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.

But，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 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，war between the Nez Perce and the United States began.

1.Why didn’t Chief Joseph want to leave the land?

A．He didn’t want to live with the white men.

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

C．He didn’t want to be separated from his parents.

D．He thought the reservation in Idaho wasn’t satisfying.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

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

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

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

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

3.From the passage we can infer that ________.

A．conflicts often happened between the Indians and the white

B．Chief Joseph was afraid of white men

C．white men often killed some Indians

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

4.After some of the young men in White Bird’s group killed eleven white persons，________.

A．the United States army wanted to revenge (報(bào)仇)

B．a(chǎn)ll the Nez Perce fled

C．Chief Joseph tried his best to keep peace

D．Chief Joseph blamed White Bird

5.What might be the 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

 

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述了美國歷史上印第安人Nez Perce部落在酋長約瑟夫酋長的帶領(lǐng)下與美國白人之間發(fā)起反抗的事情。19世紀(jì)中葉，因?yàn)辄S金的發(fā)現(xiàn)美國政府撕毀簽訂的“永久”條約，將他們強(qiáng)行遷移到貧瘠的保留區(qū)。在逃亡加拿大的途中，和美國白人之間發(fā)生了沖突。

1.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章首段Chief Joseph did not want to leave the land. It was holy ground. It contained the bones of his father and mother.可以推斷Joseph對這片土地有著很深的感情，所以不愿意離開，選B。

2.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第四段內(nèi)容the water was very deep and ran very fast with melted snow from the mountains.可知河水湍急，他們要想過河非常不容易，選B。

3.A推理判斷題。文章簡述了美國土著居民被白人趕出他們世世代代土地的歷史。為了保衛(wèi)自己的土地，Nez Perce人開始了反抗，他們和美國白人之間的戰(zhàn)爭開始了，由此判斷白人和印第安人之間的沖突是經(jīng)常發(fā)生的，選A。

4.A推理判斷題。從文章內(nèi)容可知當(dāng)白人把印第安人的牲畜偷走之后，幾個印第安人在憤怒之下殺了幾個美國白人，然后美國白人派部隊(duì)前來屠殺印第安人，由此判斷他們是為了復(fù)仇，選A。

5.A主旨大意題。文章主要講述了印度土著居民在酋長Joseph的帶領(lǐng)下撤出自己的土地，并且和美國白人之間發(fā)生沖突，戰(zhàn)爭開始的故事，在整篇文章都有Chief Joseph的活動，以他為主線進(jìn)行行文，由此判斷故事就是講述著名酋長Chief Joseph，答案選A。

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