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阅读理解 　　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 1000 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 40000 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． (1) 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． (2) 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． (3) 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 (4) 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

答案：1．B;2．B;3．C;4．C;
解析：

(1)	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。
(2)	A、C、D三项是原文提及的内容，所以它们是事实，而B项只是作者的一个观点。
(3)	由文章第四段“Christopher Columbus mistook the land for India and so called the people there Indians．”可以推出答案。
(4)	由本句及后一句“Their rights were limited．”可知，两句是因果关系，可见澳大利亚土著居民被迫和澳大利亚隔开。