2022年江西成考高升点英语模拟提分题及答案3

　　赣这儿网小编为大家带来2022年江西成考高起点英语模拟提分题及答案3

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　　Uncle Sam is a tall，thin man.He‘s an older man with white hair and a white
beard.He often wears a tall hat，a bow tie，and the stars and stripes of the
American flag.

　　Who is this strange，looking man?Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US
government?But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?

　　During the War of 1812，the US government hired meat packers to provide meat
to the army.One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson.Samuel was a
friendly and fair man.Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.

　　Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for
United States.Some government inspectors came to look over Sam‘s company.They
asked a worker what the US on the boxes stood for.As a joke，the worker answered
that these letters stood for the name of his boss，Uncle Sam.

　　The joke spread，and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle
Sam.Before long，people called all things that came from the government“Uncle
Sam‘s”，“Uncle Sam”became a nickname for the US government.

　　Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers.In these
early pictures，Uncle Sam was a young man.He wore stars and stripes，but his hair
was dark and he had not a beard.The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was
President.President Lincoln had a beard.

　　The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I.The
government needed men to fight in the war.In the poster，a very serious Uncle Sam
points his finger and says“I want YOU for the US Army.”

　　()9.“Uncle Sam”became a ________ for the US government.

　　A.boss B.nickname C.picture D.businessmen

　　()10.Uncle Sam often wears tall hat，________ and the stars and stripes of
the American flag.

　　A.dark hair B.a bow tie C.a box D.a shirt

　　()11.Government inspectors came to ________ Sam‘s meat-packing company.

　　A.ask B.stand for C.look over D.see

　　()12.In the drawing and cartoons of Uncle Sam ________.

　　A.he wore the stars and stripes B.the never had a beard

　　C.he had no hair D.he wore a bow tie

　　9.B 10.B 11.C 12.A