泽熙美文Ⅰ Grammar:Preposition
A Multiple Choices
1. It is believed that today’s pop music can serve as a creative force______stimulating the thinking of its listeners.
A.by
B.with
C.at
D.on
正确答案：A
2. Whatever happened, our people will always stand______you.
A.by
B.for
C.in
D.over
正确答案：A
3. It might be a good idea just to skim______the important papers to get the main issues.
A.along
B.off
C.from
D.over
正确答案：D
4. He reached______his cigarettes.
A.to
B.out
C.down
D.far
正确答案：D
5. All of them were shaking______laughter.
A.over
B.through
C.with
D.by
正确答案：C
6. Contrary______what people generally believe, men, not women, need encouragement more.
A.upon
B.beside
C.to
D.at
正确答案：C
7. He is the sort of person who can go______any group.
A.among
B.between
C.within
D.with
正确答案：D
8. ______the few who have failed in their exam, all the students in the hall are in very high spirits.
A.Apart from
B.Despite
C.Due to
D.But for
正确答案：A
9. ______the English examination, I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.
A.In spite of
B.But for
C.Because of
D.As for
正确答案：B
10. ______everybody’s disappointment, the football match was put off.
A.To
B.In
C.With
D.For
正确答案：A
11. Finding a job in such a big company has always been______his wildest dreams.
A.under
B.over
C.above
D.beyond
正确答案：D
12. A teacher should always be considerate______the welfare of his pupils.
A.in
B.to
C.of
D.at
正确答案：C
此句中，be considerate of sth.为固定词组，意为“某事考虑周到”。
13. CEO stands______Chief Executive Officer.
A.at
B.to
C.for
D.on
正确答案：C
14. ______his cold, he came first in the athletics meet.
A.Regardless
B.In spite
C.With regard of
D.In spite of
正确答案：D
15. They are paid______the hour.
A.for
B.to
C.by
D.on
正确答案：C
Ⅱ Cloze Test
B The Culture Debate in the US:Whose Culture Is This ,Anyway?美国的文化辩论：空间是谁的文化？
Part of the debate about culture revolves around issues of perspective and ownership. Within a nation such 1 the United States—a nation whose cultural heritage includes elements from every corner of the world 2 are a great many perspectives coexisting and intertwining in the cultural fabriC．When we all ask 3 as individuals, “what belongs to me, to my culture?” we are rewarded with a spectacular variety of 4 ; in this way, different perspectives and ownership of different cultural traditions enriches everyone. But when we ask ” 5 belongs to us, to our culture?” we ask a much harder question. Do the people of the 6 States, or of any culturally complex human society, necessarily share common cultural elements? If so, who gets 7 decide what those elements are?
This debate is a crucial one in many cultures throughout the world 8 . In the US, the debate promises to impact the way we educate our children—that is, 9 manner and shape in which culture reproduces itself—and the way we write our laws. In 10 countries, equally crucial issues are at stake.
For many people, what is at stake is the character 11 US national identity. Hirsch argues that this identity needs to become less culturally fragmented; others, like Walker, 12 that the national character gets its strength from cultural diversity, from the freedom (at home and in 13 ) to celebrate, honor, and reproduce different cultural traditions. Those who take this latter view follow the reasoning 14 Shweder, arguing that we need to accept that there are multiple valid cultural perspectives and that two 15 perspectives can both be valid even though they might contradict one another.
Recognize that the position you 16 in this debate about culture—whatever position you take—is a political one with
