【正文】 January 1803, Congress appropriated two million dollars to defray (支付) expenses to help improve relations between the United States and foreign nations. Jefferson asked James Monroe to sail for France to resolve the difficulty. Monroe was instructed to negotiate for the purchase of New Orleans and Florida. He was permitted to offer 50,000,000 francs for this concession of territory. If this offer were refused, then an alternative offer of 37,500,000 francs was to be made for New Orleans alone. A third alternative to be used in the negotiation was to insist upon the permanent right of deposit at New Orleans and navigation along the lower Mississippi. If all three offers were rejected by Napoleon, Monroe and Livingston were instructed to negotiate an alliance with the British Government not to make any peace with France. 　　Why Napoleon Sold Louisiana　　Events favored the United States. Napoleon had transported 35,000 troops to wipe out the rebellion in Santo Domingo, but yellow fever and the rebels did away with most of the French troops. With this disaster Napoleon39。s visions of expanding in the mainland at New Orleans vanished. He also recognized he inevitability of a conflict with Great Britain. How could he hope to keep Louisiana, thousands of miles away across the Atlantic, as long as Britain was Empress of the Seas? The revenue that the sale of Louisiana would bring to　　France was a temptation to Napoleon, whose treasury was almost depleted (消耗). Confronted with so many problems Napoleon quickly arrived at a April 11, 1803, even before the arrival of Monroe in Paris, Talleyrand proposed that the United States purchase all of the Louisiana 39。s first offer for this bargain was 20, 000, 000 francs, but Talleyrand countered with a demand for 125,000,000. In a brief negotiation both finally promised on 80,000,000 francs, equivalent to $ 15,000,000 in　　American money. On April 30, 1803, Louisiana became the possession of the United States. Threefourths of the sum went to France, the balance was reserved to pay the claims of American citizens against France.　　1. The passage gives a general description of the reasons for and the effect of the Louisiana purchase.　　2. The purchase of Louisiana helped the U. S. to grow into the powerful nation which it is today.　　3. The Louisiana purchase only expanded the territory of the U. S. .　　4. The rising spirit of democracy in the U. S. was introduced to Spain and France instantaneously.　　5. The purchase of Louisiana was acplished at a much lower price than originally intended.　　6. Spain was the original possessor of the Louisiana territory.　　7. Livingston39。s eloquence persuaded Marbois to accept an unreasonably low price for the Louisiana territory.　　8. Louisiana was sold to the U. S, for______francs.　　9. The Federalists in the East of U. S. were in favor of declaring war on Spain because they wished to______of President Jefferson39。s followers.　　10. When Louisiana was purchased, the export trade moving on the Mississippi accounted for___of the total export trade of the U. S. .　　答案：1. Y 2. Y 3. N 4. N 5. Y 6. N 7. NG 8. 80,000,000 9. split the ranks 10. 40%單純的課本內(nèi)容，并不能滿足學生的需要，通過補充，達到內(nèi)容的完善 教育之通病是教用腦的人不用手，不教用手的人用腦，所以一無所能。教育革命的對策是手腦聯(lián)盟，結(jié)果是手與腦的力量都可以大到不可思議。.