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练习题:
1 b2 x6 z a0 V8 d2 R 1 The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “west” is_____.3 o5 z3 s. }; b0 g! M0 p3 V& \
2 The earliest part in America to be found and taken over by early settlers is ____.
7 a2 O9 z9 J- t 3 The largest racial group in the whole population of U.S.A is____.
7 y/ f' W g( F8 F; h3 x0 E; x 4 Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is____.; C' e4 `. D3 {* G6 U" W+ F
5 ____has the world’s oldest written constitution and political party.! t9 F4 l9 y' r
6 The economic problem caused by the depression in 1929 was eventually solved by____.& n8 z# j" z' T! ?' J6 {3 ~/ U
7 In the United States, primary education requires____years., h* q# d- s8 w
8 Most college students in the United States are in____institutions.. p: j5 ?/ T( Z0 Q2 L
9 The three main levels of courts of the federal judicial system in America are___________________________________________________________________________.* j. A% x2 z9 T h/ G$ Y+ P* I
10 _____(which state )is not governed by the common law.& q" A1 U$ F: T2 D a+ H# T
练习题答案及题解:, }; S3 ^0 T9 A1 v
1. The Mississippi River, 密西西比河是美国传统的东方和西方的分界线。9 i6 Z' T" `- d" z( q7 b
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。
% r X. T" w R 3 .Non-hispanics white, 非西班牙裔的白人是美国最大的种族群体。
; `# w* v7 d1 L$ M$ B p 4 .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。
# [3 ?' L$ m( C& M% E! C 5 .America, 美国拥有世界上最古老的宪法和政党。4 N3 f. a6 g& R# M$ T2 u
6. World War II, 第二次世界大战的爆发帮助美国走出了经济困境。
# Z* C! _2 E& l8 `- ?- @ 7. Six years, 美国的小学要花费大约六年的时间。5 W: N# K% g7 w. K/ k
8. Public, 大部分美国大学生都在公立学校就读。
; B) }% I% ~+ k# T( w. M1 v$ ]" T 9 .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.
, i4 p3 e0 W/ P. s6 D0 D; u3 _/ H 10 .Louisana, 路易斯安娜州不受共同法的约束。 |