Had the United States built more homes for the poor people in 1955, the housing problem no
A.wouldn't be
B.will not have been
C.wouldn't have been
D.would have not been
A.wouldn't be
B.will not have been
C.wouldn't have been
D.would have not been
We learn from the second paragraph that ______.
A.when Kennedy was the president, he made some outstanding achievements
B.Kennedy failed his duty as the president of the United States
C.with Kennedy as the president, fewer people concerned themselves with state affairs
D.in Kennedy's time, the United States, Russia and Cuba all had some problems
听力原文: The basic flag of the United States is one of the world's oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland are older.
The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14,1777. It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.
By 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, in 1818, congress restored the design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1912 President William H. Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously, the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flag-maker's fancy.
The evolution of the Stars and Stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creation.
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A.New Zealand.
B.Australia.
C.Denmark.
D.Norway.
A.It had the most foreign students.
B.Its students outnumbered those in other states.
C.Most of its foreign students were the Japanese.
D.It offered more financial aids.
During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possession. Later, in the Colonial (殖民的) and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American Colonies.
The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress (国会) on June 14, 1777. It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.
By 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became app.arent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, Congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1912 President William H. Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flagmaker's desire.
The evolution of the Stars and Stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creation.
There are many government flags flown in the United States in addition to the national's flag. Among them are the president's and vice -president's flags and those of the federal departments and some federal agencies. Each state in the Union has an official flag.
Why were only the flags of various European nations flown over the land, during the discovery and settlement period?
A.Because the flags were older than the national flag of the U. S.
B.Because the land was divided by these nations.
C.Because there was no universal flag over the land.
D.We don't know from the passage.
The delegation's report to the United Nations panel, which was meeting in Geneva, did not break new ground. The officials contended that despite instances of abuse in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the United States has not systematically mistreated prisoners and remained committed to a global ban on torture.
Under the Convention Against Torture, a 1987 treaty that is a centerpiece of international human rights law, the United States was supposed to have reported to the United Nations panel on its compliance by 1999.
The panel, known as the Committee Against Torture, will review the American report and issue findings later this month, but it has no power to enforce its conclusions.
The delegation included more than two dozen representatives from the State, Defense, Justice and Homeland Security Departments, but not from the C.L.A.
A delegation of American officials appeared before an international legal panel on (36) to argue that in its fight (37) , the United States had not violated its treaty obligations to (38) the torture of prisoners.
It was the (39) since Sept. 11, 2001, that a United States delegation had answered questions from an (40) about abuses by soldiers and (41)
The delegation's report to the (42) panel, which was meeting in Geneva, did not break new ground. The officials contended that despite instances of (43) in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantánamo Bay, (44) , the United States has not systematically mistreated (45) and remained (46) to a global ban on torture.
Under the Convention Against Torture, a (47) treaty that is a centerpiece of international (48) law, the United States was supposed to have (49) to the United Nations panel on its compliance by (50) .
The panel, known as the (51) , will review the American report and issue findings later this month, but it has (52) to enforce its conclusions.
The delegation included more than (53) representatives from the State, Defense, (54) and Homeland Security Departments, but not from the (55) .
(36)
Hawaii, the newest state in the United States, is a 【C1】______ of eight large islands and many small 【C2】______ in the Central Pacific Ocean, about 2,200 miles west of San Francisco. Hawaii was probably 【C3】______ about 750 A. D. , by 【C4】______ from the other Pacific islands. The first Europeans 【C5】______ Americans to visit it were the British Captain James Cook and his 【C6】______ in 1778. James named his discovery the Sandwich Islands 【C7】______ the sponsor of his expedition, the Earl of Sandwich. Twelve years later, the others from Europe and the new United States began to settle in the islands.
These "westerners" brought 【C8】______ to Hawaii. They brought new diseases, which the Hawaiians had no 【C9】______ to; they brought alcohol, which many Hawaiians became 【C10】______ to; they brought a new religion which 【C11】______ the old values and forced the islanders to 【C12】______ their old culture and 【C13】______ to a new one.
Many Americans settled in Hawaii, and in 1893, they 【C14】______ the queen and 【C15】______ Hawaii a republic. Sandford Dole, a missionary's son, was made president. In 1898, the United States 【C16】______ the islands, and it became a 【C17】______ of the United States in 1900.
On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese 【C18】______ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack 【C19】______ the entrance of the United States to the Second World War. In 1959, the United States Congress 【C20】______ Hawaii to statehood, making it the fiftieth state in the United States. For the first time in about 200 years, Hawaiians were able to participate in the electoral process.
【C1】______
A.group
B.bunch
C.gathering
D.sort
听力原文: Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to earn a living at an early age, but in his leisure time he studied law. He soon became one of the best known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the subject of slavery.
In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party opposed the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the South states withdrew from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America. This action brought on the terrible Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865.
On January 1,1863, during the war, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In this document Lincoln proclaimed that all the slaves in the seceding states were to be free of that date. In 1865, after the war ended, the Thirteen Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment put an end to slavery everywhere in the United States.
Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the south by the North. The President died on April 14, 1865.
When was Lincoln elected President of the United States?
A.In 1809.
B.In 1863.
C.In 1865.
D.In 1860.
The response of the Clinton Administration to the result of the referendum was ______.
A.that of complete indifference
B.that of strong objection
C.not directly expressed
D.that of deep regret
The Russia's request for two computers was refused because the United States wanted to prevent their use in
A.US Customs Service.
B.Russia's nuclear programme.
C.US Department of Commerce.
D.Russia's non-military labs.
听力原文: Susan Anthony was born in Massachusetts in 1820 and died in Rochester, N.Y., in 1906. In the 1850s, she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. One d these problems was that women did not have the right to vote in the United States. Susan Anthony and many others felt that women and men should have equal rights. In 1869 she helped start the National Women's Association. This group worked hard to get women the right to vote in the United States.
In 1869, the state of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote. But Susan Anthony and the National American Women' s Association wanted all women to have the right to vote. They worked to add this to the Constitution of the United States. Finally, in 1920, fourteen years after Susan Anthony's death, an article was added to the Constitution. It gave all American women the right to vote.
Susan Anthony was born in Massachusetts in 1820 and died in Rochester, N.Y., in 1906. In the 1850s, she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. One d these problems was that women did not have the right to vote in the United States. Susan Anthony and many others felt that women and men should have equal rights. In 1869 she helped start the National Women's Association. This group worked hard to get women the right to vote in the United States.
In 1869, the state of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote. But Susan Anthony and the National American Women' s Association wanted all women to have the right to vote. They worked to add this to the Constitution of the United States. Finally, in 1920, fourteen years after Susan Anthony's death, an article was added to the Constitution. It gave all American women the right to vote.
(33)
A.It had many problems.
B.It was the most democratic country in the world.
C.It was fair to women.
D.It had some minor problems to solve.
听力原文: Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to road and write. Lincoln had very little formal education, but he became one of the best-educated men of the Great West.
When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved again to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to earn a living at an early age, but in his leisure time he studied law. He soon became one of the best- known lawyers in the state capital of Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen Douglas on the subject of slavery.
In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the Republican Party. This party opposed the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states withdrew from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America. This action brought on the terrible Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1865.
On January 1,1863, during the war, Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation Proclamation. In this document, Lincoln proclaimed that all the slaves in Southern states were to be free from that day on. In 1865, after the war ended, the Thirteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This amendment put an end to slavery everywhere in the United States.
Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North. Only a few days after the end of the war, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.
(30)
A.Slavery..
B.Law.
C.Polities.
D.Emancipation of slaves.
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