Every winter the Indians caught beavers(河貍或稱為海貍). They sold these beaver furs to men from France. In the 1600s and 1700s, people in France wanted beaver furs for coats and hats. Other countries wanted these furs, too. Wearing a beaver fur hat became a sign. It said, “Look at this man! This man is rich!”

In the 1800s, men in this country began to wear beaver hats. They, too, wanted to wear the sign that said, “Look at those men! They are rich!”

Soon it was hard to find beavers. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West. Traders began to explore this new country. They came back with wonderful stories about the new land. Before long, many people wanted to go West to live.

Where people go, towns grow. Soon there were new towns in the West. Men looking for beaver for fancy(珍貴的,昂貴的)hats helped the West grow.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇填空

1. Wearing a beaver hat was a sign that a man was_______.　　　　　　 

A. a hunter　　   B. rich　　    C. a trader　　  D. an Indian

2. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?　　

A. Beavers began to wear fancy hats.　　   B. The traders would not go West.

C. The fur traders helped the country grow.  D. The traders wore furs.

3. What did the traders do when beavers were hard to find?　　   

A. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.

B. The traders had to find rich men wearing signs.

C. The traders had to wear beaver hats out West.

D. They made friends with beavers.

4. When did Indians begin to wear beaver hats?　　　　　　   

A. 1600s.　　    B. 1700s.　　   C. 1800s.　　   D. 1900s.

5. The main idea of the whole story is that　　　　 .　　

A. traders carried signs for rich men

B. the search for beavers helped the West to grow 

C. many wonderful stories were told about the West

D. the beavers were very foolish

 

答案：B;C;A;C;B
解析：

1 Wearing a beaver fur hat became a sign. It said, “Look at this man! This man is rich!” 可知本題選B。

2 見文章最后Men looking for beaver for fancy(珍貴的,昂貴的)hats helped the West grow.

3 To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.可知本題選A。

4 In the 1800s, men in this country began to wear beaver hats可知本題選C。

5 本文主要講述為了珍貴的皮毛而使西部得到開發(fā)的故事，故本題選B。

 


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