GMAT考试:GMAT考试阅读材料21(附答案)(3)

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

（A） It is totally implausible.

（B） It is partially correct.

（C） It is highly admirable.

（D） It is controversial though persuasive.

（E） It is intriguing though unsubstantiated.

4. According to the passage， 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.

（E） New England communities were able to create laws and build a university， but unable to create anything innovative in the arts.

5. According to the passage， which of the following is true of English migrants to the colonies during the eighteenth century？

（A） Most of them were farmers rather than trades people or artisans.

（B） Most of them came because they were unable to find work in England.

（C） They differed from other English people in that they were willing to travel.

（D） They expected that the colonies would offer them increased opportunity.

（E） They were generally not as educated as the people who remained in England.