试题：2011年9月pets四级阅读理解每日一练(8.29)

文章作者 100test 发表时间 2011:08:29 11:48:06
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2011年下半年全国英语等级考试四级将于9月24、25日举行，现在距离考试还有一个月的时间，在此百考试题编辑在考前30天特推出阅读理解每日一练，供大家练习。（每篇阅读理解后面附有答案）

　　1. Which of the following was true of the slavery in America?
　　[ A ] The colonists sold African Americans to planters in the Caribbean.
　　[ B ] Native American slaves performed agricultural labor.
　　[ C ] During the 17th century, the white indentured servitude was the main labor in the Southern colonies.
　　[ D ] It was at the end of the 17th century that African people began to be brought to America.
　　2. We can infer from the sentence“ Later, the policy of killing Indians or... contradicted with their widespread employment as slaves” that_______.
　　[ A ] many Indians were killed by White settlers
　　[ B ] many Indians were drove away from white settlements
　　[ C ] the Indians were slaves in a wide-spread way
　　[ D ] white settlers must have to find other source of labor
　　3. In the third paragraph, the author mainly argues that_______.
　　[ A ] the number of Native American slaves was very small
　　[ B ] the colonists thought that the Native American slaves were very haughty
　　[ C ] the Native American slaves had been treated cruelly
　　[ D ] the Native American slaves always resisted
　　4. Which of the following wasn’t the opinion of the colonists towards the Native American slaves?
　　[ A ] The Native American slaves were very haughty.
　　[ B ] The Native American slaves were very lazy.
　　[ C ] The Native American slaves were hard to control.
　　[ D ] The Native American slaves always found ways to escape.
　　5. The relation between the second paragraph and the next following two paragraphs is that in the next following two paragraphs the author_______.
　　[ A ] further elaborates the issue discussed in the second paragraph
　　[ B ] modifies the point of view in the second paragraph
　　[ C ] changes the view expressed in the second paragraph
　　[ D ] offers the reason to support the viewpoint in the second paragraph