Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　19. A) It was when her ancestors came to America.

　　B) People had plenty of land to cultivate then.

　　C) It marked the beginning of something new.

　　D) Everything was natural and genuine then.

　　20. A) They believed in working for goals. C) They had all kinds of entertainment.

　　B) They enjoyed living a living a life of ease. D) They were known to be creative.

　　21. A) Chatting with her ancestors. C) Polishing all the silver work.

　　B) Furnishing her country house. D) Doing needlework by the fire.

　　19.【答案】C) It marked the beginning of something new.

　　【问题】Why does the speaker say she would like to go back and live in the 18th century America?

　　【原文+解析】Well, if I could go back in history and live, I’d like to go back to the 18th century, perhaps in colonial America in Yankee New England where one of my ancestors lived, because it was the beginning of something. 好吧，如果我能回到历史中去生活，我想回到十八世纪，也许是在殖民地美国的新英格兰，我的一个祖先住在那里，因为它是某事的开端。该句位于段首句，题文同序定位答案于此句，并且该句与选项“C它标志着新事物的开始。”意思一致，所以答案选C。

　　20. 【答案】A) They believed in working for goals.

　　【问题】What does the speaker say about the Puritans?

　　【原文+解析】I’m deeply attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense, but they believe in working for something, working for goals and I like that. 我深深地爱上了清教徒的传统，不是宗教意义上的，而是他们相信工作的事，工作的目标，我很喜欢这一点。与选项A一致。