2021年上海高三英语二考阅读B名校冲刺汇编

2021英语二考冲刺—阅读B专题名校汇编

1.12020-2021学年七宝中学高三上学期9月第一次月考卷】难度值：(★★★)

(B)

Theglobalenergycrisisisapproaching.Whatcanwedo?Herearesomestepsyoucantake.

Coolingputsthegreateststressonyoursummerenergybillandthepowergrid.Justasatune-upforyourcar

canimproveyourgasmileage,ayearlytune-upofyourheatingandcoolingsystemcanimproveefficiencyand

comfort.Cleanorreplacefiltermonthlyorasneeded.

Forcentralairconditioningsystemsandroomairconditioners,lookfortheENERGYSTAR,thefederal

government'ssymbolforenergyefficiency.Forcentralair,purchasethesystemwiththehighestpossibleSeasonal

EnergyEfficiencyRatio.(SEER)

Useenergyefficientceilingfanseitheraloneorwithairconditioning.Ceilingfansdoagreatjobofcirculating

air.Whenusedwithairconditioning,fansallowyoutoraisethethermostatandcutcosts.Ceilingfanscoolpeople,

notrooms,sobeforeyouleave,turnofftheceilingfan.

Letaprogrammablethermostat“rememberforyou“toautomaticallyadjusttheindoorclimatewithyourdaily

andweekendpatternstoreducecoolingbillsbyupto10percent.Youcancomehometoacomfortablehousewithout

wastingenergyandcreatingpollutionalldaywhileyouareatwork.

Trytomakeyourhomeairtightenoughtoincreaseyourcomfort,makeyourhomequieterandcleanerand

reduceyourcoolingcostsupto20percent.

Cutyourairconditioningload,andreducepollutionbyplantingleafytreesaroundyourhomeandfixing

reflectivebricksonyourroof.

Closeblindsorshadesonsouth-andwest-facingwindowsduringtheday,orfixshadingequipmenttoavoidheat

build-up.

Turnoffeverythingnotinuse:lights,TVs,computers.Andusefluorescentbulbs,whichprovidebright,warm

lightwhileusingatleasttwo-thirdslessenergy,producing70percentlessheatandlastingupto10timeslongerthan

incandescentbulbs.

Drivethecarthatgetsbettergasmileagewheneverpossibleifyouownmorethanonevehicle.Ifyoudrive

12,500milesayear,switching10percentofyourtripsfromacarthatgets20milespergallontoonethatgets30

mpgwillsaveyoumorethan£65peryear.

Carpool.TheaverageU.S.commutercouldsaveabout£260ayearbysharingcarstwiceaweekwithtwoother

peopleinacarthatgets20.1mpg-assumingthethreepassengerssharethecostofgas.

60.Accordingtothepassage,thethermostatisusedto.

A.makeroomsquieterB.controlroomtemperature

C.turnofftheairconditionerD.reduceroomairpollution

61.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheauthorprobablydiscourages.

A.plantingleafytreesaroundyourhome

B.turningofftheceilingfanbeforeyouleaveyourhouse

C.keepingyoursouth-facingwindowsopenduringtheday

D.usingfluorescentbulbsinsteadofincandescentbulbs

62.Accordingtothepassage,youcansavefuelby,

A.usingenergy-efficientceilingfans

B.sharingcarswithothersonworkdays

C.turningoffeverythingnotinuse

D.reducing10%ofyourcartripseveryyear

【答案】60-62BCB

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uBuffalobuffaloBuffalobuffalobuffalobuffaloBuffalobuffalo”isarealsentence.

How?

Let'sbreakitdown,startingwithasimplephrase:

MonkeysfromPisabullydeerfromLondon.

OK,admittedlyifsanimplausiblescenario,butifsagrammaticallyfinesentence.InEnglishwecanuseplace

namesasadjectives,solefsshortenthesentencealittle.

PisamonkeysbullyLondondeer.

Nowwe'HthrowinsomegiraffesfromParistoeventhescorewiththosemeanmonkeys.

Pisamonkeys,whomParisgiraffesintimidate,bullyLondondeer.

