【DoAmericanshavemorals?That’sagoodquestion.MoralvaluesinAmericaarelikethoseinany36.Oneofthemost37moralvaluesforAmericansishonesty.Thewell-known38aboutGeorgeWashingtonandthecherrytreeteac】

　　DoAmericanshavemorals?That’sagoodquestion.MoralvaluesinAmericaarelikethoseinany36 .

　　Oneofthemost37moralvaluesforAmericansishonesty.Thewell-known38aboutGeorgeWashingtonandthecherrytreeteachesthisvalue 39 .LittleGeorgecutdownhisfather’sfavoritecherrytree 40 tryingouthisnewhatchet.WhenhisfatheraskedhimaboutitGeorgesaid“Icannottellalie.Ididitwithmyhatchet.”Insteadof 41 Georgereceivedpraise.SometimesAmericanhonesty-beingopenanddirect-can 42 people.ButAmericansstillbelievethat“honestyisthebestpolicy.”

　　Another 43 Americansrespectisperseverance(毅力）.RememberAesop’sfableabouttheturtleandtherabbitthathada 44 ?Therabbitthoughthecould 45 easilysohetookanap.Buttheturtlefinallywonbecausehedidnot 46 .

　　Compassion(同情）maybethequeenofAmericanvirtues.Thestoryof“TheGoodSamaritan”fromtheBible 47 amanwhoshowedcompassion.Onhiswaytoa 48 cityaSamaritanmanfoundapoortravelerlyingontheroad.ThekindSamaritan 49 justpassingbystoppedtohelpthispersoninneed.Compassioncaneventurnintoapositive 50 .Inautumn1992peopleinIowasenttruckloadsofwatertohelpFloridians 51 byahurricane.ThenextsummerduringtheMidwestfloodingFlorida 52 thefavor.

　　Innowaycanthisbriefdescription 53 allthemoralvalueshonoredbyAmericans.Courageresponsibility 54 gratitudeandmanyotherscouldbediscussed.Butnomatterhowlongorhowshortthelistmoralvaluesare 55 .

　　36．A．continent

　　B．character

　　C．content

　　D．culture

　　37．A．lovely

　　B．basic

　　C．particular

　　D．scientific

　　38．A．novel

　　B．joke

　　C．legend

　　D．music

　　39．A．politely

　　B．clearly

　　C．easily

　　D．slightly

　　40．A．while

　　B．for

　　C．whereas

　　D．as

　　41．A．agreement

　　B．punishment

　　C．achievement

　　D．argument

　　42．A．puzzle

　　B．injure