题目内容
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【小题1】One of the main d_________to their products is that they tend to waste electricity.
【小题2】This monument was built in honor of those who s________their lives for the country’s independence.
【小题3】Peter stood out among the job hunters because of his c________of English, so the company employed him as a translator.
【小题4】I tried to c________in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.
【小题5】I believed Mary will turn up at night. I know she is always very ________(准时) for appointments.
【小题6】I’m going to show you just a few examples of how common these _________(现象) are.
【小题7】I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly ________(上瘾)
【小题8】There is ___________(大量的) evidence that a person’s character is reflected in their handwriting.
【小题9】After her father died, the girl ________(不与人交往) from others and often stayed alone。
【小题10】I have been __________(订阅) to this magazine for years.
【小题1】drawbacks
【小题2】sacrificed
【小题3】command
【小题4】convey
【小题5】punctual
【小题6】phenomena
【小题7】addicted
【小题8】abundant
【小题9】withdrew
【小题10】subscribing
解析【小题1】句意:他们的产品主要缺点之一是费电。前面有one of,所以drawback用复数形式drawbacks。
【小题2】句意:这座纪念碑是为了纪念那些为国家独立而献身的人。sacrifice…for…“为……牺牲”,用过去时态,所以填sacrificed。
【小题3】句意:Peter在找工作时很突出,因为他的英语很好,所以公司雇佣他做翻译。command of English“精通英语”。
【小题4】句意:在演讲中我试图想表达我们对他的帮助有多么的感激。convey“表达,传达”。
【小题5】句意:我相信Mary今晚回来,我知道她一向守时。be punctual for “对……守时”。
【小题6】句意:我想给你展示几个例子,说明这种现象多么普遍。后面有be动词are,所以现象用复数phenomena。
【小题7】句意:我知道如果我开始看肥皂剧,我就会上瘾。become addicted to“对……上瘾”。
【小题8】句意:大量证据表明,字如其人。形容词abundant修饰evidence。
【小题9】句意:父亲去世后,女孩不与人交往,经常一个人呆着。时态用过去时所以填withdrew。
【小题10】句意:这本杂志我已经订阅好多年了。subscribe to“订阅”,时态用现在完成进行时,所以填subscribing。
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Most Americans have a city they like best. Over the years, American songwriters have described these feelings in music. More songs have been written about America's biggest city, New York, than about any other city. Many others dream about leaving their small towns to go there. They want to become rich and famous. Frank Sinatra sings about this dream in the most popular song written about New York.
Almost three-million people live in the middle western city of Chicago, Illinois. It is now America's third largest city. It used to be the second largest city. So, of course, it needed its own song. Judy Garland sings the song, "Chicago, Chicago. "
One of America's most exciting cities is Las Vegas, Nevada. In nineteen-sixty-four, Elvis Presley starred in a movie called "Viva Las Vegas." Here is the song from that movie. It is sung by the group Z-Z Top.
As we all know, one of the most beautiful cities in America is San Francisco, California. The most popular song about the city is called "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." Tony Bennett recorded it in nineteen-sixty-two. It sold more than three-million records.
Many people love Los Angeles, California. It is now America's second largest city. Los Angeles is popular because the weather is warm and the sun shines almost all the time. Randy Newman sings about his feelings for the city in the song, "I Love L.A." Not everyone, however, loves Los Angeles. Some people do not like all the big roads around the city. They like living in a smaller place. A place like San Jose, California. Dionne Warwick sings about going back to this city. The song is, "Do You Know The Way To San Jose."
Songs about American Cities
| States | 【小题1】__________ | Features | Songs | Songwriters/ Band |
| | New York | America's biggest city | A song about New York | 【小题2】____________ |
| Illinois | Chicago, | 【小题3】 America's ____________ city | "Chicago, Chicago" | Judy Garland |
| 【小题4】________ | 【小题5】_________ | America's second largest city | 【小题6】_________ | Randy Newman |
| San Francisco | 【小题7】___________ | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." | 【小题8】____________ | |
| 【小题9】________ | small | "Do You Know The Way To San Jose | Dionne Warwick | |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | exciting | A song from "Viva Las Vegas." | 【小题10】 the group ___________ |