Do Americans have morals? That’s a good question. Moral values in America are like those in any   1  

One of the most   2   moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known   3  about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value  4  .Little George cut down his father’s favorite cherry tree   5   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  6  ,George received praise.

Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can   7  people. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best policy.”

Another   8   Americans respect is perseverance(毅力).Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a   9  ?The rabbit thought he could  10   easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not   11  .

Compassion(同情) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible   12  a man who showed compassion. On his way to a   13  city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind Samaritan,   14  just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive  15  .In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians   16  by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida   17  the favor.

In no way can this brief description   18  all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility,   19  , gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how short the list, moral values are   20  .

1．A．continent               B．character             C．content               D．culture

2．A．lovely                   B．basic                   C．particular             D．scientific

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3．A．novel                    B．joke                    C．legend                 D．music

4．A．politely                  B．clearly                 C．easily                  D．slightly

5．A．while                    B．for                      C．wheras                D．as

6．A．agreement             B．punishment          C．achievement        D．argument

7．A．puzzle                   B．injure                  C．interrupt              D．offend

8．A．person                  B．action                  C．virtue                  D．system

9．A．quarrel                  B．race                    C．fight                   D．trip

10．A．win                     B．fail                      C．defeat                 D．beat

11．A．slow down          B．come up              C．give up                D．fall off

12．A．describes             B．praises                C．tells                    D．mentions

13．A．lonely                  B．alone                   C．certain                D．deserted

14．A．inspite of             B．on account of      C．as a result of        D．instead of

15．A．row                    B．circle                  C．movement           D．action

16．A．hurt                    B．destroyed            C．ruined                 D．hit

17．A．offered                B．returned              C．honored              D．reminded

18．A．cover                  B．respect                C．shape                  D．reflect

19．A．strength              B．silence                 C．loyalty                 D．reality

20．A．invaluable            B．honorable            C．unbelievable         D．invisible

Do Americans have morals? That’s a good question. Moral values in America are like those in any   1  .

One of the most 2  moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known 3  about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value  4  .Little George cut down his father’s favorite cherry tree  5   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  6  ,George received praise. Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can   7   people. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best policy.”

Another   8   Americans respect is perseverance(毅力）.Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a   9  ?The rabbit thought he could  10   easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not   11  .

Compassion(同情）may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible   12  a man who showed compassion. On his way to a   13  city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind Samaritan,   14  just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive  15  .In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians   16  by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida   17  the favor.

In no way can this brief description   18  all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility,   19  , gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how short the list, moral values are   20  .

1．A．continent               B．character             C．content               D．culture

2．A．lovely                   B．basic                   C．particular             D．scientific

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3．A．novel                    B．joke                    C．legend                 D．music

4．A．politely                  B．clearly                 C．easily                  D．slightly

5．A．while                    B．for                      C．whereas              D．as

6．A．agreement             B．punishment          C．achievement        D．argument

7．A．puzzle                   B．injure                  C．interrupt              D．offend

8．A．person                  B．action                  C．virtue                  D．system

9．A．quarrel                  B．race                    C．fight                   D．trip

10．A．win                     B．fail                      C．defeat                 D．beat

11．A．slow down          B．come up              C．give up                D．fall off

12．A．describes             B．praises                C．tells                    D．mentions

13．A．lonely                  B．alone                   C．certain                D．deserted

14．A．inspite of             B．on account of      C．as a result of        D．instead of

15．A．row                    B．circle                  C．movement           D．action

16．A．hurt                    B．destroyed            C．ruined                 D．hit

17．A．offered                B．returned              C．honored              D．reminded

18．A．cover                  B．respect                C．shape                  D．reflect

19．A．strength              B．silence                 C．loyalty                 D．reality

20．A．invaluable            B．honorable            C．unbelievable         D．invisible

Do Americans have morals? That’s a good question. Moral values in America are like those in any   1  .

One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known 3 about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value  4  .Little George cut down his father’s favorite cherry tree  5   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  6  ,George received praise. Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can   7   people. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best policy.”

Another   8   Americans respect is perseverance(毅力).Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a   9  ?The rabbit thought he could  10   easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not   11  .

Compassion(同情) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible   12  a man who showed compassion. On his way to a   13  city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind Samaritan,   14  just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive  15  .In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians   16  by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida   17  the favor.

In no way can this brief description   18  all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility,   19  , gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how short the list, moral values are   20  .

1. A. continent                  B. character              C. content                 D. culture

2. A. lovely                       B. basic                    C. particular              D. scientific

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3. A. novel                       B. joke                      C. legend                  D. music

4. A. politely                     B. clearly                  C. easily                    D. slightly

5. A. while                       B. for                       C. whereas                D. as

6. A. agreement                B. punishment           C. achievement          D. argument

7. A. puzzle                      B. injure                    C. interrupt               D. offend

8. A. person                     B. action                   C. virtue                   D. system

9. A. quarrel                     B. race                      C. fight                     D. trip

10. A. win                        B. fail                       C. defeat                   D. beat

11. A. slow down              B. come up               C. give up                 D. fall off

12. A. describes                B. praises                  C. tells                      D. mentions

13. A. lonely                     B. alone                    C. certain                  D. deserted

14. A. in spite of               B. on account of        C. as a result of         D. instead of

15. A. row                       B. circle                    C. movement             D. action

16. A. hurt                       B. destroyed              C. ruined                   D. hit

17. A. offered                   B. returned                C. honored                D. reminded

18. A. cover                     B. respect                 C. shape                   D. reflect

19. A. strength                  B. silence                  C. loyalty                  D. reality

20. A. Invaluable                  B. Honorable          C. Unbelievable             D. invisible

Do Americans have morals? That’s a good question. Moral values in America are like those in any 　1 .

