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10．Historians say Harriet Tubman was born in the year 1820．Nobody really knows．But we do know that Harriet Tubman was one of the bravest women ever born in the United States．
From a very early age，Harriet knew how slaves suffered．At six years old，she was sent to the fields．Working outside not only made her body strong but also made her learn about the Underground Railroad，on which she helped hundreds of people escape from slavery later．She also learned many things from the other slaves，which one day would help her lead her people to freedom．She became more of a rebel （反叛者）．
In 1844，at about age 24，she married a free black man named John Tubman．By now，Harriet was sure she wanted to try to escape．Suddenly，the time came．Her owner died．Though opposed by her husband，she decided to escape．With the help of the Underground Railroad，and through a variety of suffering she finally crossed the border into Pennsylvania，where slavery was banned．
   Now that Harriet was free，she did not forget the hundreds of other slaves back in Maryland．Harriet traveled back and forth eighteen times，helping about 300 slaves escape into free territory．She became an expert at hiding from slave hunters．The people she helped called her Moses．At one time，anyone finding Harriet was promised $40，000 for catching her-dead or alive．
   During the Civil War，Harriet Tubman went into enemy territory to spy for the North．She also served as a nurse．After four years of bloody fighting，the North won the war．
After the fighting ended，Harriet Tubman returned to Auburn，New York．She kept working．She traveled and gave speeches to raise money for better education for black children．She also worked for women's rights and housing．Harriet Tubman died in 1913．She was about 93 years old．By that time，she was recognized as an American hero．The United States government gave a funeral with military honors for the woman known as Moses．
56．Which of the following would be the best tile for the text？D
A．A History of American Black Slaves
B．Cruel American Civil War
C．Information on the Underground Railroad
D．A Brief Introduction to Harriet Tubman
57．Which of the following is true of the Underground Railroad？A
A．It was a system that helped slaves escape from the South to North．
B．It was a special train，on which slaves couldn't be found easily．
C．It was a special place where slaves could hide themselves．
D．It was a group of people who would like to help the blacks．
58．The sentence"Later，she told a friend，‘I felt like I was in heaven．'"can be placed at the back of ParagraghB．
A.2                      B.3                      C.4                      D.5
59．According to the text，we know thatD．
A．slavery was banned in all the states in America before the Civil War
B．Harriet Tubman raised money for better education for white children
C．the government gave her a funeral because she was Moses
D．Harriet Tubman still worked for black people after the Civil War
60．Which is the right order about what Harriet Tubman did？C
①She spied for the North．②She escaped into Pennsylvania．
③She worked in the field．④People called her Moses．
⑤She returned to New York．⑥She was buried as a hero．
A．②③①④⑥⑤B．②①③⑤⑥④C．③②④①⑤⑥D．③②①⑤④⑥

Answer 1

分析 本文是美国黑人运动领袖塔布曼的简介，从一个黑人奴隶到成为黑人战士直到内战结束后为黑人工作的一生．

解答 56．答案是D．主旨大意题．文章介绍了美国黑人女英雄塔布曼的一生，所以选D．
57．答案是A．推理判断题．根据文中句子"She became an expert at hiding from slave hunters"塔布曼担任地下活动组织者，曾协助很多黑奴奔向自由，成了地下铁路的一个著名"售票员"．Underground Railway是一个营救黑人的地下活动组织．所以答案选A．
58．答案是B．推理判断题．根据第三段第一句"Now that Harriet was free"塔布曼自由了，可知塔布曼成功地逃到宾夕法尼亚州自由了，感觉是来到了天堂．所以答案选B．
59．答案是D．细节理解题．根据最后一段句子"She kept working．She traveled and gave speeches to raise money for better education for black children"她继续工作，到处为了提高黑人的教育基金而演讲，可见内战后，塔布曼继续为黑人工作．所以答案是D．
60．答案是C．排序题，根据文中对于塔布曼一生的描述，第四句People called her Moses，是在内战之前那些被她帮助的黑人给她的称谓，第一句She spied for the North为北方当间谍发生在内战期间，所以答案选C．

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