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1、2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习二星级1ABeforeAlaskabecamepartoftheU.S.,ithadbeenownedbyRussia.Tradingpostsandsmallsettlementswerescatteredalongthecoast.Therestoflandwasleftunexplored.TheRussiansweremainlyinterestedinthewealthoffursfromthevastherdsofsealstheyfoundthere
2、.Bythemid-1800’s,mostofthesealherdshadbeenwipedout,andRussianolongerwantedtokeepAlaska.WilliamSeward,SecretaryofStateforPresidentJohnson,believedtheUnitedStatesshouldbuyAlaskafromRussia.PresidentJohnsonwasn’tsosureitwasawisewaytospendU.S.money,butheag
3、reedtoletSewarddiscussitwiththeRussians.Actingquickly,Sewardmadeadeal.OnMarch30,1867,hesignedanagreementfortheU.S.topaysevenmilliondollarsfortheland.ManypeoplethoughtitwasafoolishwasteofAmerica’smoney.Theycalledthedeal“Seward’sfolly”.Thengoldwasdiscov
4、eredinAlaskaandpublicopinionchangedquickly.SewarddidnotlivetoseethetruevalueofAlaska.Hediedin1872,fiveyearsaftermakingthepurchase(购买).Eachyear,Alaska’snaturalresourceshavebroughtinmanytimesthe$7,000,000paidforit.Naturalgas,coal,oil,lumber,seafoodandot
5、herminerals,besidesthegoldfirstfound,havemadeitavaluableadditiontotheUnitedStates.In1959,Alaskabecamethe49thstateoftheUnitedStates.71.TheRussianswantedtosellAlaskabecause______.A.theythoughtitwasn’tagoodplaceB.theythoughtitdidn’tbelongtoRussiaC.theyco
6、uldn’tfindenoughsealsthereD.theywantedtoearnmoremoneyfromtheU.S.72.WhenSewardsignedtheagreement,manypeoplethought______.A.hewastedU.S.moneyB.ithaditstruevalueC.itwasasuccessfuldealD.hewasclever73.WhichofthefollowingthingswasfoundfirstinAlaska?5A.Gas.B
7、.Coal.C.Oil.D.Gold.74.Before1959,theUnitedStateshad______.A.37statesB.48statesC.49statesD.50states75.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.Alaska,abeautifulplaceB.AlaskawithnaturalresourcesC.Alaska,hometosealsD.Alaska,the49thstateoftheU.S.
8、BTousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains,butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain,Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.Probabl
