2021年成考专升本《英语》阅读理解专项练习二

　1、The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already living there.The Indians numbered about 500,000 at that time.Their society was a primitive society, but they lived peacefully welcomed the white strangers to the land.However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the lwith the natives.They killed off many of the Indians, seized their lor pushed them off to lands farther away.Today the Indians, not more than half a million, live in poverty misery on the lon which they were once masters.

　　The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of what is now the US.The next large group were the English, after the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, other nationality groups, mostly European.

　　Another early group to arrive were the Negroes.But they were brought in as slaves from Africa.They didn't win freedom till generations later.

　　20[单选题]Who were the earliest people living in North America?

　　A.The Spanish

　　B.The English

　　C.The Negroes

　　D.The Indian

　　[答案]D

　　[解析]参见本文第一句。

　　21[单选题]Why didn't the immigrants share the lands with the natives?

　　A.They thought the Indians were not friendly to the

　　B.They wanted to seize the lands as their ow

　　C.Because North America was first discovered by the

　　D.Because the Indian people liked making war to the

　　[答案]B

　　[解析]参见第一段句子：“However，these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the lwith the natives.They killed off many of the Indians，seized their lor pushed them off to lands farther away.”

　　22[单选题]According to this passage, which of the following is true?

　　A.The Negroes came to North America in order to work for the earliest immigrant

　　B.The Negroes also belonged to the earliest immigrants to the North America

　　C.The Negroes were brought to America by chance

　　D.The Negroes didn't win freedom until no

　　[答案]B

　　[解析]参见最后一段。

　　23[单选题]Which is the best title of this passage?

　　A.The Earliest People in North America

　　B.The Earliest Immigrants to North America

　　C.The People of the United State

　　D.Europeans were the Earliest People Coming to the North America

　　[答案]B

　　[解析]文章主要讲的是到北美的移民，所以选B。