大学英语Chapter9、10、12

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1、Chapter9HistoryReadthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F).(T)1.AmericawasnamedafterAmerigoVespucci,whoarrivedonthenewcontinentafterColumbus.(F)2.TheSecondContinentalCongresswasheldinPhiladelphia,andtheContinentalArmyandNavywereestablishedunderthecomma

2、ndofThomasJefferson.(T)3.TheAmericanCivilWarnotonlyputanendtoslavery,butalsomadeAmericaasingle,indivisiblenation.(F)4.MostAmericanpeopleapprovedoftheVietnamWar.(T)5.In1990,AmericantroopsandthetroopsfromalliednationstookjointmilitaryactioninordertodriveIraqitroopsoutofKuwait.

3、(F)6.AccordingtotheAmericangovernment,SaddamHusseinandOsamabinLadenwereresponsiblefortheterroristeventonSeptember11,2001.(T)7.TheBushadministrationregardedIraqanationamongthe“axisoftheevil”.(F)8.OnMarch20,2003,AmericanandUnitedNations’troops,supportedbyseveralothercountries,

4、begananinvasionofIraq.Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingstatements.1.ThefirstsuccessfulEnglishcolonyinNorthAmericawasfoundedat(Jamestown)in(Virginia).2.TheSevenYear’sWaroccurredbetween(theFrenchandtheBritish).3.“Notaxationwithoutrepresentation”wastherallyingslog

5、anof(thepeopleofthe13colonies).4.InMay1775,(theSecondContinentalCongress)washeldinPhiladelphiaandbegantoassumethefunctionsofaprovisionalgovernment.5.AbrahamLincolnissuedthe(EmancipationProclamation)tograntfreedomtoallslaves.6.ThepolicyoftheUnitedStateswas(neutrality)atthebeg

6、inningofthetwoWorldWars.7.President(Roosevelt)introducedtheNewDealtodealwiththeproblemsoftheGreatDepression.8.TheVietnamWarwasalong-timesufferingforAmericans,anditcontinuedthroughoutthetermsofPresidents(Eisenhower,KennedyandJohnson).Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions.Wh

7、ydidAmericachangeitspolicyandenterWorldWarⅡ?TheAmerica’ssit-on-the-fencepolicychangedin1940.TheAmericangovernmentfearedthattheAxiscountrieswerewinningthewar,whichmightthreatenAmerica’ssecurityandinterests.TheJapaneseairraidonPearlHarborbecamethedirectcauseforAmerica’sentranc

8、eintoWorldWarⅡ.WhatwereNixon’swell-knowncontributionsduringhispresidency?Ni