Question

Aboriginal is a term used to describe the people and animals that lived in a place from the earliest known times or before Europeans arrived. Examples are the Maori in New Zealand, the Aborigines in Australia and the Indians in South America.

Maori

The Maori were the first people to go to New Zealand about 1,000 years ago. They came from the islands of Polynesia in the Pacific. They brought dogs, rats and plants with them and settled mainly on the Northern Island. In 1769, Captain James Cook took possession of the Island, and from that time on British people started to settle. The Maori signed an agreement with these settlers, but in later years there were arguments and battles between them over land rights.

Aborigine

Native people of Australia came from somewhere in Asia more than 40,000 years ago. They lived by hunting and gathering. Their contact with British settlers began in 1788. By the 1940s almost all of them were mixed into Australian society as low-paid workers. Their rights were limited. In 1976 and 1993 the Australian government passed laws that returned some land to the Aborigines and recognized their property rights.

Indians

Long before the Europeans came to America in the 16th and 17th century, the American Indians, or Native Americans, lived there. It is believed that they came from Asia. Christopher Columbus mistook the land for India and so called the people there Indians. The white settlers and American Indians lived in peace at the beginning, but conflicts finally arose and led to the Indian Wars (1866 —1890). After the war the Indians were driven to the west of the country. Not until 1924 did they gain the right to vote.

68. What is the subject discussed in the passage?

A. European settlers.

B. Native people from three countries.

C. Lifestyles of aboriginals.

D. History of three groups of aboriginals.

69. Which of the following statements is an opinion instead of a fact?

A. The Maori were the first people to go to New Zealand.

B. The Europeans were greedy because they always fought for land.

C. Native people of Australia lived by hunting and gathering.

D. After the war the Indians were driven to the west of the country.

70. The native people in America were called Indians because ________.

A. they originated from India

B. their appearances are similar to those of Indians

C. the land was mistaken for India

D. their personalities are comparable to those of Indians

71. By saying “almost all of them were mixed into Australian society as low-paid workers”(in Paragraph 3), the author implies that _____.

A. natives in Australia led a different life from the settlers

B. most natives in Australia were unemployed

C. natives in Australia were separated from Australia

D. most natives in Australia earned a small salary

Answer 1

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解析:

68.B  归纳综合题，可用概括归纳法来解。认真阅读分析原文可知，本文自始至终介绍新西兰、澳大利亚和美国三个国家土著居民的背景信息，三个小标题就是一个验证。

69.B  推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。认真阅读分析原文可知，原文提及A、C、D内容，所以它们是事实，而B只是一个观点。

60.C  推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第四节Christopher Columbus mistook the land for India and so called the people there Indians.可以推出答案。

71.C  语境句意判断题，可用语境句意推断法来解。认真阅读分析该句及后一句Their rights were limited.可知，后一句是该句原因，可见澳大利亚土著居民被和澳大利亚隔开。