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　　[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 just that．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．

1．What's the text mainly about?(no more than 10 words)

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2．What does the underlined word“that”in Paragraph I probably refer to?(no more than 10 words)

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)

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4．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．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese．

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Answer 1

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解析：

1．The Amenican moral values． 　　2．Calling Americans back to traditional moral values． 　　3．telling the truth/being honest/his honesty． 　　4．Paragraph3． 　　5．如此简短的描述无论如何也不能涵盖美国人所尊崇的全部道德价值观。