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The First settlement in North America
It is very difficult to say just when colonization began.The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's 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 Columbus's 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.
1.We know for sure that colonization began at the end of the 15th century.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
正確答案：B
答案解析：文章第一句話就提到，It is very difficult to say just when colonization began，意思是：很難說清殖民制究竟是什么時候開始的。just是副詞，意思是：剛好，正好。指的就是具體什么時候開始。從這里可以看出題目中的說法是錯誤的。
2.Among the early settlers in South America in the 16th century were Spanish traders.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
正確答案：A
答案解析：文章第一段第二句話說在哥倫布發(fā)現(xiàn)美洲大陸后的一百年中，美洲大陸沒有殖民，只有在美洲南部有一些西班牙的交易站，表明當時北美南部多是一些西班牙商人。這一百年的時間剛好是16世紀，與本題時間相符。所以答案是A。
3.With John Cabot's 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
正確答案：B
答案解析：文章第一段提到1497年的探險只是發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個島嶼。后續(xù)幾次的探險才使得英國皇室“合法”擁有了北美。
4.There were eighteen people on board the Matthew during its voyage to North America in 1497.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
正確答案：B
答案解析：注意原文用的是with its crew of eighteen，crew的含義是：全體船員。與本句中的people不是一個概念。
5.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
正確答案：A
答案解析：文章第二段說The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America were nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage（1492)，也就是1580s。
6.The name Virginia was given to North America by Sir Walter Raleigh.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
正確答案：A
答案解析：文章第二段說The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England,calling it Virginia，由此可以看出本題正確。
7.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
正確答案：C
答案解析：題目說的是北美的北部地區(qū)被一個fo吉尼亞公司的老板命名為“新英格蘭”，文章沒有相關(guān)的信息。
