| In 17th-century New England, almost
everyone believed in witches. Struggling to survive in a vast and sometimes
unforgiving land, America’s earliest European settlers understood themselves to
be surrounded by an inscrutable universe filled with invisible spirits, both
benevolent and evil, that affected their lives. They often attributed a sudden
illness, a household disaster or a financial setback to a witch’s curse. The
belief in witchcraft was, at bottom, an attempt to make sense of the
unknown. While witchcraft was often feared, it was punished only infrequently. In the first 70 years of the New En A. things might not go from bad to worse. B. the doctor tried to cure fits. C. more people suffered from fits. D. the situation was further aggravated. 更多"In this section there are four read"的相关试题: [单项选择] In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your answer sheet. {{B}}TEXT A{{/B}}
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