(06·湖南A篇)

A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER

It’s likely that everything you learned about.America’s ancient history is wrong.

The new book,1491,completely changes our understanding of the Amerieas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

DID YOU KNOW?

When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.

The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.

Facts have shown that the Amenicas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.

4,000 years ago Mesoamerican famers developed com in a feat (技藝) of genetie engineering that still isn’t completely understood.

COMMENTS ON 1491

“In the tradition of  Jared Diamond & John MePhee,a totally new view of precolunhian America”.

－Richard Rhodes

“Attrnctively written and really absorbing Charles C.Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story,part cpie(史詩)　and part tragedy(不幸).He has taken on a vast topic:thousands of years,two huge continents,and cultures.”

－Charles Matthews,San Jese Mercary News

“Powerful and challenging”

－Alan Taylor,Washingto post

“A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”

－Howard Zinn

56.On the whole,1491 is a book mainly about America’s________.

A.life-styles           B.population          C.history            D.agrieulture

57.Which of the following as NOT TRUE about the comments on the book 1491?

A. It is interesting and instructive.

B. It is attractive and culturally related.

C. It is challenging and revolutionary.

D. It is hurnorous and persuasive.

58.From this passage,we can learn_________.

A.people settled in the Amencas a little carlier than 1942

B.North Americans were the tallest in the 18th cenntry in the world

C.Mesoamencan farmers knew genclic engineering 5,000 years ago

D.the population in the Americas was smaller than that in Europe in 1492

答案  56.C  57.D  58.B 

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