2014年英语六级阅读练习及答案(9)
<p> 英语六级考试马上就来了，同学们准备好了吗?俗话说熟能生巧勤能补拙，为了帮助同学们更好的复习，小编特意为大家整理了2014年英语六级阅读练习及答案，供各位考生参考。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="Purchase">Purchase</span></p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30, 1803, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Lakes">Lakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Lawrence">Lawrence</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="first">first</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="westward">westward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="border">border</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="France">France</span> 875,000 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="R">R</span>. <span word="Livingston">Livingston</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rose">rose</span>, <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Monroe">Monroe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marbois">Marbois</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span>, <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noblest">noblest</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jeffersons">Jeffersons</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acquisition">acquisition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p>
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