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USEntertainment---Sports

PARTIChoosethecorrectanswer.

I.ThemostpopularbaseballleagueintheU.S.is.

A.MajorLeagueFootballB.MajorLeagueBaseball

C.theAmericanLeagueD.theNationalLeague

2」nningsaredividedintohalves,referredtoasthetopandbottomoftheinning.

A1_B2C3D4

3.wasatrulyAmericanorigin

AFootballBbaseballCBasketballDice-hocky

4.The32-teamisthemostpopularandonlymajorprofessionalfootballleague.

ANILBNBLCNBAD_NFL

5.ThetypicalAmericansportsofbaseball,basketballandfootballarosefromgamesthat

werebroughttoAmericaby.

A.NativeAmericansB.thefirstsettlersC.theAfricanslavesD.Englishpeople

6.WhichofthefollowingsportsisinventedintheUnitedStates?

A.FootballB.BasketballC.BaseballD.Soccer

PARTIIFillintheblanks

1.BaseballistheoldestofthemajorAmericanteamsports,thoughbaseballisnoIonger

themostpopularsport,itisstillreferredtoasthe"nationalpastime.“

2.Abaseballgameisdividedintonineperiodsofplay,calledinnings.

3.TheNationalBasketballAssociation,istheworld'spremiermen'sprofessionalbasketballleagueandoneofthemajorprofessionalsportsleaguesofNorthAmerica

4.Football,knownasgridironorAmericanfootballoutsidetheU.S.andCanada,attractsmoretelevisionViewersthanbaseball,andisconsideredthemostpopularsportinthe

UnitedStates.

5.TheUnitedStatesisoneofcreatorsoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee

6.In1994,theUShosted_theWorldCup_,whichsparkedincreasedinterestinthesport.

7._MajorLeagueBaseball_isthehighestlevelofprofessionalbaseballcompetitionin

NorthAmerica.

8.Theprofessionalchampionshipgameof_football_iscalledtheSuperBowl.

9.Sportshavecontributedtoracialandsocialintegrationandoverhistoryhavebeen

asocialglue”bondingthecountrytogether.

IIITrueorFalseStatement

1.（T）SportsintheUSnotonlyproviderecreationforitspeople,butalsoteach

importantvalues.

IVDefinition

1.baseball

Itisagamebetweentwoteamsof9people.Oneteamtryingtogainpointsbyhitting

aballandrunningaroundthefield,theothertriestostopthembycatchingtheballand

throwingit.

2.NFL

TherearetwoleaguestheAFL（AmericanFootballLeague）andtheNFC（National

FootballConference）whichtogetherarepartoftheNFL（NationalFootballLeague）

3.PAT

Atthatstage,theteamcanearnoneadditionalpointbykickingtheballthroughthegoalposts,aPointAfterTouchdown.

VAnswerquestions1.WhatimportantroledosportsplayinAmericansociety?

USValues2014

IFillintheblanks.

1.Americansbelievethatallpeoplehaveanequal_opportunityto

succeedinlife,despitethephysicaloreconomicconditionsintowhichtheywereborn.

2.Americansfocusmoreonthefuturethanthepastandeventhe

present.Almostallenergyisdirectedtowardsrealizingabetter

future.

3.Americanalwayscherishesthefollowingvalues:

equality,respect,

gratitude,loyalty,responsibility.—And,independenceshowupin

modernAmericanfamilies.

IIChoosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionor

statement.

1.Americansareevendisrespectfulofthoseinauthority.Whatistheirprefereneewhentheyarecalledbypeople?

A.Mr.orMrs.B.firstnameC.middlenameD.

lastname

VExplaineachiteminyourownwords

1.AmericanDream

Theso-calledAmericanDream,isabeliefthataslongastheUnited

Statesafterahardstrugglewillbeabletoachievetheideaofabetter

life,thatis,peoplehavetoworkthroughtheirownhardwork.

VIQuestionsforshortanswers

1.ThecharacteristicsofuniformityinAmericanculture.

WithregardtoIanguage,thereisnorealregionalorclassvarietyinspeechor

usage.

Thereisnotmuchdiffereneeinhabitsandwaysofliving.Ingeneralpeopleshare

thesameideas,idealsandobjectives.

Americanpeoplearealmostentirelyanurbansociety.

Ingeneralthereisnotmuchreallydistinctiveregionalarchitectureorcookery,musicorliterature.

VIIQuestionsfordiscussion

1.WhatcharacteristicsoftheAmericanvaluesinAmericaimpressyou

mostinthemovie?

Unit3AmericanHoliday

Findtheexactsignalsordescriptionsofeachholidaysrespectively.

Valentine'sDay:

afestivalofromaneeandaffectionbyexchangingtokensoflove

St.Patrick'sDay:

Besuretoweargreen

Easter:

InChristiancountriesitiscelebratedasareligiousholidaycommemoratingtheresurrectionofJesusChrist,

AprilFools'Day:

Playaclever（butharmless）trickortellajoketosomeonewithagoodsenseofhumor

Mothers'Day:

earnation

ColumbusDay:

ItcommemoratesthediscoveryofAmericabyChristopherColumbus

Halloween:

“Trickortreat”

ThanksgivingDay:

turkeyChristmas:

SantaClausandhisreindeers

Definition:

Presidents'Day

IthonorstwogreatAmericanPresidents:

AbrahamLincolnandGeorgeWashington.third

MondayinFeb.

