美国历史文化概况(英文版)答案-850-7-董晓波

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Unit 1

Text A

I.

1. destructive

2. have been persecuted

3. established

4. intensified

5. immigrated

6. overwhelming

7. refugees

8. combat

9. dispute

10. financial

II.

1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F

III.

1. 像伊丽莎白女王一样，新任国王也鼓励对外扩张，以此来缓解国内的宗教争端和经济上的

低迷。

2. 他们一直被称为清教徒，因为他们执意要“净化”英国国教——通过阻止其任命主教来简

化宗教仪式，改革组织形式。

3. 在合约期满后这些契约奴可以获得自由，而黑奴却要呆在种植园世代为奴。

4. 从16到18世纪，土著居民的人口由于以下原因急剧下降：来自欧洲的流行病的肆虐；欧

洲探险者和殖民者对他们的种族屠杀以及引发的战乱；被迫离开故土；土著部落间的战乱，

被奴役；高比率的近亲结婚。

5. 那些感染了疾病的人有的是疾病还处于潜伏期，有的是隔离得不那么严密，他们与土著居

民的接触使得疾病得以传播，进一步转为流行病。

Text B

I.

1. beneficial, solely

2. generally, disturbance

3. publish, have

4. strongly, condemn

5. revenge

6. become worse

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7. correct

8. put down

9. leave

10. trap

II.

1. The Seven Years’ War: It is the war lasting from 1756 to 1763 during which Britain and France

fought over the control of North American colonies. It ended up with the victory for Britain. As a

result of the war, Britain acquired French holdings in Canada and Florida from France’s ally, Spain.

2. The Stamp Act: It is the act that passed by British Parliament in 1765 to be the first direct tax on

the American colonies. It required that all newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, commercial

bills, advertisements, and other papers issued in the colonies bear a stamp.

3. The Boston Tea Party: It is a direct action by colonists in Boston against the British government

for its unfair treatment. On the night of December 16, 1773, a band of men, disguised as Indians

boarded three British ships lying at anchor in Boston harbor and dumped the tea cargo, which was

from China, into the sea.

4. The Treaty of Paris: The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, formally ended the

American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of

America, which had rebelled against British rule.

Unit 2

Text A

I. jurisdiction，amphibians，contiguous，lease，habitat，disputing

II.

1. 美国领土包括明确界定的地理区域，即根据美国联邦政府权力管辖的大陆，天空或海域（但

不仅局限于这些领域）。

2. 落基山脉位于大平原的西部边缘，从北到南穿越全国，在科罗拉多州海拔高于14 000英尺

（4 300m）。

3. 为了防止被占领军的傀儡政府系统性地滥用，他们必须执行法律，并使法律在该领土被占

领之前获得效力。

III. T. F. T. F.

Text B

1. 平均而言，（美国）西部各州山区的降雪是全球最高。

2. 太平洋西北沿岸的降雨量比美国大陆的其他任何地区都大，其中华盛顿奎纳尔特雨林降雨

平均达一百三十七英寸（348厘米）。

3. 美国每年受各种自然灾害的侵害。

4. 偶尔会遭遇严重的洪灾。

II. predominate, precipitation, devastated, decimated, widespread, vulnerable, resistant

Unit 3

Text A

I.

1. ceded

2. has been undermined

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3. dispossessed

4. unprecedented

5. prevail

6. is pervaded

7. eligible

8. be deducted

9. penniless

10. overseeing

II.

1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T

III.

1. to derive the main support from farmers and tradesmen

2. to be at war with

3. at the price of

4. to lower the property qualifications for voting

5. the gap between rich and poor

6. in the context of the times.

7. the executive department

8. at the expense of

9. on an even playing field

10. died from disease, starvation, and exposure

11. to clash with the tribes native to the area

12. to stream into

13. to sever its diplomatic relation with …

14. to make a fortune

15. to wade across streams and climb over mountains

Text B

I.

1. spread

2. practical, elegant

3. thinly

4. represent

5. expand

6. get lost

7. tiring

8. fight, forbid

9. mixture, keep, trace

II.

1. The wilderness forced frontiersmen to rely on themselves to survive and succeed, which

developed their self-reliance. They had to teach themselves many skills like building houses,

making ploughs, which made them rough and strong. To survive in such a tough situation, they

had to be hard-working. And while settling a piece of new land, they grew dash and daring and

ready to run risks. The sparsely-populated area led to the fact that there was no need to lie or beat

around the bush, which resulted in their honest and outspoken characteristics. The west movement

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also shows that Americans are not keen on having a permanent residence but interested in seeking

their dream by moving from place to place.

2. No, working ranch hands past and present had very little time for anything other than the

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