The story of John Dane shows that less well-educated New Englanders were often __________.[A] influenced by superstitions[B] troubled with religious beliefs[C] puzzled by church sermons[D] frustrated with family earnings

题目

The story of John Dane shows that less well-educated New Englanders were often __________.

[A] influenced by superstitions

[B] troubled with religious beliefs

[C] puzzled by church sermons

[D] frustrated with family earnings

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1.Why were Anna's friends puzzled when she shared her house with a family that had lost everything?________________________.

2.The early ministers and political leaders in Massachusetts Bay__________.[A] were famous in the New World for their writings[B] gained increasing importance in religious affairs[C] abandoned high positions before coming to the New World[D] created a new intellectual atmosphere in New England

3.Church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions,_______ they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist,Jewish, and so on.A be B being C were D are

4.It is suggested in paragraph 2 that New Englanders__________.[A] experienced a comparatively peaceful early history.[B] brought with them the culture of the Old World[C] paid little attention to southern intellectual life[D] were obsessed with religious innovations

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  • 第1题：

    Text 4 The most thoroughly studied in the history of the new world are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenth-century New England. According to the standard history of American philosophy, nowhere else in colonial America was “So much important attached to intellectual pursuits ” According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.

    To take this approach to the New Englanders normally mean to start with the Puritans’ theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect. But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life, we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture adjusting to New world circumstances. The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.

    The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England. `Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston. There men wrote and published extensively, reaching both New World and Old World audiences, and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.

    We should not forget , however, that most New Englanders were less well educated. While few crafts men or farmers, let alone dependents and servants, left literary compositions to be analyzed, The in thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality. A tailor named John Dane, who emigrated in the late 1630s, left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs. sexual confusion, economic frustrations , and religious hope-all name together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible, told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate, and read the magical words: “come out from among them, touch no unclean thing , and I will be your God and you shall be my people.” One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churched.

    Mean while , many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane’s, as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion . “Our main end was to catch fish. ”

    36. The author notes that in the seventeenth-century New England___________.

    [A] Puritan tradition dominated political life.

    [B] intellectual interests were encouraged.

    [C] Politics benefited much from intellectual endeavors.

    [D] intellectual pursuits enjoyed a liberal environment.


    正确答案：B

  • 第2题：

    Averroёs held that _____.

    ［A］ Islamic theology was often subordinate to philosophy

    ［B］ religious truth was nothing but imaginative fantasy

    ［C］ real truth was inaccessible to many common people

    ［D］ imperfect expressions were result of flawed religion


    正确答案：C

     本题考查了文中人物的观点。专有人名Averroёs出现在文章的第三段。该段一开始作者就提到，经院哲学家的态度与哲学家阿威罗伊（Averroёs）所谓的双重真理理论形成了鲜明的对比。接着该段论述了阿威罗伊的理论，即哲学和伊斯兰神学都可以接近真相，但是只有哲学能够完美地得到它。因此，所谓的神学真理对于普通人来讲不过是对事实的不完美的想象的表达。真正的真理只有哲学才可以接近。他还认为，哲学上的真理，至少在口头上，与伊斯兰神学是矛盾的。［C］项是该段第三句的改写。［A］项将原文中的contradict偷换成subordinate to。［B］项属于断章取义，Averroёs 只认为对于普通人来说，神学真理是想象的，但哲学是可以理解它的。［D］论述了文章中没有的因果关系。

  • 第3题：

    (英译汉)The weekends are a time for families in Britain. Often the parents are not at work. Having worked a five-day week from Monday to Friday, Saturdays are a busy time for shops with many families going shopping. Sundays used to be a very special day of the week in Britain. It was the one day of the week for "worship and rest". The shops were closed and most people were at home or at church. Popular leisure activities on Sunday used to be going to church and doing odd jobs around the home such as gardening and DIY.


    参考答案：英国家庭在周末时，父母经常不上班，他们只是在周一到周五是工作日，周六是与很多朋友出去忙于购物的时间。在英国周日是最特别的日子，是一个星期中”做礼拜和休息“的日子。商店关门，大多数人都呆在家里或在教堂。在周日最流行的休闲活动通常是去教堂、在家做杂事，如整理花园，自己动手干活(设计)。

  • 第4题：

    根据下列文章，回答36～40题。The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenthcentury New England. According to the standard history of American philosophy, nowhere else in colonial America was “so much important attached to intellectual pursuits.” According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.

