高中英語完形填空模擬題和答案

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高中英語完形填空模擬題和答案

　　It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think of as a person. This is why we sometimes call Great Britain __1__ "Britannia" and the United States "Columbia", and think of it as stately women. We also use masculine symbols in our __2__ personification of nations. In 1712 John Arbuthont, a Scot,wrote a political satire in that the characters were supposed __3__ to be typical members of different nationalities. The Englishman was John Bull. This name, which was sufficient flattering to be __4__ adopted generally, combined the most common English first name with a last name indicated strength. John Bull is usually __5__ pictured as a partly businessman with a Union Jack on his hatband.

高中英語完形填空模擬題和答案

　　After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United __6__States was knownfor "Brother Jonathan". Jonathan was a biblical __7__ name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since the United States is rural and unsophiscated, and since __8__American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to __9__ the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however, that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would __10__often say, when faced with a hard problem, "Let us consult Brother Jonathan", referring to his secrectary, Johnathan Trumbull.

　　答案詳解：

　　1. of和as之間加上it.代替前文的'a nation

　　2.it—both.指代上文的US和Great Britain

　　3.that—which

　　4.sufficient—sufficiently.修飾形容詞用副詞

　　5. indicated—indicating

　　6.began—ended.根據歷史知識，美國獨立戰爭開始于1776年7月4日(《獨立宣言》發表)，直到1783年英國正式承認美國獨立才結束。

　　7. for—as.be known for意為“因......而眾所周知”

　　8. is—was.美國過去曾是一個rural and unsophisticated的國家9.to—with.compare to 意為“把......比作.......”compare with意為“與......比較，與.......匹敵，與......競爭”

　　10. 刪掉name和originated之間的was

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