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LessonTwelveTheDiscoveryofWhatItMeanstoBeanAmerican.Choosethewordorphrasewhichbestcompleteseachsentence.Ⅳ1.Therewasagreatdealof________aboutthedecisionofthatsemi-barbaricking’sdaughter.ApredictionBaspirationCcontemplationDhesitation2.Thetwinbrothersshowedgreat________totheireldersister,whohadactedassoleparenttothemsincetheirparentsdiedduringtheAmericanCivilWar.AallegianceBdevotionCcomplianceDadmiration3.ThetownmaintainsverymanyChinesetraditionwhichareamongthehighestachievementsofthosewhocreatedthe________wenowenjoy.AheritageBinheritanceCgeneticsDestate4.It’simpossibleto_______thesetwopointsofviewbecausetheyaretoodifferent.AcompromiseBuniteCreconcileDcombine5.Manycountriesinthesuburbanareashavenowsucceededin________malarialmosquitoes.AeffacingBabolishingCeradicatingD.alternative6.Thesurlyinsolenceofthewaitersdrovehimintoa_____,andheflungherserviettetothefloorandstalkedoutoftherestaurantArageBfuryCindignantDanger7.Nightpatrolsweresentouttoengagetheenemyinaseriesofsmall_______.AbattleBfightCskirmishDclash8.RobertSmith’sreputationwasestablishedwiththepublicationofhisfirstpoemin1938andwas______byhissplendidshortstoriesforchildren.AreinforcedBrevivedCobscuredDenhanced9.Bythenthe4-2-1________,i.e.,thetypeoffamilymadeupoffourhelplessgrandparents,twodemandingparentsandonefrustratedchild,willhavebecomecommonplace.AsymptomBsynchronizationCsyndromeDsymbiosis10.DuringtheRomanticperioditwasfashionableinliteraturetohavea______outlookontheworldandtoturnone’sbackonlivelinessandjoyAdepressedBdisconsolateClugubriousDmelancholy11.Theexiledlivedforyearsina________stateoffearandneverrevealtheirrealidentitytothepublic.AlastingBpermanentCperpetualDdurable12.Arguingworldonlygivefurther________tohisallegationsAsubstanceBsustenanceCsubsistenceDsurveillance13.Theoldbuildinghasan________airofsadnessaboutit.AinsurmountableBinsuperableCintangibleDinsufferable14.Hislecturewasreadily________toallthestudents.AintellectualBintelligentCintegratedDintelligible15.Herhusbandisan________gamblerandstayoutsidealldaylong.AincorrigibleBinconceivableCincompatibleDincongruous16.Theoldman’s_________willcontributealottohisfinalvictoryinfightingagainstthesea.AinescapableBinexorableCinevitableDinextricable17.Arrivingearlygavehimthe________ofanunhurrieddinner.ArightBlibertyCprivilegeDfreedom18.Heisateacherofhigh________butoflittle________amonghiscolleagues.Aposition,rankBrank,statusCstatus,positionDrank,position19.LouisaMayAlcottbasedthe______charactersofherbookLittleWomenonhersistersandherself.AprincipalBcomplexCoriginalDmany20.Isawomantobemorehighly________forhertalentorforherbeauty?AestimatedBevaluatedCesteemedDreckoned.PutthefollowingwordsandphrasesintotheappropriateblanksinthefollowingⅤsentences.beisolatedfrom，athome，clingto，inflight，insharprelief，flexone’smuscles，borneinon，atoddswith，inoppositionto，wed…with，furyof，cutacross，1.Therewasnoshelterfromthestorm.furyof2.Simonfeelsveryathomeonahorse.3.Afterhermother’sdeath,Saraclungtoherauntmorethanever.4.Themaincharacterisajournalistfromafailedmarriageinfight.5.Thesnow-cappedmountainstoodoutinsharpreliefagainstthebluesky.6.Hestoodonthesideofthepool,flexinghismuscles.7.Opiniononthisissuecutsacrosstraditionalpoliticalboundaries.8.Thesefindingsareatoddswithwhatisgoingonintherestofthecountry.9.Itwasgraduallyborneonmethatdefeatwasinevitable.10.Protestmarcherswereheldinoppositiontotheproposedlaw11.Theyhavesuccessfullywedtheoldwiththenewinthisbuilding.12.Hewasimmediatelyisolatedfromtheotherprisonersforhewaspronetoattackeveryone.1.Everysocietyisreallygovernedbyhiddenlaws,byunspokenbutprofoundassumptionsonthepartofthepeople,andoursisnoexception.ItisuptotheAmericanwritertofindoutwhattheselawsandassumptionsare.Inasocietymuchgiventosmashingtabooswithouttherebymanagingtobeliberatedfromthem,itwillbenoeasymatter.每个社会其实都是由一些潜在的规律，由一些人们没有说出来但却深深感觉到并看作是理所当然的事物所支配的，我们的社会也不例外。要弄清这些规律和事物，就要由美国作家来努力。在一个非常喜爱冲破禁忌却又不能由此从中解脱出来的社会，要弄清这些，不会是一件容易的事。2.Itisnowonder,inthemeantime,thattheAmericanwriterkeepsrunningofftoEurope.Heneedssustenanceforhisjourneyandthebestmodelshecanfind.Europehaswhatwedonothaveyet,asenseofthemysteriousandinexorablelimitsoflife,asense,inaword,oftragedy.Andwehavewhattheysorelyneed:anewsenseoflife’spossibilities.难怪在此期间美国作家不断跑到欧洲去。他的人生历程需要精神食粮，他也需要可能找到的最好的模式。欧洲有着我们还没有的东西，一种生活的神秘而又不可抗拒的极限感，一句话，一种悲剧感。而我们也有着他们十分需要的东西——一种认为生活大有可为的新认识。3.InthisendeavortowedthevisionoftheOldWorldwiththatoftheNew,itisthewriter,notthestatesman,whoisourstrongestarm.Thoughwedonotwhollybelieveityet,theinteriorlifeisareallife,andtheintangibledreamsofpeoplehaveatangibleeffectontheworld.在努力把旧世界的看法和新世界的看法结合起来的过程中，不是政治家，而是作家，是我们最强的一支力量。虽然我们迄今还未全信，可是内心的生活确是真正的生活，而人们那种海市蜃楼般的梦幻却对世界有着实实在在的影响。