visitors to the united states are often surprised to learn the great distance from the east coast to the west coast. the continental united states stretches 4,500 kilometers from the atlantic ocean on the east to the pacific ocean on the west. it borders canada on the north,and reaches south to mexico and the gulf of mexico. a fast train,travelling 96 kilometers an hour, takes more than 48 hours to cross the country. a jet plane crosses the continental united states from east to west in about five hours.

including the states of alaska and hawaii,which are not seen in this map of the continental united states, the country covers an area of 9,363,123 square kilometers. of the fifty states of the country alaska is the largest in area,and hawaii is the newest. the former borders on northwestern canada: the latter lies in the pacific.

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before the 1850s, the united states had a number of small colleges, most of them dating from colonial days. they were small, church connected institutions whose primary concern was to shape the moral character of their students.

throughout europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. in german university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. between mid-century and the end of the 1800s, more than nine thousand young americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to germany for advanced study. some of them return to become presidents of venerable colleges-----harvard, yale, columbia---and transform them into modern universities. the new presidents broke all ties with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty.

professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for disciplining students. the new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty composed of teacher-scholars. drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the german method of lecturing, in which the professors own research was presented in class. graduate training leading to the ph.d., an ancient german degree signifying the highest level of advanced scholarly attainment, was introduced. with the establishment of the seminar system, graduate student learned to question, analyze, and conduct their own research.

at the same time, the new university greatly epanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, constricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. the president of harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own course of study. the notion of major fields of study emerged. the new goal was to make the university relevant to the real pursuits of the world. paying close heed to the practical needs of society, the new universities trained men and women to work at its tasks, with engineering students being the most characteristic of the new regime. students were also trained as economists, architects, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.

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这15天去美国真是收获不少啊!

我们去参观了哈佛、耶鲁、哥伦比亚、普林斯顿等8所大学，心领神会美国大学独特的建筑风格及绿色环境。我们还去游玩了高科技“室内”迪士尼和惊险刺激的环球影城。除此之外，我们还寄宿在美国家庭，品尝那边的美味佳肴，体会那边的风土人情，简直和我们中国大有不同啊!

总体来说，美国相对绿色化，到处都是草坪、大树，而且我们参观的大学都会大草坪，家庭住别墅的较为多，而中国，到处都是高楼大厦，家庭大多住楼房里，别墅较少。再从局部来看，美国的每所大学都有教堂，因为他们都是信天主教的，而中国大学里都不会有教堂;美国的早餐、中餐、晚餐都以刀、叉、勺进食，而且以面食为主，在中国，人们通吃米饭，而且用的都是筷子;在美国，他的幼儿园、小学都十分轻松，我寄宿那个家庭的小女孩也读三年级了，暑假都没有作业，假期时间还比我们长半个月，而中国的孩子放假时作业一大堆，压力很大。

除了这些，令我大为吃惊的是，在美国，人与鸟类走得很亲近，相处得很融洽，特别是鸽子、乌鸦，街市、马路上到处都是，而且见着人都不慌不忙，坦然的从你身边走过。但在中国，这也能叫做“奇观”了，正是因为有些人贪心，恶意的去捕捉它们，才导致今天，动物见着人就跑。不过，现在大家都提倡关爱小动物，我想，也许这样的“奇观”将会变成今后的“现实”。

我这次去美国不仅锻炼了自己独立自主的能力，还收获了不少有关美国的风俗。看见了美国大学的环境和校风，我心里不禁有了想法：以后我长大也要去美国的名校留学!

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今年我有幸参加了cisv（cisv全称是children’s international summer village，意思是孩子们的国际夏令营）在美国密歇根城举办的为期一个月的夏令营。

今天是我来美国营地的第一天。虽然已经凌晨3点多了，但我一点睡意都没有。这里夜晚很黑，只有一轮苍白的月亮悬挂在空中。宁静的夜晚让所有人都沉入梦乡，但我却在床上翻来覆去地睡不着。泪水轻轻地滑过脸庞，记忆把我拉回了7月4日。

