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阅读理解 　　Sometimes a book can help change history．One book that certainly did was Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe．It was a book that spoke out against slavery． 　　At the time Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote her book, there were over 3.5 million slaves in the United States．Slaves were usually in the cotton-growing states of the South．The Northern States had ended slavery．They did not mind that slavery continued in the South． 　　Stowe decided to make people understand that slavery was very bad．Each night after putting her six children to bed she worked on her book．She told the story of an old slave, Tom and Simon Legree, a slave owner．She also told how the slaves tried to run away for freedom．Uncle Tom’s Cabin first came out in 1852．Over 300 000 books were sold out in a year． 　　People had different ideas about the book．In the North, many people finally believed that slavery must be ended after they read the book．In the South, many people were very angry at the people in the North．By 1861 the two parts of the country were at war．The Civil War, which lasted until 1865, finally brought an end to slavery． 　　Of course, there were many things that made the Civil War happen．Yet, Uncle Tom’s Cabin surely played a part．Stowe met President Lincoln in 1862．As Lincoln took her hand, he said,“So you are the little woman who started the big war．” (1) While many Northerners agreed with Harriet Beecher Stowe, ________． [　　] A． many Southerners wanted war B． many Southerners did not read the book C． many Southerners were angry D． some slaves tried to run away from the North (2) From the text, we can see that ________． [　　] A． Stowe was a young woman B． Stowe’s husband was dead when she wrote the story C． Stowe wrote her book with stories from her six children D． Stowe could not work on her book during the day-time (3) Uncle Tom’s Cabin was ________． [　　] A． a book about Harriet Beecher Stowe B． a history book C． a book that helped change history D． a book about the American Civil War (4) Harriet Beecher Stowe ________． [　　] A． was a little woman who started the American Civil War B． was against slavery C． helped some slaves to run away from the South D． met Abraham Lincoln before the Civil War (5) According to the passage, what is the greatest contribution of the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin? [　　] A． It helped to bring an end to the slavery． B． It played a part to make the Civil War happen． C． It drew much attention to the slavery． D． It was the greatest book in literature history．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．B;5．A;
解析：

(1)	从倒数第二段看，很多南方人对北方人很生气，他们想继续使用奴隶。
(2)	从第二段看，每天晚上让六个孩子们睡觉后，才能写作，同样白天她也要照看孩子；她是六个孩子的母亲，所以不年轻，不选A项。
(3)	从第一段和最后一段看，《汤姆叔叔的小屋》起到很大作用，推动了奴隶制的废除。
(4)	从她的小说，尤其是第三段第一句看出。
(5)	短文一开头就说“一本书就能改变历史”，而《汤姆叔叔的小屋》对历史的改变正是它间接地终结了奴隶制。