综合类考试模拟试题：阅读判断First settlement
It is very difficult to say just when colonization began. The first hundred years after Christopher Columbuss journey of discovery in 1492 did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts further south， a great interest in gold and adventure， and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part. John Cabot， originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice， was established as a trader in Bristol， England， when he made a journey in 1497. But his ship， the Matthew， with its crew of eighteen， did no more than see an island (probably off the New England coast) and return home. He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a "legal" title to North America. But for a long time afterwards the Europeans interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south.
The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America were nearly a hundred years after Columbuss first voyage. The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England， calling it Virginia. In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island， but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition， led by Drake， in 1587. A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590.
The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607. English capitalists founded two Virginia companies， a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol. It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area. The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company. All were men and the experiment was not very successful. Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions. By 1610 the colony had only a thousand people.
16. We know for sure that colonization began at the end of the 15th century.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
17. Among the early settlers in South America in the 16th century were Spanish traders.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
18. With John Cabots arrival at an island off the New England coast in 1497， the British Crown claimed to be the legal owner of North America.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
19. There were eighteen people on board the Matthew during its voyage to North America in 1497.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
20. The first attempt made by European people to settle down permanently in North America occurred in the 1580s.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
21. The name Virginia was given to North America by Sir Walter Raleigh.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
22. The name New England was given to the northern area of North America by the boss of one of the two Virginia companies.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned
「答案解析」
23. D. 分析：该段落中没有明显的特征词/短语重复出现的特点，注意对特殊位置的句子句意进行分析，确认段落中心(第2句和第3句， 这两句都是祈使句，在教读者怎样去做，同时也反应了作者自己的观点—“首先安静下来”)，因此判断答案为D.
24. E.分析：段落中近义结构 {the issues are made clear(问题被弄清楚) 和get his point across clearly(让他的观点被清楚地理解)}的反复出现直接暗示段落中心E.
25. C. 分析：段落中solution的重复出现，和段落第2句的特殊结构(祈使句)揭示段落中心，共同揭示C是答案。
26. B. 分析：根据段首句的句意(为了更好地应对老板， 很重要的一点是要考虑到老板的目标和他承受的压力)和段落中直接出现的结构“如果把你放在老板的位置上”，确认答案B.
27. B. 分析：find out后需要跟宾语，而B，D，F都可以作宾语成分，在借助相关原文：Before you argue with your boss， check with the bosss secretary to determine his mood(在你和老板争论之前，首先在老板的秘书那里弄清楚老板的情绪如何)判断B(他现在的感觉)是答案。
28. D. 分析：make clear(把……表述清楚)后需要跟宾语，而D，F都可以作宾语成分，借助搭配句意(有必要向老板表达清楚你到底想对他谈些什么)选择答案D.
29. E. 分析：根据搭配句意(向老板提出一个问题却不建议怎样去解决这个问题，这样做是不明智的)和对文章大意的理解选择E(作状语)。
30. C. 分析：根据搭配句意(你必须考虑周全，考虑到老板可能遇到的问题)选择C(作定语)。