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第二部分 阅读理解(2)（2015年12月统考）全真翻译版 以下16篇阅读理解考试中100%考一篇， 答案是四个选项之一。出现在考试中阅读部分的第二部分，简化或硬背，必须掌握，原题出现，答案位置不变，考1题10分，一定不可以丢。建议多看短文的中文意思，然后记下选项答案。 最后附录为搭桥联想记忆法，适合10分钟内强化记忆。 Passage 1(美国及美国人的由来) 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 2000, its population was over 222 million. When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the A