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[单项选择]North America borders both the North ______ and the North ______.
A. Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean
D. Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
[单项选择]Slavery was ______ in America in the 19th century.
A. cancelled
B. completed
C. accomplished
D. abolished
[单项选择]They __________ in America on September 9th.
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To begin with, moral values in America are like those in any culture. But the stories and traditions that teach them are unique to each culture. Not only that, but culture has an effect on how people show these virtues.
One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty. The wall-known legend about George Washington and a cherry tree teaches this value clearly.
Another virtue Americans respect is perseverance. Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a race The rabbit thought he could win easily, so he took a sleep. But the turtle finally won because he did not give up.
Compassion(同情心)may be the queen of American virtues. In 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians hit by a hurricane. The next summer, during the mid-west of flooding, Florida returned the favor.
There are more moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility, loyalty, gratitude and many others could be discussed
A. honesty
B. perseverance
C. compassion
D. gratitude
[单项选择]Among the first to come and live in North America ______ , who later prospered mainly in New Eng- land.
A. were Dutch settlers
B. Dutch settlers had been there
C. Dutch settlers were there
D. had been Dutch settlers
[单项选择]The Rocky Mountain goat of North America is not a tree goat _______ a goat antelope.
A. and
B. but
C. any
D. yet
[单项选择]What is lacking in North America’s retail industry
A. Speedy delivery of products.
B. Independent shopping channels.
C. Variety in retail offering.
D. New and young customers.
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In the 1960s, many people in North America turned their
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kilowatts—enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a
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