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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A；

如果该旬提供的是错误信息，选择B；

如果该旬的信息文中没有提及。

选择C。

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回答1-10题

TheFirstSettlementinNorthAmerica

Itisverydifficulttosayjustwhencolonizationbegan.ThefirsthundredyearsafterChristopherColumbus’sjourneyofdiscoveryin1492didnotproduceanysettlementontheNorthAmericacontinentbutrathersomeSpanishtradingpostsfurthersouth,agreatinterestingoldandadventureandsomecolorfulcrimesinwhichtheEnglishhadtheirpart.JohnCabot,originallyfromGenoabutacitizenofVenicewasestablishedasatraderinBristol,England,whenhemadeajourneyin1497.Buthisship,theMatthew,withitscrewofeighteen,didnomorethanseeanisland（probablyofftheNewEnglandcoast）andreturnhome.HeandhissonmadefurthervoyagesacrossthenorthAtlanticwhichenabledtheEnglishcrowntoclaima“legal”titletoNorthAmerica.ButforalongtimeafterwardstheEuropeans’interestinAmericawasmainlycorffinedtotheSpanishactivitiesfurthersouth.

ThefirstbeginningofpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawerenearlyahundredyearsafterColumbus’sfirstvoyage.TheEnglishmanSirWalterRaleighclaimedthewholeofNorthAmericaforEnglandcallingitVirginia.In1585hesentasmallgroupofpeoplewholandedinRoanokeIsland,buttheystayedonlyforayearandthenwentbacktoEnglandwithanotherexpeditionledbyDrakein1587.Asecondgroupwholandedin1587hadalldisappearedwhenafurtherexpeditionarrivedin1590.

ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasin1607.EnglishcapitalistsfoundedtwoVirginiacompanies,asouthernonebasedinLondonandanorthernonebasedinBristol.ItwasdecidedtogivethenameNewEnglandtothenorthernarea.ThefirstsettlersinVirginiawerelittlemorethanwageslavestothecompany.Allweremenandtheexperimentwasnotverysuccessful.Manydied.Thosewhosurvivedlivedinmiserableconditions.By1619thecolonyhadonlyathousandpeople.

Weknowforsurethatcolonizationbeganattheendofthe15thcentury.（）

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

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AmongtheearlysettlersinSouthAmericainthe16thcenturywereSpanishtraders.（）

3

WithJohnCabot’sarrivalatanislandofftheNewEnglandcoastin1497,theBritishCrownclaimedtobethelegalownerofNorthAmerica.（）

4

TherewereeighteenpeopleonboardtheMatthewduringitsvoyagetoNorthAmericain1497.（）

5

ThefirstattemptmadebyEuropeanpeopletosettledownpermanentlyinNorthAmericaoccurredinthe1580s.（）

6

ThenameVirginiawasgiventoNorthAmericabySirWaiterRaleigh.（）

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SirWalterRaleighsentsomepeopletoVirginiaforayearin1585.（）

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ThefirstpermanentsettlementinNorthAmericawasin1607.（）

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ThenameNewEnglandwasgiventothenorthernareaofNorthAmericabythebossofoneofthetwoVirginiacompanies.（）

10

ThefirstsettlersinVirginiawereallslavesmixedwithmenandwomen.（）

A.Riht

第二部分：

阅读选择（第11～15题。

每题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文。

请从短文后所给各题的4个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出1个选项。

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回答11-15题

TheOperationofInternationalAirlines

Internationalairlineshaverediscoveredthebusinesstraveler,themanorwomanwhoregularlyjetsfromcountrytocountryaspartofthejob.Thisdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatairlineseverabandonedtheirbusinesstravelers.InsteadcompanieslikeLufthansaandSwissairwouldrightarguethattheyhavealwayscateredbestfortheexecutiveclasspassengers.Butmanyairlinescouldbeaccusedofconcentratingtooheavilyintherecentpastonattractingpassengersbyvolumeoftenattheexpenseoftheregulartraveler.Toooftentheyhaveseemedgearedforquantityratherthanquality.

Operatingamajorairlineisessentiallyamatteroffindingtherightmixofpassengers.Theairlinesneedtofillupthebackendoftheirwide-bodiedjetswithlowfarepassengers,withoutforgettingthatthefrontendshouldbefilledwithpeoplewhopaysubstantiallymorefortheirtickets.

Itisnocoincidencethatthetwomajorairlinebankruptcieswereamongthecompaniesspecializingincheapflights.Butlowfaresrequireconsistentlyfullaircrafttomakeflightseconomicallyviable,andintherecentrecessionthevolumeoftraffichasnotgrown.Equallythelargenumberofairlinesjostlingfortheavailablepassengershascreatedahugeexcessofcapacity.Thenetresultofexcesscapacityandcut-throatcompetitiondrivingdownfareshadbeentopushsomeairlinesintocollapseandleavemanyothershoveringonthebrink.

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