题目内容
3.May:Happenings from the PastMay 5,1884
Isaac Murphy,son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history,rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby.He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.
May 9,1754
Benijamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon(漫画),showing a snake cut in pieces with the words"John or Die"printed under the picture.
May 11,1934
The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl,the result of years of drought(干旱),blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington,D.C.
May 19,1994
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis,former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s,died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.
May 24,1844
Samuel F.B.Morse taps out the first message,"What hath God wrought,"over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington,D.C.,to Baltimore,Md.
25.We know from the text that Buchanan isB.
A.Isaac's father
B.a winning horse
C.a slave taking care of horse
D.the first racing horse in Kentucky
26.What is the title of the first American political cartoon?A
A.Join or Die
B.Pennsylvania Gazette
C.What Hath God Wrought
D.Kentucky Derby
27.In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?D
A.1934 B.1960
C.1964 D.1994
28.Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?A
A.Washing,D.C.
B.New York City.
C.Kentucky.
D.Pennsylvania.
分析 本文记录了不同国家不同年代在五月份发生的历史.当然,这些历史中有些也呈现出了一些名人.是他们创造出来的历史.
解答 25.B.细节理解题.根据第一段"IsaacMurphy,sonofaslaveandperhapsthegreatesthorseriderinAmericanhistory,ridesBuchanantowinhisfirstKentuckyDerby"可知,由于Isaac是最伟大的骑手,他"rideBuchanan",可以推断出Buchanan是一匹赛马.故选B.
26.A.细节推断题.根据"showingasnakecutinpieces,withthewords‘JoinorDic'printedunderthepicture"可知"JoinorDic"是这个卡通片的名字,而"PennsylvaniaGazette"只是电影公司的名字.故选A.
27.D.细节推断题.根据"May19,1994JacquelineLeeBouvierKennedyOnassis,formerfirstladyandoneofthemostfamouspeopleofthe1960s,diedofcancerinNewYorkattheageof64."可知Jacqueline死于1994年.故选D.
28.A.细节推断题.根据"overthelong-distancetelegraphlinewhichrunsfromWashington,D.C,toBaltimore,Md"可知和历史上第一个电报有关的城市是Washington,D.C.故选A.
点评 本文是考察学生历史文化类阅读理解文章.这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等.这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上.
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