Question

Over thirty thousand years ago，people from northern Asia （亞洲北部） went to America．Today， we call these people Indians（印第安人）．

　　The Indians went to America because the weather began to change．Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked！

　　Later Columbus found the New World in 1492．At first，only a few Europeans followed（跟隨）．They travelled to America in boats． For the next three hundred years， about 500，000 people went there． Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915，over thirty－two million Europeans left their countries and went to the United States． The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy（意大利）．These Europeans spoke many different languages．Most of them took almost no money．They went to America so that they could find a better life．　

1.__________ went to America first．

A. People from northern Asia B. People from Europe

C. People from Germany D. Columbus

2.Why did the Indians go to America? Because __________．

A. northern Asia became very hot

B. northern Asia became very cold

C. they were interested in America

D. they liked travelling　　

3.The New World was ___________．

A. Italy B. northern Asia

C. Germany D. America　　

4.The first Europeans went to America _______________．

A. by ship B. by bike C. by boat D. by train

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：美洲的印第安人竟然是從亞洲北部遷徙過去的，而且是走著過去的，太不可思議了！

1.A 細節理解題。根據第一段可知答案選擇A。

2.細節理解題。 根據文章第二段The Indians went to America because the weather began to change．Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die.可知印第安人去美國是因為天氣變化，亞洲北部非常寒冷。答案選B。

3.第三段Later Columbus found the New World in 1492．At first，only a few Europeans followed（跟隨）．They travelled to America in boats．可知“新世界”指的是美國，所以選擇D。

4.細節理解題。根據第三段句子They travelled to America in boats．答案選B。

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