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[单项选择]One of the reasons for the change in American marriages is（）
A. difference in interests
B. difference in age
C. difference in family background
D. difference in choosing jobs
[单项选择]What was one of the main reasons for the change in architectural style in eighteenth-century North America
A. More architects arrived in the colonies.
B. The colonists developed an interest in classical architecture.
C. The colonists had more money to spend on housing.
D. Bricks were more readily available.
[单项选择]The American Red Cross is one of the volunteer organizations ______ purpose is to help the sick and the needy.
A. its
B. that
C. who
D. whose
[单项选择]Kit Carson, an American frontiersman, was one of the most sensational heroes of the Old West.
A. exciting
B. distracting
C. enigmatic
D. ostentatious
[单项选择]The American Constitution, the oldest written one in the world, started to take effect in
A. 1736.
B. 1789.
C. 1798.
D. 1769.
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Passage One
One of the well-known of American writers is Samuel Clemens, whose pen name is Mark Twain. Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri. As did many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of traveling on river boats and of someday becoming a riverboat pilot. Twain used his memories of the life of a river town in his two most famous books, Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer.
As a young man, Twain held many jobs. He was a printer, a good miner, and, for a time, he was a riverboat pilot. During his pilot days, he adopted the name Mark Twain. This was a term used by the boatmen to mean that the water measured two fathoms, or twelve feet, which was deep enough for safe passage.
Finally Twain became a successful writer. He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and became very popular both in the United States and in Europe.
Twain’s style of writing was simple and direct. Among the things he wr
A. It came from a safe passage.
B. It came from a term used by the boatmen.
C. It came from his boyhood.
D. It came from his measuring tool.
[单项选择]One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that they could ______.
A. agree with certain signs
B. write them down
C. make themselves understand each other
D. combine them
[单项选择]One of the reasons why the California Earthquake is very impressive is that ______.
A. it was the first time that so many people were killed
B. it was over suddenly
C. the damage and destruction of the city could be easily seen
D. the damage and destruction of the city were nothing unusual