Englishispeculiarinthatyoucanomitrelativepronouns,e.g.,“thepersonwhomIloveMcanbeexpressedas

“thepersonIlove."Let'sdothattothissentence.

PisamonkeysParisgiraffesintimidatebullyLondondeer.

Thiskindofpronounremovalcanbealittlemoredifficulttograspwhenwrittenthanwhenspoken.Sayingthe

abovesentenceswithpausesaftermonkeysandintimidatecanhelp.Nowweneedtoreplacebothoftheverbs,

intimidateandbully,withtheir(admittedlyuncommon)synonym,buffalo.

PisamonkeysParisgiraffesbuffalobuffaloLondondeer.

Again,pauseshelpkeepthemeaninginmind:Putapauseaftermonkeysandthefirstbuffalo.Nowwe'll

replacealltheworldwideplacenameswiththesecond-largestcityinNewYorkState,Buffalo.(That's

Buffalo^tallestbuilding,OneSenecaTower,below.)

BuffalomonkeysBuffalogiraffesbuffalobuffaloBuffalodeer.

Youcanprobablyguesswhatthenextstepis.Butbeforewereplacealltheanimalswiththecommonnamefor

theAmericanbison,notehowthecapitallettersintheabovesentencehelpyoukeeptheplacenamesseparate

fromtheotherusagesoftheword.OK,heregoes:

BuffalobuffaloBuffalobuffalobuffalobuffaloBuffalobuffalo.

Onelastthingtonote:Thisexceptionalsentenceispossiblebecausethepluraloftheanimalbuffaloisbuffalo,

notbuffalos,otherwiseallthewordswouldn'tbeidentical.

Englishisstrangeandwonderful!

60.Howshouldwereadthefollowingsentencewithproperpauses?

A.BuffalobuffaloBuffalo/buffalobuffalo/buffaloBuffalobuffalo.

B.Buffalobuffalo/Buffalobuffalobuffalo/buffaloBuffalobuffalo.

C.BuffalobuffaloBuffalo/buffalobuffalobuffalo/Buffalobuffalo.

D.Buffalobuffalo/Buffalobuffalo/buffalobuffaloBuffalobuffalo.

61.Whatisthekeyelementtomakethissentencepossible?

A.TherelativepronounsinEnglishcanbeomitted.

B.InEnglish,placenamescanbeusedasadjectives.

C.ThecityhasthesamenamewithakindofAmericanbison.

D.Thewordbuffalohasthesameformofsingularandplural.

62.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?

A.WanderingtheEarth

B.LinguisticsAroundUs

C.PopularAnimalScience

D.CollinsEnglishGrammar

【答案】BDB

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(B)

HOWTOGETTHERE

BAandRoyalJordanianairlinesflydirectbetweenLondonHeathrowandJordan'scapitalcityAmman(from£435;

g.com).Flighttimeisfivehours.

HOWTOGETAROUND

Jordanisajoyfullyeasycountrytotravelaround,inpartduetoitssmallsize.Youcoulddrivefromtoptobottomin

littleoverfivehoursifyouwantedto.Thenationalbuscompanyhasservicesbetweenthemaintowns,andlimited

optionstoPetraandtheDeadSea.Forfullflexibility,you'rebetteroffhiringacar-roadsareingoodcondition,and

otherdriverstendtobelessmanic(notstanduptofreeuseofthecarhorn)comparedtoothercountriesintheMiddle

East.ThetrafficinAmmanmakesitfrustrating,andnerve-wracking,tonavigate,sopickupanddropoffyourcarat

theairport,alittleoutsideofthecity.Theusualsuspectshaveofficesthere(week'shirefrom£235;hertz,jo).

HOWLONGTOSPEND

Giventheshorttraveltimesbetweenmajorsites,youcouldfeasiblywhiparoundJordaninlittleunderaweek,

spendinganightineachlocation.However,it'simportanttofactorintheweather:yourpacewillslowinhigh

temperatures,andyou'llfindmanyJordanianssensiblyspendingthehottestpartofthedayindoors,indulgingina

longlunch.You'llalsowanttodevoteaproperamountoftimetoeachlocation:twoorthreenightsineachofPetra

andWadiRumwillallowyoutogettoafewlessexploredcomers,whiletwonightsinAmmanandoneeachatthe

DeadSeaandhotspringsisaboutright.IfyouaddinasidetripforsomedivingintheRedSea,twoweeksisplenty.

