练习：
1) What does “that hope”in the first paragraph refer to?
A)The hope that America would be discovered.
B) The hope to start a life.
C) The hope to see the mysteries of the New World.
D) The hope to find poverty here.
2. When did American literature begin?
A) Before the American natives lived there.
B) When Columbus and other explorers gent reports back home..
C) When tire Northmen found America in about 1,000.
D) Long before the year 1,000.
3. What can we learn from the literature of the tribes of the native Americans?
A) About the everyday fife of the native Americans.
B) About the arrival of Columbus
C) About the experience of the first European settlers
D) About the experience of those who died in the New England wilderness.
4. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to tell the readers that
A) in the early days most American writers were from Great Britain.
B) people with rich life experience became writers.
C) there were many writers in the early days of American history
D) early-day experience provided the foundation for American literature.
5. According to the last paragraph, which of the following statements is true about America literature?
A) Some British writers started American literature.，
B) Early-day American literature is a reflection of the boring life then.
C) Some British writers had doubts about the future of American literature.
D) Some British writers had great confidence in the future of American literature.