One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known 3 about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value 4 .Little George cut down his father’s favorite cherry tree 5 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 6 ,George received praise. Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can 　7 people. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best policy.”

Another 　8 Americans respect is perseverance(毅力）.Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a 　9 ?The rabbit thought he could 10 easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not 　11 .

Compassion(同情）may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible 　12 a man who showed compassion. On his way to a 　13 city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind Samaritan, 　14 just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive 15 .In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians 　16 by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida 　17 the favor.

In no way can this brief description 　18 all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility, 　19 , gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how short the list, moral values are 　20 .

1．A．continent　　 B．character　 C．content　　 D．culture

2．A．lovely　　　 B．basic　　　 C．particular　 D．scientific

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3．A．novel　　　　 B．joke　　　　 C．legend　　　 D．music

4．A．politely　　 B．clearly　　 C．easily　　　 D．slightly

5．A．while　　　　 B．for　　　　 C．whereas　　 D．as

6．A．agreement　　 B．punishment　 C．achievement D．argument

7．A．puzzle　　　 B．injure　　　 C．interrupt　 D．offend

8．A．person　　　 B．action　　　 C．virtue　　　 D．system

9．A．quarrel　　　 B．race　　　　 C．fight　　　 D．trip

10．A．win　　　　 B．fail　　　　 C．defeat　　　 D．beat

11．A．slow down　 B．come up　　 C．give up　　 D．fall off

12．A．describes　 B．praises　　 C．tells　　　 D．mentions

13．A．lonely　　　 B．alone　　　 C．certain　　 D．deserted

14．A．inspite of　 B．on account of　　　　　　　 C．as a result of D．instead of

15．A．row　　　　 B．circle　　　 C．movement　　 D．action

16．A．hurt　　　　 B．destroyed　 C．ruined　　　 D．hit

17．A．offered　　 B．returned　　 C．honored　　 D．reminded

18．A．cover　　　 B．respect　　 C．shape　　　 D．reflect

19．A．strength　　 B．silence　　 C．loyalty　　 D．reality

20．A．invaluable　 B．honorable　 C．unbelievable D．invisible

 

The school was across the street from my home and I could watch the kids as they played during the 1 　.A girl seemed so small that she pushed her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She 　　2 from them all.　　 ’

I began to notice her at other times, basketball 3 , playing alone . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her 4 she practiced so much. She looked 5　 in my eyes and without a moment of　 6　 she said, ‘‘I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an） 7　 ,I am going to go to college to play basketball. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t 　8 . ”

Well, I had to 　 9 to her.—she was determined. One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 　10 in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. ‘‘Oh, nothing, "came a soft reply. ‘‘I am just too　 11 . ”The coach told her that at her height it was 　 12 for her to get to play for a top ranked team much 13 offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.

She was heartbroken and I　 14 her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 15　 .

They just did not understand the 　16　 of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she really wanted a scholarship, 　17 could stop her except one thing—her own　 18 .

The next year, when she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed 19 _ with a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked 　 20　 it for all those years.

1. A.training 　 B. match　　　　 C. test　　　　　 D. break

2. A. turned up B. stood out 　　 C. made out 　　 D. picked out

3. A. at hand　 B. in hand 　　　 C n the hand　　 D. by hand

4. A. that 　　 B. how　　　　　 C. why　 　　　 D. whether

5. A. impatiently　 　　　　　　　 B. bitterly　 　 C. casually　 D. directly

6. A. hesitation 　　　　　　　　 B. glance　 　　 C. fear　 D. argument

7. A. job　　　　 B. reputation 　 C. scholarship 　　　D. occupation

8. A. disappear　 　　　　　　　 B. happen 　　　 C. matter　　　　　 D. exist

9. A. give up 　 B. give in　　　 C. give out　　　 D.give away

10. A. showed　 B. buried　　　 C. turned 　　　 D nodded

11. A. short 　 B. flexible　 　 C. unique 　　　 D. tall

12. A. important B. necessary　　 C. possible　　　 D. impossible

13. A. too　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. less 　　　　 D. as

14. A. imagined B. doubted　　　 C. sensed　　　　 D. removed

15. A. incorrect B. cautious　　　 C. strict　　　　 D. serious

16. A. nature　 B. power　　　　 C. result　　　　 D. benefit

17. A. something　 　　　　　　　 B. anything　 　 C. nothing 　　　　　D. everything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

18. A. skill　 B. thought　　　 C. champion 　　 D. award

19. A. provided B. requested 　 C. offered 　　 D. gained

20. A. in 　　　 B. with　 　　　 C. to　　　　　　 D. for