四六级考试

【单选题】 According to the passage, the British colonists were unlike the Spanish colonists in that ______.
A．the British colonists collected tribute from the native population
B．the British colonists kept records from a very early date
C．the British colonists drove Native Americans off the land
D．the British colonists were unable to provide medical care against epidemic disease

网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
事实细节题。根据原文第三段后半部分的内容，英国人倾向于赶走土著人，而不是像西班牙人那样奴役他们，所以英属美洲的殖民地的传染病没有被观察到，英殖民者和西班牙殖民者的不同就在于他们是否把土著人从土地上赶走，所以选择C)。[避错指导] A)项“收集贡品”，B)项“很早就有记录”，D)项“不能医治传染病”均不是两国殖民者的不同之外。 查看试题解析出处>>