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The United States covers a large part of the North American continent.Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.Although the United States is a big country,it is not the largest in the world.In 1964,its population was over 185,000,000.
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When this land first became a nation,after winning its independence from England,it had thirteen states.Each of the states was represented (代表) on the American flag by a star.All these states were in the eastern part of the continent.As the nation grew toward the west,new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag.For a long time,there were 48 stars.In 1959,however,two more stars were added to the flag,representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.
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Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States. There are still many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country.Sometimes it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”.Most Americans come from all over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes to the eastern coast of North American were mostly from England.It is for that reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world.
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根据短文内容判断正(T)、误(F)
1.Most of the people who first settled in America were from England.( )
2.The first thirteen states were in the west of the United States.( )
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$附录:UNIT 3 DIVERSE CULTURES 课文译文
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6月21日,星期三
今天是我参加红木森林露营并参观红酒之乡纳帕谷后回到旧金山的第一天。我必须承认,再一次回到这座城市的感觉确实很好。这是一座多么伟大的城市——一座在1906年地震后能够自我重建的城市。这里有如此多美丽的老建筑——许多坐落于大山之巅,在那里,城市、大海和金门大桥的美景尽收眼底。
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我住的酒店位于市中心附近的教会区。这是这座城市最古老的地方之一。住在这里的许多人来自墨西哥或中美洲地区。这个地区过去是城镇的贫困地区,但现在它是艺术、音乐和美食中心。事实上,一场名为“教会学校”的艺术运动就发源于这里。它受到涂鸦艺术和漫画艺术的影响。我在街上漫步,转了几个小时,欣赏着街头艺术。这种艺术非常现代化并充满活力。后来,我在快餐车吃到了一些美味的墨西哥中式面条。这才是真正的文化融合!
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下午,我去了当地一家展示加利福尼亚