英语国家概况
美国各州名称：
亚拉巴马州 Alabama
阿拉斯加州 Alaska
亚利桑那州 Arizona
阿肯色州 Arkansas
加利福尼亚州 California
加州科罗拉多州 Colorado
哥伦比亚特区Columbia
康涅狄格州 Connecticut
特拉华州 Delaware
佛罗里达州 Florida
佐治亚州 Georgia
夏威夷州 Hawaii
爱达荷州 Idaho
伊利诺伊州 Illinois
印弟安纳州 Indiana
爱荷华州 Iowa
堪萨斯州 Kansas
肯塔基州 Kentucky
路易斯安那州 Louisiana
缅因州 Maine
马里兰州 Maryland
马萨诸塞州 Massachusetts 密歇根州 Michigan
明尼苏达州 Minnesota 密西西比州 Mississippi
密苏里州 Missour
蒙大拿州 Montana
内布拉斯加州 Nebraska
内华达州 Nevada
新罕布什尔州 New Hampshire 新泽西州 New Jersey
新墨西哥州 New Mexico
纽约州 New York
北卡罗来纳州 North Carolina 北达科他州 North Dakota
俄亥俄州 Ohio
俄克拉荷马州 Oklahoma
俄勒冈州 Oregon
宾西法尼亚州 Pennsyivania 罗得岛州 Rhode Island
南卡罗来纳州 South Carolina 南达科他州 South Dakota
田纳西州 Tennessee
得克萨斯州 Texas
犹他州 Utah
佛蒙特州 Vermont
弗吉尼亚州 Virgina
华盛顿州 Washington
西弗吉尼亚州 West Virginia 威斯康星州 Wisconsin
怀俄明州 Wyoming
美国历届总统
1.乔治·华盛顿 George Washington (1789—1797)
2.约翰·亚当斯 John Adams (1797—1801)
3.托马斯·杰弗逊 Thomas Jefferson (1801—1809)
4.詹姆斯·麦迪逊 James Madison (1809—1817)
5.詹姆斯·门罗 James Monroe (1817—1825)
6.约翰·昆西·亚当斯 John Quincy Adams (1825—1829)
7.安德鲁·杰克逊 Andrew Jackson (1829—1837)
8.马丁·范布伦 Martin Van Buren (1837—1841)
9.威廉·亨利·哈里森 William H. Harrison (1841)
10.约翰·泰勒 John Tyler (1841—1845)
11. 詹姆斯·K·波尔克 James K. Polk (1845—1849)
12. 扎卡里·泰勒 Zachary Taylor (1949—1850)
13.米勒德·菲尔莫尔 Millard Fillmore (1850—1853)
14.富兰克林·皮尔斯 Franklin Pierce (1853—1857)
15.詹姆斯·布坎南 James Buchanan (1857—1861)
16.亚伯拉罕·林肯 Abraham Lincoln (1861—1865)
17.安德鲁·约翰逊 Andrew Johnson (1865—1869)
18.尤利塞斯·S·格兰特 Ulysses S. Grant (1869—1877)
19.拉瑟福德·B·海斯 Rutherford B. Hayes (1877—1881)
20.詹姆斯·A·加菲尔德 James A. Garfield (1881)
21.切斯特·A·阿瑟 Chester A. Arthur (1881—1885)
22.格罗弗·克利夫兰 Grover Cleveland (1885—1889)
23.本杰明·哈里森 (1889—1893)
24.格罗弗·克利夫兰 Grover Cleveland (1893—1897)
25.威廉·麦金莱 William McKinley (1897—1901)
26.西奥多·罗斯福 Theodore Roosevelt (1901—1909)
27.威廉·H·塔夫脱 William H. Taft (1909—1913)
28.伍德罗·威尔逊 Woodrow Wilson (1913—1921)
29.沃伦·G·哈定 Warren G. Harding (1921—1923)
30.卡尔文·柯立芝 Calvin Coolidge (1923—1929)
31.赫伯特·C·胡弗 Herbert Hoover (1929—1933)
32.富兰克林·罗斯福 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933—1945)
33.哈里·S·杜鲁门 Harry S. Truman (1945—1953)
34.德怀特·D·艾森豪威尔 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953—1961)
35.约翰·F·肯尼迪 John F. Kennedy (1961—1963)
36.林登·B·约翰逊 Lyndon B. Johnson (1963—1969)
37.理查德·M·尼克松 Richard M. Nixon (1969—1974)
