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I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.

Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this.

I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated.

Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct(扣除)what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor’s visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future.

In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it should come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits.

Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.

1.According to the passage, the letter was written by Jourdon to his former _______.

A.friend            B.master            C.neighbor          D.relative

2.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.The family name of this letter writer is Anderson.

B.The writer is paid the same as he was in Tennessee.

C.The writer will certainly get at least 11,680 dollars.

D.Safety rather than education weighs a lot to the writer.

3.The writer’s description of his present situation implies that _______.

A.he shows his intention of going back in Tennessee

B.he is somewhat richer and does not need to go back

C.his life is relatively good but still needs improvement

D.he is not a little satisfied with his present life in Ohio

4.The purpose of the writer’s asking for his pay back is _______.

A.to show he needs that amount of money urgently

B.to show he is determined to get what he deserved

C.to test whether the letter receiver is worthy of trust

D.to tell the letter receiver he still has faith in him

5.From the passage, we can see the writer is very _______.

A.wise             B.stupid            C.greedy           D.generous

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析:这是Jourdon写给他以前主人的一封信,文章中作者拒绝以前奴隶主让他回去为其效命的要求有礼有节,可见其明智。

1.B。第一段“you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.”和最后一段第四行“……of their young Masters”。

2.A。第四段第四行的Mrs. Anderson可知A为正确答案。B说的钱数是样,但在Tennessee根本未兑现,不能称之为is paid ;C中用certainly是错的;D项Safety rather than education中的rather than是错的,因为在作者心目中两者都重要。

3.D。整篇文章表明作者对他现在的生活状况非常满意,D选项中的not a little是非常的意思。

4.C。倒数第三段的最后一句可知。

5.A。文章中作者拒绝以前奴隶主让他回去为其效命的要求有礼有节,可见其明智。

考点:故事类短文阅读理解

点评:本题型考查了对文章段落或某一板块的理解概括能力。先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。在词义与句义理解的基础上,结合上下文总结归纳某一段或几段的大意,对于把握文章主旨,分析全文结构都是至关重要的。纵观历年高考试题,阅读理解试题一般有以下几种题型:一是直接回答who, whom, which, what, where, when, why, how等疑问词引起的细节问题;二是猜测词义题;三是推理判断题;四是综合概括题。在做阅读理解题时,一定要仔细看完,看清楚试题要求再作答,特别要注意NOT,TRUE,EXCEPT等词。有时,要先看题,后阅读文章,带着问题去读短文,可缩短阅读时间,效果也许会更好。 

 

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