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Bernard Bailyn has recently reinterpreted the early history of the bCrB'&^t
United States by applying new social research findings on the c1<g!Q&E
experiences of European migrants. In his reinterpretation, migration ?~K2&eo
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preindustrial North America. His approach rests on four separate %q Q(@TG
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moved regularly about their countryside; migrating to the New World "+WR[-n>\
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Secondly, Bailyn holds that, contrary to the notion that used to W% [5~N
flourish in America history textbooks, there was never a typical New (`NRF6'&1L
World community. For example, the economic and demographic character ;Ki1nq5c#s
of early New England towns varied considerably. wj^I1;lO
Bailyn’s third proposition suggest two general patterns W24bO|>D
prevailing among the many thousands of migrants: one group came as k +Oq$Pi
indentured servants, another came to acquire land. Surprisingly, a}K+w7VY\
Bailyn suggests that those who recruited indentured servants were the -?RQ%Ue
driving forces of transatlantic migration. These colonial [UH5D~Yx
entrepreneurs helped determine the social character of people who CA4-&O"
came to preindustrial North America. At first, thousands of unskilled WI6E3,ejB1
laborers were recruited; by the 1730’s, however, American employers bwJi[xF
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hinterland of the European culture system. He is undoubtedly correct [q&J"dt
to insist that the colonies were part of an Anglo-American empire. dX*>?a
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as Bailyn does, devalues the achievements of colonial culture. It is fF("c6:w(
true, as Bailyn claims, that high culture in the colonies never ,#T3OA!c**
matched that in England. But what of seventeenth-century New England, ]3xa{h~4
where the settlers created effective laws, built a distinguished %7#Zb '
university, and published books? Bailyn might respond that New ]eW|}V7A:
England was exceptional. However, the ideas and institutions ugB{2oq i
developed by New England Puritans had powerful effects on North -y?Z}5-rs
American culture. !yX<v%>_0
Although Bailyn goes on to apply his approach to some thousands yk<jlVF$j
of indentured servants who migrated just prior to the revolution, he 2.D!4+&
fails to link their experience with the political development of the _o
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United States. Evidence presented in his work suggests how we might U.U.\
make such a connection. These indentured servants were treated as K eI:/2
slaves for the period during which they had sold their time to American cJEz>Z6[
employers. It is not surprising that as soon as they served their time }+
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they passed up good wages in the cities and headed west to ensure their ?d<:V.1U@
personal independence by acquiring land. Thus, it is in the west that w3qf7{b
a peculiarly American political culture began, among colonists who d7J[.^\
were suspicious of authority and intensely anti-aristocratic. V6MT> T
1. Which of the following statements about migrants to colonial 4AOS}@~W
North America is supported by information in the text? C;q}3c*L
[A] A larger percentage of migrants to colonial North America came :{:?D\%6
as indentured servants than as free agents interested in acquiring BG:`Fq"T
land. |Xm4(FN\
[B] Migrants who came to the colonies as indentured servants were -\'.JA_
more successful at making a livelihood than were farmers and artisans. l5';?>!s
[C] Migrants to colonial North America were more successful at kgI=0W>
acquiring their own land during the eighteenth century than during n,jE#Z.D
the seventeenth century. udD*E~1q
[D] By the 1730’s, migrants already skilled in a trade were in 7e4tUAiuU
more demand by American employers than were unskilled laborers. df4^C->:
2. The author of the text states that Bailyn failed to EkStb#
[A] give sufficient emphasis to the cultural and political !|
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interdependence of the colonies and England. pmW6~%}*
[B] describe carefully how migrants of different ethnic H"FflmUO
backgrounds preserved their culture in the United States. 2gL[\/s
[C] take advantage of social research on the experiences of e,#+Xx0M
colonists who migrated to colonial North America specifically to Gp ^ owr
acquire land. Z|:_c
[D] relate the experience of the migrants to the political values }`9fZK{. @
that eventually shaped the character of the United States. 1Fvv/Tj
3. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s Nx4DC
evaluation of Bailyn’s fourth proposition? 8g#
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[A] It is totally implausible. >^T,U0T])
[B] It is partially acceptable. F@_Egi
[C] It is highly admirable. 1RI #kti-"
[D] It is controversial though persuasive. 9Nag%o{*S>
4. According to the text, Bailyn and the author agree on which Ql#W
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of the following statements about the culture of colonial New England? 3d#9Wyxs
[A] High culture in New England never equaled the high culture dS3>q<J*a
of England. vbWJhjK0h
[B] The cultural achievements of colonial New England have lrmt)BLoh
generally been unrecognized by historians. 2w x[D
[C] The colonists imitated the high culture of England, and did %qNj{<&
not develop a culture that was uniquely their own. NWQPOq#
[D] The southern colonies were greatly influenced by the high 2[8fFo>
culture of New England. U5On-T5
5. The author of the text would be most likely to agree with which 9{9#AI.G
of the following statements about Bailyn’s work? /\ ,_P
[A] Bailyn underestimates the effects of Puritan thought on North {p#l!P/
American culture. taWirqd9
[B] Bailyn overemphasizes the economic dependence of the colonies SgCqxFii
on Great Britain. /^z/]!JG:V
[C] Bailyn’s description of the colonies as part of an )T.pjl
Anglo-American empire is misleading and incorrect. r6oX6.c
[D] Bailyn failed to test his propositions on a specific group :>tF_6
of migrants to colonial North America. {UX"Epd);n
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1. 【答案】D DGa#d_I
【考点解析】这是一道审题定位题。题干中的“migrants”一词暗示本 {dy`
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题的答案信息在第一段或第三段, 因为这两段的首句都含有“migrants”一 q7O,I`KaJ
词。又根据题干中的“supported”一词,我们可以推断出本题的答案信息 l#2r.q^$|
来源应该在原文的第三段,因为作者应该在第三段提出相应证据来“支 o ;[C(OS
持”(supported)自己的观点。通过仔细阅读和理解第三段,尤其是第三段 ;1{iF2jZ:
的尾句,我们可以推导出本题的正确选项应该是D。考生在解题时一定要有 wE,=%?"