ThanksgivingDay:

ItisthefourthThursdayinNovember,celebratesthefirstharvestofthePilgrimsaftertheysurvivedtheirfirstwinterinthenewworld.Thethemehasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty.

MartinLutherKing'sDay

ItisonJan.15thtocelebratethebirthdayofMartinLutherKing,Jr.,agreatcivilrights

leaderwhofoughtagainstracialdiscrimination.

IndependenceDay:

OnJuly4th,celebratesthebirthdayoftheU.S.withthesigningoftheDeclarationof

Independence.

Veteran'sDay

November11,AlsoknownasRemembraneeDay,ArmisticeDay.IthonorsallthebraveservicemenandwomenwhohaveputtheirlivesonthelinetodefendtherightsandfreedomofallAmericans.

ThanksgivingDay:

ThefourthThursdayinNovember,CelebratingaHarvestoftradition.Thethemehas

alwaysbeenpeaceandplenty.

Christmas:

December25,ajoyfulreligiousholidaywhenChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChrist

SantaClaus:

-

infolklore,afat,beardedoldmaninaredsuitwholivesattheNorthPoleandbrings

childrenpresentsatChristmas;

Unit5AmericanEducation

I.Fillintheblanks

1.EducationintheUnitedStatesisprovidedmainlybygovernment,with

controlandfundingcomingfromthreelevels:

federal,state,andlocal.

2.ElementaryschoolisforthestudentswhoareinGrade1-6,attheage

of6-11.

3.（Senior）highschoolisforthestudentswhoareinGrade9-12,attheageof14-17.

Definition:

IvyLeagueincluding8universities,namelyBrownUniversity,Columbia

University,CornellUniversity,DartmouthCollege,HarvardUniversity,

UniversityofPennsylvania,PrincetonUniversity,YaleUniversity

V.Explanation

1.WhatwillentitleAmericanstudentstogettheacceptanceofcollege

anduniversity

1）theconditionsofapplicationforacollegeeducation:

2）student'highschoolrecords

3）recommendationfromtheirhighschoolteachers

4）theimpressiontheymakeduringinterviewattheuniversity

5）theirscoresontheScholasticAptitudeTests（SATs）

VI.Composition

I.WhatcharacteristicsofthehighereducationinAmericaimpressyoumost?

USGeneralIntroduction

IFillintheblanks.

1.SincethetimeofindependenceoftheUnitedStates,48

continentalstateswereadded.

2.TwostatesareseparatedfromthecontinentalUS,thatisHawaiiin

thePacificOceanandAlaskatothenorthwestofCanada.

3.IntheUS,thereare4timezonesformtheeasttowest.

4.“WASP”standsforWhiteAnglo-SaxonProtestant

5.AmongtheGreatLakes,LakeMichiganistheonlyoneentirelyinthe

UnitedStates.

6.Washington,D.CisnamedafterGeorgeWashingtonandChristo

Columbus

7.Thecountryissituated

mostlyincentralNorthAmerica

with

tothesouth,the

OceantothewestandAtlanticOceantotheeast.

8.ThefederaldistrictofUSAisWashington,D.C.andthelargestcityis

NewYorkCity

9.AppalachianMountainsareintheeasternpartandtheRocky

Mountainsareinthewesternpart.

IIChoosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionorstatement.

1.Howmanycontinentalstateswerethereatthetimeofindependenceof

theUS?

A.35B.48C.13D.50

2.Whichofthefollowingwasthelastcontinentalstateaddedtothe

Union?

A.Kentucky

B.Arizona

C.Pennsylvania

D.Alaska

3.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionofuniformityofAmericancultureisnottrue?

A.Peopleingeneralsharethesameideas,idealsandobjectives

B.ThereisnorealregionalorclassvarietyinspeechofusageofEnglish.

C.Thereisnotmuchreallydistinctiveregionalarchitectureorcookery.

D.Generallyspeakingpeoplehavethesameethnicbackground.

4.WhichstatesaregeographicallyseparatedfromtheAmerican

continent?

CArizonaandAlaska

DAlaskaandNewYork

5.ThebiggestcityintheUSis.

A.LosAngels

B.NewYork

C.Chicago

D.SanFrancisco

6.WhichtwolakesconsistofNiagaraFalls?

A.LakesSuperiorandMichiganB.MichiganandHuron

C.HuronandErieD.ErieandOntario

7.WhatarethefivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture?

ABarbieDoll,AmericanGothic,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,The

StatueofLiberty

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

Gothic

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

ofLiberty

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

Liberty

8.WhatarethenationalroseandtreeofUS?

A.roseandpalmroseandoak-C.tulipandoakD.tulipandpalm

IIIJudgewhethereachstatementistrue（T）orfalse（F）.

1.（T）Hawaiibecamethe50thstatesoftheUnitedStatesinthe1948.

2.（F）ThelargestoftheracialandethnicminoritiesintheUSistheHispanics.

3.（F