Christopher Columbus (cover) America in 1492

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 小题1:What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A．How Columbus found Costa Rica. B．How Costa Rica got its name. C．What the Costa Ricans wore. D．What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 小题2:The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A．pink and red B．grey and black C．blue and green D．yellow and orange 小题3:In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A．must go to school B．study in the same school C．do not have to go to school at all D．can choose to stop schooling at any time 小题4:From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A．have lessons every day B．have their examinations C．help their parents pick coffee beans D．help their parents decorate their houses 小题5:This passage is mainly about ______. A．Christopher Columbus B．Costa Rica C．some products from Costa Rica D．the education of Costa Rica

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When Christopher Columbus landed on a land without name in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 小题1:What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A．How Columbus found Costa Rica. B．How Costa Rica got its name. C．What the Costa Ricans wore. D．What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 小题2:The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A．pink and red B．grey and black C．blue and green D．yellow and orange 小题3:In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A．must go to school B．study in the same school C．do not have to go to school at all D．can choose to stop schooling at any time 小题4:From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______. A．have lessons every day B．have their examinations C．help their parents pick coffee beans D．help their parents decorate their houses 小题5:This passage is mainly about ______. A．Christopher Columbus B．Costa Rica C．some products from Costa Rica D．the education of Costa Rica

a sailor in one of christopher columbus's three
ship is eagerly looking for land.

英语翻译
When Christopher Columbus landed in the New World,the North American continent was an area of astonishing ethnic (种族的) and cultural diversity (差异).North of the Rio Grande,which now marks the border between the United States and Mexico,was a population of over 12 million people representing approximately 400 distinct cultures,500 languages and a remarkable variety of political and religious institutions and physical and ethnic types.Compared to the Europeans,the Indian peoples were extraordinarily heterogeneous (异族的),and they often viewed the Europeans as just another tribe.
These varied tribal cultures were as diversified as the land the Indians inhabited.In the high plains of the Dakotas,the Mandan developed a peaceful society centered on agriculture.Only a few hundred miles away,however,in northwestern Montana,the Black feet turned from agriculture and began to use horses,which had been introduced by the Spaniards.As skilled riders,they became hunters and fighters and developed a fierce and aggressive culture centered around the buffalo.In the eastern woodlands surrounding the Great Lakes,the Osawatomie were expert fishermen,canoe builders,and hunters who included the Senecas and the Mohawks.In the Northeast the six Iroquois nations were among the most politically sophisticated people in the world,forming the famous Iroquois confederation.This confederation,with its system of checks and balances,provided a model for the United States Constitutions.

1道英语选择哈~
Explorer Christopher Columbus landed in America,but he thought he thought he （）the east india
A.had discovered B.has discovered C.discovered D.was discovering

In fact,Christopher Columbus used a version of it when he set sail in search of the New World - which caused him some navigational problems,since Ptolemy had calculated wrongly the size of the Atlantic and was unaware that the Pacific Ocean existed.
字面上是 不知道大西洋存在 还是不知道存在着的大西洋
就是说 Pacific Ocean（主） existed （动词）.
还是说 Pacific Ocean（主） existed （形容词）.

Christopher Columbus ,who is believed ______ the "nes" continent ,is among the greatest explores in human history
to have discovered
为什么不用having discovered
He had mangy interesting experiences while rtavelling in Africa and he would talk about them to _______would listen
whoever
为什么不用whomever?.

　　When Christopher Columbus landed in the New World,the North American continent was an area of astonishing ethnic（种族的）and cultural diversity（差异）.North of the Rio Grande,which now marks the border between the United States and Mexico,was a populaion of over 12 million people representing approximately 400 distinct cultures,500 languages and a remarkable variety of political and religious institutions and physical and ethnic types.Compared to the Europeans,the Indian peoples were extraordinarily heterogeneous (异族的),and they often viewed the Europeans as just another tribe.
　　These varied tribal cultres were as diversified as the land the Indians inhabited.In the high plains of the Dakotas,the Mandan developed a peaceful society centered around agriculture.Only a few hundred miles away,however,in northwestern Montana,the Blackfeet turned from agriculture and began to use horses,which had been introduced by the Spaniards.As skilled riders,they became hunters and fighters and developed a fierce and aggressive culture centered around the buffalo.In the eastern woodlands surrounding the Great Lakes,the Potawatomis were expert fishermen,canoe builders,and hunters who included the Senecas and the Mohawks.In the Northeast the six Iroquois nations were among the most politicallly sophisticated people in the world,forming the famous Iroquois confederation.This confederation,with its system of checks and balances,provided a model for the United States Constitutions.
　　16.What is the main idea of the passage?
A) The political conditions in the New World.
B) The great difference among the North American Indians.
C) The conflicts and wars in the North American continent.
D) The difference between the Europeans and the American Indians.
　　17.In the eyes of the Indians,the Europeans ________.
A) were their friends
B) came from other continent
C) belonged to the same tribe as they did
D) were other Indian people
　　18.According to the passage,how was the organization of the Iroquois confederation a forerunner of the United States Constitution?
A) The Iroquois nations were among the most politically sophisticated people in the world.
B) The Iroquois confederation controlled six nations.
C) The Iroquois confederation had the system of checks and balances.
D) The Iroquois confederation was the most famous in the world.
　　19.Before horses were introduced,the Blackfeet tribes were _________.
A) brave fighters
B) aggressive hunters
C) skilled riders
D) peaceful farmers
　　20.It can be inferred from the passage that the life-style of the various American Indian tribes were influenced mostly by _________.
A) contact with other tribes
B) social development
C) environment resources
D) contact with the Europeans

句子结构分析,求大神指点：It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the ...具体如下：
It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ____ Zheng He had sailed to East Africa.
A. when B. that C.after D.since
答案为什么选B.
D怎么就不对了?
答案解析说是强调句型,可我把it was that去掉后,句子就是：
80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic,Zheng He had sailed to East Africa.
这句话说的通吗?我感觉是说不通.80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic作时间状语感觉怪怪的.如果是80 years ago,我还看得懂.
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求大神指点!

It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus c rossed the Atlantic ____ Zheng He had sailed t o East Africa.A.when B.that C.after D.since 为什么不选A,就是当郑和下西洋时,比……早八十年,it指代郑和下西洋这件事

高一英语（阅读理解）
1.When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.
Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.
Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.
Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.
56. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.
B. How Costa Rica got its name.
C. What the Costa Ricans wore.
D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.
57. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.
A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange
58. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.
A. must go to school
B. study in the same school
C. do not have to go to school at all
D. can choose to stop schooling at any time
59. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.
A. have lessons every day
B. have their examinations
C. help their parents pick coffee beans
D. help their parents decorate their houses
60. This passage is mainly about ______.
A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica
C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica

_____was in 1492 that christopher columbus arrives in the new world A.this B.that C.it D.time

求大神分析arrival of christopher columbus in the new world?
columbus day is in memory of the arrival of christopher columbus in the new world.哥伦布日是纪念克里斯多弗.哥伦布发现新大陆.
arrival of .的到达的意思吧?in the new world 在新世界 感觉意思更像是：新世界的哥伦布的到达,而不是传达发现新大陆的意思