1、Introduction to English-speaking Countries( ( Full NameThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland( “UK( ”( Geography( Great Britain Island( North Sea( ( Atlantic( ( European Continent( English Channel( ( Denver Channel( Great Britain(England( Scotland( Wales( Ireland ( 5500(Republic of
2、 Ireland( 24.18( 1.15( ( Scotland(Glasgow( ( ( Clyde( University of Glasgow( (St Monger( Hampton Court Park( (Edinburgh( (“Northern Athens( ”( Princes Street( New Town( Old Town(Edinburgh Castle( ( St (iles(Cathedral ( ( National Gallery of Scotland( ( Scott Monument( ( Palace of Holyroodhouse( Edin
3、burgh University( Heriot-Watt University(-( Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama( 8( 9( ( Film Festival( ( Jazz and Blues Festival( Book Festival(Nevis( ( 1343(Hadrians Wall( ( 2( Ancient Roman Emperor Hadrian( Celt(Tyne( Soleway Firth( 73(Lake District( ( 2300( Scafell Pike( Lake Win
4、dermere( ( Cadbury( Keswick( ( ( England( Pennies( “Chine( ”(London( )( The Thames River( ( The Thames River( 88( Palace of Westminster( The British Parliament( House of Lords and House of Commons( “Parliament Assembly( ”( Westminster Abbey( 20( Newton( ( Darwin( ( Dickens( ( Hardy(Buckingham Palace
5、(Downing Street White Hall( No 10. Downing Street( 10( 18( British Museum( The National Gallery( ( London University( ( Royal Music College( Empire College of Science and Technology( Tower of London( ( Palace of Westminster( ( Tower of Victoria( (Big Ben( ( Hyde Park( ( Greenwich Astronomical Observ
6、atory( ( Royal Botanic Garden( ( Trafalger Square( ( Regency Street( IMO Inner London( ( ICA( ( International Alliance of Women( ( Amnesty International( Fleet Steet( ( The Times( ( ( ( ( ( Financial Times( ( ( ( ( ( The Daily Telegraph( ( ( ( ( ( The Guardian( BBC( The British Broadcasting Corporat
7、ion(Reuters(Portsmouth( ( 12(Birmingham( (“Workshop of World( ”(Manchester( ( Slums( (Liverpool( ( Mercy( ( Wales( Snowdon(Cardiff( Wales( Bristol Channel( ( 1200( ( Northern Ireland(Belfast( Northern Ireland ( Climat( 4( 9( 10( 3( EducationUniversity of Oxford( ( University of Cambridge( ( Universi
8、ty of Edinburgh( Festivals1(New Year( 1(Burns Night( 25( Robert Burns(2(CorsairsDay(3(St PatrickDay( 17(Shrove Tuesday( Dorset(4(Maundy Day(Easter Day(5(Ascension Day( 40(6(Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales(10(Halloween( 31(12(Christmas Eve(Christmas Day( 25(Boxing Day( 26( ( Full NameThe United St
9、ate of America( ( U.S.A( Washington( 937.614( Geography( North America( Gulf of Mexico(Mexico( ( The Atlantic Ocean( ( The Pacific Ocean( ( 48( 1( Direct Jurisdiction Area( ( Washington Direct of Columbia( 2( Outlying Territories( Alaska( Hawaii( Guam( ( Eastern Samoa( ( Puerto Rico(US-Virgin( 22680
10、(Apalachian Mountains( ( The Rockies( ( Nevada Mountains(Mississippi( ( Hudson River( ( Colorado River( (Columbia River( Lake Superior( ( Lake Huron( ( Lake Michigan( ( Lake Erie( ( Lake Ontario( (Delta of Mississippi( ( Lake Superior( Federal System( Central Government( Government of State( Local G
11、overnment( Local Government( County( ( City( (Town( ( School District( ( Franchise( (Washington D.C.( ( ( Whitehouse( ( Congress( ( Supreme Court(The Congress Building( “Capitol Hill( ”( Pentagon( ( The Congress Building( Washington Memorial( (Jefferson Memorial( Lincoln Memorial(Philadelphia( ( Ind
12、ependence Hall( ( Congress Hall( ( Rodin Museum(New York City( ( Brooklyn( ( Queens( ( Bronx( (Richmond( ( Manhattan( Manhattan( “Heart of New York( ”( United Nations Building( (Rockefeller Center( ( Wall Street( Broadway( ( Times Square( New York City( National City Bank of New York( Chase Bank( Ne
13、w York City( New York Times( ( ( ( ( Wall Street Daily( ( ( ( ( National Broadcasting Company( ( American Broadcasting Companies( ( Columbia Broadcasting System(New York Pork( Statue of Liberty( New York Pork( Island of Freedom(Chicago( ( New York( “Home of Skyscrapers( ”( Chicago Business Exchange(
14、 3000( ConradHilton Hotel( ( Chicago ( “Mother of Industry( ”( Chicago ( “Windy City( ”( 90(San Francisco( /( ( 11.3( 1.6( “Golden Gate( ”( San Francisco Gulf( ( San Francisco Chinatown(Golden Gate Bridge( ( Sequoia National Park( Silicon Valley( (Los Angeles( (Disney Land( ( Peace Tower( (Detroit(
15、( Ford Company( ( General Electronics( (Kreisler Company( “Kingdom of Car Industry( ”( EducationHarvard University( ( University of Columbia( ( Stanford University( ( The Yale University( ( Princeton University( ( Duke University( ( Massachusetts Institution of Technology( Climat(25( 49( Florida( Ha
16、waii( Alaska(California( Arizona( FestivalsValentines Day( /( 2( 14(St PatrickDay( 3( 17(Easter Day(IndependenceDay( 7( 4(Thanks Giving Day( 11(Halloween( 11( 31(Christmas Day( 12( 25( ( Geography( Ottawa( ( 9 970 610( The Atlantic Ocean( The Pacific Ocean( Alaska( The Arctic Ocean( ( The Pacific Ci
