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B.Arizona

C.Pennsylvania

D.Alaska

3.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionofuniformityofAmericancultureisnottrue?

A.Peopleingeneralsharethesameideas,idealsandobjectives

B.ThereisnorealregionalorclassvarietyinspeechofusageofEnglish.

C.Thereisnotmuchreallydistinctiveregionalarchitectureorcookery.

D.Generallyspeakingpeoplehavethesameethnicbackground.

4.WhichstatesaregeographicallyseparatedfromtheAmericancontinent?

AHawaiiandAlaska.BHawaiiandArizona

CArizonaandAlaskaDAlaskaandNewYork

5.ThebiggestcityintheUSis.

A.LosAngels

B.NewYork

C.Chicago

D.SanFrancisco

6.WhichtwolakesconsistofNiagaraFalls?

A.LakesSuperiorandMichiganB.MichiganandHuron

C.HuronandErieD.ErieandOntario

7.WhatarethefivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture?

A.BarbieDoll,AmericanGothic,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,TheStatueofLiberty

B.UncleSam,TheStatueofLiberty,Coca-cola,BarbieDoll,AmericanGothic

C.AmericanGothic,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,Coca-cola,TheStatueofLiberty

D.Coca-cola,BarbieDoll,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,TheStatueofLiberty

8.WhatarethenationalroseandtreeofUS?

A.roseandpalmB.roseandoakC.tulipandoakD.tulipandpalm

IIIJudgewhethereachstatementistrue（T）orfalse（F）.

1.（T）Hawaiibecamethe50thstatesoftheUnitedStatesinthe1948.

2.（F）ThelargestoftheracialandethnicminoritiesintheUSistheHispanics.

3.（F）TheGrandCanyonislocatedinthestateofColorado.

4.（T）ThefirstthirteenstatesoftheUnitedStatesmainlylocatedalongtheeasternseaboard

5.（T）ArizonawasthelastcontinentalstatewhichjoinedtheUnioninthe1912.

6.（T）HollywoodlocatedinLosAngels.

1.FindthenicknamesofthefollowingStatesintheUSA.

Arkansas:

LandofOpportunity

California:

GoldenState

Colorado:

CentennialState

Florida:

SunshineState

Hawaii:

AlohaState

Alaska:

LandofMidnightSun;

theLastFrontier；

PeninsulaState

Massachusetts:

OldColonyState；

BayState

VExplaineachiteminyourownwords

1.diversityofthepeople

Itreferstothedifferentoriginsoftheimmigrants（differentethnicbackgrounds）andthedifferencesbetweenthefirstgenerationofimmigrantsandlong-establishedAmericans.

2.ManhattanIsland

Itissouth-eastpartofNewYorkCity.

ItisthecenteroftheCityandincludesthingsthatarefamoustotheworld:

WallStreet,FifthAvenue,Broadway,theEmpireStateBuilding,RockefellerCentre,theUnitedNationsBuilding,CentralPark,Harlemandsoon

VIQuestionsforshortanswers

1.Whichwasthe“mothercountry”？

TheUKwasconsideredasthemothercountryoftheoriginalthirteencoloniesinNorthAmerica.

2.WhydoesManhattanIslandincludeeverythingthatmostpeoplethinkofwhentheysay“NewYork”？

BecausefamousplaceslikeWallStreet,FifthAvenue,Broadway,theEmpireStateBuilding,RockefellerCentre,CentralPark,Harlemandsoonareonthisisland.

Chapter2AmericanHistory2014

IIQuestionsandAnswersontheText

1.WhowasChristopherColumbus?

HewasamarinerfromItalywhovoyagedtoNorthAmerica.

2.WhendidColumbussetsail?

In1492.

3.WhereandwhenwasthefirstEnglishcolonyfounded?

AtJamestown,Virginia,in1607.

4.HowdidtheearlycolonistsinVirginiamanagetoearnmoney?

Theydiscoveredawaytoearnmoneybygrowingtobacco.

5.WhoestablishedseveralsettlementsinNewEngland?

EnglishPuritans.

6.WhendidthePilgrimscrosstheAtlanticintheshipMayflower?

In1620.

7.HowmanycolonieshadEnglishsettlersoccupiedby1733?

Thirteen

8.Incolonialtime,whichactruledthatspecialtaxstampstobeattachedtoallnewspapers?

ThestampAct

9.Howdidagroupofpatriotsin1773

TheSecondContinentalCongress

1.AfterthefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofindependencewasfiredatLexingtononApril19,1775,theSecondContinentalCongressmetinPhiladelphiainMay1775.

2.Itbegantoassumethefunctionsofanationalgovernment.ItfoundedaContinentalArmyandNavyunderthecommandofGeorgeWashington,andbegantoprintpapermoneyandopeneddiplomaticrelationswithforeignpowers.ItadoptedonJuly4,1776theDeclarationofIndependencewhichwasdraftedbyThomasJefferson.

