2024考研英语真题精讲 | 2009阅读 Text 4 EP5
①Meanwhile, many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane’s, as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New World for religion. ②“Our main end was to catch fish.”同时，许多定居者的宗教信仰没有戴恩那么虔诚，就像一位牧师在海边遇到一些人时听到的那样，那些人嘲笑说，他们不是为了宗教才来到新大陆的。“我们的主要目的是捕鱼。”
①Meanwhile, many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane’s, as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New World for religion.同时，许多定居者的宗教信仰没有戴恩那么虔诚，就像一位牧师在海边遇到一些人时听到的那样，那些人嘲笑说，他们不是为了宗教才来到新大陆的。
主句部分：many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane’s
slight adj. 轻微的；微不足道的
commitment n. 信奉；承诺
than引导的是比较状语从句，这里出现了省略，完整版是：than Dane’s religious commitments
as部分是非限定性定语从句，修饰整个句子：as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New World for religion.
clergyman n. 牧师
confront vt. 面对。
folk n. 人们
coast n. 海岸
who部分是定语从句，修饰folk
mock vt. 嘲笑
that部分是宾语从句：that they had not come to the New World for religion.
for部分是原因状语
②“Our main end was to catch fish.” “我们的主要目的是捕鱼。”
这句是那些海边的人（folk）说的话
end n. 目标；目的
catch fish：捕鱼
总结：第五段是说，来到美国的这些人（settlers），有的是虔诚的宗教徒（清教徒），有的没有那么忠诚，有的根本就不是为了宗教而来，完全是别有所图。也就是，这些人是来自不同背景的，而且，目的也不一样。
【题目精讲】
36. The author holds that in the seventeenth-century New England ______.
36. 作者认为，在17世纪的新英格兰 ______。
解释：
A答案：无中生有。According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life. 利用这里设置的干扰。
B答案：According to the standard history of American philosophy, nowhere else in colonial America was “so much importance attached to intellectual pursuits.” 即：对知识的追求是没有任何地方可比的。所以，B正确。
C答案：无中生有。
D答案：无中生有，文章没有提及此内容。
A. Puritan tradition dominated political life清教传统主导了政治生活
B. intellectual interests were encouraged知识兴趣得到了鼓励
C. Politics benefited much from intellectual endeavors政治从知识活动中获益良多
D. intellectual pursuits enjoyed a liberal environment知识追求享有自由的环境
37. It is suggested in Paragraph 2 that New Englanders ______.
37. 文章第二段表明，新英格兰人 ______。
解释：
A答案：无中生有，文章没有提及此内容。
B答案：we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture, adjusting to New World circumstances. 这里把欧洲文化换成了旧世界。所以，B正确。
C答案：无中生有，文章没有提及此内容。But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life，利用这里设置的干扰，但是，是“we” 不是新英格兰人，文章没有说到新英格兰人的态度。
D答案：无中生有。痴迷的说法不对，而且，文章说的是清教徒的神学创新，不是所有的新英格兰人都是清教徒。
A. experienced a comparatively peaceful early history经历了一段相对和平的早期历史
B. brought with them the culture of the Old World他们带来了旧世界的文化
C. paid little attention to southern intellectual life很少关注南方的知识分子生活
D. were obsessed with religious innovations痴迷于宗教创新
38. The early ministers and political leaders in Massachusetts Bay ______.
38. 马萨诸塞湾早期的牧师和政治领袖 ______。
解释：
A答案：These men wrote and published extensively, reaching both New World and Old World audiences, and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness. 文章说到了他们的作品传到了新旧世界，但是，没有说因此而出名，而且，也不是所有人都出名了。
B答案：无中生有。
C答案：无中生有。
D答案：These men wrote and published extensively, reaching both New World and Old World audiences, and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness. 即：这人给新英格兰创造了一种知识氛围。所以，D正确。
A. were famous in the New World for their writings因为他们的著作而在新大陆闻名
B. gained increasing importance in religious affairs在宗教事务中越来越重要
C. abandoned high positions before coming to the New World在来到新世界之前放弃了高位
D. created a new intellectual atmosphere in New England在新英格兰创造了一种新的知识分子氛围
39. The story of John Dane shows that less well-educated New Englanders were often ______.
39. 约翰·戴恩的故事表明，受教育程度较低的新英格兰人通常是 ______。
解释：
A答案：总结：第四段是说，大多数的新英格兰人是受教育少的，它们深受迷信影响。具体举例说明。所以，A正确。
B答案：无中生有。
C答案：无中生有。
D答案：无中生有。
A. influenced by superstitions受迷信的影响
B. troubled with religious beliefs被宗教信仰困扰
C. puzzled by church sermons被教会的讲道所迷惑
D. frustrated with family earnings对家庭收入感到沮丧
40. The text suggests that early settlers in New England ______.
40. 文章表明，早期新英格兰的定居者（移民） ______。
解释：
A答案：无中生有。
B答案：无中生有。
C答案：总结：第五段是说，来到美国的这些人（settlers），有的是虔诚的宗教徒，有的没有那么忠诚，有的根本就不是为了宗教而来，完全是别有所图。也就是，这些人是来自不同背景的，而且，目的也不一样。而且，文章三、四段也说了有些人是受过良好教育的，而大多数人是没有受过良好教育的。所以，C正确。
D答案：formal records的说法在文章中没有提及。
A. were mostly engaged in political activities大多参与政治活动
B. were motivated by an illusory prospect被虚幻的前景所驱使
C. came from different intellectual backgrounds来自不同的知识背景
D. left few formal records for later reference没有留下正式的记录供后来参考
