17.Elizabeth Freem an was born at 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(鐵鍬).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(起訴) 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(傳家寶)lived on in her many descendants(后裔).One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B.Du Bois,one of the founders of the NAACP,and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.
Mumbet's tomb stone 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 area she had no superior or equal."
32.What can we know from the first three paragraphs?B
A.Mumbet was a slaveholder.
B.She was hit by Ashley's wife.
C.Mumbet won her freedom after others.
D.Mumbet ran away from the Ashleys because she wanted to be a lawyer.
33.In the second paragraph,the underlined word"Furious"probably meansC.
A.calm
B.outstanding
C.a(chǎn)ngry
D.satisfied
34.From the passage,we can infer thatA.
A.Mumbet affected her younger generation in a way
B.Mumbet had only one grandchild-an important writer
C.Mumbet left the house and refused to come back
D.Mumbet founded the new Massachusetts constitution
35.What does the passage mainly talk about?B
A.The difference between men and women.
B.The life of a brave African American woman.
C.The friendship between a lawyer and a slave.
D.Mumbet's struggle for fame and fortune.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了一位勇敢的奴隸為了獲得自由和平等權(quán)而努力斗爭的故事.
解答 32.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段One day,Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade(鐵鍬).Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead可知 Mumbet被艾希禮的妻子打了;故選B.
33.C.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第二段Furious,she left the house and refused to come back.When the Ashleys tried to make her return,Mumbet consulted a lawye可知出于憤怒,她離開了家不肯回來,并請律師討回公道,可知她十分憤怒;故選C.
34.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B.Du Bois,one of the founders of the NAACP,and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights可知她影響了下一代的思維;故選A.
35.B.主旨要義.通過閱讀文章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 area she had no superior or equal可知,本文講述的是一位勇敢的奴隸Elizabeth為了獲得自由而做出的努力.故選B.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.