大學英語四級模擬試題（五）3

we　know　that　you　have　a　high　opinion　of　the　kind　of　learning　taught　in　your　colleges，and　that　the　costs　of　living　of　our　young　men，while　with　you，would　be　very　expensive　to　you．we　are　convinced　that　you　mean　to　do　us　good　by　your　proposal　and　we　thank　you　heartily．but　you　must　know　that　different　nations　have　different　ways　of　looking　at　things，and　you　will　therefore　not　be　offended　if　our　ideas　of　this　kind　of　education　happen　not　to　be　the　same　as　yours．we　have　had　some　experience　of　it．several　of　our　young　people　were　formerly　brought　up　at　the　colleges　of　the　northern　provinces??；they　were　taught　all　your　sciences；but　when　they　came　back　to　us　they　were　bad　runners，ignorant　of　every　means　of　living　in　the　woods，they　were　totally　good　for　nothing．　
    we　are，however，not　the　less　obliged　by　your　kind　offer，though　we　refuse　to　accept　it，and　to　show　our　grateful　sense　of　it，if　the　gentlemen　of　virginia　will　send　us　a　dozen　of　their　sons，we　wi1l　take　care　of　their　education，teach　them　in　al1　we　know　and　make　men　of　them．　
    26．this　passage　is　about　____　?。?BR>    a）the　colleges　of　the　northern　province　
    b）the　problems　of　the　americans　in　the　mid　18th　century　
    c）the　educational　values　of　the　indians　
    d）the　talk　between　the　indians　and　the　officials　
    27．according　to　the　letter，the　indians　believed　that____　．　
    a）they　were　being　insulted　by　the　offer　
    b）they　knew　more　about　science　than　the　officials　
    c）it　would　be　better　for　their　boys　to　receive　some　schooling　
    d）they　had　a　better　way　of　educating　young　men