38.杰拉尔德·R·福特 Gerald R. Ford (1974—1977)
39.吉米·卡特 Jimmy Carter (1977—1981)
40.罗纳德·里根 Ronald Reagan (1981—1989)
41.乔治·布什 George Bush (1989—1993)
42.比尔·克林顿 Bill Clinton (1993—2001)
43.乔治布什 George W. Bush Jr. (2001—2009)
44. 贝拉克·奥巴马Barack Hussein Obama II (2009-)
英国各郡名称：
1贝德福德Bedfordshire
2白金汉Buckinghamshire
3剑桥Cambridgeshire
4柴郡Cheshier
5康沃尔Cornwall
6坎布里亚Cumbria
7德比Derbyshire
8德文Devon
9多塞特Dorset
10达勒姆Durham
11东萨塞克斯East Sussex
12埃塞克斯Essex
13格洛斯特Gloucestershire
14大伦敦Greater London
15大曼彻斯特Greater Manchester 16汉普郡Hampshire
17赫里福德Herefordshire
18伍斯特Worcestershire
19赫特福德Hertfordshire
20肯特Kent
21兰开夏Lancashire
22莱斯特Leicetershire
23林肯Lincolnshire 24默西塞德Merseyside
25诺福克Norfolk
26北安普敦Northamptonshire
27诺萨伯兰Northumberland
28北约克郡North Yorkshire
29诺丁汉Nottinghamshire
30牛津Oxfordshire
31施洛普Shropshire
32萨默塞特Somerset
33南约克郡South Yorkshire
34斯塔福德Staffordshire
35萨福克郡Suffolk
36萨里Surrey
37泰恩-威尔Tyne and Wear
38沃里克Warwickshire
39西米德兰兹West Midlands
40西萨塞克斯郡West Sussex
41西约克郡West Yorkshire
42威尔特郡Wiltshire
根据1998年建立地区开发署的法案，英格兰含伦敦还被划分为9个地区：
伦敦、东部、东南部、西南部、东米德兰、西米德兰、约克与休姆伯、东北、西北与默西塞
苏格兰被划分为32个设有单一地方议会的行政区：
1阿伯丁郡Aberdeenshire
2阿伯丁市Aberdeen City
3安格斯Angus
4阿吉尔与布特Argyll and Bute
5东艾尔郡East Ayrshire
6南艾尔郡South Ayrshire
7北艾尔郡North Ayrshire
8柯莱克曼楠郡Clackmannanshire 9登佛里斯与盖洛韦Dumfries Galloway 10丹迪市Dundee
11东登巴顿郡 East Dunbartonshire 12西登巴顿郡 West Dunbartonshire 13爱丁堡市City of Edinburgh
14伐尔科克Falkirk 15费扶Fife
16格拉斯哥市City of Glasgow 17因沃克莱德Inverclyde
18南拉纳克郡South Lanarkshire 19北拉纳克郡North Lanarkshire 20东洛衫East Lothian
21西洛衫West Lothian
22米德洛衫Midlothian
23默里Moray
24佩思与金罗斯Perth and Kinross 25任扶里郡Renfrewshire
26东任扶里郡East Renfrewshire 27斯特林Stirling
28苏格兰边境区Scottish Borders 29苏格兰高地Highland
30奥克尼群岛Orkney
31设德兰群岛Shetland
32西部群岛Western Isles
威尔士划分为22个设单一地方议会的行政区：
1加的夫Cardiff
2纽波特Newport
3托尔番Torfaen
4布莱诺-格温特Blaenau Gwent
5凯尔费里Caerphilly
6斯温西Swansea
7朗达-塞南-塔佛Rhondda Cynon T aff 8布里占德Bridgend
9默瑟尔提德维尔Merthyr Tydfil 10格拉摩根谷地Vale of Glamorgan 11扶林特郡Flintshire
12尼斯-塔尔伯特港Neath Port T albot 13沃里萨姆Wrexham
14登比郡Denbighshire
15蒙默思郡 Monmouthshire
16康维 Conwy
17安格尔西岛 Isle of Anglesey
18彭布鲁克郡 Pembrokeshire
19卡马森郡 Carmarthenshire 20格威尼德 Gwynedd
21瑟利迪真 Ceredigion
22泼威思 Powys
北爱尔兰划分为26个设地方议会的行政区：
1安特利姆Antrim
2阿尔兹Ards
3阿尔马Armagh
4拜里米纳Ballymena
5拜里默尼Ballymoney
6班布里治Banbridge
7贝尔法斯特Belfast
8卡里科费噶斯Carrickfergus
9卡斯勒里Castlereagh