审题定位的能力,更要具备善于理解原文中启承转合所传达的含义。 2cs?("8e%
2. 【答案】D S 0R8'Y
【考点解析】这是一道细节理解题。题干中的“failed”一词暗示本题 g^s+C Z
的答案信息应该在尾段,因为尾段中含有“fails”一词。根据阅读和理解 7.7Cluh5,
首段尾句,我们可以推导出本题的正确选项是D。考生在解题时一定要善于 $?]@_=
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3. 【答案】B p/ziFpU
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proposition”将本题的答案信息来源确定在原文的第四段。通过仔细阅读 >Jm-2W5J
和理解本段的每一句话,尤其是第二、三句话和四、五句话,我们可以推导
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出本题的正确选项应该是B。考生在解题时一定要善于归纳和推导原文的内 jHkyF`<+
容,更要善于体会上下句之间的语意关系。 9l]UE0yTL/
4. 【答案】A w$DG=!
【考点解析】这是一道细节推导题。题干中的“culture”一词暗示本 rtB|N-
题的答案信息来源在第四段,因为第四段首句包含“culture”一词。通过 /
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正确选项应该是A。 考生在解题时一定要注意原文中重点词语所表达的含义, 89*S?C1
以及重点词语在选项中的替换形式。 J>f
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5. 【答案】A v;)BVv
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在原文中的准确位置。在这种情况下,考生一定要抓住全文的中心主旨, 以 ^z[_U}N\}
及每段的核心句。本题的答案信息来源在第四段的尾句,这是一个由转折词 sl~b\j
“however”引导的句子。通过仔细阅读理解本句,我们可以推导出本题的 Q;XXgX#l
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[参考译文] 8pXfT%]
Bernard Bailyn最近通过运用关于欧洲移民经历的新的社会研究成果 umJay/>
重新解释了美国的早期历史。在他的重新解释中,迁徙成了重写北美前工业 rER~P
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化历史的重要依据。其主张可分为四个独立的观点。 k
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第一点断言,近代早期的英国居民经常在乡下流动,因此后来他们迁移 PLO\L W
到新大陆仅仅是一种“自然外流”。 虽然最初时殖民地对英国人没有多少正 b cC\
面的诱惑力——他们宁愿留在本土。 到18世纪时, 移往美洲的人数却增加了,
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因为他们将那儿看作是充满机遇的地方。第二,Bailyn认为,和以往美国 /DLr(
历史教材中惯用的观念相反,从来就没有过一个典型的新大陆社会,例如, x2sN\tOh^
早期新英格兰城镇中的经济和人口特点就很不相同。 M
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Bailyn的第三个观点是,成千上万的移民中最常见的是两种普遍类型: V%i<;C
一组是签约的仆人,另一组是为土地而来。令人惊异的是:Bailyn认为那 B#J{ F
些征召签约仆人的人是这种跨越大西洋移民迁徙的推动力。 这些殖民地的企 uEBQoP2
业主帮助那些来到前工业化北美社会的人确定其社会属性。起初,成千上万 @[n2
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未受过培训的劳动力被征召,然而到了18世纪30年代,美洲雇主开始需求技 jeY4yM
术熟练的技工。 l#b:^3
第四,Bailyn提出,殖民地是欧洲文化体系的半开化内地。在坚持殖 S*;#'j)4+
民地是盎格鲁—美利坚帝国的一部分这一点上,他无疑是正确的。但是像 J =b*
Bailyn这样,把帝国划分为英国核心和殖民地外围,就贬低了殖民地文化 ZQ@3P7T
的成就。确实,如Bailyn所说,殖民地的高雅文化不能和英国本土的相比。 A3xbT\xdg
但是如何看待17世纪的新英格兰呢?移民者在这儿制定了有效的法律,创建 bSQ_"
了著名的大学,出版了书籍。Bailyn可能会说,新英格兰是个特例。不过, "K8nxnq
新英格兰清教徒的思想和组织机构对北美文化有着深远的影响。 n1_ %Td
尽管Bailyn不断关注着数万名刚好在革命前夕迁移过来的签约仆人, STv(kQs
但他没能把这些人的经历与美国的政治发展结合起来。他的书中有证据表 EH(tUwY%{
明,我们本来可以建立这样一种联系。在出卖给美洲雇主的时间里,这些签 %cS#+aK6M'
约仆人被看作是奴隶。毫不奇怪,一旦他们服役期满,就会放弃城市里的高 nZe\5`
薪而走向西部,通过获得土地来保障个人独立。因此,一种特殊的美国政治 I
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文化开始于西部,那些怀疑权威和强烈反对贵族统治的移民者之中。 HP#ki !'