高考語法疑難解析五--"美國"的英語有哪些說法

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"美國"的英語有哪些說法?
    <答>. '美國"的英語有多種說法,除 the States 和 the United States 外, 還有 the United States of America, America, the USA, the US等. 例如:
    Is Yang Mei now studying in the States? 楊梅現(xiàn)在在美國留學(xué)嗎?
    注釋: state 可作美國等的"州"解.如: the Southern States 南部各州.
     the States 作主語,謂語用單數(shù).
    練習(xí):選擇答案填空.
    1). The States ________ in North Aamerica.
     A. lie B. lies C. was D. are
    2). How many ___________ are there in the ________?
     A. States; States B. States; states C. states; States D. states; states