WHATTOBUDGET

Stayinginbudgetguesthouses,eatingonlyfrommarketsandstreetstalls,andusingpublictransport,youcould

surviveinJordanonaround£40perday.Factorinamidrangehotel,carhire,guidedtoursandmealsinlocal

restaurants,andthefigurecouldriseto£100-plusaday.Thenationalcurrencyisthedinar(第纳尔)，andisavailable

fromATMsatallthemainsites.

WHENTOGO

HighseasonisSeptembertoOctoberandMarchtoMay,whentheweatheriswarmbutbearable.Notethatprice

hikesarecommoninthisperiod,andhotelsgetbookedfarinadvance.Oneofthemostpleasanttimestovisitis

winter,fromNovembertoFebruary,thoughbeawarethedesertgetsverycoldatnightduringthisperiod.Ifyoucan

taketheextremetemperaturesofsummer,itcanbeanexcellenttimetotravel,withfewertouristsaround.

HOWTOPLAN

SeeLonelyPlanet'sJordanandtheJordantouristboard'sofficialsite,,whichhasawealthof

informationongeneraltravelintheregionandspecificsites.

60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueabouttravellinginJordanaccordingtothepassage?

A.DriversinJordanusecarhornmorefreelythanthoseinothercountries.

B.It'sbettertodriveyourowncarsincethetrafficinAmmanisfrustrating.

C.Weathershouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenyouarrangeholiday.

D.DivinginRedSeaisamustifyouplantotravelinJordanforoneweek.

61.WhichfactorisNOTrelatedwiththebudgetaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tochoosewhatkindhotels.

B.Toeatwhatkindoffood.

C.Whethertousecashornot.

D.WhentotravelinJordan.

62.Theword“hikes“inparagraph5canbebestreplacedbytheword"

A.declinesB.risesC.variesD.collapses

【答案】CCB

4.[2020.2021学年上海市徐汇区上海中学高三上学期10月周测卷】难度值：(★★★☆)

(B)

HowtoplaceanOrderofCustomJeans

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pocket,selectmyowndesignsendusthephotoofthepocketstyleyouwant.Ifyouaregoingwithour

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Giveyourexactbodymeasurementsasdescribed&showninthephotos.Wewillleaveextra

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TheSQJeansMcomereadytowearpre-shrunk.Wearit&enjoy

60.InFabric&Styles,whichitemleavesyouwiththeleastpersonalchoice?

A.FabricB.FlyStyleC.PocketStyleD.ThreadColor

61.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?

A.Thetailorwillmeetalltherequirementsonyourjeansonconditionthatyoustateeverydetail

clearlyinyourorder.

B.Iftheorderwithwrongmeasurementshasalreadybeenprocessed,nothingcanbedonetofix

thesituation.

C.Beforepayment,you'dbettercheckyourorderindetailandfeelfreetomakemodifications

multipletimes.

D.Youwillhavetowashyourjeansuponreceipt,becausetheydon'tfitperfectlyuntiltheyshrink

alittleafterwashing

62.IfyouplaceanoverseasorderwithfullpaymentsbyPayPalonOctober12,youwillreceiveyour

jeansnolaterthan

A.Oct.21B.Oct.26C.Nov.16D.Nov.20

【答案】60.B61.C62.D

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(B)

>AloggerheadturtlecalledNancyswam,across.9,000milesfromMexicotoJapan,crossingthe

entirePacificonherway,in1996.Howdidshedothat?

PutmanandLohmannhavetheanswer.

>Putman'worksinthelabofLohmannwho'sbeenstudyingthemagneticabilitiesof

loggerheadsforover20years.Inhislab,Lohmannplaceshatchlingsinawatertank

surroundedbysomeelectromagnetcoils.In1991,hefoundthatthebabiesstarted

swimmingintheoppositedirectionifheusedthecoilstoreversethedirectionofthe

magneticfieldaroundthem.