    To take this approach to the New Englanders normally mean to start with the Puritans’ theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church—important subjects that we may not neglect. But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life, we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture adjusting to New World circumstances. The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.

    The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England. Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629, there were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyer, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston. There men wrote and published extensively, reaching both New World and Old World audiences, and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.

    We should not forget, however, that most New Englanders were less well educated. While few craftsmen or farmers, let alone dependents and servants, left literary compositions to be analyzed, it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized. Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality. A tailor named John Dane, who emigrated in the late 1630s, left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs. Sexual confusion, economic frustrations , and religious hope—all name together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible, told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate, and read the magical words: “come out from among them, touch no unclean thing , and I will be your God and you shall be my people.” One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.

    Meanwhile , many settlers had slighter religious commitments than Dane’s, as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion . “Our main end was to catch fish. ”

    第36题：The author holds that in the seventeenthcentury New England

    A．Puritan tradition dominated political life.

    B．intellectual interests were encouraged.

    C．politics benefited much from intellectual endeavors.

    D．intellectual pursuits enjoyed a liberal environment.


    正确答案：B

  • 第5题：

    The early ministers and political leaders in Massachusetts Bay

    A．were famous in the New World for their writings.

    B．gained increasing importance in religious affairs.

    C．abandoned high positions before coming to the New World.

    D．created a new intellectual atmosphere in New England.


    正确答案：D

  • 第6题：

    Text 4 The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenth-century New England.According to the standard history of American philosophy,nowhere else in colonial America was"So much importance attached to intellectual pursuits."According to many books and articles,New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding,dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans'theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life,we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture,adjusting to New World circumstances.The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England.Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop,an educated gentleman,lawyer,and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.There men wrote and published extensively,reaching both New World and Old World audiences,and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.We should not forget,however,that most New Englanders were less well educated.While few craftsmen or farmers,let alone dependents and servants,left literary compositions to be analyzed,it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized.Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality.A tailor named John Dane,who emigrated in the late 1630s,left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs.Sexual confusion,economic frustrations,and religious hope—all came together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible,told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate,and read the magical words:"come out from among them,touch no unclean thing,and I will be your God and you shall be my people."One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.Meanwhile,many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane's,as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion."Our main end was to catch fish."40.The text suggests that early settlers in New England__________.

    A.were mostly engaged in political activities
    B.were motivated by an illusory prospect
    C.came from different backgrounds.
    D.left few formal records for later reference

    答案：C
    解析：
    从文章第三段内容谈到这些早期的定居者有作家、律师、政客等可以推断出C的结论。

  • 第7题：

    Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and abide（ ）the same federal laws.
    by


    答案：
    解析：
    abide与by搭配表示“遵守”。句意：加利福尼亚人和新英格兰人说同样的语言，遵守同样的联邦法律。

  • 第8题：

    Text 4 The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenth-century New England.According to the standard history of American philosophy,nowhere else in colonial America was"So much importance attached to intellectual pursuits."According to many books and articles,New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding,dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans'theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life,we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture,adjusting to New World circumstances.The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England.Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop,an educated gentleman,lawyer,and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.There men wrote and published extensively,reaching both New World and Old World audiences,and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.We should not forget,however,that most New Englanders were less well educated.While few craftsmen or farmers,let alone dependents and servants,left literary compositions to be analyzed,it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized.Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality.A tailor named John Dane,who emigrated in the late 1630s,left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs.Sexual confusion,economic frustrations,and religious hope—all came together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible,told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate,and read the magical words:"come out from among them,touch no unclean thing,and I will be your God and you shall be my people."One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.Meanwhile,many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane's,as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion."Our main end was to catch fish."37.It is suggested in paragraph 2 that New Englanders__________.

