He felt that geography in some way illuminated other, more important events.
He thought readers generally did not have enough imagination to visualize the scenes for themselves.
He thought that landscapes were more important than characters to convey “the way it was.”
He felt that without background information the readers would be unable to follow the story.
第1题：
A、for
B、to
C、in
D、with
第2题：
From the text we can conclude that the author ________.
A. is supportive of Mr. Scrushy
B. favors Ms. Lewis's side
C. takes a detached attitude
D. is sympathetic
全文作者只是将事实逐一列出，大部分都是引用当事人的话语，并没有表现出偏向谁，故选D。
第3题：
The author associates the issue of global warming with that of smoking because ________.
[A] they both suffered from the government’s negligence
[B] a lesson from the latter is applicable to the former
[C] the outcome of the latter aggravates the former
[D] both of them have turned from bad to worse
第4题：
第5题：
What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience7
A．Easy-going.
B．Self-centred.
C．Generous.
D．Conservative.
第6题：
A. :r/^#//g
B. :1,$ s/^#//g
C. :sed s/^#//g
D. :sub s/^#//g
第7题：
In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz an example to
A. compare it with rock music
B. show music identifies a society
C. introduce American musical traditions
D. prove music influences people’s lifestyles
第8题：
From the text we can conclude that the author ________.
[A] is supportive of both sides
[B] favors the townsfolk’s view
[C] takes a detached attitude
[D] is sympathetic
第9题：
第10题：