首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、The role of Florida in the American Revolution. B、The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon in 1513. C、The history of the cult
A、The role of Florida in the American Revolution. B、The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon in 1513. C、The history of the cult
admin
2019-10-04
51
问题
Decades before the American Revolution of 1776, Jesse Fish, a native New Yorker, retreated to an island off St. Augustine, Florida, to escape unhappy family situation. In a time he became Florida’s first orange baron and his oranges were in great demand in London throughout the 1770’s. The English found them juicy and sweet and preferred them to other varieties, even though they had thin skins and were hard to peel.
There would probably have been other successful commercial growers before Fish if Florida had not been under Spanish rule for some two hundred years. Columbus first brought seeds for citrus trees to the New World and planted them in the Antilles. But it was most likely Ponce de Leon who introduced oranges to the North American continent when he discovered Florida in 1513. For a time, each Spanish sailor on a ship bound for America was required by law to carry one hundred seeds with him. Later, because seeds tended to dry out, all Spanish ships were required to carry young orange trees. The Spaniards planted citrus trees only for medicinal purpose, however, they saw no need to start commercial groves because oranges were so abundant in Spain.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. What is the main topic of the passage?
23. Where did Jesse Fish come from?
24. By whom were oranges most probably introduced to Florida?
25. Why did the Spaniards not grow oranges commercially in the New World?
选项
A、The role of Florida in the American Revolution.
B、The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon in 1513.
C、The history of the cultivation of oranges in Florida.
D、The popularity of Florida oranges in London in the 1770’s.
答案
C
解析
主旨大意题。短文第一段主要讲Jesse Fish成为佛罗里达州第一个桔子大亨,接着第二段又讲了在西班牙的统治下,殖民者在佛罗里达州种满了桔子树。由此可知短文主要讲了佛罗里达州桔子种植的历史。故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/qmp7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Therescarcelyarepeoplewantingtheserooms.B、Theyhaveaverynicetalking.C、Themanischild-free.D、Themanoffersthe
A、Burningdeadbodiestoashes.B、Storingdeadbodiesinaremoteplace.C、Placingdeadbodiesinaboneroom.D、Diggingupdead
AsWhat’syourearliestchildhoodmemory?Adultsseldom【C1】______eventsmuchearlierthantheyearorsobeforeenteringschool,
A、American’sartmusic.B、American’sstreetmusic.C、American’sblackmusic.D、American’sclassicmusic.A信息明示题。短文中提到itisco
A、15schoolshavestartedsocialstudies.B、15schoolshaveuseddigitaltextbooks.C、Studentsarereadytouseelectronicresou
A、Thelifecycleoftrees.B、Thenumberoftrees.C、Theintensityofsolarburning.D、Thequalityofair.C细节辨认题。短文中指出hefoundc
A、Watcheswereofhigherqualitythaneverbefore.B、Moreclocksweremanufacturedthanwatches.C、Watchesbecamelessexpensive
Nexttimeyouenterausernameandpassword,thinkabouttherhythmofyourtyping.Notonlycanitbeusedtoidentifyyou,it
FormanypeopleintheU.S.,sportsarenotjustforfun.Theyarealmostareligion.Thousandsofsportsfansbuyexpensivetic
A、Computerscanbringfinancialproblems.B、Computerscanbringunemployment.C、Computerscanbeveryusefulinfamilies.D、Comp
随机试题
Whichofthefollowingisthemostexpensivefoodonthemenu?
废水的处理以深度而言,在二级处理时要用到的方法为()
患者,女,28岁。口气浊臭,脘腹胀满,不思饮食,呕恶欲吐,大便溏泻,舌质红,舌苔黄厚而腻,脉象滑。用药宜首选()
A.心率B.外周阻力C.每搏量D.大动脉管壁弹性E.循环血量与血管容量的比一般情况下,收缩压的高低主要反映()
()是工程项目管理的前提,也是工程造价管理的前提。
出口销售外汇净收入是指出口商品的FOB价按当时外汇牌价折成人民币的数额。()
甲公司于2017年1月1日以公允价值500000万元购入一项债券投资组合,将其分类为以摊余成本计量的金融资产。2018年1月1日,将其重分类为以公允价值计量且其变动计入其他综合收益的金融资产。重分类日,该债券组合的公允价值为490000万元,已确认的损失准
供应链管理是利用计算机网络技术,全面规划供应链中商流、物流、信息流、资金流等,并进行计划、组织、协调与控制,其核心是()。
根据公司法律制度的规定,上市公司发行无记名股票,下列关于股东大会会议制度的表述中,正确的是()。
甲制药厂正在试制生产某流感疫苗。为了核算此疫苗的试制生产成本,该企业最适合选择的成本计算方法是()。
最新回复
(
0
)