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1、《英美概况（二）》练习题一答案套一、答案I．FillinthefollowingblanksinEnglish1.cotton2.Indians3.Superior;Michigan;Huron;Erie;Ontario;Michigan;Canada4.16075.126.winner-take-all;majority/2707.Vice-Presidency8.18549.private10.Pittsburg11.space12.Scandinavian13.CivilRightsMovement14.88000,1800015.1922
2、16.four17.IndependenceII.Ineachofthefollowingquestionstherearefourchoices.Choosethecorrectone1.C2.B3.A4.D5.A6.C7.B8.C9.D10.B11.B12.B13.D14.D15.A16.C17.B18.B19.D20.DIII.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue[T]orfalse[F]1.T2.F3.F4.F5.T6.F7.F8.T9.T10.TIII.Definethefollowing
3、terms1.YaleUniversityisaprivateuniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut,USA,whichwasnamedafterElihuYale,anearlypatronandwascharteredin1701.ItconsistsofYaleCollegeformen,threeotherundergraduateschoolsformenandwomen,andeightgraduateschoolsformenandwomen.2.ItisthelargestandmostfamousAme
4、ricanstockmarket.LocatedonWallStreetinNewYorkCity,itcentralizesthetradingofstockofover3000corporations,andhundredsofmillionsofsharesareboughtandsoldthereeachday.3.ThesecondcontinentalcongresswasheldinPhiladelphiainMay1775.ItdecidedtotakechargeofthetroopsaroundBostonandappoint
5、edGeorgeWashingtonascommandertofightfortheirfreedomandindependence.IV.Answerthefollowingquestions1.InthepostWorldWar11decade,theUnitedStateswastherichestnationintheworld.Afterabriefperiodofpostwaradjustment,theeconomyboomed.Consumersdemandedgoodsandservices.Businessesproduced
6、moretomeetthisdemand.With6percentoftheworld'spopulation,theUnitedStatesproducedhalftheworld'sgoods.Asproductivityrose,thelabormarketchanged.Employmentgrewrapidlyintheservicesector,whichincludessaleswork,officework,andgovernmentjobs.Federalforeignaidprogramsprovidedoverseasmar
7、ketsforUSbusinesses.Finally,thegovernmentspentlargeamountsofmoneybyprovidingloans,fightingtheColdWar,andfindingsocialprograms.Technologicaladvances,manyachievedwithfederateaid,usheredinnewindustriesandspedupthepaceofproductioninoldones.Governmentspendingplusconsumerdemandledt
8、oaneraofwidespreadprosperity,risinglivingstandards,andsocialmobility
