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　　By the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 the United States bought from France a vast area of some 828 000 square miles. This was one of the biggest land purchases in history. The area stretches from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the United States--Canadian border in the north. This territory(领土)makes up a third of the United States. It included, before territorial adjustment, all or parts of what were to become 15 States.

　　This huge region was explored in the 16th century by the Spaniard. A Frenchman, in 1682, named it Louisiana in honor of his king, Louis ⅩⅣ(1638-1715). Early in the 18th century the French founded settlements along the Mississippi River. The most important one. New Orleans, was founded in 1718 on the east bank of the river, 90 miles from its mouth. In 1732 the French Government took control of Louisiana.

　　At the end of the French and Indian War(1754-1763) in North America, French lost its lands east of the Mississippi to the Britain. In an agreement France gave up Louisiana--the French lands west of the Mississippi, and New Orleans--to Spain.

　　In the late 18th century Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821) rose to become the first emperor of France. He dreamed of creating a new French colonial empire in North America. In 1800 he persuaded the Spanish rulers to sign the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. This treaty transferred Louisiana back to France. On October 15, 1802, the king of Spain finally gave the order transferring Louisiana to France.

　　When President Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826) learnt of the secret agreement, he was very worried. He did not welcome the idea of having a strong France as a neighbour in the west in place of the weak Spain. Jefferson was also afraid that when the French controlled New Orleans they would close the Mississippi to America trade.

　　Jefferson ordered Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), the America minister to France, to explore the possibility of purchasing New Orleans and part of West Florida near the mouth of the Mississippi. Jefferson used psychology to force Napoleon's hand. He permitted to fall into the hands of the French Emperor some false secret letters, saying that the United States would join Britain for all attack on Louisiana. In March, 1830, James Monroe(1758-1831) went to Paris, who was empowered to offer Napoleon up to $10000000 for New Orleans and a tract of land on the Gulf of Mexico.

1．What is the main idea of the text?

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A．The history of Louisiana.

B．The purchase of a piece of land.

C．The wars between different countries for Louisiana.

D．The great wisdom of Thomas Jefferson in winning Louisiana for the United States.

2．The author is most likely to agree with which of the following statements?

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A．Louisiana was by far the largest state of the United Stares at that time.

B．The name Louisiana was most commonly seen in Spain.

C．France lost its control of Louisiana to Britain after losing the French and Indian War.

D．Thomas Jefferson wanted to have Louisiana because he felt that with such a vast region in his hand. France could be a threat to the United States.

3．What is the main reason that made Napoleon sell Louisiana to the United States?

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A．Louisiana was too big for France to control.

B．Thomas Jefferson was so clever that Napoleon could not match his wisdom.

C．Napoleon was deceived by the false letters and was afraid of the attack by Britain and the United States.

D．The native people in Louisiana would not be ruled by foreign rulers.

4．What will the paragraph immediately following the last paragraph discuss?

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A．How did France sell Louisiana to the United States.

B．What happened to Louisiana after it was purchased by the United States.

C．How Thomas Jefferson was respected by his people for the important purchase he made.

D．What was the effects of the purchase on American developments.

Answer 1

答案：B;D;C;A