第几位;按照面积排,美国又是排第几位呢?4 {& u; c# q- B# F( d5 h
1. Christmas is usually connected to ____
8 A" s& L r, T. `, N7 O0 _ A the reunion of a large family B the eating of Easter eggs
4 K9 b$ w5 d6 A! g7 K4 Q: }" o0 E C the resurrection of Christ D the forgiving of other’s sins
( A0 U+ M. I7 o6 s 2. The largest of the ethnic minorities in America is ____( L7 v! z0 L" n0 A2 S2 e
A the blacks B the Mexico-Americans
5 Q$ o' l3 t. q9 S/ | C the Spanish-Americans D the Chinese
0 T3 \. N( Q6 C* W2 V* V 3. The British establish ____colonies along the east coast of North American between 16.7 and 1733.
; A( W% u2 H, e2 h A. 11 B 12 C13 D14+ ?6 n: }. g$ H1 X. I, _" m F
4. The largest university in Canada is ____5 D2 u% J! j6 b8 c; j; @# H
A Laval University B The University of Toronto
" M( l; D% Y; a# a C McGill University D Simon Fraser University4 x2 V1 Y* \# m* ^* G9 \" ^$ u) w
5. Robinson Crusoe is written by ____
5 n/ l% l* y$ S7 } A Henry Fielding B Daniel Defoe C Samuel Richardson D Jonathan Swift
% G% C7 _# z5 O1 ] d9 ?' I 6. ____is written by Walt Whitman.5 x, }8 n* t$ {3 Q1 f* C) O' T4 r2 p
A Representative Men B English Traits C Nature D Leaves of Grass
7 A4 Z0 J& Y% L6 I- N) U+ b/ ? 7. ____is not a novelist.
3 _% I0 R- Y; {, k A Henry James B Emily Dickinson C William Dean Howells D Mark Twain$ k$ e9 |/ t1 U3 H
8. ____is not one of the core branches of linguistics.5 t2 C( V0 r# [+ _% ]( A3 B0 E
A Phonology B Psycho-linguistics C Syntax D Semantics
% |0 V' z/ \1 J1 A 9. ____ is the common factor of the three sounds:[p], [t], [k]
2 C' C, R4 j# \5 W( u: U A voiceless B spread C voiced D nasal
) L `% U$ ^0 y3 D 10. English consonants can be classified into stops, fricatives, nasals, etc, in terms of ____3 b# O! _1 K! L
A manner of articulation B openness of mouth, E( r, \( ~, G5 X8 c' \4 i- r" e
C place of articulation D voicing
! R' S- q8 M" t/ V 按面积计算,美国继俄罗斯,加拿大,中国之后位居第四。
$ c0 F3 s+ c _$ [+ l4 V+ p# v- A$ \ 按人口计算,美国继中国,印度后,居第三。
" m8 C! q$ S' g3 |' j 答案 ACCBB DBBAA |