Question

【题目】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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(铁锹).Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Angry, 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(传家宝)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 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 area she had no superior or equal.”

【1】 Which of the following statements about Mumbet is true according to the passage?

A. She died in his 90s.

B. She served the Ashleys for nearly 4 decades.

C. Her sister was hit and ran away .

D. She was hit by Ashley’s wife

【2】In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “declined” probably means______.

A. compromised B. refused

C. decreased D. agreed

【3】From the passage, we can infer_______.

A. Mumbet influenced her younger generation in a way

B. Mumbet went to work for the lawyer

C. the lawyer taught Mumbet how to apply for a job

D. Mumbet had only one grandchild

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. A shocking trial.

B. Mumbet and her sister.

C. The life of Mumbet.

D. The effect of Mumbet on her children.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了美国历史上一位勇于追求自由的女性黑奴Elizabeth Freeman为获得自由而进行斗争，最后获得自由的故事，以及人们对她的评价。

【1】D.细节理解题。根据Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742和Mumbet died in 1829可知A项错误；根据For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family.可知B选项错误；根据Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead可知 C选项错误； D选项与原文意思一致，故选D。

【2】B. 词义猜测题。A. compromised妥协；B. refused拒绝；C. decreased下降，减少；D. agreed 同意。根据画线后的句子instead went to work for Segdewick.可知她拒绝了为 the Ashleys工作，故选B。

【3】A. 推理判断题。B选项是原文原话,所以B选项错误；C选项没提；根据第四段中的句子Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants. 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D选项错误；同时可以推断出Mumbet从某种程度上来说对后代产生了影响，故选A.

【4】C.主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了美国历史上一位勇于追求自由的女性黑奴Elizabeth Freeman为获得自由而进行斗争，最后获得自由的故事,故选C。