那天是我第一次走出国门的日子，心中有种说不出来的兴奋与激动，尽管手中的行李重得几乎达到我体重的一半，而亢奋的情绪使我觉得像拎着一根羽毛般轻松。我们欢乐地和亲人说再见，幸福地走向候机室，焦急地等待着检票开始。在飞往日本的飞机上（我们从日本转机去美国），我幻想着在营地里的快乐生活，与一群蓝眼睛、高鼻梁、白皮肤的外国伙伴尽情地玩耍，心随着幻想越飞越高，越飞越远。

如今，我终于来到了密歇根城，今天是我在营地度过的第一个夜晚。躺在床上，兴奋与期待渐渐淡去，一种孤独与寂寞感不知不觉涌上心头。平时这个时候，妈妈都会温柔地给我盖好被子，让我甜蜜地进入梦乡。现在，既没有了妈妈没完没了的唠叨，也没有了爸爸三言两语的关怀；既没有了妈妈慈祥的笑容，也没有了爸爸严肃的脸庞。我的内心仿佛一下子被掏空了，无时无刻不在想着他们熟悉的面容和举动，回想着他们带给我的欢乐。我真后悔来到了这里，真想明天就离开这儿。

爸爸妈妈，你们知道吗？这里的夜晚好漫长，我又是写作文、练武术，又是吃零食、看书，可这些都没有把寂寞的夜晚打发走！现在，我终于尝到度日如年的滋味。

在密歇根城，晚上9点钟以后，黑暗迅速地笼罩大地，只有萤火虫在黑暗中飞行，淡淡的光在植物中间时亮时暗，多么美妙的夜啊！可惜，我无心睡眠，只想快些回到祖国的怀抱、妈妈的怀抱……

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今天上午，七点半飞机抵达旧金山国际机场，旧金山段的行程拉开了序幕。

导游先带我们来到旧金山市政厅。因为20世纪的一场大地震，这座城市变成了废墟，市政厅也是震后重建的。由于加州在地震板块上，旧金山经常地震。所以，市政厅建造得非常坚固，据说底下还安装了弹簧，以此防震。除具有坚固的优点外，这座建筑肃穆辉煌气势不凡，面积有4.6万平方米，涵盖整整两条市街，人称“美国西岸的白宫”。它那巨大的穹顶名列世界第5位，比美国国会大厦还高呢。

迈进市政厅的大门后，我们开始安检。我被这座酷似教堂而又富丽堂皇的建筑给迷住了，圆形大厅是一个壮观的空间，它是如此典雅，富有韵味，我禁不住拿起了相机，将眼前的精彩记录下来。来到2楼，正对楼梯是市长办公室，可惜门关着。导游说要是办公室的门不关着，我们还能和那位市长合影呢!

我们又走马观花地游览了唐人街。然后到九曲花街，这里是世界上最弯曲的街道。19世纪20年代建造时，为了让繁忙的交通有所喘息，在hyde街与leavenworth街之间的一个很短的街区，设了8个急转弯，因为有40度的斜坡，弯曲像“之”字形，所以车子只能往下单行。街道上遍植的花木，把它点缀的花团锦簇，成为旧金山最吸引人的一条街。一眼望去像一盆盆高低错落的大盆景。据说这条街将要申报吉尼斯纪录。爬了三个大坡度的斜坡，大家都累得气喘吁吁，可是看到九曲花街的特色美景，也都心满意足了。

下午，我们来到被誉为“硅谷之父”的美国高等学府斯坦佛大学，一个仙境般的美丽校园。整个校园是开放式的，没有围墙，如茵的绿草坪望不到边，踩下去松软极了。我们禁不住在草坪上打起滚来，尽情地享受着阳光的温暖，欢笑声此起彼伏。我们还参观了学校的教堂，只有在斯坦佛毕业的学子结婚，才能到这所教堂来举行。我们还看到了许多雕塑，做着不同的动作，我模仿了一个沉思者，在这里留影。

这一天，我过得充实而愉快!