TheBillofRights

1.Inordertoinsureindividualliberties,tenamendments—thebillofRightswereaddedtotheConstitutionin1791

2.Itguaranteedfreedomofreligion,afreepress,freespeech,therightofcitizenstobeararms,protectionagainstillegalhousesearches,therighttoafairtrialbyjuryandprotectionagainst"

cruelandunusualpunishments"

TheEmancipationProclamation

1.AftertheCivilWarbegan,LincolnissuedtheEmancipationProclamationonJanuaryl,1863towinmoresupportathomeandabroad.

2.ItgrantedfreedomtoallslavesinareasstillcontrolledbytheConfederacy.

Reconstruction

1.AftertheCivilWar,theUSCongressputforwardtheprogramofReconstruction,orreform,oftheSouthernstates.

2.TheprogramwasbitterlyopposedbymostSouthernwhites

3.Itendedin1877,whennewconstitutionshadbeenratifiedinallsouthernstatesandallfederaltroopswerewithdrawnfromthesouth.

TheKuKluxKlan

1.AftertheCivilWar,somesouthernwhitesformedtheKuKluxKlan.

2.Itwasaviolentsecretsocietythathopedtoprotectwhiteinterestsandadvantagesbyterrorizingblacksandpreventingthemfrommakingsocialadvances.

3.By1872,thefederalgovernmenthadsuppressedtheKlan,butitrevivedseveraltimesinlaterhistory.

FranklinD.Roosevelt

1.AformerDemocratgovernorofNewYorkstate,hewaselectedpresidentin1932.

2.Withinthehistoric"

HundredDays”,helaunchedtheNewDealprogramtodealwiththeDepression

3.HeexplainedhispoliticstothepublicinaseriesDepression,manyAmericansconsideredhimasoneofthemostrespectedpresidentsinAmericanhistory.

TheSocialSecurityAct

1.AspartoftheNewDealprogram,theSocialSecurityActwaspassedin1935.

2.Itestablishedcontributoryold-ageandsurvivors'

pensionsandajointfederaI-stateprogramofunemploymentinsurance.

AmericanHoliday

Ichoosethecorrectanswer.

1.ThanksgivingDaydatesbackto1621,theyearafterarrivedinMassachusetts.

A.theBritish

B.theDutch

C.TheCatholics

D.thePuritans

2.Theeggandthebunnyaresymbolsfor.

A.ChristmasDay

B.Valentine'

sDay

C.EasterSunday

D.Halloween

3.isareligiousholidayintheUS.

A.NewYear'

B.MartinLutherKing'

C.Valentine'

D.EasterSunday

4.Halloweenison.

A.thelastFridayofOctober

B.thelastSundayofOctober

C.October30

D.October31

5.America'

sIndependenceDayison.

AJune4

B.June14

CJuly4

D.July14

6.CostumesandmasksarewornbyAmericanpeopleon.

B.Christmas

C.MemorialDay

IIFindtheexactsignalsordescriptionsofeachholidaysrespectively.

Valentine'

sDay:

afestivalofromanceandaffectionbyexchangingtokensoflove

St.Patrick'

sDay:

Besuretoweargreen

Easter:

InChristiancountriesitiscelebratedasareligiousholidaycommemoratingtheresurrectionofJesusChrist,

AprilFools*Day:

Playaclever（butharmless）trickortellajoketosomeonewithagoodsenseofhumor

Mothers*Day:

carnation

ColumbusDay:

ItcommemoratesthediscoveryofAmericabyChristopherColumbus

Halloween:

"

Trickortreat"

ThanksgivingDay:

turkeyChristmas:

SantaClausandhisreindeers

IIDefinition:

ItisthefourthThursdayinNovember,celebratesthefirstharvestofthePilgrimsaftertheysurvivedtheirfirstwinterinthenewworld.Thethemehasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty.

IndependenceDay:

OnJuly4th,celebratesthebirthdayoftheU.S.withthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependence.

ThefourthThursdayinNovember,CelebratingaHarvestoftradition.Thethemehasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty.

Christmas:

December25,ajoyfulreligiousholidaywhenChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChrist

SantaClaus:

-

infolklore,afat,beardedoldmaninaredsuitwholivesattheNorthPoleandbringschildrenpresentsatChristmas;

IIITrueorFalse

1.（F）AmericansobservetheLaborDayonthesamedayastheChinese.

2.（F）OnNewYearsEve,Americansusuallystayathomeandenjoyafamilyreunion.

IVAnswerthefollowingquestion

1.WhatistheoriginofThanksgivingDay?

USEducation

1.EducationintheUnitedStatesisprovidedmainlybygovernment,withcontrolandfundingcomingfromthreelevels:

federal,state,endlocal.

4.Americaneducationalsystemgivesitstudentsthreekindofcourses.Theyaregeneraleducationcourses