Questions 30-39
The first Europeans in the Delaware Valley, a region located near die Atlantic Coast
of North America, were Scandinavians. They came to the short-lived colony known as
New Sweden, founded in 1638, Loose organization and local autonomy fostered a cultural
Line fusion between native and settler cultures that proved one of the most notable—and least
5 understood—developments of early North American history. The Native Americans were
both fanners and hunters; Native American women farmed gardens of corn, beans, and
squash, while Native American men hunted for furs, hides, and meat. Such a gender
division of labor was much like that practiced by Scandinavian settlers. In the harsh
environment of northern Europe, Scandinavian women had been accustomed to practicing
10 forms of shifting cultivation, and they immediately understood Native American
horticulture. Colonial women of the Delaware valley quickly adopted the crops of the
Native American women, while Native American women welcomed European tools, such
as metal hoes, and farm animals, such as pigs and chickens.
Similarly, Scandinavian men quickly adapted to hunting in North America, In France
15 and England, unlike Scandinavia, hunting had been long reserved for the nobility, and
so few French and English settlers had much experience in handling firearms or
understanding the patterns of game animals. But Scandinavian men were familiar with
hunting and receptive to learning the hunting methods of the local Native Americans.
In turn Native Americans readily incorporated European steel knives, firearms, and linen
20 hunting shirts into their hunting routines.
The most common symbol of pioneer North America, the log cabin, emerged in the
Delaware Valley, and ought to serve as a symbol of this composite culture. Construction
with logs was a tradition brought to North America by Finnish settlers of New Sweden,
It was quickly picked up by other settlers, for with the resources of the American woods,
25 a few tools, and a little training, several men could erect a rough shelter in a day, or a solid
house in a week, What is truly fascinating is that Native Americans quickly learned these
construction techniques and probably did as much as colonists to spread the practice of log
construction across the frontiers of colonial North America.
【題組】33.According to the passage, the Native American and Scandinavian cultures of the Delaware Valley initially had all of the following in common EXCEPT
(A) loose organization
(B) farming experience
(C) metal fanning tools
(D) local autonomy
Questions 30-39
The first Europeans in the Delaware Valley, a region located near die Atlantic Coast
of North America, were Scandinavians. They came to the short-lived colony known as
New Sweden, founded in 1638, Loose organization and local autonomy fostered a cultural
Line fusion between native and settler cultures that proved one of the most notable—and least
5 understood—developments of early North American history. The Native Americans were
both fanners and hunters; Native American women farmed gardens of corn, beans, and
squash, while Native American men hunted for fu...
Questions 30-39
The first Europeans in the Delaware Valley, a region located near die Atlantic Coast
of North America, were Scandinavians. They came to the short-lived colony known as
New Sweden, founded in 1638, Loose organization and local autonomy fostered a cultural
Line fusion between native and settler cultures that proved one of the most notable—and least
5 understood—developments of early North American history. The Native Americans were
both fanners and hunters; Native American women farmed gardens of corn, beans, and
squash, while Native American men hunted for furs, hides, and meat. Such a gender
division of labor was much like that practiced by Scandinavian settlers. In the harsh
environment of northern Europe, Scandinavian women had been accustomed to practicing
10 forms of shifting cultivation, and they immediately understood Native American
horticulture. Colonial women of the Delaware valley quickly adopted the crops of the
Native American women, while Native American women welcomed European tools, such
as metal hoes, and farm animals, such as pigs and chickens.
Similarly, Scandinavian men quickly adapted to hunting in North America, In France
15 and England, unlike Scandinavia, hunting had been long reserved for the nobility, and
so few French and English settlers had much experience in handling firearms or
understanding the patterns of game animals. But Scandinavian men were familiar with
hunting and receptive to learning the hunting methods of the local Native Americans.
In turn Native Americans readily incorporated European steel knives, firearms, and linen
20 hunting shirts into their hunting routines.
The most common symbol of pioneer North America, the log cabin, emerged in the
Delaware Valley, and ought to serve as a symbol of this composite culture. Construction
with logs was a tradition brought to North America by Finnish settlers of New Sweden,
It was quickly picked up by other settlers, for with the resources of the American woods,
25 a few tools, and a little training, several men could erect a rough shelter in a day, or a solid
house in a week, What is truly fascinating is that Native Americans quickly learned these
construction techniques and probably did as much as colonists to spread the practice of log
construction across the frontiers of colonial North America.
【題組】33.According to the passage, the Native American and Scandinavian cultures of the Delaware Valley initially had all of the following in common EXCEPT
(A) loose organization
(B) farming experience
(C) metal fanning tools
(D) local autonomy
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33.According to the passage, the Native American and Scandinavian cultures of the Delaware Valley initially had all of the following in common EXCEPT
(A) loose organization
(B) farming experience
(C) metal fanning tools
(D) local autonomy
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