TheUSAistheshortoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.TheUSAismadeupof50states.ItisintheNorthAmerica.ItliesbetweenCanadaandMexico.ThetotalareaofAmericaisabout9.5millionsquareKilometers.Itisthefourthlargestcountryintheworld. Thereareover300millionpeoplelivingtherenow.

ThecapitaloftheUSAisWashingtonD.C. NewYorkisthebiggestcity.TheofficiallanguageisEnglish.ItsNationalDayisonJuly4th.Americaisaveryyoungcountry.Itonlyhasabout200yearshistory.Itisthemostpowerfulcountryintheworldtoday.

TherearealotoffamouscitiesintheUSAsuchasNewYorkSanFranciscoChicagoandsoon.

ThenewstateofHawaiiisfarfromthestatesoftheeastcoastofthecontinent.

HawaiiisinthePacificOcean.TherearealotofinterestingplacesintheUSA.Disneylandisoneofthemostwellknownparksintheworld.Theolderpark (Disneyland)isinLosAngelesCalifornia;theotherone (Disneyworld)isinOrlandoFlorida.

Americaisamulticultural(多元文化)country.ManypeoplesaythatAmericaislikea"vegetablesoup".Eachnationalgroupisimportantandaddstothe"flavor"（风味）ofAmerica.HispanicsAfricanAmericansChinese-Americansandotherpeoplefromaroundtheworldareproudtoremembertheirculturesandtraditions.

51.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? __________

A.CanadaliesbetweentheUSAandMexico.

B.DisneylandinLosAngelesistheolderpark.

C. Thereareover300billionpeoplelivingintheUSAnow.

D.ThenewstateofHawaiiisfarfromthestatesofthewestcoastofthecontinent.

52.ManypeoplesaythatAmericaislikea"vegetablesoup"because________________.

A.Americanslikevegetablesoup.

B.Americaisaveryyoungcountry.

C.Americaisthemostpowerfulcountryintheworld.

D.Differentculturesandtraditionsaddtothe"flavor"ofAmerica.

53.Thebesttitleofthepassageis“_____________________”.

A.Americanculture. B.AbriefintroductionofAmerica.

C.Americaisagoodplaceforvisiting. D.Themostpowerfulcountry---theUSA.