"Uncle Sam," is usually used to refer to the United States or the US government.

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"Uncle Sam," is usually used to refer to the United States or the US government. It is the nickname of the country.It is hard to believe that this nickname became known quite by accident and there was a man  75   "Uncle Sam."However,not many people have ever heard of such a man.Not even most young Americans.
The man was called Uncle Sam Wilson.He was born in Arlington,Massachusetts, September 13, 1776. At the age of 14 Sam joined the American Revolutionary War(美国革命）, and   76    in the army under George Washington until the end of the war.He then moved to Troy, New York states, and began a meatpacking business. He earned a reputation（赢得了声誉）for being honest and hardworking. He was locally respected and admired, thus greeted as Uncle Sam.
One day in 1812,a group of visitors came to Sam"s meatpacking plant(肉类加工厂）.Among them was Government official. He  77    the capitalized letters(大写字母） EAUS on the packages of meat and asked what they stood for. A worker man replied that EA stood for Elbert Anderson,the businessman for whom Sam was working.And he added   78  that US(actually it was the short form for United States) stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. Soon soldiers were saying all army supplies were from  "Uncle Sam".
In May 1813,this story appeared in a newspaper published in New York.Since Uncle Sam was an example of a hard-working man and a lover of America, the idea of"Uncle Sam" as the name of this kind of man became well-known rapidly.Uncle Sam was ready to help  79   and place the interest of the nation(国家利益）above all---this is in line with (与……符合）the American spirit. This makes the  American consider Uncle Sam   80  the symbol of the USA.In 1961 the US Congress made a decision that "Uncle Sam" is the America"s national symbol.
小题1:

A．was

B．named

C．asked

D．was called

小题2:

A．served

B．stayed

C．joined

D．entered

小题3:

A．saw

B．observed

C．studied

D．noticed

小题4:

A．Surprisingly

B．seriously

C．jokingly

D．carefully

小题5:

A．other

B．others

C．everyone

D．another

小题6:

A．to

B．for

C．like

D．as

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:D

解析

试题分析：本文讲述了为什么有时人们会把美国叫做山姆大叔。这和一个叫山姆的人有关。这个人曾经参加过美国革命战争，并且一直在乔治华盛顿手下服役。退役之后，他在他的肉类加工厂的袋子上都印上了US的标志。后来他因为乐于助人并且时刻维护美国的国家利益，国会决定用Uncle Sam作为美国的标志。
小题1:考查动词及对语境的理解。句意；那有个名叫山姆大叔的人。Ａ是Ｂ名字叫Ｃ被要求Ｄ被叫做。named  “Uncle Sam”过去分词短语做后置定语，修饰man。故选B。
小题2:考查动词及对语境的理解。句意：他参加了美国的革命战争，并在华盛顿手下服役知道战争结束。Ａ服务，服役Ｂ呆在，停留Ｃ参加Ｄ进入。在军队服役，故选Ａ。
小题3:考查动词及对语境的理解。句意：他注意到在肉的包装上有大写的字母。Ａ看见Ｂ观察Ｃ学习Ｄ观看，注意。
小题4:考查副词及对语境的理解。句意：他开玩笑的说到ＵＳ代表山姆威尔逊大叔，实际上它代表的是美国。 Ａ吃惊地Ｂ严肃的Ｃ开玩笑的Ｄ认真的。由括号中它实际上代表美国我们可以看出这个人是在开玩笑，故选Ｃ。
小题5:考查代词及对语境的理解。句意：山姆随时准备帮助其他人并且把美国的利益放在最前面。Ａ其他的＋可数名词复数Ｂ其他的Ｃ每个人，人人Ｄ另一个，再一个＋可数名词单数。故选Ｂ。
小题6:考查介词及对语境的理解。句意：这使美国人把山姆大叔看做是美国的标志。consider…as把……看做。故选D。