10科里雷恩Coleraine
11库克斯汤Cookstown 12科雷噶文Cragavon
13德里Derry
14道恩Down
15北道恩North Down
16登干南Dungannon
17费尔马纳Fermanagh
18拉恩Larne
19利马瓦底Limavady
20里斯波恩Lisburn
21马赫拉费尔特Magherafelt
22默尔Moyle
23纽里与默恩Newry and Mourne 24纽汤纳比Newtownabbey
25奥马Omagh
26斯特拉班Strabane
澳大利亚各州名称：
全国第一州---- 新南威尔士（New South Wales, 首府：悉尼，全州人口：约680万人）
阳光之州---- 昆士兰（Queensland, 首府：布里斯班，全州人口：约418万人）
节日之州---- 南澳大利亚（South Australia, 首府：阿德雷德，全州人口：约155万人）
花园之州----维多利亚（Victoria, 首府：墨尔本，全州人口：约500万人）
野花之州---- 西澳大利亚州（Western Australia, 首府：珀斯，全州人口：略多于200万人）假日岛屿之州---- 塔斯曼尼亚州（Tasmania, 首府：霍巴特，全州人口：48万多人）
首都领地（Australian National Territory - ACT，全领地人口：略多于32万人）
北领地（Northern Territory, 首府：达尔文，全领地人口：略多于20万人）
英语国家概况的复习资料
英语国家概况考试题型如下： 1.选择题（30 X 1’） 2.填空题（20 X 1’） 3.简答（10 X 2’）--必须回答完整的句子 4.分析题（6 X 5’）-- 必须回答完整的句子 总分100 分 主要内容包括： 一．U.S. Geography 1.Full name of U.S.. 2.Number of States: 50 states. 3.After President Jefferson brought the Louisiana territory from France there was a desire for territorial expansion among many frontier men. 4.The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers. The fourth largest countries. 5.Taxas is the largest mainland state of the U.S.. Alaska is the largest state of the U.S.. 6.Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean. 7.America’s movies are mostly made in Hollywood near the city of Los Angeles in south California. 二．U.S. People 1.The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the US is the Blacks (Afriican-Americans). 2.The “first Americans” were the Indians. 3.The Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing racial and ethnic group in the United States. 4.The first permanent settlement in North America was established in today’s V erginia in the year of 1607. 5.The “Three Faiths” in the U.S. refer to: ?Protestan ?Catholic ?Jewish 6.The majority of the Catholics in the U.S. are descendants of immigrants from Ireland, Italy and Poland. 7.American society is a stratified one in which power, wealth and pestige are unequally distributed among the population. 8.WASP stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
英国国家概况及英国文化
