第一章 An Overview of the USA：美国是由华盛顿哥伦比亚特区、50个州和关岛等众多海外领土所组成的联邦共和立宪制国家。本章介绍美国的国庆日、国旗和国徽，主要民族、节假日、地形、气候、河流和山川，首都、各大州，以及主要城市等。1.1A Brief Introduction to the United States:本单元介绍美国的基本概况。美国共有50个州，其中48个州位于美国本土，而另外2个州为非毗连领土。美国位于北美大陆、北部与加拿大接壤、南部与墨西哥湾接壤、东临大西洋接壤、西临太平洋；首都为华盛顿特区，7月4日为美国“独立日”，总人口为3.24多亿；主要山脉是落基山脉和阿巴拉契亚山脉；主要河流是密西西比、密苏里和科罗拉多；五大湖包括苏必利尔湖、密歇根湖、休伦湖、伊利湖和安大略湖。[单选题]According to common knowledge, the Pacific Ocean is on the west coast, the Atlantic Ocean is on the east coast of the U.S. ._______________选项:[对, 错]
1.2American States and Major Cities:美国是由50个州和一个特区（华盛顿哥伦比亚特区）所构成。在人口众多的州有加利福尼亚州、德克萨斯州和纽约州等；而人口稀少的州有怀俄明州和佛蒙特州等。美国每一个州均有自己的州府、昵称、州花、州鸟和格言等。从地理位置上看，美国被分为4大区域、9个分区域；最大的州是阿拉斯加，而最小的州是罗德岛；美国最大的三大城市分别是纽约、洛杉矶和芝加哥。
1.3Exploring the United States of America:本单元，潘博士跟美国霍夫曼博士讨论的话题：1、霍夫曼博士解析美国被称为“机会之地”的缘故；2、霍夫曼博士谈论美国密西西比河被称称之为“百川之父”的由来；3、霍夫曼博士分析美国没有官方语言的原因。
[单选题]Surely, the state of Hawaii is to the northwest of Canada, and the state of Alaska is in the Pacific Ocean, southwest of California.._______________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]It is well-known that the three biggest cities in the United States of America are New York City, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas._______________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]In addition to the 50 states, the US also includes Washington D.C. or District of Colombia and ten outlying territories.________________选项:[对, 错]
[单选题]Since the date when independence from England was on July 4th, 1776, July 4th is the National Day in the United States of America. _______________选项:[对, 错]
[单选题]Generally speaking, there are four regions in America, they are the Northeast, the Midwest, the South and the Northwest. _________________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]Interestingly enough, each state in the US has its own two-letter abbreviation, for example, OK stands for Oklahoma..________________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]In the US, the major mountain ranges are the Rocky Mountains in the East and the Appalachian
Mountains in the West._______________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]Uncle Sam is a figure symbolizing the United States, and he’s portrayed as a tall, white-haired man with a goatee and he’s often dressed in red, white, and blue, and wears a top hat. ______选项:[对, 错]
[单选题]There are 50 states altogether. Among them, forty states form the contiguous states or the mainland of America and ten states form the non- contiguous territories.__________选项:[对, 错]
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