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17．Before Alaska became part of the U．S．，it had been owned by Russia．Trading posts and small settlements were scattered along the coast．The rest of land was left unexplored．The Russians were mainly interested in the wealth of furs from the vast herds of seals they found there．
    By the mid-1800's，most of the seal herds had been wiped out，and Russia no longer wanted to keep Alaska．William Seward，Secretary of State for President Johnson，believed the United States should buy Alaska from Russia．President Johnson wasn't so sure it was a wise way to spend U．S．money，but he agreed to let Seward discuss it with the Russians．Acting quickly，Seward made a deal．On March 30，1867，he signed an agreement for the U．S．to pay seven million dollars for the land．
    Many people thought it was a foolish waste of America's money．They called the deal"Seward's folly"．Then gold was discovered in Alaska and public opinion changed quickly．
Seward did not live to see the true value of Alaska．He died in 1872，five years after making the purchase （購買）．Each year，Alaska's natural resources have brought in many times the $7，000，000 paid for it．Natural gas，coal，oil，lumber，seafood and other minerals，besides the gold first found，have made it a valuable addition to the United States．In 1959，Alaska became the 49th state of the United States．
69．The Russians wanted to sell Alaska becauseC．
A．they thought it wasn't a good place     
B．they thought it didn't belong to Russia
C．they couldn't find enough seals there
D．they wan ted to earn more money from the U．S．
70．When Seward signed the agreement，many people thoughtA．
A．he wasted U．S．money      
B．it had its true value
C．it was a successful deal      
D．he was clever
71．Which of the following things was found first in Alaska？D
A．Gas．B．Coal．C．Oil．D．Gold．
72．Before 1959，the United States hadB．
A.37 states        B.48 states   C.49 states         D.50 states
73．The best title for this passage would probably beD．
A．Alaska，a beautiful place     
B．Alaska with natural resources
C．Alaska，home to seals       
D．Alaska，the 49th state of the U．S．

Answer 1

分析 文章主要介紹了阿拉斯加成為美國一個州的過程．從美國人購買該州到分析黃金和各種資源都有了清楚地介紹．

解答 69-73CADBD
69：C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段1，2行By the mid-1800's，most of the seal herds had been wiped out，and Russia no longer wanted to keep Alaska．在19世紀中期，大部分的海豹群已被消滅，俄羅斯不想再留著阿拉斯加，說明C 正確．俄羅斯在阿拉斯加找不到海豹，所以想賣掉．
70：A 語義理解題．根據(jù)第三段1，2行Many people thought it was a foolish waste of America's money．They called the deal"Seward's folly"．說明很多人都認為購買阿拉斯加是浪費錢，故A正確．
71：D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段3，4行Natural gas，coal，oil，lumber，seafood and other minerals，besides the gold first found說明黃金是最新被發(fā)現(xiàn)的，故D正確．
72：B推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一句，In 1959，Alaska became the 49th state of the United States．說明之前美國有48 個州．故選B
73：D主旨大意題．文章主要介紹了阿拉斯加成為美國一個州的過程，故D正確．

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