英国国家概况及英国文化 、教育简介国名： 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国(TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland)国旗： 呈横长方形，长与宽之比为２∶１。 为“米”字旗，由深蓝底色和红、白色“米”字组成。 旗中带白边的红色正十字代表英格兰守护神圣乔治，白色交叉十字代表苏格兰守护神圣安德鲁，红色交叉十字代表爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。 此旗产生于１８０１年，是由原英格兰的白地红色正十旗、苏格兰的蓝地白色交叉十字旗和爱尔兰的白地红色交叉十字旗重叠而成。 国徽： 即英王徽。 中心图案为一枚盾徽，盾面上左上角和右下角为红地上三只金狮，象征英格兰；右上角为金地上半站立的红狮，象征苏格兰；左下角为蓝地上金黄色竖琴，象征爱尔兰。 盾徽两侧各由一只头戴王冠、代表英格兰的狮子和一只代表苏格兰的独角兽支扶着。 盾徽周围用法文写着一句格言，意为“恶有恶报”；下端悬挂着嘉德勋章，饰带上写着“天有上帝，我有权利”。 盾徽上端为镶有珠宝的金银色头盔、帝国王冠和头戴王冠的狮子。
国歌： 《上帝保佑女王》杜摯猠癡?桴?畱敥屮（如在位的是男性君主，国歌改为杜摯猠癡?桴步湩屧）国花： 1 / 10 玫瑰花国鸟： 红胸鸽国石： 钻石科学节： １８３１年开始，一年举办一次科学周： １９９４年开始，在每年的３月举办自然地理： ２４．４１万平方公里（包括内陆水域），英格兰地区１３.０４万平方公里，苏格兰７.８８万平方公里，威尔士２.０８万平方公里，北爱尔兰１.４１万平方公里。 位于欧洲西部的岛国。 由大不列颠岛（包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士）、爱尔兰岛东北部和周围一些小岛组成。 隔北海、多佛尔海峡、英吉利海峡与欧洲大陆相望。 它的陆界与爱尔兰共和国接壤。 海岸线总长１１４５０公里。 全境分为四部分： 英格兰东南部平原、中西部山区、苏格兰山区、北爱尔兰高原和山区。主要河流有塞文河（３５４公里）和泰晤士河（３４６公里）。
英语国家概况
英语国家概况-Land and people I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts 英国的不同名称及其各组成部分 1.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. 地理名称：不列颠群岛，大不列颠和英格兰。 2. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。 3. The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. 不列颠群岛由两个大岛—大不列颠岛（较大的一个）和爱尔兰岛，及成千上万个小岛组成。 4.Three political divisions on the island：England, Scotland and Wales. 大不列颠岛上有三个政治区：英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士。 (1) England is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is the largest, most populous section. 英格兰位于大不列颠岛南部，是最大，人口最稠密的地区。 (2) Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It has three natural zones (the Highlands in the north; the Central lowlands; the south Uplands) Capital: Edinburgh 苏格兰位于大不列颠的北部。它有三大自然区：北部高地，中部低地及南部山陵。首府：爱丁堡。 (3) Wales is in the west of Great Britain. Capital: Cardiff 威尔士位于大不列颠的西部。首府：加的夫 (4) Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. Capital: Belfast. 北爱尔兰是英国第四个区域。首府：贝尔法斯特。 5.The Commonwealth (of nations)is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991. 英联邦是独立的前英国殖民地组成的自由联合体。它成立于1931年，至1990年止已有50个成员国。 II. Geographical Features 英国的地理特征 1.Geographical position of Britain: 英国的地理位置： Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. 英国是一个岛国。它位于大西洋北部，与欧洲大陆的北海岸隔海相望。南面的英吉利海峡和东面的北海将它与欧洲其它部分隔开。 2.The north and west of Britain are mainly highlands; and the east and southeast are mostly lowlands. 英国的西部和北部主要是高地，东部和东南部主要是低地。 III. Rivers and Lakes 河流与湖泊 Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain (1,343m).
