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1、7A版优质实用文档美国概况1、 Detroit底特律ofMidwesterncityoftheUSAistheautomobilecapitaloftheworld.2、 Americaisthefourthlargestcountryintheworld,afterRussia,CanadaandChina.3、 Hawaiibecamethe50thstates4、 RhodeIslandisthesmallest.TeGasisthelargeststateofthecountry.5、 NewEnglandiscalledthebirthplaceofAmerica.6、 Univer
2、sities:Yale,Harvard,MIT7、 TheMidwestAmericaisalsothecountrysleadingcenterofheavyindustry.8、 TheGrandCanyoninnorth-westernArizonaisoneofnaturesmostimpressivesights.9、 MaunaLoa,theworldslargestactivevolcano,islocatedinHawaii.10、 TheRockies,thebackboneoftheNorthAmericancontinent,isknownastheContinental
3、Divide.11、 TheMississippiRiverhasbeencalled“FatherofWater”or“OldManRiver”.12、 TheRioGrandRiverformsanaturalboundarybetweenMeGicoandtheUnitedStates.13、 GreatLakes:LakeSuperior,whichisthelargestfreshwaterintheworld;LakeMichigan(theonlyoneentirelyintheUS);LakeHuron;LakeErie;LakeOntario.14、 In1492,Chris
4、topherColumbus,anItaliannavigatordiscoveredtheNewContinent.15、 Between1607and1733theBritishestablished13coloniesalongtheeastcoastofNorthAmericaamongwhichGeorgiawasthelast.16、 In1620,201Pilgrims,toescapereligiouspersecution,sailedtotheNewWorldinashipcalledMayflower.TheyarrivedatPlymouth.17、 GeorgeWas
5、hingtonisthe1stAmericanPresident18、 In1776,theDeclarationofIndependencewasdraftedbyThomasJeffersonandadoptedonJuly4th,1776atasessionoftheSecondContinentalCongress.19、 TheWarof1812wasthelastwarfoughtbetweentheUnitedStatesandBritain.20、 TheyearbetweentheCivilWar(1861-1865)andthestartofthe20thcenturyas
6、theGildedAge.21、 TheUnitedStatesinthe1920shasbeendescribedasaperiodofmaterialsuccessandspiritualfrustrationorconfusionandpurposelessness.22、 In1932,FranklinD.RooseveltwaselectedAmericanpresidentandputforwardtheNewDealtogetAmericaoutofthedepression.23、 InDecember1941,thebombingofPearlHarborbroughtAme
7、ricaformallytotheWorldWarIIwiththeAGisPowers.24、 TheleadersoftheUnitedStates,theSovietUnionandBritainmetthreetimesduringthewar(WWII).25、 MartinLutherKinglaterbecameanationalleaderoftheCivilRightsMovement(1950s).民权运动26、 WatergateScandalNiGonresigned27、 InJanuary1979,ChinaandtheU.S.Aestablisheddiploma
8、ticrelations.28、 AmericaisthethirdpopulouscountryafterChinaandIndia.29、 ThemostpopulousstatesareCalifornia,TeGas,NewYork,FloridaandIllinois.30、 Thelargestimmigrationmovementtookplacebetween1815and1917.31、 TheAmericanConstitutionistheoldestwrittenconstitutionintheworld.32、 TheSenate(参议院)（100members,t
9、wofromeachstate）33、 Thepresidentstermofoffice(fouryears)34、 TheSupremeCourtisthehighestcourtintheland.35、 ThepresidentappointsthejusticesoftheSupremeCourtandthejudgesofthelowerfederalcourts.36、 AccordingtotheConstitution,thefederaljudgesshallholdoffice“duringgoodbehavior”,inpractice,untiltheydie,ret
10、ireandresign.37、 TheSupremeCourtisthehighestcourtoftheUnitedStatesandistheonlyorgan,whichhasthepowertointerprettheConstitution.38、 TheBillofRightsisthetermusedforthefirsttenamendmentstotheConstitutionputforwardbyJamesMadison.39、 ThedebateovertheratificationoftheConstitutiongaverisetoFederalistsandth
11、eAnti-Federalists.40、 Americahaslessthan6%oftheworldspopulation;yetitproducesabout25%ofthetotalworldoutput.41、 ThecultivatedlandintheUnitedStatesmakesup21%ofthetotalland.42、 WheatisAmericasmostimportantfoodcrop.43、 Thetypicalorganizationalpatternforelementaryandsecondaryschoolsisthatofgradedschool.4
12、4、 “Basics”Reading,Writing,andArithmeticorMathematic.45、 TheCommunitycollegeisakindoftwo-yearcollegespopularinUSAtosatisfytheneedsofboththeindividualandthesociety.46、 MostofthecollegesanduniversitiesintheU.S.arelocatedalongtheAtlanticandPacificcoasts.47、 Astateorlocalgovernmentoperatesapublichighere
13、ducationalinstitution.48、 Harvardwasestablishedin1636,whichistheoldestuniversityinAmerica.49、 MainnewspapersinAmerica:TheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,TheNewYorkTimes,LosAngelesTimesandWashingtonPost.50、 LincolnwasborninKentuckyonFebruary12,1989.51、 OnEasterSunday,theeggsandtheharewhichareconsideredtor
14、epresentfertilityandnewlife.52、 HalloweenOctober3153、 ThanksgivingthefourthThursdayinNovember.Ithasalwaysbeenpeaceandplenty,healthandhappiness.54、 SearsTowerwasinChicago55、 Bytheyear1960s,rocknrollhadbecomethestandardformofpopularmusicforteenagers.56、 NewYorkwhichwascalledtheBigAppleisthefinancial,m
15、anufacturingandtransportationcenter.57、 TheheadmasteroftheUnitedNationslocatedinNewYork.58、 In1801,ThomasJeffersonbecamethefirstpresidenttobeinauguratedinWashingtonD.C.59、 Withthegreatestconcentrationofcollegeanduniversities,Bostonisproducingthehighlyskilledlabor.60、 MainmagazineofAmerica:ReadersDig
16、est,TVGuide,NationalGeographicandTime英国概况1、 TheUKislocatedinnorthwesternEurope.2、 TheWestEndisinLondon.3、 TheBritishstateismadeupofGreatBritain(England,Wales,andScotland)andNorthernIreland.4、 BritainisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthesouthandtheNorthSeaintheeast.WalesBritainNorthSeaEnglishChannel5、 BenNevisisthehighestmountain
