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Official proof of an American vessel’s nationality is contained in the（）.
A . Certificate of Inspection
B . Official Log
C . Certificate of Documentation
D . Shipping Article
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Henry II took some measures to bring the disorders of（）reign to an end.
A . Henry Is
B . King Stephens
C . William IIs
D . Edward the Confessor
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The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased issue volume, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
A . manipulation
B . reproduction
C . circulation
D . penetration
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An exacting style of communication can be found in Japan, China, and some Native American cultures.
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As an American psychologist, Abraham Harold Maslow was best known forcreating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a motivational theory in psychology, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.
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3:04 is four past three in British English, an in American English it is said as four ________ three
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From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be _____.
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I am a __________, and I teach in an American university.
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Mr. Holland’s Opus was an American drama film released in 1995. Who was in the title role of Glenn Holland, a high-school music teacher?
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2. She is a Swiss ______ she was born in Switzerland, but she became an American citizen in 1978.
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She is a Swiss ______ she was born in Switzerland, but she became an American citizen in 1978.
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In 1903, an American Henry Adams is stranded penniless in England and gets caught up in an unusual wager between two wealthy, eccentric brothers, and .
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The history of Tom Jones, a Foundling written by Henry Fielding is a/an
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听力原文：In American industry, there's still relatively little job mobility. After all, getting an employment is not an easy job nowadays.
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A．American workers tend to stay in one job.
B．Crop dusting jobs in American are few.
C．The mob moved very slowly.
D．Their relatives live in mobile home.
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Eugene ONeil is an American
A．novelist.
B．playwright.
C．poet.
D．essayist.
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Leo Marks is an American.（)
是
否
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Roger Chillingworth is a character in Dreiser’s An American Tragedy.（)
此题为判断题(对，错)。
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According to the author, Webster’s purpose in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language was to______。
A．respond to the need for new schoolbooks
B．show the distinct development of the English language in America
C．improve spelling forms based upon British models
D．influence the pronunciation of the English language
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Henry was ________ to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age in running a manufacturing factory.
A．A.arrogant
B．B.optimum
C．C.destined
D．D.dizzy
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For an American to refuse to talk to someone else present in the same room to give them__________, is the ultimate form. of rejection.
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Much of the American anxiety about old age is a flight from the reality of death. One of the striking qualities of the American character is the unwillingness to face either the fact or meaning of death. In the more somber tradition of American literature—from Hawthorne and Melville and Poe to Faulkner and Hemingway—one finds a tragic depth that disguises the surface thinness of the ordinary American death attitudes. By an effort of the imagination, the great writers faced problems that the culture in action is reluctant to face—the fact of death, its mystery, and its place in the back-and-forth shuttling of the eternal recurrence. The unblinking confrontation of death in Greek time, the elaborate theological patterns woven around it in the Middle Ages, the ritual celebration of it in the rich, peasant cultures of Latin and Slavic Europe and in primitive cultures; these are difficult to find in American life.
Whether through fear of the emotional depths, or because of a drying up of the floodgates of religious intensity, the American avoids dwelling on death or even coming to terms with it; he finds it morbid and moves back from it, surrounding it with word avoidance (Americans never die; they "pass away") and various taboos of speech and practice. A "funeral parlor" is decorated to look like a bank; everything in a funeral ceremony is done in hushed tones, as if it were something secret, to be concealed from the world; there is so much emphasis on being dignified that the ceremony often loses its quality: of dignity. In some of the primitive cultures, there is difficulty in under-standing the causes of death; it seems puzzling and even unintelligible. Living in a scientific culture, Americans have a ready enough explanation of how it comes, yet they show little capacity to come to terms with the fact of death itself and with the grief that accompanies it.
"We jubilate over birth and dance at weddings," writes Margaret Mead, "but more and more deal with the death off the scene without ceremony, without an opportunity for young and old to realize that death is as much a fact of life as is birth." And one may add, even in its hurry and brevity, the last stage of an American's life m the last occasion of this relation to his society—is as standardized as the rest.