>Later,LohmannfoundthathatchlingsbornofftheseacoastofFloridaspend

theirearlylivesinawarmcurrentthatcirclesbetweenNorthAmericaandAfrica.

Ifthey'reswepttowardsthecoldwatersoutsidethegyre,theydie.Afterdoinglot

ofexperiments,Lohmannaddedthattheloggerheadturtlescanusethemagnetic

fieldtoworkouttheirlatitude-theirpositiononnorth-south-axis(轴)

>Now,Putmanhasshownthattheycanalsodeterminetheirlongitude-theirpositiononaneast-westaxis.He

simulatethefieldsintwopositionswiththesamelatitudeatoppositeendsoftheAtlantic(referringtoGraphic

below).IfthefieldsimulatedthewestAtlanticnearPuertoRico,theturtlesswamnortheast.Ifthefieldmatchedthat

ontheeastAtlanticneartheCapeVerdeIslands,theturtlesswamsouthwest.

Orientationofhatchlingloggerheadstestedinamagneticfieldthatsimulatesa

positionatthewestsideoftheAtlanticnearPuertoRico(left)anda

positionattheeastsideoftheAtlanticneartheCapeVerdeIslands(right).

Thearrowineachcircleindicatesthemeandirectionthatthegroupof

hatchlingsswam.

Dataareplottedrelativetogeographicnorth(N=00)

WestAtlantic(PuertoRico)EastAtlantic(PuertoRico)

60.ThepassagemoststronglysuggeststhatNancynavigateher9,000milejourneybyusing.

A.CuesformelectromagneticcoilsdesignedbyLohmann.

B.ThecurrentoftheNorthAtlanticgyre.

C.TheinstinctforusingGPS

D.TheEarth'smagneticfield.

61.Basedonthepassage,whichchoicebestdescribestherelationshipbetweenPutman'sandLohmann'sresearch?

A.Putman'sresearchbuildsonLohmann's.

B.Putman'sresearchcontradictsLohmann's

C.Lohmann'sresearchconfinnsPutman's.

D.Lohmann'sresearchcorrectsPutman's.

62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassageandthegraphicthatifscientistsadjustedthecoilstoreversethemagneticfield

simulatingthatintheEastAtlantic(CapeVerdeIslands),thehatchlingswouldmostlikelyswiminwhich

direction?

A.NorthwestB.SoutheastC.NortheastD.Southwest.

【答案】60.D61.B62.C

6.12020-2021学年七宝中学高三下英语摸底考试】难度值：(★★★☆)

(B)

MemoryexpertProfessorJemimaGryaznovanswersyourmostcommonquestionsaboutmemory.

1.____________

Werememberthethingsthathavestrongconnectionsinourmind,especiallyemotionalconnections.Childhood

memoriesareoftenveryemotional:weexperiencethingsforthefirsttimesowehavestrongfeelingsoffearor

excitement.Retellingeventsalsohelpstofixtheminourmemoriesandinterestingorfunnystoriesfromour

childhoodareoftentoldagainandagain!

2.Dosomepeoplereallyhaveaphotographicmemory?

Itiswellknownthatsomepeoplehaveanextraordinarymemory.DanielTammet,forexample,canremember

thefirst22,500digitsofpiandStephenWiltshirecandrawadetailedpictureofacityfrommemoryafterflyingover

itinahelicopter.However,neitherDanielnorStephenhaveaphotographicmemory.Theyaregoodatremembering

particularthingsforalimitedtime.Apersonwithaphotographicmemorycouldremembereverydetailofapicture,a

bookoraneventmanyyearslater.Noonehasyetprovedthattheyhaveaphotographicmemoryinascientifictest.

3・Iscomputermemorybetterthanhumanmemory?

Thatdependsonwhatyoumeanby'better9!Informationinacomputerisstoredinseparatepieces.Human

memoryisstoredinadifferentway.Eachpieceofinfonnationisconnectedtomanyotherpieces.Thafswhya

particularsmellcanbringbackmemoriesofaholidayoraperson.Theproblemwithhumanmemoryisthatitis

messyandnotveryaccurate.Theproblemwithcomputermemoryisthatitcan'tmakeconnectionsbetweenpiecesof

information-itisn'tcreative.

