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1、WORD格式可编辑《最新英美概况》练习参考答案（本答案不包括练习中的开放性习题、思考题和讨论题）====================================================PARTTWOTheUnitedStatesChapterEightTheLandP.209—210IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.theStar-SpangledBanner,DefenseofFortMcHenry,1812.2.theStarsan
2、dtheStripes,OldGlory,theStar-SpangledBanner.3.TheWhiteHouse,TheCapitol,ThePentagon.4.June,14th,June14th.5.thePotomac,nostate,theFederalgovernment.6.36,36states.7.AmerigoVespucci,AmericanWarofIndependence.8.PierreL’Enfant,light,service.IIChoosetheanswerthatbe
3、stcompletesthesentence.1.C2.D3.C4.ABCD5.CDIIIDecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE:1.F2.F3.T4.F5.TIVAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.(1)AtfirsttheContinentwasnamedas“America”afterexplorerAmerigoVespucci.(2)DuringtheAmericanWarofIndependence,theformerBritish
4、coloniesfirstused“thethirteenunitedStatesofAmerica”intheDeclarationofIndependence.(3)TheofficialnameofAmericawasadoptedonNovember15,1777,whentheSecondContinentalCongresspassedtheArticlesofConfederation.2.The50starsrepresentthe50States,whilethe13stripesrepres
5、enttheoriginalthirteencolonies.Whiteindicatespurityandinnocence;redindicatesvalourandbravery,andbluesymbolizesvigilance,perseveranceandjustice;itisalsoasymbolofrespecttoGod.3.Thestarsandstripshavedifferentmeanings.EachstarrepresentseachstateinAmerica,whilest
6、ripsrepresenttheoriginalthirteencoloniesbeforetheindependenceofAmerica.专业技术资料分享WORD格式可编辑4.(1)Thelyricsofthenationalanthemcomefrom“DefenseofFortMcHenry”,apoemwrittenduringtheWarof1812.ThepoemwassettothetuneofapopularBritishdrinkingsong,“TheAnacreonticSong”(or
7、“ToAnacreoninHeaven”).(2)TheStar-SpangledBannerwasusedofficiallybytheNavyin1889,andwasmadethenationalanthembycongressonMarch3,1931,whichwassignedbyPresidentHerbertHoover.5.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltin1792anditsoriginalcolorwasgrey.DuringtheWarof1812,itwasbadlydam
8、agedbytheBritishtroops,andin1814itwasrepaintedwhite.PresidentRooseveltnamedit“WhiteHouse”inthe1940s.P.213IFillintheblankswithproperwordsorexpressions.1.thecentralpartof,MexicoandGulfofMexico,eas
