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1、CaliforniaFloridaMassachusettsNewJerseyNewYorkPennsylvaniaTexasBostonChicagoLasVegasLosAngelesNewYorkSanFranciscoSeattleWashington,DC"UncleSam"camefromameatproviderduringthewarof1812.TTheletter"C"inthenameofAmericancapitalisforColumbus,whocontributedtothediscoveryoftheAmericanco

2、ntinents.TThecolor“red”onthenationalflagofUSAstandsforvictory,whiteisthesymbolof（purity）,andblueisforgloom（loyalty）F“TheStarsandStripesForever”（theStar-SpangledBanner）isthenationalanthemoftheUnitedStates.F“Rose”isnamedastheNationalflowerofUSAbypresidentBillClinton（Reagan）.FTheba

3、ldeagleistheemblem（象征）oftheUSbecauseit+wasthenitbelievedtoexistsonlyonthiscontinent.FGeorgeWashingtonwasthefirst（second）presidenttoliveintheWhiteHouse.FTheWashingtonMonumentisthetallestbuildinginWashingtonDC.TTEST2TheAppalachianMountainsaretallerthantheRockyMountainsbecausetheya

4、reolder.（RockyareyoungerthanAppalachians）FTheAppalachianTrailistheworld'slongestcontinuoushikingtrailthatismaintainedandmarked.TBadWaterinDeathValleyisthelowestpointontheNorthAmericancontinent.TTheGreatSaltLakeisthelargestsaltwaterlakeinthewesternhemisphere.TTheGreatSaltLakehasb

5、eencalled“America‘sDeadSea”sincenolifecansurvivethesalinewater.Fthelakeprovideshabitatformillionsofnativebirds,brineshrimp,shorebirds,andwaterfowlTheGreatLakesaresolargethattheycanbeseenfromtheMoon.TTheMississippiisthelargestandlongestriverinAmerica.Fisnotthelongestriver（密西西比河：最

6、大；不是最长）TheHudsonRiverflowsthroughthecapitalofUSA.（NewYorkcity）FNiagaraFallsactuallyconsistsoftwowaterfalls:theAmericanFalls&theCanadianFalls.FconsistsoftwogaintwaterfallsandonesmalleroneTheCanadianFallsisalsocalledtheHorseshoeFallsbecauseofitshorseshoeshape.TTEST3Theword"America

7、"isgenerallybelievedtohavecomefromAmerigoVespucci,anItalianexplorer,financier,navigatorandcartographer.TAmerigoVespuccifirstdemonstratedthatAmericawasanentirelyseparatelandmass,notAsia'seasternoutskirts.TIn1620,thePilgrimsarrivedinAmericaonashipnamedMayflower,andestablishedthefi

8、rst+englishcolonynamedMassachusetts.FThePilgrim