    A.experienced a comparatively peaceful early history.
    B.brought with them the culture of the Old World
    C.paid little attention to southern intellectual life
    D.were obsessed with religious innovations

    答案：B
    解析：
    文章第二段内容谈到“把这种方式正常地带给新英格兰人意味着从清教徒的神学创新和新英格兰人对教堂持有的独特思想（这是我们不能忽视的一个重要话题）开始。但与我们检视南方知识分子一致的是，我们可以把最初的清教徒作为适应新世界氛围早期文化的携带者。新英格兰殖民地是这个片段中最重要一幕，在追求普遍理解和赞誉文明的理想”。从这段内容可知，既然清教徒是适应新世界文化的携带者，那么新英格兰人必然是带有旧文化，由此本题答案为B。

  • 第9题：

    共用题干
    Warm People Likely to Keep Cold at Bay
    Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill,new study findings suggest.In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus,researchers found that people with a generally sunny disposition were less likely to fall ill.
    The findings,published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine,build on evidence that a"positive emotional style"can help ward off the common cold and other illnesses.Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness boosting immune function and subjective as in happy people being less troubled by a scratchy throat or runny nose?
    "People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus,"explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh."And when they do get a cold,they may interpret their illness as being less severe."
    Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less susceptible to catching a cold,but some questions remained as to whether the emotional trait itself had the effect.
    For the new study,the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of personality traits,self-perceived health and emotional"style".Those who tended to be happy,energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style,while those who were often unhappy,tense and hostile had a negative style.
    The researchers gave them nasal drops containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus.Over the next six days,the volunteers reported on any aches,pains,sneezing or congestion they had,while the researchers collected objective data,like daily mucus production.Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal woes,happy people were less likely to develop a cold.

    The reasons that happy people were less likely to develop a cold are based on subjective measure.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案：B
    解析：
    由文章第一段第二句的后半部分“…researchersfoundthatpeoplewithagenerallysunnydispositionwerelesslikelytofallill.”可知，性格阳光的人不太容易生病，但不是对疾病免疫。
    由文章第四段，"…happierpeopleseemedlesssusceptibletocatchingacold…”可知，快乐的人更不易感冒。
    由文章第六段最后一句可知，科恩和同事根据由鼻涕化验结果而得出的客观的测验数据而非主观测验发现，乐观的人患感冒的几率更小。
    由文章第五段第二句可知，这些研究对象中既包括积极乐观的人，也包括悲观的人。
    由文章第二段第一句可知，积极的情绪类型有助于预防感冒和其他疾病。
    由文章第二段第二句可知，研究者相信快乐能够增强人的免疫系统。
    文章中并未提及家庭和个人情绪类型的关系，因此本题答案为C。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    The first paragraph implies that ______.
    A

    there is a conflict between laws and public opinions on the purpose of education.

    B

    the moral purpose of education varies in form with the social situation.

    C

    Greeks and the medieval Church had the same moral purpose in education.

    D

    the moral purpose of education is to advocate religious beliefs.


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    推理判断题。根据题干信息定位到第一段第三句“In today’s world，the moral purpose of education takes non—religious forms：racial integration，sex education，good citizenship”，由此可知，在当今世界，道德教育采取非宗教形式：种族融合、性教育以及公民教育，从而可以判断出在不同时代社会状况下，道德教育的形式也不一样，故B选项正确；同时 D项意为教育的道德目的是为了拥护宗教信仰，陈述过于片面和绝对，故排除；第一段第一句只是提及美国最高法院禁止公立学校举行祈祷仪式，并不代表法律和公众在教育目的的观点上存在矛盾，曲解文意，故A项错误；第一段第二句提到“It is an idea common to both the Greeks and the medieval Church”，即希腊和中世纪的教会都认同道德教育应该是教育的目的之一，并不能转述为两者道德教育的目的一致，故C项错误。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 of the text that _____.
    A

    the position of philosophy as a humble servant was accepted

    B

    religion had turned into a hamper to the functioning of philosophy

    C

    philosophers often quoted revelation to support themselves

    D

    philosophers were sometimes referred to in religious practice


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    该段的最后一句话提到，神学家用哲学来理解和解释启示，这与选项D相符。

  • 第12题：

    问答题
    Most British couples, whether religious or not, have a church wedding, which combines the religious rite with the legal contract. Wedding arrangement for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the (1)____ (responsible) of the bride's family. In most cases it is mainly friends and (2) re____ of both families who are invited, but when the bride's father is a person with (3) pr____ social standing or a businessman of some kind, the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social (4) co____ with those people whose goodwill may be of great advantage to him and his family. It is however, the bride's mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed (5)____ (invite) cards.　　In the case of church wedding, the vicar of each parish in which the bride and bridegroom live is normally informed about a month in (6)____ of the ceremony so that an announcement of the coming wedding can be made in church on each of three Sundays before it takes place. Often up to a hundred or more people attend the religious service and the church and the bride usually wears the (7)____(tradition) long white dress and veil, while her (8) br____, who are often children, wear long dresses in attractive colours. The wedding ceremony resembles a Christian sevice during which the bride and bridegroom make promises to each other, according to which, whatever unforeseen difficulties they may encounter, they will remain (9) l____ to each other until they die. The wedding ceremony may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual and more purely (10) l____.

