練習(xí)：
1. What does 'that hope' in the first paragraph refer to?
A) The hope that America would be discovered.
B) The hope to start a new life.
C) The hope to see the mysteries of the New World.
D) The hope to find poverty here.
2. When did American literature begin?
A) Before the American natives lived there.來源：www.examda.com
B) When Columbus and other explorers sent reports back home
C) When the Northmen found America in about 1,000.
D) Long before the year 1,000.
3. What can we learn from the literature of the tribes of the native Americans?
A) About the everyday life of the native Americans.
B) About the arrival of Columbus.
C) About the experience of the first European settlers.
D) About the experience of those who died in the New England wilderness.
4. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to tell the readers that
A) in the early days most American writers were from Great Britain.
B) people with rich life experiences became writers.來源：www.examda.com
C) there were many writers in the early days of American history.
D) early-day experience provided the foundation for American literature
5. According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements is true about American literature? ~
A) Some British writers started American literature.考試論壇
B) Early-day American literature is a reflection of the boring life then.
C) Some British writers had doubts about the future of American literature.
D) Some British writers had great confidence in the future of American literature.
答案與題解：
1. B 這里的that hope 就是指上一句中的a genuine hope 0f a new lifewww.ＥxamdＡ.CＯM
2. D 答案在第二段的第二句。早在1000年前北歐人聲稱發(fā)現(xiàn)了美洲大陸之前，這塊土地上就有美洲印第安人居住，每周文學(xué)早在那時(shí)就已經(jīng)產(chǎn)生。
3. A 答案在第二段的第三句話。從美洲土著部落的文學(xué)中，我們可以找到他們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹膶懻铡碓矗簑ww.examda.com
4. D 這一段的第一句是本段的主題句，而D則是該主題句的釋義。
5. D 本題答案的依據(jù)是下面這句話：They included Jonathan Edwards and William Byrd,who thought of themselves as British subjects, never suspecting a revolution that would create a United States of America with a literature of its own.這兩位自認(rèn)為是大英帝國臣民的英國作家對一場將會創(chuàng)造出一個(gè)擁有自己文學(xué)的美利堅(jiān)合眾國的革命從來沒有任何懷疑
1. What does 'that hope' in the first paragraph refer to?
A) The hope that America would be discovered.
B) The hope to start a new life.
C) The hope to see the mysteries of the New World.
D) The hope to find poverty here.
2. When did American literature begin?
A) Before the American natives lived there.來源：www.examda.com
B) When Columbus and other explorers sent reports back home
C) When the Northmen found America in about 1,000.
D) Long before the year 1,000.
3. What can we learn from the literature of the tribes of the native Americans?
A) About the everyday life of the native Americans.
B) About the arrival of Columbus.
C) About the experience of the first European settlers.
D) About the experience of those who died in the New England wilderness.
4. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to tell the readers that
A) in the early days most American writers were from Great Britain.
B) people with rich life experiences became writers.來源：www.examda.com
C) there were many writers in the early days of American history.
D) early-day experience provided the foundation for American literature
5. According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements is true about American literature? ~
A) Some British writers started American literature.考試論壇
B) Early-day American literature is a reflection of the boring life then.
C) Some British writers had doubts about the future of American literature.
D) Some British writers had great confidence in the future of American literature.
答案與題解：
1. B 這里的that hope 就是指上一句中的a genuine hope 0f a new lifewww.ＥxamdＡ.CＯM
2. D 答案在第二段的第二句。早在1000年前北歐人聲稱發(fā)現(xiàn)了美洲大陸之前，這塊土地上就有美洲印第安人居住，每周文學(xué)早在那時(shí)就已經(jīng)產(chǎn)生。
3. A 答案在第二段的第三句話。從美洲土著部落的文學(xué)中，我們可以找到他們?nèi)粘Ｉ畹膶懻铡碓矗簑ww.examda.com
4. D 這一段的第一句是本段的主題句，而D則是該主題句的釋義。
5. D 本題答案的依據(jù)是下面這句話：They included Jonathan Edwards and William Byrd,who thought of themselves as British subjects, never suspecting a revolution that would create a United States of America with a literature of its own.這兩位自認(rèn)為是大英帝國臣民的英國作家對一場將會創(chuàng)造出一個(gè)擁有自己文學(xué)的美利堅(jiān)合眾國的革命從來沒有任何懷疑