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May: Happenings from the Past
May 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
Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon (漫画), showing a snake cut in pieces with the words “Join 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

1. 1.
   We know from the text that Buchanan is_____.
   1. A.
      Isaac’s father
   2. B.
      a winning horse
   3. C.
      a slave taking care of horses
   4. D.
      the first racing horse in Kentucky
2. 2.
   What is the title of the first American political cartoon?
   1. A.
      Join or Die
   2. B.
      Pennsylvania Gazette
   3. C.
      What Hath God Wrought
   4. D.
      Kentucky Derby
3. 3.
   In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?
   1. A.
      1934
   2. B.
      1960
   3. C.
      1964
   4. D.
      1994
4. 4.
   Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?
   1. A.
      Washing to, D.C
   2. B.
      New York City
   3. C.
      Kentucky
   4. D.
      Pennsylvania

Answer 1

BADA
试题分析：本篇主要写的是美国历史上在五月份发生的五件事。一是1884年5月Isaac Murphy骑马比赛三连冠。二是1754年5月Pennsylvania Gazette是美国的第一个政治漫画。三是1934年5月第一次沙尘暴席卷华盛顿和纽约。四是1994年5月前第一夫人去世。五是1844年5月历史上第一次出现电报。
1.细节理解题。根据rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby它是一匹马，故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon (漫画)故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据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.故选D。
4.细节理解题。根据over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Md.故选A。
考点：历史类短文阅读。
点评：在快速阅读的过程中，要掌握主旨大意，要有阅读的整体意识，避免那种“只见树木，不见森林”的逐字逐句的阅读习惯。接着是寻读，确定“信息源”，找出问题的相关信息出自文章何处，跟哪些段落或句子有关，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节一点一滴的区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案，这样对细节理解题的处理基本做到了有根有据，提高了判断的正确性。