    正确答案：
    1.responsibility 由前面的定冠词the以及后面的of可知此处需填的是名词形式。
    2.relations / relatives 在大多数情况下婚礼上请的都是双方的亲朋好友。
    3.prominent prominent显著的,突出的。
    4.connections social connection社交关系,社会联系。
    5.invitation invitation card请柬。
    6.advance in advance of提前。
    7.traditional 此处需用tradition的形容词形式修饰后面的名词dress and veil。
    8.bridesmaids 婚礼中新娘会有自己的伴娘。
    9.loyal 在婚礼仪式上,新娘新郎要宣誓,无论今后遇到什么困难都要忠诚于对方,直到永远。
    10.legal 文章第一句话提到教堂婚礼是宗教仪式和法律契约的结合,而此处在结婚登记处举行的婚礼就只有纯粹的法律意义了。
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第13题：

    By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million 1 of these nations looked 2 to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism， many of the leaders of independence 3 the ideas of representative government， careers 4 to talent， freedom of commerce and trade， the 5 to private property， and a belief in the individual as the basis of society， 6 there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states， large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a 7 set of laws.

    On the issue of 8 of religion and the position of the church， 9 ， there was less agreement 10 the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one 11 by the Spanish crown， 12 most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism 13 the official religion of the new states， some sought to end the 14 of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying 15 for the conservative forces.

    The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian， valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had 16 in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain's 17 colonies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much 18 because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies 19 Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was 20 self-rule and democracy.

    1.__________

    1. [A] natives [B] inhabitants [C] peoples [D] individuals


    正确答案：B

  • 第14题：

    It can be concluded from the story that______.

    A. Jim and his men didn't rob the family

    B. the family they were going to rob was not rich in fact

    C. the thief who was sent to the beautiful house was foolish

    D. the young man and the girl were husband and wife


    正确答案：C

    此题为推论题。在这次偷窃行动中，他空手而归并且报告说这并不是一家富人，因为两个人正在弹一架钢琴。因此推论出这个小偷是个十足的傻瓜。

  • 第15题：

    The most important religious denomination in UK is the Church of ().

    A.Ireland

    B.Scotland

    C.England

    D.Britain


    正确答案: C

  • 第16题：

    It is suggested in Paragraph 2 that New Englanders

    A．experienced a comparatively peaceful early history.

    B．brought with them the culture of the Old World.

    C．paid little attention to southern intellectual life.

    D．were obsessed with religious innovations.


    正确答案：B

  • 第17题：

    The story of John Dane shows that less welleducated New Englanders were often

    A．influenced by superstitions.

    B．troubled with religious beliefs.

    C．puzzled by church sermons.

    D．frustrated with family earnings.


    正确答案：A

  • 第18题：

    Text 4 The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenth-century New England.According to the standard history of American philosophy,nowhere else in colonial America was"So much importance attached to intellectual pursuits."According to many books and articles,New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding,dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans'theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life,we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture,adjusting to New World circumstances.The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England.Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop,an educated gentleman,lawyer,and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.There men wrote and published extensively,reaching both New World and Old World audiences,and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.We should not forget,however,that most New Englanders were less well educated.While few craftsmen or farmers,let alone dependents and servants,left literary compositions to be analyzed,it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized.Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality.A tailor named John Dane,who emigrated in the late 1630s,left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs.Sexual confusion,economic frustrations,and religious hope—all came together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible,told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate,and read the magical words:"come out from among them,touch no unclean thing,and I will be your God and you shall be my people."One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.Meanwhile,many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane's,as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion."Our main end was to catch fish."38.The early ministers and political leaders in Massachusetts Bay__________.

