Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slave
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Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”
For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.
While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.
Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.
Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”
小题1:What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1? | A．She was born a slave | | B．She was a slaveholder | | C．She had a famous sister | | D．She was born into a rich family |
小题2:Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys? | A．She found an employer | | B．She wanted to be a lawyer | | C．She was hit and got angry | | D．She had to take care of her sister |
小题3:What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new consititution? | A．She should always obey her owners’ orders | | B．She should be as free and equal as whites | | C．How to be a good servant | | D．How to apply for a job |
小题4:What did Mumbet do after the trial? | A．She chose to work for a lawyer | | B．She found the NAACP | | C．She continued to serve the Ashleys | | D．She went to live with her grandchildren |
小题5:What is the test mainly about? | A．A story of a famous writer and spokesperson | | B．The friendship between a lawyer and a slave | | C．The life of a brave African American woman | | D．A trial that shocked the whole world |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C |
解析
【文章大意】这是一片人物传记。本文讲述了一位勇敢的奴隶为了获得自由和平等权而努力斗争的故事。
小题1:A考查细节理解。由第一句“Elizabeth Freeman was born about …who were slaves.”可知，Mumbet出生在一个奴隶家庭里，所以她也是一个奴隶。故选A。
小题2:C考查细节理解。由第二段的第三句“Mumbet protected her sister…”和第四句“Furious, she left the house and refused to come back.”可知，Mumbet在奴隶主暴打姐姐的时候因为保护姐姐而被打，她因为愤怒而离开了奴隶主家。故选C。
小题3:B考查细节理解。由第三段的第二句“If the constitution said that all…she thought it should apply to her”可知，Mumbet在新宪法的讨论中知道了所有人都是自由和平等的，故选B。
小题4: A考查细节理解。由第四段可知，Mumbet在审判之后拒绝了Ashleys家的聘用，去为律师Sedgewick工作，故选A。
小题5:C考查主旨要义。通过阅读文章可知，本文讲述的是一位勇敢的奴隶为了获得自由而做出的努力。故选C。 |
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My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It"s for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. In fact, they"re hard to spot, they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in Tom was working out in the field when he her walking around at the edge of the field. She was unafraid and seemed to be about what he was doing.
Tom saw the bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.
One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom he didn"t see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently, she didn"t like to be . She"d run up and peck (啄) at Tom"s hands, then off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the and left.
As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to more and more often. Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom"s leg and stay long enough for me to get a of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened, we put a at the end of our driveway asking not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, warned people not to shoot her. . hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
| 小题1: | | A．interesting | B．reasonable | C．impossible | D．unusual |
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| 小题2: | | A．though | B．because | C．unless | D．until |
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| 小题3: | | A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
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| 小题4: | | A．got | B．kept | C．noticed | D．imagined |
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| 小题5: | | A．naturally | B．certainly | C．normally | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．crazy | B．curious | C．concerned | D．cautious |
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| 小题7: | | A．shy | B．awkward | C．friendly | D．elegant |
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| 小题8: | | A．careful | B．tired | C．fond | D．sick |
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| 小题9: | | A．supposed | B．realized | C．hoped | D．pretended |
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| 小题10: | | A．ignored | B．observed | C．amazed | D．disturbed |
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| 小题13: | | A．give up | B．come out | C．turn over | D．fly by |
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| 小题14: | | A．Eventually | B．Suddenly | C．Constantly | D．Presently |
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| 小题15: | | A．chance | B．dream | C．picture | D．sense |
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| 小题16: | | A．comfortable | B．guilty | C．anxious | D．familiar |
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| 小题17: | | A．lantern | B．sign | C．gun | D．loudspeaker |
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| 小题18: | | A．drivers | B．farmers | C．hunters | D．tourists |
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| 小题20: | | A．In fact | B．For long | C．On the contrary | D．By the way |
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In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d"Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.
We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom"s vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn"t care much about my bedtime.
Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little Are going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel（桶） of paint but couldn"t really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1 made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me
Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me. 1 hadn"t turned 5 yet.
As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?
As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder (驾雪橇者), I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn"t realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.
In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d"Alene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska.
小题1:What can be inferred about the author"s family?| A．His father was a cruel man. | | B．His parents didn"t love him. | | C．His parents used to be very busy. | | D．His mother didn"t have any jobs. |
小题2:What happened when the author was 4?| A．He learned to smoke. | | B．He was locked in a basement. | | C．He was arrested by the police. | | D．He nearly caused a fire accident. |
小题3:Which of the following is true?| A．Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds. | | B．The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska. | | C．Leonhard often visited the author"s family after 1950. | | D．The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska. |
小题4:What is the author"s purpose of writing the text?| A．To look back on his childhood with adventures. | | B．To describe the extreme weather of Alaska. | | C．To express how much he misses Leonhard. | | D．To show off his pride in making trouble. |
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A schoolgirl saved her father"s life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic (过敏的) reaction which stopped his heart.
Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm"s heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing.
Izzy"s mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.
However, she quickly discovered her arms weren"t strong enough, so she stamped on her father"s chest .Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按压) until the ambulance arrived .
Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: "I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn"t strong enough to use hands. I was quite scared. The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his
"She"s a little star," said Debbie, "i was really upset but Izzy just took over. I just can"t believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid. Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we"ve got to see an expert."
Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment.
He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.
小题1:Izzy kicked her father in the chest ______ .| A．to express her helplessness | B．to practise CPR on him | | C．to keep him awake | D．to restart his heart |
小题2:What"s the right order of the events?
1Izzy kicked Colm.
2Debbie called 999.
3Izzy learned CPR.
4Colm"s heart stopped. 小题3:What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?| A．What Colm suffered. | | B．Colm"s present condition. | | C．What caused Colm"s allergy. | | D．Symptoms of Colm"s allergic reaction. |
小题4:Why does the author write the news?| A．To describe a serious accident. | | B．To prove the importance of CPR. | | C．To report a 9-year-old girl"s brave act. | | D．To call people"s attention to allergic reaction. |
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One night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I became how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home , I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices in the end. The separation between us has proved to be for me.
| 小题1: | | A．attract | B．promote | C．surprise | D．praise |
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| 小题2: | | A．little | B．much | C．well | D．wrong |
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| 小题3: | | A．leave | B．refuse | C．contact | D．forgive |
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| 小题4: | | A．explaining | B．sleeping | C．wondering | D．regretting |
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| 小题5: | | A．poor | B．timely | C．final | D．tough |
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| 小题6: | | A．eagerly | B．politely | C．nervously | D．curiously |
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| 小题7: | | A．patience | B．presence | C．intelligence | D．Influence |
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| 小题8: | | A．Comfortable | B．Expensive | C．Empty | D．Modern |
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| 小题9: | | A．Interested in | B．aware of | C．doubtful | D．satisfied with |
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| 小题10: | | A．when | B．where | C．which | D．that |
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| 小题11: | | A．abandoning | B．balancing | C．comparing | D．mixing |
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| 小题12: | | A．Depending on | B．supplied with | C．Faced with | D．Insisting on |
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| 小题13: | | A．different | B．friendly | C．positive | D．general |
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| 小题14: | | A．criticized | B．informed | C．warned | D．reminded |
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| 小题15: | | A．managed | B．offered | C．attempted | D．expected |
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| 小题16: | | A．grateful | B．energetic | C．independent | D．practical |
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| 小题17: | | A．examples | B．limits | C．rules | D．goals |
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| 小题18: | | A．question | B．experience | C．history | D．occasion |
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| 小题19: | | A．pay off | B．come back | C．run out | D．turn up |
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| 小题20: | | A．blessing | B．gathering | C．failure | D．pleasure |
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“Dad,” I say one day …..take a trip. Why don’t you fly and meet me?”
My father had just reired……….. His job filled his day, his thought, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drfting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.
“ What is our first stop?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still don’t have a watch?”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite(), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of little boy.
“Unbelievable,” he says, “How was this done?”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself, Would I ever devote my life to anything?
No directions, …… I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I hear them in my own.
The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.
“Did you ever travel with your dad? I ask.
“Only once,” he says. “ I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other---but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”>
The kast sebtebce----it’s probably the same thing I’s say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.
In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world, I can keep traveling, I realize--- and maybe a regular job won’t be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip, I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says.” We have got to take another trip like that sometime.
I tell him I’ve learn decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch.
小题1:We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _________.| A．followed the fashion | | B．got bored with his job | | C．was unhappy with…… | | D．liked the author’s collection of stamps |
小题2: What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?| A．His father is interested in sculpture | | B．His father is as innocent as a little boy | | C．He should learn sculpture in the future | | D．He should pursue a specific aim in life. |
小题3:From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author________.| A．wants his children to learn from their grandfather | | B．comes to understand what parental love means | | C．learns how to communicate with his father | | D．hopes to give whatever he can to his father |
小题4:What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?| A．The call solves their disagreements | | B．The Swiss watch has drawn them closer | | C．They decide to learn photography together. | | D．They begin to change their attitudes to life |
小题5:What could be the best title for the passage?| A．Love Nature, Love Life | | B．A Son Lost in Adventure | | C．A Journey with Dad | | D．The Art of Travel |
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