题目内容
Maryland is one of the 13 oldest states and one of the smallest states．It is on the eastern coast of the United States.
Maryland lies south of Pennsylvania．The famous Mason - Dixon line is between Maryland and Pennsylvania．Before the Civil War, slavery was legal (合法的) in the states south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and illegal in the states north of this line.
People from England first came to live in Maryland in 1634．Many of the early settlers were Catholics (天主教徒)．They had been treated badly in England, so they came to Maryland for religious(宗教的) freedom.
Maryland was named in honor of Henrietta Maria．She was the wife of King Charles- Ⅰ.The capital of Maryland is Annapolis, but the largest city in Maryland is Baltimore, an important seaport on the Chesapeake Bay.
Fishing is an important industry in Maryland．Chesapeake Bay is famous for its sea food.
Maryland has a warm climate．Farmers grow many kinds of fruits and vegetables．The state grows one-third of America’s tomatoes.
Recreation (娱乐) is also important．Good beaches line the Atlantic coast． Maryland is known for its horse races and boat races.
1．Which of the following maps gives the right position of Maryland?
(M = Maryland P = Pennsylvania M- D = Mason - Dixon Line At = Atlantic Ocean)
2．According to this passage, the Mason - Dixon Line ________.
A．tells what is legal from what is illegal
B．is nothing but the boundary line (边界线)between Pennsylvania and Maryland
C．separates the northern states from the southern states
D．has played an important part in getting rid of the slavery in American history
3．Before the Civil War, slavery was legal ________.
A．in the thirteen oldest states
B．in both Pennsylvania and Maryland
C．in south of Maryland
D．in Maryland and other southern states
4．People from England came to live in Maryland because ________.
A．they lived a poor life in England
B．many of them are Catholics
C．they wanted to enjoy religious freedom
D．Maryland had a warm climate
5．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Fruits and vegetables grow well in Maryland.
B．Maryland is smaller than all other states in the U．S.
C．Fishing plays an important role in the industry of Maryland.
D．Over 30 percent of America’s tomatoes are grown in Maryland.
提示：
1. 根据: It is on the eastern coast of the United States. Maryland lies south of Pennsylvania．The famous Mason - Dixon line is between Maryland and Pennsylvania． 2. 根据: Before the Civil War, slavery was legal (合法的) in the states south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and illegal in the states north of this line. 3. 根据前两道题的根据判断 4. 参见: People from England first came to live in Maryland in 1634…so they came to Maryland for religious freedom. 5. 根据Maryland is one of the 13 oldest states and one of the smallest states,判断Maryland是13个最古老的州中最小的,并不是现在美国所有的州中最小的
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| I was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot Country, Maryland. I have no accurate(准确的)knowledge of my age, never having seen any record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant(不知情的). I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvesting, springtime, or falltime. A lack of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages, I could not tell why the same right ought to be taken away from me. I was not allowed to ask my master about it. He considered all such questions on the part of a lave improper and impolite. The nearest estimate(估计)I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age. I come to this, from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, I was about seventeen years old. My mother was named Harriet Bailey. She was the daughter of Isaac and Betsey Bailey, both colored, and quite dark. My father was a white man. The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father; but of the correctness of this opinion, I know nothing and I had no means to know. My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant-before I knew her as my mother. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age. Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it, and hired out on some farm a considerable distance off, and the child is placed under the care of an older woman, too old for field labor. 1. It can be learned from the text that____. A. the slaves forgot the exact time when they are born B. the writer didn’t know whether his master was his father C. the writer was about twenty-seven years old in 1835 D. the writer’s mother left him as soon as he was born 2. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to ____. A. their birthday B. my age C. a record D. Maryland 3. According to the passage, when the writer was very young his mother____. A. ran away B. was light-skinned C. had several children D. was sent to work elsewhere 4. The author was most probably raised____. A. by his grandparents B. by an old woman slave C. with his master’s support D. together with other children 5. How does the writer feel about not knowing his age? A. Curious. B. Unhappiness. C. Astonished. D. Ashamed.
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