山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题

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1、山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第二次月考试题第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThegeneralAllotmentAct,passedin1887bytheUnitedStatesCongress,wasexpectedtohelpNativeAmericans.TheActcalledforbreakinguptribalreservations（部落居留地）andturningthemintofamily-sizedfarm

2、s・EachfarmwouldbegiventoanindividualNativeAmerican・ThegovernmentthoughtthatNativeAmericanswouldbebetteroffiftheyforgottheirtribalorgani加tionsandtheirtriba]languages.ThegovernmentexpectedNativeAmericanswhoownedlandandfarmedforalivingtobecomemorelikeotherAmericans.Butitdidn，tworkouttha

3、tway.TheNativeAmericanswereusedtolivingintribalgroupsandsharingwitheachother・Theyhadalwaysthoughtoflandassomethingthatbelongedtothewholetribe,ratherthantoindividuals.Withtheirfami1iesscatteredonseparatefarms,manyNativeAmericansweredissatisfied.Thelandtheyweregivenwasoftenpoor,andthey

4、hadn'ttheski11tofarmitwel1.Povertyandpoorhealthincreased,whiletheNativeAmericanstucktotheiroldlanguagesandcustoms・EventuallythegovernmentrealizedthatthedivisionofreservationlandhadmadethingsworseratherthanbetterforNativeAmericans.TheTndianReorgani兄ationAct,passedin1943,reversedthegov

5、ernment'spolicy.ThisActsaidthatal1NativeAmericanlandshouldbeownedbytribes,ratherthanbyindividuals・ThenewActencouragedtribalorganizationstotakeresponsibilityforrunningtribalaffairs・TheActalsoprovidedmoney,whichtribescouldborrowtobuymorelandortostartbusiness.Economicconditionshaveimpro

6、vedforNativeAmericans.Manytribesrunsuccessfulmanufacturing,mineral1easing,hotelsandgamblingbusiness.Yetproblemsofunemploymentandpoorhealthstillexist・TodayNativeAmericansfaceadoublechailenge.Theymustcontinuctoimprovetheireconomicandpoliticalposition,whi1eatthesametimepreservingtheirla

7、ndsandculturalheritage・1.WhydidthegovernmentwantNativeAmericanstoownlandandfarmforaliving?A.ItthoughtthiswouldmakeNativeAmericansmore1ikeotherAmericans.B.ItwantedtoseeifindividualNativeAmericanswoulddropoutofschool.C・Itwantedtoseewhethermatterscouldbecomeworseonthereservation.D・Ittho

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