TEXT D

　　46. Which of the following statements about migrants to colonial North America is supported by information in the text?

　　A. A larger percentage of migrants to colonial North America came as indentured servants than as free agents interested in acquiring land.

　　B.Migrants who came to the colonies as indentured servants were more successful at making a livelihood than were farmers and artisans.

　　C.Migrants to colonial North America were more successful at acquiring their own land during the eighteenth century than during the seventeenth century.

　　D.By the 1730s, migrants already skilled in a trade were in more demand by American employers than were unskilled laborers.

　　【答案】D

　　47. The author of the text states that Bailyn failed to

　　A. Give sufficient emphasis to the cultural and political interdependence of the colonies and England.

　　B. Describe carefully how migrants of different ethnic backgrounds preserved their culture in the United States.

　　C. Take advantage of social research on the experiences of colonists who migrated to colonial North America specifically to acquire land.

　　D. Relate the experience of the migrants to the political values that eventually shaped the character of the United States.

　　【答案】D

　　48. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s evaluation of Bailyn’s fourth proposition?

　　A. It is totally implausible.

　　B. It is partially acceptable.

　　C. It is highly admirable.

　　D. It is controversial though persuasive.

　　【答案】B

　　49. According to the text, Bailyn and the author agree on which of the following statements about the culture of colonial New England?

　　A. High culture in New England never equaled the high culture of England.

　　B.The cultural achievements of colonial New England have generally been unrecognized by historians.

　　C.The colonists imitated the high culture of England, and did not develop a culture that was uniquely their own.

　　D.The southern colonies were greatly influenced by the high culture of New England.

　　【答案】A

　　50. The author of the text would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about Bailyn’s work?

　　A.Bailyn underestimates the effects of Puritan thought on North American culture.

　　B.Bailyn overemphasizes the economic dependence of the colonies on Great Britain.

　　C. Bailyn’s description of the colonies as part of an Anglo-American empire is misleading and incorrect.

　　D. Bailyn failed to test his propositions on a specific group of migrants to colonial North America.

　　【答案】A