Unwillingness to face death is
A．a characteristic of American society.
B．a quality found in all civilizations.
C．a quality inherited from our Latin ancestors.
D．a quality of the American character.
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Too much metal in the soil is considered pollution. Yet too little metal in a person's diet can cause health problems. An American scientist says the answer to both problems may be plants that take up large amounts of metal in their tissues.
David Salt is an expert on plants at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is working with plants that store large amounts of metals.
In recent years, scientists have shown interest in using such plants to clean up harmful waste materials. Professor Salt says such plants also could be used to improve people's diets or even to create foods that fight cancer.
Humans need a number of metals in their diets, including iron and zinc. These metals are needed in very small amounts, however. That is why they are called micronutrients. The lack of micronutrients is blamed for health problems in many developing countries. Children and pregnant women are mostly affected.
Recently, Mr. Salt announced that he has identified and copied the genes from a kind of plant that stores metals in its tissues. He says his study suggests it may be possible to develop plants that contain minerals needed for good health.
For example, the metal selenium is a strong anti-cancer agent. Some wild plants store selenium naturally. Mr. Salt says foods to fight cancer might be created if genes from these plants could be moved into crop plants.
Locoweed, which is a common plant in the western U.S., stores selenium. Professor Salt says it may be possible to create cancer-fighting foods from it. He and scientists from a company called Unicycle Therapies have copied the gene that causes locoweed to take up selenium from the soil.
Many people take pills to add important minerals or vitamins to their diet. However, Mister Salt notes that most selenium products sold in health food stores are of little use. That is because the human body can only take in and use selenium if it is in the right chemical form.
The scientist says his team would like to develop a vegetable crop high in selenium. He wants to create an anti-cancer product in the foods we already eat.
According to Pro. Salt, plants that take up large amounts of metal in their tissues can be used to ______.
A．clean polluted soil and cure disease like cancer
B．clean up harmful waste materials in soil and improve people's diet
C．produce large number of micronutrients such as iron and zinc
D．create food with important minerals or vitamins
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Las Vegas, an American city, is increasing its population faster than ________ in the country.
A. any city
B. any other city
C. any another
D. other city
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Country music is an American popular－music style.In its current form, country music is
Country music is an American popular-music style.In its current form, country music is a combination of two separate musical traditions: the styles of the Southeastern states and the music of the Southwest, especially Texas.Both styles influenced and were influenced by the blues and by black rural dance music.
The first country artists to be widely known achieved popularity in the late 1920s.The music of these performers was heard throughout the south during the 1920s and ''30s on radio programs.
By the 1950s, country music had become a significant force in pop music.Regular appearances on the radio show made stars of many performers.The singer-songwriter Hank Williams wrote four million-seller songs in 1950, seven in 1951, and four more in1953.
By the 1970s, some country musicians began combining country music with electric instruments, creating a country rock sound.
(1).What does “Both styles” in Paragraph 1 refer to？ ()
A.Country music style. and the musical style. of the Southeastern states.
B.The musical styles of the Southwestern states and the Southeastern states.
C.The Southwestern musical style. and Texas musical style.
D.The styles of blues and the black rural dance music
(2).Country music was not really an important pop music until ().
A.1920s
B.1930s
C.1940s
D.1950s
(3).Hank Williams () in 1951.
A.wrote seven million songs
B.sold seven million copies of his songs
C.wrote seven songs
D.sold seven million copies of his seven songs
(4).Electric instruments add to country music a style. of ().
A.rock music
B.blues
C.black music
D.Southern music
(5).What do you think can be a proper title of this passage？ （）
A.Hank Williams, A Great Singer and Songwriter
B.The Influence of Blues and Black Music
C.A Brief Introduction to Country Music
D.Country Music Combined With Electric Instruments
