Afour
Bthree
Cfive
DNone of the above
第1题：
We may infer from the second paragraph that
[A] DNA technology has been widely applied to history research.
[B] in its early days the U.S. was confronted with delicate situations.
[C] historians deliberately made up some stories of Jefferson’s life.
[D] political compromises are easily found throughout the U.S. history.
第2题：
The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. ________.
[A] are resistant to homogenization
[B] exert a great influence on American culture
[C] are hardly a threat to the common culture
[D] constitute the majority of the population
第3题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第4题：
A、the southern
B、the south
C、southern
D、south
第5题：
Old-fashioned cheeses can no longer be bought anywhere in the United States.()
第6题：
Passage Two
America put more people in prison in the 1990s than in any decade in its history. That started a debate over the wisdom of spending billions of dollars to keep nearly 2 million people locked up. According to statistics, the United States ends 1999 with 1983084 men and women in prisons. That shows an increase of nearly 840,000 prisoners during the 1990s and makes the United States the country with the highest prisoner population in the world. With the cost of housing a prisoner at about $20,000 a year the cost in 1999 for keeping all these prisoners behind bars is about $39 billion.
Some experts argue that the money is well spent, saying the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars doesn't seem much in comparison in the 1990s coincided with (与……相一致) a steady drop in the US crime rates. It is reported that serious crime has decreased for seven years in a row. "There are noticeable number of people who don't do crimes because they don't want to go to prison," they say.
36. There is a heated debate among American experts because ______.
A. America has put 2 million people in prison
B. the cost for housing a prisoner keeps rising
C. billions of dollars has been spent on prisoners
D. the prisoner population is the largest in the world
36．答案为C。此处为因果关系，根据第一段第一句，America put more people in prison in the l990s than in any decade in its history作出该项选择。
第7题：
We may infer from the second paragraph that
A．DNA technology has been widely applied to history research.
B．in its early days the U.S. was confronted with delicate situations.
C．historians deliberately made up some stories of Jefferson's life.
D．political compromises are easily found throughout the U.S. history.
第8题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第9题：
中国作为疆域辽阔 、人口众多、历史悠久的国家，应该对人类有较大的贡献。
A、Acountry with a vast territory, a big population and a long history,China should make greater contributions to humanity.
B、China is a country with a vast territory, a big population and a long history, should make greater contributions to humanity.
C、China has a vast territory, a big population and a long history, and thus makes greater contributions to humanity.
D、As a country,China has not only a vast territory, a big population but also a long history. Therefore,China should make greater contributions to humanity.
第10题：
A.consume
B.consult
C.customs
D.cultural