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A nickname is a shortened version of a person’s name. A nickname also can【C1】_____a person, place or thing. Many American cities
A nickname is a shortened version of a person’s name. A nickname also can【C1】_____a person, place or thing. Many American cities
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A nickname is a shortened version of a person’s name. A nickname also can【C1】_____a person, place or thing. Many American cities have【C2】_____nicknames. These can help establish an identity,【C3】_____pride among citizens and build【C4】_____.
Chicago, Illinois was【C5】_____the second largest city in the United States. So, one of its nicknames is The Second City.【C6】_____the years, the population of Chicago has decreased. Today it is the third largest American city.
【C7】_____another nickname for Chicago is still【C8】_____today. It is The Windy City. Chicago sits【C9】_____Lake Michigan, one of North America’s Great Lakes. Language【C10】_____Barry Popick says on his web site that Chicago was called a "windy city"【C11】_____the wind that blows【C12】_____of Lake Michigan. In the eighteen sixties and seventies, Chicago was【C13】_____as an ideal place to visit in the summer because of this cool wind.
But anyone who has【C14】_____lived in Chicago knows how cold that wind can be in winter. The wind travels【C15】_____the streets between tall buildings in the center of the city. Barry Popick says other cities in the central United States called Chicago a "windy city. " This【C16】_____that people in Chicago liked to brag(自夸)or talk about how great their city was. Chicago was an important【C17】_____, industrial and transportation center for the country. Chicago was called Hog Butcher(屠猪)for the World because of its huge meat-【C18】_____industry. And, it was called The City of the Big Shoulders or City of【C19】_____Shoulders because of its importance【C20】_____the nation.
【C18】
选项
A、pressing
B、protesting
C、prohibiting
D、processing
答案
D
解析
动词辨析题。之所以称芝加哥是Hog Butcher for the World(世界屠猪城),是因为它拥有庞大的肉制品——工业。选项中能使文意通顺的是process“加工,处理”这一项,故为答案。
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