It is difficult to think of a nation as an abstract collection of people living on a patch of territory. It is easier to think of as a person. This is why we sometimes call Great Britain __1__ "Britannia" and the United States "Columbia", and think of it as stately women. We also use masculine symbols in our __2__ personification of nations. In 1712 John Arbuthont, a Scot,wrote a political satire in that the characters were supposed __3__ to be typical members of different nationalities. The Englishman was John Bull. This name, which was sufficient flattering to be __4__ adopted generally, combined the most common English first name with a last name indicated strength. John Bull is usually __5__ pictured as a partly businessman with a Union Jack on his hatband.
After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United __6__States was knownfor "Brother Jonathan". Jonathan was a biblical __7__ name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since the United States is rural and unsophiscated, and since __8__American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to __9__ the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however, that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would __10__often say, when faced with a hard problem, "Let us consult Brother Jonathan", referring to his secrectary, Johnathan Trumbull.
【答案】
1. of和as之間加上it.代替前文的a nation
2.it—both．指代上文的US和Great Britain
3.that—which
4.sufficient—sufficiently．修飾形容詞用副詞
5. indicated—indicating考試大
6.began—ended．根據(jù)歷史知識(shí)，美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)開(kāi)始于1776年7月4日（《獨(dú)立宣言》發(fā)表），直到1783年英國(guó)正式承認(rèn)美國(guó)獨(dú)立才結(jié)束。
7. for—as．be known for意為“因……而眾所周知”考試大
8. is—was．美國(guó)過(guò)去曾是一個(gè)rural and unsophisticated的國(guó)家
9.to—with．compare to 意為“把……比作……”compare with意為“與……比較，與……匹敵，與……競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”
10. 刪掉name和originated之間的was
After the American War of Independence began in 1783, the United __6__States was knownfor "Brother Jonathan". Jonathan was a biblical __7__ name associated with simple people from rural areas, and it seemed fitting since the United States is rural and unsophiscated, and since __8__American considered their type of simplicity a virtue compared to __9__ the wickedness of European cities. It is possible, however, that the name was originated with President George Washington, who would __10__often say, when faced with a hard problem, "Let us consult Brother Jonathan", referring to his secrectary, Johnathan Trumbull.
【答案】
1. of和as之間加上it.代替前文的a nation
2.it—both．指代上文的US和Great Britain
3.that—which
4.sufficient—sufficiently．修飾形容詞用副詞
5. indicated—indicating考試大
6.began—ended．根據(jù)歷史知識(shí)，美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)開(kāi)始于1776年7月4日（《獨(dú)立宣言》發(fā)表），直到1783年英國(guó)正式承認(rèn)美國(guó)獨(dú)立才結(jié)束。
7. for—as．be known for意為“因……而眾所周知”考試大
8. is—was．美國(guó)過(guò)去曾是一個(gè)rural and unsophisticated的國(guó)家
9.to—with．compare to 意為“把……比作……”compare with意為“與……比較，與……匹敵，與……競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”
10. 刪掉name和originated之間的was