Why did the early settlers come to America? Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Puritans? What were the features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development?
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1. What extracurricular activities were you involved in? What made you choose those? Which of them did you most enjoy, and why?
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The text suggests that early settlers in New England
A.were mostly engaged in political activities.
B.were motivated by an illusory prospect.
C.came from different intellectual backgrounds.
D.left few formal records for later reference.
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The most important features in the growth of American economy in the early 20th cenruty were()
Athe use of steam and electricity as chief energy,the development of lare corporation and the development of railway
Bthe development of large corporation,urbanization and the employment in production of new technology
Cthe appearance of airplane,the use of electricity on a large scale and urbanization
Dthe rapid development of industry,railway and large cities
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The most important features in the growth of American economy in the early 20th cenruty were()
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50% of the people()for the survey were female.
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People who were very well known.
People who had interesting ideas.
People who lived in luxury.
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根据下列文章,回答36~40题。The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenthcentury New England. According to the standard history of American philosophy, nowhere else in colonial America was “so much important attached to intellectual pursuits.” According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.
To take this approach to the New Englanders normally mean to start with the Puritans’ theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church—important subjects that we may not neglect. But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life, we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture adjusting to New World circumstances. The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.
The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England. Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629, there were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston. There men wrote and published extensively, reaching both New World and Old World audiences, and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.
We should not forget, however, that most New Englanders were less well educated. While few craftsmen or farmers, let alone dependents and servants, left literary compositions to be analyzed, it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized. Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality. A tailor named John Dane, who emigrated in the late 1630s, left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs. Sexual confusion, economic frustrations , and religious hope—all name together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible, told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate, and read the magical words: “come out from among them, touch no unclean thing , and I will be your God and you shall be my people.” One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.
Meanwhile , many settlers had slighter religious commitments than Dane’s, as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion . “Our main end was to catch fish. ”
第36题:The author holds that in the seventeenthcentury New England
A.Puritan tradition dominated political life.
B.intellectual interests were encouraged.
C.politics benefited much from intellectual endeavors.
D.intellectual pursuits enjoyed a liberal environment.
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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 and welcomed the white strangers to the land. However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives. They killed off many of the Indians, seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away. Today the Indians, not more than halfa million, live in poverty and misery on the land on 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, and 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.
40. Who were the earliest people living in North America?
A. The Spanish.
B. The English.
C. The Negroes.
D. The Indians.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true?()
AThe Puritans believed that the Reformation had gone too far.
BThe Puritans became very powerful in Parliament.
CThe Puritans were very happy when they heard that James had become king of England.
DThe Puritans called for a purer form of worship.
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50% of the people()for the survey were female.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true?()
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Why did the early settlers come to America? Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Puritans? What were the features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development?
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the use of steam and electricity as chief energy,the development of lare corporation and the development of railway
the development of large corporation,urbanization and the employment in production of new technology
the appearance of airplane,the use of electricity on a large scale and urbanization
the rapid development of industry,railway and large cities
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