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来到北卡罗莱纳州的夏洛特，我们开始了美国之旅的第一站！

身边的一切似乎发生了微妙的变化：没有高楼大厦，只有两层的小洋房；公路两旁没有装修各异的商场，只有树木花草；没有工地施工的嘈杂声，取而代之的是鸟鸣声；没有川流不息的汽车，只有偶尔跑出来的几只小鹿和松鼠……周围的所有都像白雪公主的拍摄场景。霎时间，一种温馨袭上心头——那才是人人向往的美好自然的生活环境啊！

在妈妈美国友人的家里更能感受到他们对生活的热爱和追求。在那所大房子里，地板上铺的是浅灰色绒绒的地毯，很干净，大家都爱光着脚走。家居摆设很有品味，很淡雅。在这个大家庭里有三个孩子：８岁的大女儿ＬＯＲＩＡＮ，可爱懂事；６岁的二儿子ＩＡＮ，活泼机灵；４岁的小女儿ＬＵＣＹ，天真烂漫。虽然我们之间的语言交流不太畅通，但我愿意尝试，他们也把语速放慢，和我简单地交流。我还在他们那儿学到一种名字叫“ＳＯＲＲＹ”的游戏，类似我们的飞行棋，有趣极了。

有一天，还让我见识到了这些美国小孩子天真的一面。那天下午，天空零零星星地飘起了小雨，紧接着雨越下越大，他们问妈妈：“我们能出去玩吗？”没料到，他们的妈妈爽快地答应了。怀着好奇我也跟着跑了出去。孩子们竟然在家门口外的林荫小道上狂奔，肆无忌惮，任雨水打在身上，只有快乐占据全身心……再后来，他们竟然还用房顶流下来的雨水冲头发，还躺在自家院子的一条小石子路上玩耍，因为那里已经成了流淌的小溪！

雨渐渐地停了，天晴了！

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sat是世界各地学生包括美国本土高中生进入美国大学必需的统一考试，在美国本土一年有七次考试机会。今年已经进行了四次考试，分别在1月、3月、5月和6月。恰逢中国的高考结束，我们选择了20xx年6月美国sat的作文试题，有兴趣的读者可以自己尝试着解一下。

仔细思考以下片断中提出的问题，并选择其中一个议题写一篇文章，阐述你的观点。通过推理和例证支持你的观点，例证取材自你的阅读、学习、亲身经历或是对周围的观察。

题??

人们认为，每项成就——也就是我们所说的每一个进步——都会将他们引向问题的最终解决，并帮助人们更了解自己和周遭的世界。但在现实中，每一个新答案的产生，都会引发新的问题，每一个新的发现，都会展露出更深层、更复杂的状况。每个成就都通向更深层的问题、更重的责任、更复杂的状况，以及全新的挑战。

是否每项成就都带来新的挑战？

题二

无论在生活中哪个层面，忠诚都是人们鼓励和赞赏的一项美德。因此，我们向我们的家庭、团队、学校和我们的国家献出忠诚。但很多时候，忠诚是盲目的：借着不自觉地与一个群体认同，将其价值观当作自己的价值观，我们就不必对自己的思想和行为负责了。

认同某个群体的价值观，是否会让人们不必对自己的思想和行为负责？

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higher education in america

there is evidence that even incomplete university study gives a person better career prospects than none at all. so, it is accepted that the benefits of a university career are useful.

all this effort in america’s higher education is very expensive. some of the costs come from fees and benefactions, particularly towards research, but most have to be paid from public funds. parents favor big expenditures on higher education; a wider public opinion favors them for idealistic and cultural reasons, and because of the supposed value of education as an investment by society.

the first universities were developed by private charitable organizations. the private universities are still very important, and most of the best-known institutions, like harvard, yale and princeton, are private.

most of the principal state universities have between 10, 000 and 30, 000 students, and some have increased rapidly in the past few years. private universities and colleges are generally smaller, and although they are more numerous than public institutions they have a smaller total number of students than those in public institutions. the private colleges vary very much in standards and reputation, from the world-famous and select to the cranky and the obscure①. the best known of all is harvard.

there are also many junior colleges to which students may be admitted at the end of their high school career, providing only the first two years of university work.

for the most part americans think that there’s some advantage in attending one of the better-known private institutions, in spite of the higher cost, rather than a state university. however, testate universities are becoming increasingly important, and some of them, particularly in the midwest have a reputation practically equal to that of the private ones. almost every state by now has several university institutions directly under the authority of the state government.

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