-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=PART TWO The United StatesChapter Eight The LandP. 209210I Fill in the blanks with proper words or e*pressions.1. the Star-Spangled Banner, Defense of Fort McHenry, 1812.2. the Stars and the Stripes, Old Glory, the Star-Spangled Banner.3. The White House, The Capitol, The Pentagon.4. June, 14th, June 14th.5. the Potomac, no state, the Federal government.6. 36, 36 states.7. Amerigo Vespucci, American War of Independence.8. Pierre LEnfant, light, service.II Choose the answer that best pletes the sentence.1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A B C D 5.CDIII Decide which of the following statements is TRUE:1. F2. F3. T 4. F5. T IVAnswer the following questions.1.(1)At first the Continent was named as America after e*plorerAmerigo Vespucci. (2) During the American War of Independence,the former British colonies first used the thirteen united States of America in the Declaration ofIndependence.(3) The official name of Americawas adopted on November 15, 1777, whenthe Second Continental Congresspassed theArticles of Confederation.2. The 50 stars representthe 50 States, while the 13 stripes representthe original thirteen colonies.White indicates purity and innocence; red indicates valourand bravery, and blue symbolizesvigilance,perseverance and justice; it is also a symbol ofrespect to God.3. The stars and strips have different meanings.Each star represents each state in America, while strips represent the original thirteencolonies before the independence of America.4. (1) The lyrics of the national anthem e from Defense ofFort McHenry, a poem written during the Warof 1812. The poem was set to the tune of a popularBritish drinking song, The AnacreonticSong (or To Anacreon in Heaven).(2) The Star-Spangled Banner wasused officially by the Navy in 1889, and was made thenational anthem by congresson March 3, 1931, which was signed byPresident Herbert Hoover.5. The White House was built in1792 and its original color was grey. Duringthe War of 1812,it was badly damaged by theBritish troops, and in 1814 it was repaintedwhite. President Roosevelt named it WhiteHouse in the 1940s.P. 213I Fill in the blanks with proper words or e*pressions.1. the central part of, Me*ico and Gulf of Me*ico, east, west.2. 48, Hawaii, Alaska.3. the Rio Grande, Pacific.4. 9,629,091, the third, Canada.5. Alaska, Te*as.6. Arctic, glaciers.II Decide which of the following statements is TRUE:1. T2. T 3. T 4. F 5. FIIIAnswer the following questions.1.(1) The Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast andHawaii provide convenient searoutes for foreign trade. (2) The long coastlinewith many harbors and inlets providesfavorable conditions for foreign trade and thefishing industry. (3) Mainland America, mainly withinthe northern temperate zone, is favorable for agriculture.2. The U.S. and Canada share the worlds longest undefended border. The border was demilitarized after the War of 1812 and has remained peaceful. Military collaboration began during World War II and continued throughout the Cold War on both a bilateral basis and a multilateral relationship through NATO.Both countries are NATO members and have high military interdependency, in particular, during the Cold War against Soviet threat.Today Canadians and Americans are in close cultural pro*imity, sharing the same language,similar religion and political systems as well as many values.Their economic relations are so close (they have been each others No. 1 trading partner for years) that the two countries have established the North American Free Trade Agreement, the worlds largest free-trade zone. Both enjoy the most developed and richest economies in the world as well as a parable standard of living (Canadas welfare system is even more prehensive and covers more widely). To guard the over 8000-kilometer long land border is not only e*pensive but also unnecessary (in a sense, impossible, because it is too long), because neither people worry that their neighbors would cross the border on a large scale or stay in their country for a long time. 3.The border between the U.S. and Me*ico is heavily guarded (mostly on the American side) against illegal immigrants entering the U.S. while people can enter Me*ico freely. The cause is mostly economic rather than political. There is a huge disparity in the standard of living between the U.S. and Me*ico whose per capita GDP is only about 20% that of the U.S. (2012 World Bank statistics). It is estimated si* out of the eleven million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. are Me*icans, and millions more plan to enter the U.S. They try to benefit from the American business or job opportunities or from the American welfare system or even to engage in drug-trafficking and smuggling. Another purpose is to bat crime and terrorism, particularly after