Question

【題目】In eighteen seventy-seven, the American government decided to move the Nez Perce Indians from their land. The government had set up a reservation for them in Idaho. Chief Joseph did not want to leave the land. It was holy ground. It contained the bones of his father and mother.

However, like his father in earlier times, Chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to stay and defend the land. There were too few Indians to win a war against the white men.

And so in June of eighteen seventy-seven, the Nez Perce left their home in the Wallowa Valley. They left quickly. They were able to take only a small part of what they owned，and just a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

When the Indians reached the Snake River, the water was very deep and ran very fast with melted snow from the mountains. Chief Joseph and his people made boats from sticks and dried animal skins to cross the river. While the Indians were busy, a group of white men came and stole some of the cattle waiting at the edge of the river.

The other chiefs demanded that Joseph call a meeting. Two of the chiefs, White Bird and Toohoolhoolzote，spoke for war, but Joseph held a different opinion.

Some of the young men in White Bird's group were very angry. That night, they rode into the countryside and killed eleven white persons.

During all his years as chief, Joseph had tried to keep the peace. Now he saw there was no hope. Although he and his young men had taken no part in the killings, he knew that the white men would blame all of the Indians. Chief Joseph said，“ I would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of the white men. ”

Many Nez Perce fled. Chief Joseph remained, because his wife was about to have a baby. After she gave birth, he and his family joined the others in White Bird Canyon to the south. Joseph wanted to lead the people to safety in the flat lands of Montana. But the United States army quickly sent horse soldiers to follow them.

They were extremely tired when they reached White Bird Canyon. An Indian carrying a white flag walked forward to meet them. A soldier shot him.

With that shot, the war between the Nez Perce and the United States began.

【1】Why didn't Chief Joseph want to leave the land?

A. He thought the reservation in Idaho wasn't satisfying.

B. He didn't want to be separated from his parents.

C. He had special feeling for the land where he was living.

D. He didn't want to live with the white men.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Before they left their home, the Nez Perce had only a few cattle and Appaloosa horses.

B. Chief Joseph and his people were unwilling to cross the deep river.

C. When the Indians reached the Snake River, it was very hard for them to cross it.

D. While the Indians were waiting by the river, a group of white men stole some of the cattle.

【3】From the passage we can infer that __________.

A. Chief Joseph knew it would be hopeless to defend the land

B. some Indians often killed white men

C. Chief Joseph was afraid of white men

D. conflicts often happened between the Indians and the white

【4】After some of the young men in White Bird's group killed eleven white persons,__________.

A. Chief Joseph blamed White Bird

B. Chief Joseph tried his best to keep peace

C. all the Nez Perce fled

D. the United States army wanted to revenge(報仇)

【5】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. The Story of Chief Joseph

B. The American Civil War

C. Chief Joseph and His Children

D. The Nez Perce Indians

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后兩句可知。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第一句可知C項正確。從第三段最后一句可知他們遷徙時只能帶走少量的財物與牲畜，而非A項所說的他們遷徙前就只有少量的財物與牲畜；文中并未提到他們不愿過河，故B項錯誤。從第四段最后一句中While the Indians were busy，可知D項中waiting一詞不正確。

【3】推理判斷題。通讀全文可知印第安人與白人經(jīng)常發(fā)生沖突。conflict意為“沖突，斗爭”。A項在第二段中明確提到，并非推斷；文中并未提到B項內(nèi)容；第二段中提到Chief Joseph知道與白人對抗無異于以卵擊石，為了保全家人和族人的性命，不得已才被迫遷徙；此外，倒數(shù)第四段最后一句話Chief Joseph said,“1 would have given my own life if I could have undone the killing of the white men. ”是虛擬語氣， Chief Joseph知道白人會因White Bird部落殺死11名白人而遷怒于所有印第安人；如果能消除這次白人被殺事件，自己情愿付出生命，可知Chief Joseph并不懼怕白人，而是為族人的命運擔(dān)憂，因此C項不正確。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段第二行可知D項正確。A項文章并未提及；倒數(shù)第四段中During all his years as chief, Joseph had tried to keep the peace. Now he saw there was no hope. 與B項tried his best to keep peace說法不一致。由 倒數(shù)第三段第一句Many Nez Perce fled. 可知C項不對。

【5】主旨大意題。B、C項好排除；若以D項The Nez Perce Indians為題，應(yīng)重點介紹部落如何，本文圍繞Chief Joseph的故事展開，因此A項最佳。