Long before the white man came to America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations. The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States. After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible -- there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.

In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?

The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4,000 had died. It was indeed a march of death.

56. The Cherokee Nation used to live_______

A. on the American continent.        B. in the southeastern part of the US.

C. beyond the Mississippi River.     D. in the western territory.

57. One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of______

A. writing down the spoken language.    B. making word pictures.

C. teaching his people reading.              D. printing their own newspaper.

58. A law was passed in 1830 to______

A. allow the Cherokees to stay where they were.

B. send the army to help the Cherokees.

C. force the Cherokees to move westward.

D. forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper.

59. When the Cherokees began to leave their lands,_______

A. they went in carts.            B. they went on horseback.

C. they marched on foot.        D. all of the above.

60. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because

A. they were not willing to go there.

B. the government did not provide transportation.

C. they did not have enough food and clothes.

D. the journey was long and boring.

Long before the white man came to America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations. The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States. After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible -- there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.

In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?

The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4,000 had died. It was indeed a march of death.

1. The Cherokee Nation used to live_______

A. on the American continent. B. in the southeastern part of the US.

C. beyond the Mississippi River. D. in the western territory.

2. One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of______

A. writing down the spoken language. B. making word pictures.

C. teaching his people reading. D. printing their own newspaper.

3. A law was passed in 1830 to______

A. allow the Cherokees to stay where they were.

B. send the army to help the Cherokees.

C. force the Cherokees to move westward.

D. forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper.

4. When the Cherokees began to leave their lands,_______

A. they went in carts. B. they went on horseback.

C. they marched on foot. D. all of the above.

5. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because

A. they were not willing to go there.

B. the government did not provide transportation.

C. they did not have enough food and clothes.

D. the journey was long and boring.

Long before the   1   man came to America, the land   2   the American Indian nations. The   3   of the Cherokees lived in   4   is now the southeastern part of the United States.

 　　 5　　   the white man came, the Cherokees   6   many of their ways. One Cherokees named Sequoyah saw how   7   reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to   8    a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began   9   making pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved   10  ...  there were just too many   11  . Then he took the 85 sounds that   12   the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved    13    easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were   14   printing their own newspaper.

 In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It   15   the government to    16   Indians from their lands. The Cherokees   17   to go. The army was sent to   18   the Cherokees out. It was November, yet many of them still    19   their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly tired out by the   20   of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside.

1. A. black　　　　　　　　 B. white　　　　　　   C. Indian　　　　 D. American

2. A. belonged to　　   　　    B. took over　　　　    　　   C. beat　　　　  D. owned

3. A. nation　　　　　　    B. country　　　　　　   C. state　　　　  　　   D. native

4. A. what　　　　　　    B. which　　　　     　　  C. that　　　　   D. where

5. A. Before　　　　　　    B. After　　　　　　     C. when　　　　  D. Until

6. A. wrote　　　　　　    B. copied　　　　　　     C. had　　　　   D. read

7. A. important　　　　     B. useful　　　　　　  　　 C. helpful　　    　　   D. unimportant

8. A. invent　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　     C. consider　　  D. discover

9. A. with　　　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　　　  　　   C. at　　　　    　　   D. by

10. A. possible　　　　     B. good　　　　　　   　　 C. valuable　　   D. impossible

11. A. pictures　　　　    B. languages　　　　   　　 C. words　　　　 D. people

12. A. made up　　　　   B. took up　　　　    　　  C. called up　　  D. set up

13. A. disappointedly        B. happily　　　　　　 　　   C. surprisingly    　　   D. excitedly

14. A. just　　　　　　   B. even　　　　　　   　　   C. only　　　　   D. still

15. A. told　　　　　　   B. forced　　　　　　  　　 C. made　　　　 D. allowed

16. A. break　　　　　　  　　   B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remove　　    D. invite

17. A. refused　　　　    B. liked　　　　　　     C. decided　　      D. intended

18. A. carry　　　　　　   B. drive　　　　　　  　　 C. take　　　　  D. bring

19. A. put on　　　　　　 B. had　　　　   　　       C. wore　　　　  D. sold

20. A. happiness　　　　  B. sadness　　    　　   　　 C. experience　　 　　 D. hardships

 　　 5　　   the white man came, the Cherokees   6   many of their ways. One Cherokees named Sequoyah saw how   7   reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to   8    a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began   9   making pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved   10  ...  there were just too many   11  . Then he took the 85 sounds that   12   the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved    13    easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were   14   printing their own newspaper.

