2013年职称英语考试阅读理解习题(8)_第3页

1. The Cherokee Nation used to live
A. on the American continent.
B. in the southeastern part of the US.
C. beyond the Mississippi River.
D. in the western territory.

2. One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of
A. writing down the spoken language.
B. making word pictures.
C. teaching his people reading.
D. printing their own newspaper.

3. A law was passed in 1830 to
A. allow the Cherokees to stay where they were.
B. send the army to help the Cherokees.
C. force the Cherokees to move westward.
D. forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper.

4. When the Cherokees began to leave their lands.
A. they went in carts.
B. they went on horseback.
C. they marched on foot.
D. all of the above.

5. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because
A. they were not willing to go there.
B. the government did not provide transportation.
C. they did not have enough food and clothes.
D. the journey was long and boring.