题目内容
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 slaveholder. 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. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, 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 constitu?tion. 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 Sedgewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants (后裔).One of her great?grandchildren was W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the found?ers of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokes?person for African American civil rights.
Mumbet's tombstone still stands in the Massachu?setts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: "She was born a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal."
1. What do we know about Mumbet according to Para?graph 1?
A. She was born a slave.
B. She was a slaveholder.
C. She had a famous sister.
D. She was born into a rich family.
2. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?
A. She found an employer.
B. She wanted to be a lawyer.
C. She was hit and got angry.
D. She had to take care of her sister.
3. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new constitution?
A. She should always obey her owners' orders.
B. She should be as free and equal as whites.
C. How to be a good servant.
D. How to apply for a job.
4. What did Mumbet do after the trial?
A. She chose to work for a lawyer.
B. She found the NAACP.
C. She continued to serve the Ashleys.
D. She went to live with her grandchildren.
【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记,主要介绍了美国历史上一位勇于追求自由.的女性Elizabeth Freeman为了获得自由而进行斗争,最终获得自由的故事,以及人们对她的评价。
A 细节理解题。根据文章首段中的"Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves."可知,她是一对奴隶父母生下的孩子,以及后文中她被一个奴隶主所拥有。故选A项。
C 细节理解题。根据第二段的内容"One day, Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade. Mumbet protec?ted her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back."可知选C项。
B细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的"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."可知,她一直在了解与宪法有关的内容,目的是为了获得和白人一样的平等权利。故选B项。
A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的"When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theo?dore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued (起诉)for her freedom."和第四段中的"She declined and instead went to work for
Sedgewick."可知,在她获得自由后,她选择了为律师工作。故选A项。