题目内容
阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案
Scarlett came into power at Tara now and, like others who became top leaders suddenly, all the bullying（威吓人的）nature in her rose to the surface． It was not that she was basically unkind． It was because she was afraid that others would learn about her short-comings and refuse to obey her． Besides, there was some pleasure in shouting at people and knowing they were afraid． She was not blind to the fact that her character was changing． Sometimes when she made others frightened, she wondered where her good manners had gone． All the gentleness Ellen had tried hard to put in her had fallen away from her as quickly as leaves fall from trees in the first cold wind of autumn．
Time and again, Ellen had said, “Be firm but be gentle with those below, especially darkies（黑人）.”“But if I was gentle, the darkies would sit in the room all day, talking endlessly about the good old days when a house Negro wasn't supposed to do a field hand's work,”she would answer．
She couldn't even love her sisters now． They were simply a dead weight on her shoulders． As for cherishing（珍爱）them, wasn't she bathing them, combing their hair and feeding them, even walking miles every day to find vegetables? If she was overly kind and gentle to them, they'd probably stay longer in bed, and she wanted them on their feet again as soon as possible, so there would be four more hands to help her
(1) That Scarlett came into power most probably means ______．
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A．she became president of Tara
B．she became owner of a landlord family
C．she suddenly became strong enough to bully others
D．she could be unkind to others
(2) Scarlett thought it necessary to shout at people so as to ______．
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A．make them afraid of her
B．cover her weak points
C．make herself understood
D．both A and B
(3) Scarlett knew that ______．
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A．she should be both firm and gentle to those below
B．a house Negro did only farm work in the past
C．she used to have good manners
D．she should get rid of her bad manners as quickly as possible
(4) What had probably happened to Scarlett before she came into power?
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A．She had defeated her enemies and become the top leader．
B．She had put down the rebellions（反叛）of the darkies．
C．Her parents had died, leaving her taking care of everything．
D．Her sisters had put on a dead weight on her shoulders．
(5) Which of the following explains why Scarlett couldn't love her sisters?
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A．She wanted to bully them too．
B．they didn't want to do a field hand's work．
C．They wanted to stay longer in bed．
D．She was too busy and wanted their help．
