大学英语Chapter9、10、12.docx

Chapter 9 HistoryRead the following statements and decide whether they are true(T) or false(F).(T)1.America was named after Amerigo Vespucci,who arrived on the new continent after Columbus.(F)2.The Second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia,and the Continental Army and Navy were established under the command of Thomas Jefferson.(T)3.The American Civil War not only put an end to slavery,but also made America a single,indivisible nation.(F)4.Most American people approved of the Vietnam War.(T)5.In 1990,American troops and the troops from allied nations took joint military action in order to drive Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.(F)6.According to the American government,Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were responsible for the terrorist event on September 11,2001.(T)7.The Bush administration regarded Iraq a nation among the “axis of the evil”.(F)8.On March 20,2003,American and United Nations’ troops,supported by several other countries,began an invasion of Iraq.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.The first successful English colony in North America was founded at(Jamestown)in(Virginia).The Seven Year’s War occurred between(the French and the British).“No taxation without representation”was the rallying slogan of(the people of the 13 colonies).In May 1775,(the Second Continental Congress)was held in Philadelphia and began to assume the functions of a provisional government.Abraham Lincoln issued the(Emancipation Proclamation)to grant freedom to all slaves.The policy of the United States was(neutrality)at the beginning of the two World Wars.President(Roosevelt)introduced the New Deal to deal with the problems of the Great Depression.The Vietnam War was a long-time suffering for Americans,and it continued throughout the terms of Presidents(Eisenhower,Kennedy and Johnson).Give brief answers to the following questions.Why did America change its policy and enter World War Ⅱ?The America’s sit-on-the-fence policy changed in 1940.The Ameri