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8．阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）．
[1]Do Americans have any morals？That's a good question．Many people insist that ideas about right and wrong are merely personal opinions．Some voices，though，are calling Americans back to traditional moral values．William J．Bennett，former U．S Secretary of Education，edited The Book of Virtues in 1993 to do justthat．Bennett suggests that great moral stories can build character．The success of Bennett's book shows that many Americans still believe in moral values．But what are they？
[2]One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty．The well-known legend about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value clearly．Little George cut down his father's favorite cherry tree while trying out his new hatchet．When his father asked him about it，George said，"I cannot tell a lie．I did it with my hatchet．"Instead of punishment．George received praise for   ．Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can offend people．But Americans still believe that"honesty is the best policy．"
[3]Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance．Remember Aesop's fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a race？The rabbit thought he could win easily，so he took a nap．But the turtle finally won because he did not give up．
[4]In no way can this brief description cover all the moral values honored by Americans．Courage，responsibility，loyalty，gratitude and many others could be discussed．In fact，Bennett's bestseller-over 800 pages-highlights just ten virtues．Even Bennett admits that he has only scratched the surface．But no matter how long or short the list，moral values，are invaluable．They are the foundation of American culture and any culture．
76．What's the text mainly about？（no more than 10 words）
（What are） The American moral values
77．What does the underlined word"that"in Paragraph I probably refer to？（no more than 10 words）calling Americans back to traditional moral values
78．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．（no more than 5 words）
Telling the truth/being honest/his honesty
79．Which paragraph would the following example belong to？
Another story tells of a little train that had to climb a steep hill．The hill was so steep that the little train had a hard time trying to get over it．But the train just kept pulling all the way and finally made it．
paregraph 3．
80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese．
简单的描述不可能涵盖美国人所推崇的价值．．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要介绍了几个美国道德德行，意在告诉读者美国道德德行是什么．

解答 76．（What are） The American moral values？主旨大意题．根据第一段的介绍和整篇文章内容可知，主要探讨了有关美国道德得行的问题．
77．calling Americans back to traditional moral values猜测词意题．根据前句"Some voices，though，are calling Americans back to traditional moral values"可知，that代指calling Americans back to traditional moral values．
78．Telling the truth/being honest/his honesty．第二段第一句话"One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty"是该段的主旨句，提到诚实是基本的道德．
79．paregraph 3．推理题．由第三段第一句"Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance．"告诉我们提到美国道德另一方面是坚持，所以该例子属于第三段．
80．简单的描述不可能涵盖美国人所推崇的价值．In no way can this brief description cover all the moral values honored by Americans．在翻译时注意in no way意为绝不．

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