专八人文知识：美国概述

专八人文知识：美国概述

　　专八人文知识需要考生基本了解主要英语国家的地理、历史、现状、文化传统以及英语文学知识和英语语言知识。新东方在线整理了专八人文知识供考生们熟知背诵。

　　美国概述

　　一、气候

　　1. A humid continental climate(湿润的大陆性气候) isfound in the north-eastern part of the country.

　　2. In the south-eastern United States you can find ahumid subtropical climate.(湿润的亚热带气候---东南部)

　　3. The Pacific northwest is favored with a maritimeclimate海洋性气候--太平洋西北岸)

　　4. The southern part of the Pacific coast in California(加州太平洋沿岸南部) has aMediterranean climate (地中海式气候)with warm,dry summers and moist winters.

　　5. Many factors besides latitude influence the climate in the United States.Perhaps themost important forces are the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,the Gulf of Mexick ,and theGreat Lakes.

　　影响美国气候的最主要的因素为：太平洋，和大西泮，墨西哥湾，五大湖。

　　二、地理城市

　　1.Traditionally from the east to the west the United States can be divided into sevengeographical regions.美国从东到西可分为七个地理区。

　　2.New English is made up of six states of the Northeast .Becaust of its stony soil it isnot noted for its agriculture .Dairying is the most inportant farm activity,New Englishis also well-known for its position in education,Many famous universities and collegessuch as Yale,Harvard,thd Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) are locatedhere.

　　新英格兰由美国东北部六个州组成，由于土壤多石，不利于农业生产，乳制品业是最重要的农业活动，许多重点大学如耶鲁大学，哈佛大学和麻省理工学院都坐落于此。

　　3.Chicago,the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes, is the largest industral andcommercial center of the area.芝加哥是五大湖最大最忙的港口，也是该地区最大的工商业中心。

　　4.Detroit is known as the automobile capital of the world.Omaha is known as theagricultural capital of the United states.底特律被称作"汽车之都，奥马哈被称作农业之都。

　　5.Dry farming ,irrigation farming,and the cattle and sheep herding are the maincativities of the Great Plains of the American West.

　　旱地农业，灌溉农业和牛羊牧业是美国西部大平原地区的主要活动。

　　6.Colorado has been called the steel city of the west ,Denver is the largest city of theGreat Plains.科罗拉多市被称作"西部钢城"，丹佛市是大平原地区最大的城市。

　　7.the largest groups of Native Americans are found on the Colorado Plateau.

　　美国最大的土著群落位于科罗拉多高原。

　　8.Mmauna Loa,the world's largest volcano,is located on Haiwaii and erupts from timeto time,Suger cane and pineapples anr Haiwaii's main crops.Tourism is Haiwaii'smost important industry.莫纳洛阿火山是世界最大和活火山，甘蔗和菠罗是夏威夷的两大作物，旅游业是夏威夷最重要的产业。

　　9.Honolulu is the capital of Haiwaii and Juneau is the capital of Alaska.

　　火奴鲁鲁是夏威夷的首府，朱诺是阿拉斯加的首府。

　　三、人口

　　1.New Englanders were originally knows as Yankees,which came to stand for alllAmerican.新英格兰人最初曾被称作"美国佬：这一名称，后来渐渐指所有的美国人。

　　2.The Middle Atlantic States have about one fifth of the total population of the unitedstates.大西洋中部各州的人口占美国总人口的1/5。

　　3.The soil is rich,the rain usually pientiful and the growing season long,These factorsmake the Midwest America's most important agricultural area .It is also a majormanufacturing region and the nation's leading center of heavy industry.

　　中西部地区是美国最重要的农业区，也是主要的制造业区各最主要的重工业区。

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