霓虹灯 A neon light is the sort of light you see used in advertising signs. These signs are made of long, narrow glass tubes, and these tubes are ....托福阅读
The Maya Calendar: The Maya kept time with a combination of several cycles that meshed together to mark the movement of the sun, moon and Venus. T....托福阅读
Maya Culture The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatán around 2600 B.C., the....托福阅读
Jazz Jazz is one of the greatest forms of music originating in the US. The names of its stars, who are mostly *African Americans, are known around....托福阅读
Washington, DC (Washington, District of Columbia) The capital city of the US, whose area covers the *District of Columbia. The place was chosen ....托福阅读
Native Americans in the popular imagination An American tradition dating back to early times is *Thanksgiving. When the English arrived in Jamesto....托福阅读
Native American languages Before Europeans arrived in North America there were over 300 Native American languages. Some have now died out, and of ....托福阅读
Native Americans Native Americans were living in North America for many hundreds of years before Europeans reached the continent. For a long time ....托福阅读
The Civil War Causes of the war The American Civil War was fought between the northern and southern states from 1861 to 1865. There were two mai....托福阅读
Modern American attitudes to the Revolution The Revolution is remembered by Americans in many ways. *Freedom, and the right of ordinary people to ....托福阅读
The Revolutionary War The Americans had the advantage of fighting at home, but Britain was a much stronger military power. There were victories an....托福阅读
The causes of revolution The desire of Americans to be independent from Britain arose out of a long series of disagreements about money and politi....托福阅读
The American Revolution The War of Revolution between America and Britain began in April 1775 in *Lexington, Massachusetts, when soldiers from eac....托福阅读
1. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mined the desired effect – success in hu....托福阅读