[单项选择]The first settlers of New Zealand were ______.


A. Voyagers from East Polynesia
B. European navigators
C. Sealers and Whalers
D. Christian missionaries

[单项选择]The first settlers of New Zealand were ______.


A. Voyagers from East Polynesia
B. European navigators
C. Sealers and Whalers
D. Christian missionaries

[单项选择]The first known settlers of Britain were ______.


A. the Jutes
B. the Celts
C. the Saxons
D. the Iberians

[单项选择]Who were the first settlers of the old Southwest


A. Indians.
B. Mexicans.
C. British Pilgrims.
D. Spaniards.

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The first newspapers were handwritten sheets which were posted in public places. The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B. C.. In the 700s, the world’s first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved wooden blocks and distributed among the citizens. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant( current), which didn’t appear until March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. The paper was called Publick (public) Occurrences, hath forreign (foreign) and domastick (domestic). The local government, however, didn’t approve of the paper and stopped its publication after the first issue. In 170
A. English language newspapers.
B. Chinese language newspapers.
C. Japanese language newspapers.
D. German language newspapers.

[单项选择]The largest city in New Zealand is
A. Christchurch.
B. Auckland.
C. Wellington.
D. Hamilton.

[单项选择]The first trees were like modern trees in most ways except that ______.


A. they do not have branches
B. they do not have flowers
C. they do not have seeds
D. they do not need sunlight

[单项选择]New Zealand’s highest earning exports are
A. dairy products.
B. fruit and vegetables.
C. lamb and wool.

[填空题] Dogs were first domesticated from wolves at least 17,000 years ago, but perhaps as early as 150,000 years ago based upon recent genetic fossil and DNA (36)________. In this time, the dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of (37)________. For example, heights at the shoulder range from just a few inches to roughly three feet, and colors range from white to black, with reds, grays, and browns (38) _______in tremendous (39)________. Dogs are highly social animals and this (40)________in their overall behavioral system (41)_______ for their trainability, playfulness, and ability to fit into human (42)________and social situations. This has earned dogs a (43) ________position in the realm of interspecies relationships. (44)________________________ are thought to be reflections of the human idea of love and friendship, leading many dog owners to view their pets as full fledged family members. Dogs seem to view their human companions as members of their pack