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【题目】RobertOwenwasborninWalesin1771.Attheageoftenhewenttowork.Hisemployerhad alargeprivatelibrarysoOwenwasabletoeducatehimself.Hereada lotinhissparetimeandat nineteenhewasgiventhejobofsuperintendent ata Manchestercottonmill.Hewassosuccessful therethathepersuadedhisemployertobuy theNewLanarkmillinScotland.
WhenhearrivedatNewLanarkitwasadirtylittletownwithapopulationof2,000people. Nobodypaidanyattentiontotheworkers'housesortheirchildren'seducation.Theconditionsin thefactorieswereverybad.Therewasalotofcrimeandthemenspentmostoftheirwageson alcoholicdrinks.
Owenimprovedthehouses.Heencouragedpeopletobecleanandsavemoney.Heopened a shopandsoldtheworkerscheap,well-madegoodstohelpthem.Helimitedthesaleofalcoholic drinks.Aboveall,hefixedhismindonthechildren'seducation.In1816heopenedthefirstfree primaryschoolinBritain.
PeoplecamefromalloverthecountrytovisitOwen'sfactory.Theysawthattheworkerswere healthierandmoreefficientthaninothertowns.Theirchildrenwere betterfedandbettereducated. OwentriedthesameexperimentintheUnitedStates.Heboughtsomelandtherein1825,butthe[communitywastoofaraway.Hecouldnotkeepitundercontrolandlostmostofhismoney.
Owenneverstoppedfightingforhisidea.Aboveallhebelievedthatpeoplearenotborngood orbad.Hewasapracticalmananhisideaswerepractical."Ifyougivepeoplegoodworking conditions,"hethought,"theywillworkwelland,themostimportantthingofall,ifyougivethem thechancetolearn,theywillbebetterpeople."
【1】ForOwen,hisgreatestachievementinNewLanarkwas_____________.
A. improvingworker'shouses
B. helpingpeopletosavemoney
C. providingthechildrenwithagoodeducation
D. preventingmenfromgettingdrunk
【2】FromthepassagewemayinferthatOwenwasborn___________.
A. intoapoorfamily
B. intoarichfamily
C. intoanoblefamily
D. intoamiddleclassfamily
【3】Owen'sexperimentintheUnitedStatesfailedbecause_______.
A. helostallhismoney
B. itwastoofarawayforhimtoorganizeitproperly
C. peoplewhovisiteditwerenotimpressed
D. hedidnotbuyenoughland
【4】WemayinferformthepassagethatnochildreninBritaincouldenjoyfreeeducation until________.
A. 1771 B. 1825
C. 1816 D. 1860
【答案】
【1】C
【2】A
【3】B
【4】C
【解析】本文叙述了1711年出生于威尔士的Robert Owen一生的经历。他十岁开始工作,因为老板有一个大的图书馆,使他有机会在业余时间读很多书。在他当上监工之后,他又成功的劝服老板买了位于苏格兰的新拉纳克工厂。在那里,他通过改善住房条件,提供孩子教育,鼓励人们攒钱等方式,使人们过上了好日子。后来他在美国也做了同样的实验,但没有成功。他从未停止过实践他的理想,他坚信人们又好的条件,他们会更好的工作,更重要的是如果你给他们机会学习,他们会成为更出色的人才。
【1】细节理解题“hefixedhismindonthechildren'seducation.In1816heopenedthefirstfree primaryschoolinBritain.”可知他将他的心思固定在儿童教育上。1816年在英国办了第一所免费小学。故选C。
【2】推理判断题。由“Attheageoftenhewenttowork.Hisemployerhad alargeprivatelibrarysoOwenwasabletoeducatehimself.”在他十岁的时候就去工作。他的雇主有大的私人图书馆,所以他可以自学。可知他十岁就去工作,并且是靠老板家的图书馆自学的,可见他家里很穷。故选A。
【3】细节理解题。由“Heboughtsomelandtherein1825,butthe[communitywastoofaraway.Hecouldnotkeepitundercontrolandlostmostofhismoney.”可知是因为那个地方离他太远了,他无法控制,导致他损失了很多钱而没有成功。故选B。
【4】细节理解题。由“In1816heopenedthefirstfree primaryschoolinBritain.”1816年在英国办了第一所免费小学。可知在1816年之前英国没有免费的小学。故选C。