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The development of Jamestown in Virginia during the second half of the seventeenth century was closely related to the making and

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问题     The development of Jamestown in Virginia during the second half of the seventeenth century was closely related to the making and using of bricks. There are several practical reasons why bricks be came important to the colony.
    Although the forests could initially supply sufficient timber, the process of lumbering was extremely difficult, particularly because of the lack of roads. Later, when the timber on the peninsula had been depleted, wood had to be brought from some distance. Building stone was also in short sup ply. However, as clay was plentiful, it was inevitably that the colonists would turn to brickmaking.
    In addition to practical reasons for using brick as the principal construction material, there was also an ideological reason. Brick represented durability and permanence. The Virginia company of London instructed the colonists to build hospitals and new residences out of brick. In 1662, the town Act of the Virginia Assembly provided for the construction of thirty-two brick buildings and prohibited the use of wood as a construction material. Had this law ever been successfully enforced, James town would have been a model city. Instead, the residents failed to comply fully with the law; and by 1699 Jamestown had collapsed into a pile of rubble with only three or four houses where people could stay.
It can be inferred from passage that settlers who built with bricks in the 1660’ s were ______.
选项 A、planning to return to England
B、obeying the laws
C、not concerned about durability
D、interested in larger residence
答案A
解析 文章第三段讲到，用砖料建造房屋还有人们意识方面的原因。人们认为砖料结实耐用，他们还颁布法令禁止用木材建房。从此可推知，当时人们没有打算长期居住在这个殖民地，而是想回到英国去。
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