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1、Itisdifficulttothinkofanationasanabstractcollectionofpeoplelivingonapatchofterritory.Itiseasiertothinkofasaperson.ThisiswhywesometimescallGreatBritain__1__"Britannia*'andtheUnitedStates"Columbia",andthinkofitasstatelywomen.Wealsousemasculinesymbolsinour―2―personificationofnations.I
2、n1712JohnArbuthont,aScot5wroteapoliticalsatireinthatthecharactersweresupposed―3―tobetypicalmembersofdifferentnationalities.TheEnglishmanwasJohnBull.Thisname,whichwassufficientflatteringtobe__4__adoptedgenerally,combinedthemostcommonEnglishfirstnamewithalastnameindicatedstrength.Joh
3、nBullisusually_5―picturedasapartlybusinessmanwithaUnionJackonhishatband.AftertheAmericanWarofIndependencebeganin1783,theUnited__6__Stateswasknownfor''BrotherJonatharT.Jonathanwasabiblical―7―nameassociatedwithsimplepeoplefromruralareas,anditseemedfittingsincetheUnitedStatesisruralan
4、dunsophiscated,andsince__8_Americanconsideredtheirtypeofsimplicityavirtuecomparedto__9__thewickednessofEuropeancities.Itispossible,however,thatthenamewasoriginatedwithPresidentGeorgeWashington,whowould__10__oftensay,whenfacedwithahardproblem,"LetusconsultBrotherJonathan11,referring
5、tohissecrectary,JohnathanTrumbull.答案详解：1.of和as之间加上it•代替前文的anation2.it—both.指代上文的US和GreatBritain3.that一which4.sufficient—sufficiently.修饰形容词川副词5.indicated—indicating6.began—ended.根据历史知识，美国独立战争开始于1776年7月4日（《独立宣言》发表），直到1783年英国正式承认美国独立才结束。7.for—as.beknownfor意为“因而众所周知”8.is—was.美国过去曾是一个ru
6、ralandunsophisticated的国家9.to—with.compareto意为“把比作”comparewith意为“与比较，与匹敌，与……竞争”10.删掉name和originated之间的wasAbouthalfoftheinfantandmaternaldeathsindevelopingcountriescouldbeavoidedifwomenhadusedfamilyplanningmethodstopreventhighrisk1pregnancies,accordingtoareportpublishingrecentlybythe
7、JohnsHopkingUniversity.2Thereportindicatesthat5.6millioninfantdeathsand2,000,000maternalDeathscouldbepreventedthisyearifwomenchosetohavetheirschildren3withinthesafestyearswithadequateintervalsamongbirthsandlimitedtheir4familiestomoderatesize.Thisamountstoabouthalfofthe9.8millioninf
8、antand370.000maternaldeath
