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1、概况复习材料Part2HistoryUS1.ThenameofIndianswasgivenbyChristopherColumbus.2.Magellanwasthefirstmanwhosailedaroundtheearth.（StraitofMagellan麦哲伦海峡）3.TheFireofLexingtonwasgenerallyconsideredasthepreludeoftheGreatWarofIndependence・4.OnJuly4th,1力6,thedocumentwasacceptedbythe2ndContinentalCongress,andthe
2、nJuly4thhasbeenobservedasNationalDayoftheUnitedSates.5.In1791,thefirsttenamendments,knownastheBillofRightswereputintotheConstitution.6.TheturningpointoftheCivilwarwasGrantcapturedthetownin1863・7.AfterWWII,thetwobigallies—theUSAastheleadoftheNATO（NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationj匕约）andtheSoviet
3、Unionastheheadofthe（华约）—weregraduallyformed.8.wasanoutstandingleadertheCivilRightsMovement.Part3CultureUS1.EvenbeforetheWarofIndependence,severaloutstandingcollegeswerefounded.Theearliestcollegewas・Itwasfoundedin1636,Cambridge,Massachusetts・1.Manystudentscangainadegreeafterthecompletionofthef
4、our-yearprogram・Theyarecalled・2.Isthenamegenerallyappliedtoeightuniversities:Brown,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Harvard,Pennsylvania,Princeton,andYale.4.InAmerica,themajorradioandTVnetworksare,,・5.isthemostfamousofthe19radiostationsoftheUSAfortheexpansionofpropagandatoforeigncountries・6.Thethre
5、emostinfluentialnewspaperare,,and.7.Somemajormagazinesare,,and・8.ndarethetwobiggestnewsagenciesinAmerica.9.NBArefersto.ItisthemostfamousleagueinAmerica.10.NASAreferstowhichwascreatedonOctober1,1958・1LisanicknameoftheAcademyAwards.Part4SocialLifeUS1.isthemostpopularAmericandrinkanditisordereda
6、lmostatallhoursoftheday.2.isafavoritesauceformanyAmericans・3.ThenationaldayofheUnitedStatesofAmericafallson・1.isthemostfestivetime,andthebiggestandbest-lovedholidayintheUS.2.whichoriginatedinAmericaandwasfirstcelebratedin1621bythepilgrimsofthePlymouthColony,isthemosttypicalandtruenationalholi
7、dayofthealltheholidaysobservedintheUS.3.ThepeculiarityofAmericanhistorymadetheAmericanspiritof■4.ThereisapopularAmericanbeliefthateverycowboycandreamofbecomingagreatman,eventheofthecountry.5.ThereareallsortsofreligiousgroupsintheUSamongtheAme
