学而思网校初中英语:阅读理解(84)TheUnitedStatescoversalargepartoftheNorth1__continent(洲),whenthislandfirstbecameanation.After2itsfreedom(自由)fromEngland,ithas13states.EachofthestateshadastarontheAmericanflag(旗子).Asthenation3,newstateswereformedandthere4newstarsontheflag.5alongtime,therewereforty-eightstates.In1959two6starswereadded(加)totheflag,standingfor(代表)thenewstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.7werethefirstpeopleofthelandandgreatnumberofpeoplecamefromEngland.Itis8thatreasonthatthelanguageoftheU.S.isEnglishand9itscultureandcustoms(文化习惯)aremore10thoseofEnglandthananyothercountryintheworld.1.A.AmericaB.America'sC.AmericanD.Americans2.A.winB.wonC.winningD.havewon3.A.grewB.growsC.growingD.havegrown4.A.areB.wereC.havebeenD.hadbeen5.A.InB.FromC.ForD.Through6.A.anotherB.manyC.otherD.more7.A.IndiaB.IndianC.IndiasD.Indians8.A.onB.forC.becauseD.becauseof9.A.thatB.whyC.manyD.all10.A.asB.likeC.sameD.asif学而思网校名师点评这篇短文告诉我们美利坚合众国的由来:美国是由州组成的国家,并且每增加一个州,就在旗子上增加一颗星。结合世界历史知识,完成此篇短文。答案简析1.C。此处American,又称亚美尼亚洲。2.C。介词后面跟动名词。3.A。用过去时和后面时态一致。4.B。与前面分句并列,故用过去时。5.C。引导一段时间用for。6.D。more用在数词和名词中间表示“又、再”。7.D。这里指印第安人。8.B。这是强调句。forthatreason意思是“由于这个原因”。9.A。与前面的that并列,不可省略。10.B。bemorelike意思为“更像……一样。