How did Indiana get its nickname as “The Hoosier State”? 36 There are many different theories about how the word Hoosier came to be and how it came to have such a connection with the state of Indiana.

   One of the earliest known uses of the term is found in an 1827 letter that states, “There is a trick for you — done up by a Hoosier." 37 Around this time,John Finley of Richmond wrote a poem called The Hoosier's which was widely read.

He wrote the word as “hoosher” and did not explain its meaning,which leads historians to believe that Finley felt his readers would already know and understand the word. Finley wrote, “With men of every hue and fashion,Flock to this rising ‘Hoosher’nation."

   38 In 1848,Bartlett* s Dictionary of Americanisms defined “Hoosier” as “A nickname given at the west,to natives of Indiana." In John Finley's poem,the word “Hoosher” seems to refer less to the pioneers of Indiana and more to the qualities he thought they possessed,like self-reliance and bravery.

   39 Some people think it was created to laugh at Indian訌 as a rough and backward (落后的) place.

Others think that early settlers used the term with pride to describe themselves as a courageous group. One historian,. Jacob Piatt Dunn,even suggested that the word “Hoosier” originally referred to boatmen who lived on the Indiana shore. We may never know for sure. 40

   A. So,what does the word mean?

   B. The word “Hoosier” was widely used by the 1830s.

   C. No one seems to know how the word “Hoosier” came to be.

   D. And how did people from Indiana come to be called “Hoosiers”？

   E. Other early uses provide some ideas about the meaning of the word.

   F. However,research and debate are likely to continue about this mysterious word.

   G. Some theories and stories about the origin of the word “Hoosier” are known to be false.

話題：歷史

本文是說明文.文章介紹了印第安納州綽號的由來.

36. D.D項的And表示承接文章開頭提出的問 題。文章圍繞這兩個問題展開。

37. B.根據(jù)空后的Around this time可知，空格處所 填內(nèi)容應(yīng)該包含一個表示時間的詞或短語，故 選B項。

38. A.下文講的是Hoosier的意思，所以A項符合 此處語境。

39. C.下文談?wù)摰氖荋oosier這個詞的由來，所以 選C項。

40. F。上文就Hoosier的由來給出了幾種觀點(diǎn)，接 著又說“對此，我們也許永遠(yuǎn)無法得知”。F項 (然而，關(guān)于這個詞的研宂和辯論很可能會繼 續(xù)) 符合語境。

題目來源：2016年英語周報高三新課標(biāo) > 第52期 2015-2016高三課標(biāo)

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