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Most could read.Some lived in log cabins and others lived in large houses.A Cherokee named
Sequoyah made an alphabet for his language so it could be read and written as well as spoken.
As early as 1802 the state of Georgia and the federal government had signed an agreement with the
Cherokee Indians that stated that the Indian land belonged to Georgia.In 1829 President Jackson had a
"removal bill" introduced to Congress.The bill said that all Cherokee Indians would have to move to a
reservation in Oklahoma.Georgia took the Cherokee Indians' land and began to break it into small pieces
to be given to the white settlers.All contracts between Cherokee Indians and whites were canceled.
Anyone owing money to a Cherokee Indian didn't have to pay back.Some whites attacked and burned
the Cherokee Indians' homes.The Cherokee Indian leaders were arrested and their homes were taken
away.
In 1835 two Cherokees who were not elected leaders of the tribe signed a treaty(协议) with the
federal government.The treaty arranged for the Cherokee Indians to move away from Georgia.The
treaty was not good because no elected leader had signed it.More than 16,000 Cherokees signed a
petition(请愿书) asking that the treaty should be canceled.President Jackson refused.In 1838 ten
thousand American soldiers were sent to Georgia to remove the Cherokees from the land they had
lived on as long as anyone could remember.They were taken to a makeshift prison until the trip west
could begin.
The trip to Oklahoma began in cold weather.More than four thousand Cherokee Indians died on
the trip.One fourth of the tribe died on the trail(小道) known as the "Trail of Tears". The Cherokees
call this trail Nunnadaultsunyi, meaning "The Place Where They Cried".
1. We learn from the first paragraph that the Cherokee Indians of the early 1800's ______.
A. had no their own language
B. passed on their knowledge by word of mouth
C. lived a very primitive life
D. could build houses
2. What happened to the Cherokee Indians after the "removal bill" was introduced to Congress?
A. They were allowed to ask all their money back.
B. They moved to a better place.
C. They lost their land.
D. They sold their land to the white settlers.
3. We can infer from the third paragraph that the treaty ______.
A. was against the will of the Cherokee Indians
B. didn't take effect in the end
C. was turned down by President Jackson
D. was misunderstood by most Cherokee Indians
4. The trail to Oklahoma is called "Trail of Tears" because ______.
A. many Cherokees escaped from the trip
B. the weather was very cold during the trip
C. Cherokees walked beside a big river
D. many Cherokees lost their lives during the trip
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I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 1 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 2 his taxi on the road. I 3 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 4 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 5 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7 to be outside one evening two weeks 8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 10 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 12 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 13 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）14.
We go to bed every night and 15 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 18 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 19 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 20 we are than what we do!
1. A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
2. A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
3. A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered
4. A．for B．out of C．without D．from
5. A．business B．national C．personal D．public
6. A．wasteful B．useful C．wonderful D．plentiful
7. A．appeared B．intended C．expected D．happened
8. A．later B．more C．ago D．before
9. A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
10. A．once B．before C．when D．until
11. A．far B．deep C．long D．little
12. A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
13. A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
14. A．experience B．earning C．life D．position
15. A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
16. A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party
17. A．family B．company C．team D．whole
18. A．build B．climb C．stand D．lay
19. A．garden B．garage C．car D．taxi
20. A．who B．what C．which D．where
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The word tycoon is relatively new to the English language. The term was brought to the United States, where it eventually was used to refer to magnates(富豪) who acquired immense fortunes from sugar and cattle, coal and oil. The early tycoons built successful businesses, often taking over smaller companies to eliminate(消除) competition. A single company that came to control an entire market was called a monopoly. Monopolies made a few families very wealthy, but they also placed a heavy financial burden on consumers and the economy at large.
As the country expanded , local monopolies turned into national corporations called trusts. A trust is a group of companies that join together under the control of a board of trustees. Railroad trusts are an excellent example. Railroads were privately owned and operated and often monopolized various routes, setting rates as high as they desired. The financial burden was placed on passengers and businesses increased. Farmers, for example, had no choice but to pay, as railroads were the only means they could use to get their grain to buyers. Too high goods rates put some farmers out of business.
There were even accusations that the trusts controlled government itself by buying votes and controlling elected officials. In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, legislation aimed at breaking the power of such trusts. The Sherman Antitrust Act focused on two main issues. First of all, it made illegal any effort to interfere with the normal conduct of interstate(州际的) trade. It also made it illegal to monopolize any part of business that operates across state lines. Over the next 60 years or so, Congress passed other antitrust laws in an effort to encourage competition and restrict the power of larger corporations.
64. The Sherman Antitrust Act_______________.
A. affected only the companies doing business within state lines
B. sought to eliminate monopolies in favor of competition in the market-place
C. promoted trade with a large number of nations
D. provides a financial advantage to the buyer
65. One might infer from this passage that lower prices _________.
A. are more likely to exist in a competitive market economy
B. usually can be found only in an economy based on monopolies
C. matter only to people who are poor and living below the poverty level
D. are regulated by the government
66. It seems likely that many Americans____________.
A. believed that the trusts had little influence over government
B. expected the wealthy magnates to share money with the poor
C. did little to build up American business
D. were worried that trusts might operate the government
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| I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 1 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 2 his taxi on the road. I 3 why he did not park it in the garage. Then, one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 4 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 5 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6 . I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7 to be outside one evening two weeks 8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his "own" car: a Rolls-Royce (劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 10 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) 12 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 13 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a(n) 14 . We go to bed every night and 15 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 18 the social ladder (阶梯)-how much bigger and better a 19 we have. And we ignore(忽视)our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 20 we are than what we do! | ||||
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