People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the __36__ 300 years, there were so many___37__ in both places that now people can easily___38__ an English person from an American in the___39__ he or she talks.
Many old words___40__ in England but were kept in America．For example,300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they__41__either a“faucet”,“spigot”,or a“tap”.All these words are___42__ heard in different parts of America, but only “tap”is still___43_ in England．Americans often make___44__ new words or change old ones. “Corn”is one kind of plant in America and__45__ in England．
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has___46__ thousands of new words for things that weren’t___47__ before. And often, American and Eng
lish people used two__48__ names for them. A tin can is called“tin”for short in English, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is__49__all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything___50__ something to do with cars, railroads, etc．has different___51__ in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be___52__ closer together. One thing is that__ 53_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in___54__, on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans___55__ to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic．
A．past B．recent C．oldest D．latest
A．citizens B．inventions C．changes D．advances
A．pick B．tell C．take D．judge
A．voice B．place C．language D．way
A．disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．formed
A．said B．talked C．spoke D．called
A．then B．hardly C．clearly D．still
A．necessary B．native C．common D．lively
A．of B．into C．up D．out
A．another B．the other C．none D．something
A．discovered B．added C．improved D．learned
A．accepted B．known C．introduced D．understood
A．new B．short C．different D．surprising
A．produced B．made C．developed D．used
A．having B．bringing C．getting D．making
A．types B．names C．degrees D．parts
A．putting B．staying C．living D．growing
A．British B．American C．educated D．ordinary
A．families B．buses C．movies D．newspapers
A．need B．expect C．seem D．happen
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In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback．He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows．The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid．
People in the western states had to __36__ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern __37__．But someone had to __38__ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the __39__ was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as __40__ as six months to move the cattle．The __41__ was long but the cattle were driven __42__ as not to lose __43__．Then they could be sold at a good price．
Most cowboys were young, __44__ men．A good horse _45__ their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy __46__ cows and knew how to control them．At night,he __47__ to the cows to keep them calm．
In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of __48__ and cities．The cowboy seemed __49__ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．
Today,the __50__ of cowboys has __51__ greatly．One change is the use of trucks．The job is not so hard __52__ it used to be．And cowboys are better __53__ now．They are _54__ to be married．Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．
__55__ at night and on weekends,they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low．
A．get B．buy C．sell D．raise
A．markets B．countries C．cities D．stories
A．deal with B．find out C．look after D．pay off
A．road B．railroad C．state D．farm
A．good B．much C．long D．far
A．journey B．trip C．tour D．travel
A．hurriedly B．smoothly C．slowly D．carefully
A．mind B．direction C．head D．weight
A．unmarried B．proud C．strong D．educated
A．had B．made C．found D．helped
A．recognized B．understood C．owned D．kept
A．whispered B．shouted C．cried D．sang
A．towns B．factories C．companies D．villages
A．free B．brave C．easy D．pleased
A．manner B．job C．life D．mind
A．changed B．developed C．improved D．realized
A．that B．as C．which D．what
A．known B．paid C．treated D．dressed
A．afraid B．eager C．worried D．likely
A．Because B．And C．When D．But
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The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The ___36___ family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were ____38___in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early. 39 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属).
With the ____40____ of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society ____41____the United States has become, each ___42____ must fulfill a number of personal and occupational___43____ and be in contact with many other member. _____44_____, viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are ____45_____ more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as____46____ participants in the family is reflected in various laws _____47_____ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.
This new ____48____of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also ____49_____an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time___50_____ the proper way to ____51____ children.
Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a ___52____transaction(事务) between parent and child____53_____a one-way, parent-to-child training___54_____ . As a consequence, socializing children and____55____with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.
36. A. poor B. ordinary C. happy D. wealthy
37. A. except B. for C. beyond D. through
38. A. supported B. received C. encouraged D. valued
39. A. Until B. After C. Although D. When
40. A. movement B. achievement C. development D. requirement
41. A. that B. where C. when D. what
42. A. parent B. member C. family D. relative
43. A. purposes B. promises C. roles D. tasks
44. A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Therefore
45. A. admired B. regarded C. made D. respected
46. A. willing B. equal C. similar D. common
47. A. enjoying B. preventing C. considering D. protecting
48. A. view B. faith C. world D. study
49. A. led in B. brought in C. resulted in D. taken in
50. A. seeking B. making C. fighting D. working
51. A. nurse B. praise C. understand D. raise
52. A. one-sided B. many-sided C. round-way D. two-way
53. A. more than B. rather than C. better than D. less than
54. A. manner B. method C. program D. guide
55. A. talking B. living C. playing D. discussing
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The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The1family in colonial(殖民时期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and2that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were3in terms of their productivity(生产能力), and they played the role of producer quite early.4they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属).
With the5of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society6the United States has become, each7must fulfill a number of personal and occupational8and be in contact with many other member.9,viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are10more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as11participants in the family is reflected in various laws12the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.
This new13of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also14an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time15the proper way to16children.
Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a17transaction(事务) between parent and child18a one-way, parent-to-child training19. As a consequence, socializing children and20with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.
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Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper1 his brother for him and carried an article2the death of Alfred Nobel. "The merchant of death is dead."The article read. "Dr. Alfred
Nobel，who became3by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday. "Nobel was4to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up， he would be thought of only as one who profited from5and destruction.
To make sure that he was6with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his7to give the largest part of his money to8the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great9to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So10，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.
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