    A.were famous in the New World for their writings
    B.gained increasing importance in religious affairs
    C.abandoned high positions before coming to the New World
    D.created a new intellectual atmosphere in New England

    答案：D
    解析：
    文章第三段谈到“马萨诸塞海湾早期的居民有许多在英格兰受过让人印象深刻的教育和影响”，最后一句谈到“人们写作并出版了大量的关于新旧世界的书，吸引了大量了新旧世界的读者，并给新英格兰创造了一种热心知识分子的氛围”，由这两句内容可以判断答案为D。A、B和C的内容都是一种单一现象的描述，内容过于片面。

  • 第19题：

    Text 4 The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenth-century New England.According to the standard history of American philosophy,nowhere else in colonial America was"So much importance attached to intellectual pursuits."According to many books and articles,New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding,dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans'theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life,we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture,adjusting to New World circumstances.The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England.Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop,an educated gentleman,lawyer,and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.There men wrote and published extensively,reaching both New World and Old World audiences,and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.We should not forget,however,that most New Englanders were less well educated.While few craftsmen or farmers,let alone dependents and servants,left literary compositions to be analyzed,it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized.Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality.A tailor named John Dane,who emigrated in the late 1630s,left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs.Sexual confusion,economic frustrations,and religious hope—all came together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible,told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate,and read the magical words:"come out from among them,touch no unclean thing,and I will be your God and you shall be my people."One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.Meanwhile,many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane's,as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion."Our main end was to catch fish."39.The story of John Dane shows that less well-educated New Englanders were often__________.

    A.influenced by superstitions
    B.troubled with religious beliefs
    C.puzzled by church sermons
    D.frustrated with family earnings

    答案：A
    解析：
    文章第四段谈到“但是，我们不应该忘记大部分新英格兰人较少的文化。虽然有少数手工艺人或农民，更不用说家属及受雇人对文学成分进行分析，他们的思想往往有一种传统的迷信质量”，然后文章拿John Done进行举例说明，由此我们可知答案为A。

  • 第20题：

    There are many stereotypes about the character of people in various parts of the United States．In the Northeast and Midwest,people are said to be closed and private．In the South and West,however,they are often thought of as being more open and hospitable．Ask someone from St．Louis where the nearest sandwich shop is,and he or she will politely give you directions．A New Yorker might eye you at first and after deciding it is safe to talk to you,might give you a rather unexpected explanation．A person from Georgia might be very kind about directing you and even suggest some different places to eat．A Texan just might take you to the place and treat you to lunch.
    American stereotypes are abundant．New Englanders are often thought of as being friendly and helpful．Southerners are known for their hospitality and warmth．People from the western part of the United States are often considered very outgoing．These differences in character can be traced to different factors such as climate,living conditions,and historical development.
    When travelling from place to place,Americans themselves are often surprised at the differing degrees of friendliness in the United States.

    New Englanders are often thought of as being__.

    A.hospital and warm
    B.out going
    C.friendly and helpful
    D.all of the above

    答案：C
    解析：
    参见第二段中句子“New Englanders are often thought of as being friendly and helpful．”

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better. A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises (出现) from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered. There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar (奇怪的) that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend. No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.The advantage claimed (提出) for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it （）.
    A

    makes them less fearful

    B

    develops their power of memory

    C

    makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of

    D

    encourages them not to have strange beliefs


    正确答案： A
    解析： [解析] 细节题。根据Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered. 可以得出此答案。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    Among the last groups of people to accept the new model were religious groups, who still ______ the idea that the earth was the centre of the universe.
    A

    clung to

    B

    applied to

    C

    adapted to  

    D

    contributed to


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    在最后接受新模式的人里，有部分是宗教信仰者，那时依然坚信地球是宇宙中心的观点。cling to坚持，忠于(某观念、信条等)；紧抓，紧附,，紧偎(某人)。e.g. She clung to the hope that her son was not dead. 她抱定儿子并没有死的希望不放。apply to适用于；向…申请（要求）；致力于，专心于。adapt to变得习惯于…使适应于，能应付…。contribute to捐献。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    John elevated the status of American portraiture through his series of paintings of notable eighteenth-century New Englanders.
    A

    revised

    B

    researched    

    C

    enlivened

    D

    raised


    正确答案： C
    解析： 句意：通过18世纪著名新英格兰人的系列人物画，约翰提高了美国肖像画法的地位。elevate提高。raise与之同义。revise修改，校订。research探究。enliven使活跃。

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