17、rcle( (The Rockies( Mt.Longan( ( 6046(St.Lawrence( ( Mackenzie River( ( Yukon River( ( The River Niagara( Niagara Falls( The River Niagara(Great Bear Lake( ( Great Slave Lake( ( Winnipeg Lake(Quebec( ( Montreal(Ontario( ( Toronto( University of Toronto( Toronto( Ottawa( Windsor(British Columbia( ( V
18、ictoria( ( Vancouver( ( FestivalsNew Year( 1(Good Friday(Tulip Festival( 5(Victoria Day( 5( 24( 5( 25(Canada Day( 7( 1(Civil Day( 8(Labor Day( 9(Thanks Giving Day( 10(Memorial Day( 11( 11(Christmas Day( 12( 25(Festival of Maple Sugar( 3( 4( “Country of Maple Leave( ”( ( Full Name“The Commonwealth of
19、 Australia( ”( “( ”(17( Australia( “Terra Australis( ”( Geography( The Southern Pacific Ocean( Indian Ocean( Tasmania Islands( 768( 36700( 300( Tasmania Sea( Timor Sea( Torres Strait( East Timor( ( Indonesia( Papua New Guinea( New South Wales( ( Victoria( (Queensland( ( South Australia( ( Western Au
20、stralia( Tasmania( ( Northern Territory( Australia Capital Territory( Jervis Bay( ( Canberra( (New South Wales-( Sydney( (Victoria-( “the State of Gardens( ”( Melbourne(Queensland-( Brisbane(South Australia-( Murray River( Adelaide( (Western Australia-( Perth(Tasmania-( Hobart( Climat( ( ( ( ( 1/3(
21、12( 2( 3( 5( 6( 8( 9( 11( Festivals1( 1(1( 27(3( 28( 31(4( 25(6( 9(12( 25(12( 26( “( ”( ( Full NameNew Zealand( ( Patagoni( Chile( South Pole( 2400( “( ”( “Aotearoa( ”( Geography( Antarctica( Equator( Tasman Sea( Australia( 1 600(Tonga( ( Fuji( ( North Island( ( South Island( 27( 053 4( 6 900( 3/4(
22、Mount Maunganui( 2 797( Lake Taupo( ( 616( 40( 47( Mt.Cook( ( 3 764( Alps( ( Franz Joseph( ( Fooks glacier( ( Su Selan waterfall( ( 580( 12( 74( 155( 6( 12(Northland( ( Auckland( ( Hukato( ( Bay of Henty( (Hawks Bay( ( Taranakani( ( Wellington( ( Canterbury( ( Otage( ( West Bank( ( Southland( ( Mana
23、watu-Wanganui( -( ( Local Government( ( Central Government( ( Local Government( 28( 90( Organized Town( ( 3( 85(County( (Auckland( 90(“City Of Sail( ”(Tamaki( ( 48( Rangitoto( ( 600( Mount Eden( 196( Mount Wellington( 1841( 1865( Polynesian( (Wellington( 33( Parliament Building( St Georgia Proust Ch
24、urch( (Christchurch( “( ”( 30( The Canterbury Plain( Climat( Suthern Hmisphere( 12( 2( 3( 5( 6( 8( 9( 11( Festivals1( 1(2( 6( Waitangi(N.Z.) Day(4( 25( Anzac Day(6( 9(10( 26(12( 25(12( 26( “( ”( ( 2008-03-21 12:10:18 ( 253 ( 0 ( ( ( 1(1. The traditional dividing line in America between “east” and “w
25、est” is the Mississippi River.( “( ”Father of Waters)2. Non-Hispanic white is the largest racial group in the whole population of U.S. A.3. Before 2000, the largest minority group in the United States is African Americans. 2000 ( 2000 ( Hispanics/Latinos (4. America has the worlds oldest written con
26、stitution and political party.5. As to roles of American president, which is NOT precisely defined in the U. S. Constitution?A. He is the head of the stateB. He is the chief executive of the U. S.C. He is the commander in chief of the armed forcesD. He is the head of his political party6. The econom
27、ic problems caused by the depression in 1929 were eventually solved by the New Deal. (proposed by F. D. Roosevelt) 7. The New England regions cultural character was shaped largely by Puritan spirit.8. California is the largest state in terms of size and population in America.9. Which of the followin
28、g is NOT Americas newspaper?A. Wall Street Journal B. USA todayC. Guardian ( ( ( ( ) D. The Milwaukee Journal10. ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, MTV, HBO ( (News and Cable Networks)11. To the west of mainland America lies the Pacific Ocean. (12. Detroit, a U. S. city bordering Lake Erie, is famous for its
29、automobile industry.13. New York City is the largest city and the chief port of the United States.14. Washington D. C. is named after both George Washington and Christopher Columbus.15. The U. S. Congress has the power to make these laws except of _.A. defense B. citizenship and naturalization C. ma
30、rriage D. the regulation of foreign trade16. The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was Abraham Lincoln.17. Of the fifty states, the smallest state in area is Rhode Island. 18. The national flag of the United States is known as the Star-Spangled Banner.19. The number of
31、 the Representatives from each American state depends on the population.20. The statue of liberty was given to American people by France as a gift in 1884.21. Franklin D. Roosevelts presidential term is the longest. (12 years)22. American Civil War broke out in 1861 and finished in 1865.23. Thomas Jefferson prepared the draft of the Declaration of Independence.24. In 31 October Halloween is celebrated
