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[单项选择]The culture and customs of America are more like ______ of English than of any other country.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. those
[单项选择]In what way is pronunciation more like handwriting than spelling according to the passage
A. They can both be learnt with complete precision.
B. They vary from individual to individual.
C. Neither of them is essential to the acquisition of the English language.
D. They can hardly be imitated.
[单项选择]According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication
A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.
B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.
C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.
D. They are most practiced at those forms of communication.
[单项选择]A share of preferred stock is more like a bond than common stock.
[单项选择]"British trial system is more like a game than a serious attempt to do justice." It implies that ______.
A. the British legal system can do the basic job well—convicting the guilty and acquitting the innocent
B. the British legal system is worse than the continental legal system
C. the British legal system is often considered to be not very fair
D. the British legal system is very efficient
[单项选择]In North America, the Nebraska culture that succeeded the Woodland culture about A.D 1300 pioneered in------to become the area's chief economic activity, agriculture.
A. it was
B. which was
C. what was
D. was
[单项选择]______ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.
A. Dressed
B. To dress
C. Dressing
D. Having dressed
[单项选择]Before 1500 North America was inhabited by more than 300 cultural groups, each with different customs, social structures, world views, and languages. Such diversity ______ the existence of a single Native American culture.
A. complements
B. implies
C. reiterates
D. argues against
[单项选择]To face the music
Like every
language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come
from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our
expression today is "to face the music".
When someone
says, "well, I guess I’ll have to face the music," it does not mean he’s
planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being
called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you
didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime
or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children.
We can all remember father’s angry voice, "I want to talk to you." and only
because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase "to face the music" is familiar to every American,
young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come
from The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore
Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while
waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they
often said, "Well, it’s time to face the music." And that was exactly what they
did-facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be
frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that
might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he
had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression "to face
the music "come to mean "having to go through something, no matter how
unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no
choice."
Other explanations about the expression go back to the
army. When the men faced an inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be
worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to
pass the inspection Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band
as well as the inspection. What else could they do
Another
army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and
accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As,
for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something
terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad,
slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing
the back of his horse.How many ways does the phrase "to face the music" comes from
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
[单项选择]We need more men of culture and enlightment because we have too many ______ among US.
A. students
B. laymen
C. pragmatists
D. philosophers
[单项选择]Aboriginal culture in Australia is said to be more than ______ years old.
A. 20,000
B. 30,000
C. 40,000
D. 50,000
[单项选择]More than a year later he arrived back in America ______.
A. ill, tired and unhappy
B. with ill, tired and unhappy
C. felt ill, tired and unhappy
D. be felt ill, tired and unhappy
[单项选择]The more you follow their customs, ______ they will become to you.
A. more friendly
B. the more friendlier
C. the more friendly
D. the friendlier
