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1、Thesixbiggestcountriesintheworldintermsoflandmass:1.Russia17.07millionsquarekilometers2.Canada9.97millionsquarekilometers3.China9.6millionsquarekilometers4.TheUnitedStates9.3millionsquarekilometers5.Brazil8.54millionsquarekilometers6.Australia7.68millionsquarekilometersThefivebiggestcount

2、riesintheworldintermsofpopulation:1.China1.354billion2.India1.215billion3.TheUnitedStates300million4.Indonesia237million5.Brazil186millioncensusThefiveGreatLakes:LakeMichigan,LakeSuperior,LakeHuron,LakeErie,andLakeOntario.Amongthem,LakeSuperioristhelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld(CaspianS

3、ea里海，LakeBaikal贝加尔湖).LakeMichiganiswhollywithintheUnitedStates,theotherfouraresharedbyCanadaandtheU.S.TheworldfamousNiagaraFalls(尼亚加拉大瀑布)arelocatedontheU.S.CanadianboundarybetweenLakeErieandLakeOntario.AbrahamLincolnonNov.19,1863madehisfamousGettysburgAddress(葛底斯堡演说)，inwhichhesaid,“thatgo

4、vernmentofthepeople,bythepeopleandforthepeoplewillnotperishfromtheearth(民有、民治、民享的政府永远不会从地球上消失).1.ChristopherColumbuswhofirst“discovered”(landedin)theNewContinentin1492camefrom____________A.England2.Ireland3.Spain4.Italy2.In1620,201Polgrims,toescapereligiouspersecution,sailedtotheNewWorldi

5、nashipcalledMayflower.Theyarrivedat___________.A.NewYorkB.JamestownC.PlymouthD.Virginia3.ThethemeofThanksgivinghasalwaysbeen____________.A.friendshipandhappinessB.peaceandplenty,healthandhappinessC.cooperationandrichrewardD.loveandhappiness1.TheearliestinstitutionofhigherlearningsetupinAm

6、ericawas__________.A.CaliforniaUniversityB.YaleUniversityC.HarvardCollegeD.ChicagoUniversity2.ThesecondlargeststateoftheUnitedStatesis_______A.TexasB.AlaskaC.CaliforniaD.Hawaii3.ThesmalleststateoftheUnitedStatesis______________.A.HawaiiB.VermontC.RhodeIslandD.Maine4.The50thstateinAmericai

7、s___________.A.AlaskaB.TexasC.HawaiiD.Oregon5.AllthefollowinguniversitiesarelocatednNewEnglandEXCEPT___________A.YaleC.HarvardC.MITD.Berkeley6.TheMississippi,whichissometimescalled______________,hasplayedavitalroleinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.A.“OldManRiver”B.“Moon