阅读理解 Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States, joined the Unions as the forty-ninth state in 1959 . Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the U.S.A 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States, joined the Unions as the forty-ninth state in 1959 .

　　Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the U.S.A. It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson's Secretary of State (国务卿) , Seward , bought Alaska from the Russians at a cost of 7．2million. The buying of the huge northern land seemed at first something foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in and it appeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes (火山) there as Alaska lies on the Pacific “ring of fire”. In Alaska large treeless areas are covered. with snow all the year. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called “Seward's Folly (愚蠢) ”at that time.

　　However, in 1886, gold was found in Alaska, and people poured into this land. Since then other important natural resources were discovered, including oil. But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of nature that northern land shows to them. For example, there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. And in a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for eighty - two days every year.

(1)Alaska is now ______ of the Union .

[　　]

A．the fifth state

B．one of the fifty states

C．the forty -eighth state

D．the fiftieth state

(2)Alaska joined the Union as a state ______.

[　　]

A．92 years after Seward bought it

B．92 years before Seward bought it

C．as soon as it was sold to the U.S.

D．as soon as gold was found there

(3)The buying of Alaska was called “Seward's Folly” at that time because ______.

[　　]

A．it was difficult to reach and hard to live in

B．it appeared to have no importance in time of war

C．people only knew there were volcanoes there but didn't know it was rich in natural resources

D．of all the above reasons

(4)Now most people come to Alaska in order to ______.

[　　]

A．find gold

B．enjoy the beauty of nature

C．find oil

D．study the nature there

(5)In Alaska ______ for eighty - two days.

[　　]

A .people can't see the sun

B . the sun doesn't set

C．the sun doesn't rise

D．there is no night in a certain area of it

答案：B;A;D;B;D

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