The United States won its War of Independence with the help from______.

A、 indirectly by the electors B、 by Congress C、directly by the voters D、None of the above.

A、Separation of Powers. B、Checks and Balances. C、Individual Rights. D、Federalism.

The United States is well-known for its 【C1】______ of major higher highways designed to help a 【C2】______ get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 【C3】______ these wide modern roads are generally 【C4】______ and well maintained, with much sharp curves and many straight 【C5】______ , a direct route is not always the most 【C6】______ one. Large 【C7】______ often pass by scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 【C8】______ large urban centers, which means that they become crowded with 【C9】______ traffic during rush hours, 【C10】______ the " fast, direct" route becomes a very slow route. However, there is still always another route to take 【C11】______ you are not in a hurry. Not far from the 【C12】______ new" superhighways", there are often older, 【C13】______ heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. All of these are good two-lane roads; others are uneven roads 【C14】______ through the country. These secondary routes may 【C15】______ steep slopes, along high 【C16】______ , or down frightening hillsides to towns 【C17】______ in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 【C18】______ the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful, and the driver may have a 【C19】______ to get a fresh, clean 【C20】______ of the world. 【C1】 A．network B．equipment C．facilities D．way

A．Three out of every four automobile owners ... also own a bicycle B．Out of every four, three automobile owners ... also owns a bicycle C．Three out of every four automobile owners ... owns bicycles D．Out of every four owners of automobiles ... bicycles are also owned by three

A．cancels B．will be canceled C．will cancel D．would cancel

A．the president B．the vice president C．the speaker D．the Secretary of State

The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor “meltdown” (堆内熔化). Today, the chances of a meltdown that would threaten U.S. public health are very little. But to even further reduce the possibility, engineers are testing new reactors that rely not on human judgement to shut them down but on the laws of nature. Now General Electric is already building two advanced reactors in Japan. But don’t expect them ever on U.S. shores unless things change in Washington. The procedure for licensing nuclear power plants is a bad dream. Any time during, or even after, construction, an objection by any group or individual can bring everything to a halt while the matter is investigated or taken to court. Meanwhile, the builder must add nice-but-not-necessary improvements, some of which force him to knock down walls and start over. In every case where a plant has been opposed, the Nuclear Regulation Commission has ultimately granted a license to construct or operate. But the victory often costs so much that the utility ends up abandoning the plant anyway. A case in point is the Shoreham plant on New York’s Long Island. Shoreham was a virtual twin to the Millstone plant in Connecticut, both ordered in the mid-’60s. Millstone, completed for $101 million, has been generating electricity for two decades. Shoreham, however, was singled out by anti-nuclear activists who, by sending in endless protests, drove the cost over $5 billion and delayed its use for many years. Shoreham finally won its operation license. But the plant has never produced a watt of power. Governor Mario Cuomo, an opponent of a Shoreham start-up, used his power to force New York’s public-utilities commission to accept the following settlement; the power company could pass the cost of Shoreham along to its consumers only if it agreed not to operate the plant! Today, a perfectly good facility, capable of servicing hundreds of homes, sits rusting. 第36题：What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream？ A) The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation commission. B) The enormous cost of construction and operation. C) The length of time it takes to make investigations. D) The objection of the opponents of nuclear power.

A．September 9th B．September 11th C．November 9 th D．November 11th

A、take up B、brought back C、rested on D、clung to

此题为判断题(对，错)。

Ethnic restaurants and supermarkets are commonplace in the United States. Since the United States is a country of immigrants, there is a great variety. Any large American city is filled with restaurants【38】international cooking. Many cities even have ethnic sections: Chinatown, Little Italy, or Germantown. With this vast ethnic choice, we can【39】food from all over the world. This is pleasant for those who come here to travel or to work; they can usually find their【40】specialties. Health food gained popularity when people began to think more seriously about their physical well-being. Health food is fresh, natural, unprocessed food. It does not【41】preservatives to make it last longer or chemicals to make it taste or look【42】Some health food enthusiasts are vegetarians: They eat no meat; they prefer to get their【43】proteins from other sources, such as beans and rice, cheese and eggs. More and more people are eating healthy food and trying to eat less fat and red meat. America's【44】toward meals is changing, too. The traditional big breakfast and dinner at 6:00 p.m. are losing popularity. People are rediscovering the social importance of tood. Dinner with family or friends is again becoming a very【45】way of enjoying and sharing. Like so many people in other cultures, many Americans are taking time to relax and enjoy the finer tastes at dinner, even if they still rush through lunch at a hamburger stand. (36) A．at B．in C．for D．to

A．the drug be proven absolutely safe for human use B．a consensus be reached in the nation regarding the proper usage of such drugs in a moral sense C．influential opposition groups accept it, opening the way for political feasibility D．the question of when life begins be satisfactorily resolved and the current health concerns related to the pill clarified

A．acknowledgement B．acquaintance C．recognition D．association

A．wide-spreading B．fastest-growing C．fast-apprearing D．fast-growing

A．gives by far the most power to Congress B．gives by far the most power to the president C．tries to give each branch enough power to balance the others D．It was drafted by the king