4.I'm24.Ismymemorygettingworse?

Notyet,butitwilldosoon.Ourmemoryreachesitsfullpowerattheageof25.Atthatpointwecanremember

upto200piecesofinformationasecond.Afterthisage,however,thebrainstartstogetsmaller.Bytheageof40we

arelosing10,000braincellseveryday.Bymiddleageourmemoryissignificantlyworsethanwhenwewereyoung.

5.Isitpossibletorememberearlychildhood?

Scientistsusedtobelievethatitwasimpossibletorememberveryearlychildhood,butrecentresearchshows

thatbabiesaremuchclevererthanwepreviouslythought.Somepeoplereallycanrememberbeingababy.Others,

however,remembernothingbeforetheageoffiveoreventen!

60.Whichofthefollowingquestionsbestfitstheblankinthepassage?

A.Whatcanwedotoimproveourmemoryaswegrowolder?

B.Canchildhoodmemorieshelpusrememberwhathashappenedrecently?

C.Howdoweestablishemotionalconnectionswithourchildhoodexperiences?

D.WhycanIremembereventsinmychildhoodbutnotwhathappenedlastweek?

61.Whatcanwelearnaboutphotographicmemory?

A.Onlysomeofuscanbenefitfromit.

B.Thereisnoreliableevidencethatitexists.

C.Wecannotacquireitwithoutspecializedtraining.

D.Itenablesustorememberdetailsinalimitedtime.

62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Inmostcasesinformationisseparatelystoredinhumanmemory.

B.Human'sabilitytomemorizethingsdeclinesasthebraingetssmaller.

C.Computermemoryisbetterthanhumanmemoryfrommanyperspectives.

D.Whetherwecanrememberourearly-childhoodneedsmorescientificresearch.

【答案】60-62DBB

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(B)

OutdoorRecreation

Getoutdoorswiththissummerandexperiencetheexcitementandserenitywithinouruniqueprograms.

Researchsuggeststhatbeingphysicallyactivewithingreenspacehelpsreducestress,anxiety,angerandimproves

moodsandoverallhealthandwellbeing.OurDepartmentisintegratingexperientialactivitiesforyourenjoyment.

Allfitnesslevelsarewelcome;wecanaccommodatemostaccessibleneeds.PleasecontactLaurieWrightat

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TPASCRegistrationdesk.

Pleasecheckourwebsiteforallupdatedtripdates,prices,registrationdetailsandmore!Refundsareonly

availableupto5businessdayspriortothetrip.

UpcomingAdventures

TBD:TreetopTrekkingandMountainBiking

ParticipantswilltravelbybusuptoHorseshoeValleyResort.Youmaychoosebetweena3-hourTreetop

Trekkingadventureor2hoursofx-countrymountainbikingthroughtheforesttrails.TreetopTrekkinginvolves

zip-liningandclimbingthroughobstaclecoursesinasereneforestsetting.Bothadventureswillbeinstructorleadand

allequipmentwillbeprovided.Noexperiencenecessary.Beginnertoadvancedcourseswillbeavailable.

Tuesday,June13th:OutdoorRockClimbingORHikingTrails

AbuswilltransportstudentstoMiltontoeitherhiketheareaorrockclimb.Therockclimbingwilltakeplaceat

RattlesnakePointandthereisanopportunityforstudentstochallengethemselvestoclimbupto80ftonsomeofthe

bestrockinSouthernOntario.Allinstructorsarefullycertifiedandallequipmentwillbeprovided.Acustomcourse

willbesetuptomeetneedsofclimbers.ThehikewilltakeplacethroughsomeoftheBrucePeninsulatrailsand

HaltonParks.Participantswillhaveover20kmsoftrailstochoosefrom.Youmayhikewithagrouporfollowthe

maptrailswithsomefriends.

