英美概况试题范围(附答案)讲述.doc

名词解释： 1 .The Great Depression 2 Industrial Revolution 3 Melting Pot 4. Black Death 5. American Constitution 1.On October 24， 1929， the American stock market crashed. Billions of dollars of paper profits were wiped out within a few hours. This led to a long economic depression. 　　2. The Industrial Revolution refers to the mechanization of industry and the consequences in social and economic organization in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Britain was the first country to industrialize. The Industrial Revolution in Britain first began in the textile industry. 　　3. Since the United States is a nation of many ethnic groups， it is also known as a “melting pot，” meaning immigrants from different nations all over the world have mixed to make up the American nation. 　　4. Black Death was the modern name given to the deadly bubonic plague， an epidemic disease spread by rat fleas. It spread through Europe in the 14th century. It swept through England in the summer of 1348 without warning. It killed many people. As a result of the plague， much land was left untended and there was a terrible shortage of labor. 5. The Constitution of the United States is the basic instrument of American government and the supreme law of the land. It is the oldest written constitution in the world. It was drawn up in 1787 and went into effect in 1789. It founded federalism and introduced checks and balances into government for the first time in history. 。1929年10月24日,美国股市崩盘。数十亿美元的账面利润是在几个小时内消失。这导致了长期的经济萧条。 2。工业革命指的是机械化工业和社会和经济组织的后果在18世纪末和19世纪初的英国。英国是第一个工业化的国家。工业革命在英国首先开始于纺织工业。 3。因为美国是一个多民族的国家,它也被称为“大熔炉”,意味着移民来自世界各地不同国家混合组成美国国家。 4。黑死病是现代的名字给了致命的黑死病,病由鼠蚤传播流行。在14世纪传遍欧洲。它席卷英格兰在1348年的夏天没有警告。它造成许多人死亡。由于瘟疫,大片土地无人照管和劳动力极度匮乏。 5。美国的宪法是美国政府的基本仪器和最高法律。它是世界上最古老的成文宪法。1787年制定,并于1789年生效。它建立联邦制和引进制衡政府历史上第一次。 ?the Black DeathIt was the deadly bubonic plague who spread through Europe in the 14th century. It swept through England without warning and any cure, and sparing no victims. It killed bet