英语国家社会与文化America1答案解析.docx

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英语国家社会与文化America1答案解析

1.What’stheofficialnameofAmerica?

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

2.What’sthecapitaloftheU.S.?

WashingtonD.C.

3.What’sthenameofthenationalflagoftheUnitedStates?

TheAmericanflag.

4.Whatdothe13stripesstandforandwhataboutthe50stars?

The13stripesstandforthe13coloniesthatbecametheearlieststatesoftheUnitedStatesandthe50starsrepresent50statestoday.

5.What’sthenameofthenationalAnthemoftheU.S.?

“StarSpangledBanner”.（星条旗）

6.What’sthelocationoftheUnitedStates?

TheUnitedStatesliesincentralNorthAmericawithCanadatoitsNorth,MexicoandtheGulfofMexicotoitssouth,theAtlanticOceantoitseastandthePacificOceantoitswest.

7.HowlargeisanareadoestheUnitedStatescover?

Ithasalandareaofsome9.4millionsquarekilometers.

8.IsittruethatAmericaisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,ChinaandBrazil?

No,AmericaisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,CanadaandChina.

9.Whichstateisthelargestoneandwhichisthesmallest?

AlaskaisthelargeststateandRhodeIsland（罗德岛）thesmallest.

10.WhatmountainsarethebiggestmountainrangesintheUnitedStates?

TheAppalachianMountain（阿巴拉契亚）andtheRockymountains.

11.WhatisthebackboneoftheNorthAmericancontinent?

TheRockies.

12.What’stheothernameoftheRockies?

TheContinentalDivide.（大陆分水岭）

13.IsittruethattheUnitedStatesisrichinwaterresources?

Yes,itis.

14.WhatarethefiveGreatlakes?

LakeSuperior,LakeMichigan,LakeHuron,LakeEric,andLakeOntario.

五大湖（GreatLakes）是位于加拿大与美国交界处的几座大型淡水湖泊，按面积从大到小分别为：

苏必利尔湖（LakeSuperior）、休伦湖（LakeHuron）、密歇根湖（LakeMichigan）、伊利湖（LakeErie）和安大略湖（LakeOntario）。

除密歇根湖属于美国之外，其它四湖为加拿大和美国共有。

这五个湖泊所组成的五大湖是世界上最大的淡水水域，总面积达245,660平方公里，有北美洲地中海之称。

15.What’sthelargestriversystemintheUnitedStates?

TheMississippiRiver.

16.What’sthe“Fatherofallrivers”?

TheMississippiRiver.

17.What’sthemostimportanttributaryoftheMississippiRiverinthewest?

TheMissouriRiver.

18.What’sthemostimportanttributaryoftheMississippiRiverintheeast?

TheOhioRiver.

19.CanyounamesomeotherriversintheU.S.?

RioGrandeRiver（里奥格兰德河）,ColoradoRiver（科罗拉多河）andColumbiaRiver（哥伦比亚河）.

20.What’stheChinesenameofColoradoCanyon?

科罗拉多大峡谷

21.IsittruethattheUnitedStatesonlyhastropicalclimate?

No,theUnitedStateshasawidevarietyofClimates.

22.What’s“continentalsteppeclimate”?

大陆草原气候

23.IsittruethattheUnitedStatesispoorinnaturalresources?

No,itisn’t.Ithasplentifulwaterresources,denseforestsandabundantmineralresources.

24.WhatarethethreemajormineralresourcesofAmerica?

Coal,oilandgas.

25.ItistruethattheUnitedStateswasneverthelargestoilproducingcountryintheworld?

No,itisn’t.

26.ItistruethattheUnitedStatesisnowthelargestoilproducingcountryintheworld?

No,itisn’t.

27.ItistruethattheUnitedStatesisnowthesecondlargestoilconsumerintheworld?

No,itisn’t.It’sthelargest.

28.IsittruethattheUnitedStatesisabigoilimporter?

Yes,itis.

29.What’sthemostpopulouscountryintheworld,andhowaboutthesecondandthethird?

Chinaisthemostpopulouscountryintheworld,followedbyIndiaandAmerica.

30.IsittruethatimmigrationisamajorreasonoftheUnitedStates’populationgrowth?

Yes,itis.

31.IsittruethattheUnitedStatesstillhasalooseimmigrationpolicy?

No.itisn’t.

32.WhichstateismostpopulousoneintheU.S.?

California.

33.Whichistheleastpopulousone?

Wyoming.（怀俄明州）

34.WhoaretheoriginalinhabitantsofthecontinentofAmerica?

TheIndians.

35.WhichdoAmericansprefertobecalled,“SaladBowl”or“MeltingPot”?

“SaladBowl”