 In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It   15   the government to    16   Indians from their lands. The Cherokees   17   to go. The army was sent to   18   the Cherokees out. It was November, yet many of them still    19   their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly tired out by the   20   of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside.

1. A. black　　　　　　　　 B. white　　　　　　   C. Indian　　　　 D. American

2. A. belonged to　　   　　    B. took over　　　　    　　   C. beat　　　　  D. owned

3. A. nation　　　　　　    B. country　　　　　　   C. state　　　　  　　   D. native

4. A. what　　　　　　    B. which　　　　     　　  C. that　　　　   D. where

5. A. Before　　　　　　    B. After　　　　　　     C. when　　　　  D. Until

6. A. wrote　　　　　　    B. copied　　　　　　     C. had　　　　   D. read

7. A. important　　　　     B. useful　　　　　　  　　 C. helpful　　    　　   D. unimportant

8. A. invent　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　     C. consider　　  D. discover

9. A. with　　　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　　　  　　   C. at　　　　    　　   D. by

10. A. possible　　　　     B. good　　　　　　   　　 C. valuable　　   D. impossible

11. A. pictures　　　　    B. languages　　　　   　　 C. words　　　　 D. people

12. A. made up　　　　   B. took up　　　　    　　  C. called up　　  D. set up

13. A. disappointedly        B. happily　　　　　　 　　   C. surprisingly    　　   D. excitedly

14. A. just　　　　　　   B. even　　　　　　   　　   C. only　　　　   D. still

15. A. told　　　　　　   B. forced　　　　　　  　　 C. made　　　　 D. allowed

16. A. break　　　　　　  　　   B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remove　　    D. invite

17. A. refused　　　　    B. liked　　　　　　     C. decided　　      D. intended

18. A. carry　　　　　　   B. drive　　　　　　  　　 C. take　　　　  D. bring

19. A. put on　　　　　　 B. had　　　　   　　       C. wore　　　　  D. sold

20. A. happiness　　　　  B. sadness　　    　　   　　 C. experience　　 　　 D. hardships

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　　Long before the white man came to America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations． The 1 of the Cherokees lived in 2 is now the southeastern part of the United States．

　　 3 the white man came , the Cherokees 4 many of their ways． One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how 5 reading and writing was to the white man． He decided to 6 a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language． He began 7 making pictures． For each word he drew a picture． But that proved 8 because there were just too many 9 ． Then he took the 85 sounds that 10 the language． Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyab invented a sign for each sound． His alphabet proved surprisingly 11 to learn． Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language． By 1828, they were 12 printing their own newspaper．

　　In 1830, the U． S． Congress passed a law． It 13 the government to 14 Indians from their lands． The Cherokees 15 to go． The army was sent to 16 the Cherokees out． It was November, yet many of them still 17 their summer clothes． Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly tired out by the 18 of the journey． Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside．

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Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations, The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.
After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible; there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.
In 1830, the US congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?
The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4000 had died. It was in deed a march of death.
【小题1】 The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.

Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations, The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.

After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible; there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.

In 1830, the US congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?

The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4000 had died. It was in deed a march of death.

1. The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.

2.One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of__________.

3. A law was passed in 1830 to__________.

4.When the Cherokees began to leave their lands, __________.

5. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because________.

Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations, The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.

After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible; there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.

In 1830, the US congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?

The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4000 had died. It was in deed a march of death.

The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.

A. on the American continent        B. in the southeastern part of the US

C. beyond the Mississippi River         D. in the western territory

One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of__________.

A. writing down the spoken language         B. making word pictures

C. teaching his people reading               D. printing their own newspaper

A law was passed in 1830 to__________.

A. allow the Cherokees to stay where they were    

B. send the army to help the Cherokees

C. force the Cherokees to move westward         

D. forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper

When the Cherokees began to leave their lands, __________.

A. they went in carts            B. they went on horseback

C. they marched on foot         D. all of the above

Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because________.

A. they were not willing to go there

B. the government did not provide transportation

C. they did not have enough food and clothes

D. the journey was long and boring