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阅读判断(第1～10题，每题1分，共10分)下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断:如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择Α;如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C。 TheFirstSettlementinNorthAmericaItisverydifficulttosayjustwhencolonizationbegan.ThefirsthundredyearsafterChristopherColumbus'sjourneyofdiscoveryin1492didnotproduceanysettlementontheNorthAmericacontinentbutrathersomeSpanishtradingpostsfurthersouth,agreatinterestingoldandadventure,andsomecolorfulcrimesinwhichtheEnglishhadtheirpart.JohnCabot,originallyfromGenoabutacitizenofVenice,wasestablishedasatraderinBristol,England,whenhemadeajourneyin1497.Buthisship,theMatthew,withitscrewofeighteen,didnomorethanseeanisland(probablyofftheNewEnglandcoast)andreturnhome.HeandhissonmadefurthervoyagesacrossthenorthAtlanticwhichenabledtheEnglishcrowntoclaima“legaltitletoNorthAmerica.ButforalongtimeafterwardstheEuropeans'interestinAmericawasmainlyconfinedtotheSpanishactivitiesfurthersouth. ThefirstbeginningofpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawerenearlyahundredyearsafterColumbus'sfirstvoyage.TheEnglishmanSirWalterRaleighclaimedthewholeofNorthAmericaforEngland,callingitVirginia.In1585hesentasmallgroupofpeoplewholandedinRoanokeIsland,buttheystayedonlyforayearandthenwentbacktoEnglandwithanotherexpedition,ledbyDrake,in1587Asecondgroupwholandedin1587hadalldisappearedwhenafurtherexpeditionarrivedin1590， ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasin1607.EnglishcapitalistsfoundedtwoVirginiacompanies,asouthernonebasedinLondonandanorthernonebasedinBristol.ItwasdecidedtogivethenameNewEnglandtothenorthernarea.ThefirstsettlersinVirginiawerelittlemorethanwageslavestothecompany.Allweremenandtheexperimentwasnotverysuccessful.Manydied.Thosewhosurvivedlivedinmiserableconditions.By1619thecolonyhadonlyathousandpeople. 1. Weknowforsurethatcolonizationbeganattheendofthe15thcentury. A. Right B. Wrong C. Notmentioned 2. AmongtheearlysettlersinSouthAmericainthel6thcenturywereSpanishtraders. A.Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned 3. WithJohnCabot'sarrivalatanislandofftheNewEnglandcoastin1497,theBritishCrownclaimedtobethelegalownerofNorthAmeric A. Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned 4. TherewereeighteenpeopleonboardtheMatthewduringitsvoyagetoNorthAmericain1497 A. Right B.Wrong C.Notmentioned 5. ThefirstattemptmadebyEuropeanpeopletosettledownpermanentlyinNorthAmericaoccurredinthel580s. A. Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned 6. ThenameVirginiawasgiventoNorthAmericabySirWalterRaleigh. A. Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned 7. SirWalterRaleighsentsomepeopletoVirginiaforayearin1585. A. Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned 8. ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasin1607. A. Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned 9. ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothenorthernareaofNorthAmericabythebossofoneofthetwoVirginiacompanies. A. Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned 10. ThefirstsettlersinVirginiawereallslavesmixedwithmenandwomen. A. Right B. Wrong C.Notmentioned |
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