题目内容
The Maori ______ in New Zealand for about 1,000 years, but their present lifestyle and culture differ little from ______ of their ancestors.
- A.have lived; that
- B.had been living; ones
- C.have been living; those
- D.have been living; the one
考查时态和比较级。句意“毛利人已经在新西兰生活了1000年,但是他们寻找的生活方式和文化和他们祖先的相比,没有什么变化。”for+一段时间与完成时连用,毛利人一直生活在新西兰,还将继续生活下去,故用现在完成进行时,排除A、B; lifestyle和culture看作复数,用that的复数those来代替。故选C。
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 America. They all share the fact that they were pushed off their land by European settlers.
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 from Britain took possession of the Island and from that time British people started to settle. The Maori signed an agreement on land rights with these settlers, but in later years there were arguments and battles between them.
Aborigines
The 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.
American 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 wars, the Indians were driven to the west of the country. Not until 1924 did they gain the right to vote.
【小题1】The similarity among Maoris, Aborigines and American Indians is that _________.
A.they lost their vote right after European settlers’ arrival |
B.they lost their land after European settlers’ arrival |
C.they were driven out of their country after European settlers’ arrival |
D.they were not treated as citizens until recently |
A.a miserable | B.a bitter | C.a peaceful | D.a troublesome |
A.Maoris. | B.Aborigines. | C.American Indians. | D.Not mentioned. |
A.the war between aboriginal people and white settlers |
B.the history of Maoris, Aborigines and American Indians |
C.the present unfair treatment to aboriginal people of the world |
D.European settlers were the enemy of all aboriginal people |