2. The European explorers had wished to find a new place and they did.

1. Native Americans had been living in North America before explores came.

2. The European explorers thought they were in the Indies because__________ .

　 A. the liked the Indies　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. their map did not show North America

　 C. they didn’t take a map with them　　 D. they were very close to the country of India

Tick (√ ) what is right　　　　　

1.Another good name for “ The First Americans” is __________ .

　 A. “ Finding the Indies”　　　　　　　 B. “ Explorers in North America”

　 C. “ Maps of North America　　　 D. “ How native Americans Came to North America

5. In the story, the relation of the big strong tree to the thin young one is like that of__________ .

A.　　 the young father to the neighbour

B.　　 parents to their children

C.　　 the old neighbour to the children of the young father

The First Americans

　　　　 People have been living in North America for a long time. When explorers came to North America from Europe 500 years ago, they were looking for a way to get to the Indies. Their maps did not show North America. The explorers traveled a long time on ships. When the explorers got to land, they thought they were in the Indies.

　　　　 The European explorers called these people Indians because they thought they had come to the Indies. Later the explorers found out that they had come to a new place. Europeans then called this new place America. The people who lived here first are now called Native Americans.

① Europe　 n.　 欧洲 ② European　 adj.　 欧洲的　 ③ the Indies　 印度群岛

Choose the best answer.

4. At last the old man told the young man __________ .

A.　　 that he should be strict with his children if they could not stand alone

B.　　 that he should always be strict with his children

C.　　 that he should be hard on his children

3. When could the string be taken away?

A.　　 When the old man left.

B.　　 When the young man untie it next time

C.　　 When the young tree grows enough.

2. The young man untied string __________ .

A.　　 in order to throw it away

B.　　 so that both of the trees would grow straight

C.　　 only to find that one tree bent over to one side

1.The story is about __________ .

A.　　 how to take care of young tree　　　　　　　　

B.　　 how strict parents should be with their children

C.　　 how the young father should get on with his old neighbour