美國人文常識

1、美國地理概況 The United States of America is a constitutional federal republic, situated primarily in North America. It comprises 50 states and one federal district, and has several territories with differing degrees of affiliation. 美利堅合眾國是一個憲法聯(lián)邦共和國，主要位于北 美，它擁有50個州和一個聯(lián)邦區(qū)。 1. The U.S has a land area of 9.3

2、 million square kilometres.It is the fourth largest country in the world in size after Russia,Canada and China. 就面積而言，美國是世界第四大國，就人口而 言，美國是世界是第三大國。 2.Of all states of American,Alaska is the lagest in area and Rhode Island the smallest.But on the mainland Texas is the largest sate of the country. 所有州中

3、，阿拉斯加是面積最大的州，羅得島最 小，在美國大陸，最大的州是得克薩斯州。 3.The Mississippi River is the largest river in American,over 6000 kilometers.The Mississippi has been called father of watersor old man river 密西西比河是美國最 長河流，有被稱作眾 水之父或老人河。 4.The two main mountain ranges in American are the Appalachian mountains and the Rocky mou

4、ntains. 阿巴拉契亞山脈和 落基山脈是美國的 兩座大山脈。 5.the most important lakes in the United States are the Great Lakes. They are Lake Superior,which is the largest fresh water lake in the world, Lake Michigan ,the only entirely in the U.S.,Lake Huron,Lake Eire and Lake Ontario.They are located between Canada and the

5、United States except Lake Michigan. 美國最重要的湖泊是五大湖：蘇必利爾湖， 密歇根湖，休倫湖，伊利湖和安大略湖， 其中，蘇必利爾湖為世界最大淡水湖，密 歇根湖完全是美國境地內(nèi)。 6.Detroit is known as the automobile capital of the world.Omaha is known as the agricultural capital of the United states. 底特律被稱作“汽 車之都，奧馬哈被 稱作農(nóng)業(yè)之都。 7.Chicago,the largest and busiest port on th

6、e Great Lakes, is the largest industral and commercial center of the area. 芝加哥是五大湖最 大最忙的港口，也 是該地區(qū)最大的工 商業(yè)中心。 8。The Rockies,the backbone of the North American Continent,is also known as the Continental Divide. 落基山脈是北美大陸 的脊梁，也被成為大 陸分水嶺。 9.Yellow stone National Park： Located in the northern part of Wyom

7、ing. It is the oldest national park in the world and the largest wildlife preserve in the U.S.A. 黃石國家公園位于 懷俄明州的北部地 區(qū)。是世界上最古 老的國家公園，是 美國最大的野生保 護區(qū)。 Grand Canyon大峽谷：In northern Arizona, one of the great natural wonders of the world. It measures about 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and more than a

8、 mile deep. Its walls show layers that tell the story of the formation of the earth. 大峽谷在亞利桑那州的北部，是世界上最偉大的 自然奇跡之一。它約有277英里長，18英里寬， 約1英里深。它的墻壁斷層記錄了地球形成的過程。 Old Faithful老忠實噴泉：The most famous gayer in Yellowstone National Park, erupting more than l00 feet in the air about every 73 minutes. 老忠實噴泉是黃石國家公園

9、最著名的噴泉，每73 分鐘向空中噴水100英尺多高。 1. In area, the United States is the _ largestcountry in the world. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th 1. C. 按領(lǐng)土面積計算：美國是繼俄羅斯， 加拿大，中國之后的第四名。 2. _is the largest city and the chief port of theUnited States. A. Washington D. C. B. Los Angeles C. San FranciscoD. New York City 2. D, 紐約

10、是美國最大的城市同時也是最重要的 經(jīng)濟中心和最主要的港口。 3. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is_. A. Rhode Island B. Virginia C. Texas D. Montana 3. A, 美國國土面積最小的是羅得島。 4. The tern “Father of Waters”is used to refer to _. A. the Amazon River B. the Mississippi River C. the Nile River D. the Hudson River 4. B, 美國的

11、“眾河之父”指的是密西西比河。 5. The statue of liberty was given to American people by_ as a gift in 1 884. A. France B. Spain C. Italy D. Britain 5. A, 美國的自由女神像是法國人贈予的禮物。 6. The U. S. is called a melting pot because _. A. its steel industry is highly developed B. it has great influence on the world C. it is anim

12、portant economic center of the world D. people from different races live there together 6. D, 美國被稱之為“大熔爐”是因為來自世界各地的 人們所帶來的各自的文化在此交融形成獨特的多 元文化特征。 7. _ is the dividing line between the South and North. A. The Hudson River B. The Potomac River C. The Ohio River D. The Missouri River 7. D, 美國南北的分界線是密蘇里河，東西的分 界線是密西西比河。 8. _ is Washingtons largest city. A. Boise B. Denver C. Tacoma D. Seattle 8. D, 華盛頓州的最大城市是西雅圖。 9. Which of the following is an American newspaper? A. The Guardian B. Newsweek C. The International Herald Tribune D. The Daily Tele