Friday,June30th(tentativedate):WarsawCaves

TheWarsawCavesConservationAreaandCampgroundtakesitsnamefromaseriesofsevencavesfoundinthe

park.Joinusasweexplorethemultiplecoursesandhaveapicniclunch.Comeenjoythisnaturalundergroundjungle

gym.

60.IfyouareaUofTteachingstaffmemberswhowouldliketotakepartintheseprograms,whatkindoftrouble

couldyoucomeacross?

A.Youcan'tgetyourfeesforTuesdaytripbackifyoucancelitthepreviousMonday.

B.Theseoutdooradventuresexhaustyoupsychologicallysothatyouareinlowspirits.

C.Thereisnospaceforyoubecauseregisteredstudentsenjoythepriority.

D.TheprogramofexploringWarsawCavesundergroundissuretochangeitsdate.

61.AllthepicturesbelowpreciselyillustratetheactivitiesmentionedinthepassageEXCEPT.

62.Whichofthefollowingislikelytobethenextitemmentionedinthispassage?

A.Friday,October6th:Canoeing&KayakingontheHumberRiver

B.Thursday,August10lhofFriday,Augustll,h:BikingatStudio1

C.Wednesday,July19Ih:IndoorRockClimbingforMenOnly

D.August25-27th:WhiteWaterRaftingontheOttawaRiver

【答案】60-62CDD

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（B）

WhenyouthinkofatypicalAmerican,whodoyoupicture?AprettyblondwhiteAmericanlikeTaylorSwift?Or

ahandsomeblackAmericanlikebasketballstarKobeBryant?Infact,therewasatimewhentheimageAmerican

lookedlikeneitherofthesepeople.

Backintheyear1500,theaverageAmericanwasabrown-skinnedhunter-gathererwhoprobablyrodeahorseand

woreclothingmadefromanimalskins.Today,theancestorsofthesepeople—whousuallyidentifythemselvesbased

ontheirindividualtribessuchasIriquois,ApacheandNavajo-arebroadlyreferredtoas*NativeAmericans",

nAmericanIndians^^orsimply“Indians”.

There'sachancethatyou'veneverevenheardofAmericanIndians.That'sbecausetherearen'tverymanyleft.

WhentheEuropeansettlementofNorthAmericabegan,therewasintenseconflictbetween,settlersfromoverseasand

thesenativepeople.AftertheBritishgovernmentandmilitarywereexpelledintheRevolutionaryWar,conflictswith

nativescontinuedasthestateswerecreatedthatwouldlatermakeuptheUS.Intheseconflicts,millionsofnativeswere

killed.

In1830,formerUSPresidentAndrewJacksonsignedtheIndianRemovalAct.ThisactrequiredallIndiansto

migratetowestoftheMississippiRivertoallowfortheexpansionoftheUS,AmericanIndiansweretreatedasa

military“enemy“until1924,whenthefewIndiansstillaliveatthatpointweregrantedUScitizenship.Thatwasthe

firsttimethattheUSgovernmentformallyrecognizedtherightsofIndians.

WhilethestoryoftheAmericanIndianshasbeenasadone,theirlegacy（遗产）isstillfelteverydayintheUS

•ManyUSgeographicalnamescomefromIndianlanguages,suchasOhio,Topeka,Kansas,andthePotomacRiver.

Atthesametime,therearemanysuccessfulacademicsandotherimportantUSleaderswhoaredescendedfrom

Indians.Andnowadays,moreandmorehistoryclassesinUSpublicschoolsareeducatingstudentsabouthowIndians

sufferedduringthesettlementoftheUS.

Althoughwhathappenedcannotbeundone,wecanlearnatleastonethingfromthesadhistoryoftheIndians:If

wewantabetterfuture,wemustlookcarefullyandhonestlyatthepast

59.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.ThehistoryofthesettlementoftheUS.

B.WhatatypicalAmericanislike.

C.ThedepressingstoryofAmericanIndians.

D.AmericanIndians'economicimpactontheUS.

60.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethatinthemiddleofthe19thcenturyAmericanIndians

A.wereexpelledfromtheUSbytheBritishgovernment

BwereregardedasopponentsofarmedforcesintheUS

C.werefinallygrantedUScitizenship