英语国家概况课后题总结和答案
Chapter 1 land and people are the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain,England,the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth The British Isles,Greant Britina and England are geographical names, no the official names of the country,while the official name is the United Kingdom,but the full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern British Commonwealth is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britian. the geographical position of Britian Britain is an island country. It lies in the north Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of is separated from the rest of Europe by the English channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. in Great Britain are mostly highland and lowland The north and west of Britain are mainly highland, while the south and south-east are mostly lowlands. Britain have a favourable climate why Yes,it has a favourable climate, because it has a maritime type of climate---winters are mild,not too cold and summers are cool, not too has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole has a small range of temperature,too. are the factors which influence the climate in Britain Which part of Britain has the most rainfall and which part is the driest
英语国家概况
英语国家概况》期末复习题（含答案） （第I卷客观题共45分） 1. 选择题（共30 分; 每题1 分） U.K. 1. The importance of the British monarchy can be seen in its effect on ___ . D A. passing the bills B. advising the government C. political parties D. public attitude 2. The policies of the Conservative Party in Great Britain are characterized by pragmatism and . D A. government intervention B. nationalization of enterprises C. social reform D. a belief in individualism 3. Oxford University is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. 4. Cabinet members are chosen by ___ in Britain. B A. the monarch B. the Prime Minister C. the Archbishop D. the Lord Chancellor 5. English belongs to the Germanic group of Indo-European family of languages. 6. The Severn River is the longest river in Britain. 7. The following Christmas traditions are particularly British except ___ . A A. Trooping the Color B. Queen 's Christmas message C. Boxing Day D. Christmas pantomime 8. Among Britain q'uaslity press, the following newspapers are regarded as the “ BigThree with the exception of The Observer. 9. In 2012, Britain had a population of about 63 million. 10. The two main islands of the British Isles are Great Britain and Ireland. 11. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said that, “ Britain and tht e dUSntiates will stand side by side ”. 12. The Labor Party affected the British society greatly in that it ___ . A A. set up the National Health Services B. improved public transportation C. abolished the old tax system D. enhanced the economic development 13. Margaret Thatcher go'v s ernment introduced the biggest changes in British economic policy since World War II. 14. Charles Dickens is a representative of English Critical Realism at the turn of the 19 th century. 15. The three principle features of the climate of Britain are the following EXCEPT ___ . C A. the frequent fog in winter B. the large number of rainy days C. extreme coldness even in summer D. changeability all the year round 16. Samuel Johnson 'dsictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of spelling in English. 17. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of Latin and Greek words to English. 18. __ was not among the four self-governing dominions in the British Empire. C A. Australia B. Canada C. India D. the Union of South Africa 19. Of the following sectors in Britain, service industry has experienced spectacular growth si nee the end of World War II. 20. Cambridge has more Nobel Prize winners than any other institution in Britain.
英语国家概况课程标准
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3.The time joining the British parliament: However, in 1707 by agreement of the English and Scottish parliaments, Scotland joined the Union. 4.Difference between the British Isles ,UK, Great Britain , and England: British Isles: the island of Great Britain the island of Ireland
surrounding isles ●UK=Great Britain + Northern Ireland ●Great Britain =England +Scotland + Wales 5.The four major invasions in the history of Great Britain : At first, England was occupied by Celtic people. Then in 43AD Britain was invaded by the Roman Empire. Result: England and Wales became a part of the Roman Empire for nearly 400 years. the Angle-Saxon invaded. Result: The land they lived became" Angle-land", later changed into England, the language they spoken became English. PS：One of the best-known English legends derives from this time. In 5 century AD, King Author(亚瑟王) united the British, and with his magical sword, Excalibur（被称为“王者之剑”的圣剑）,
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