17.Elizabeth Freem an was born at 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 slaveholders.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(铁锹).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 constitution.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 Segdewick.Mumbet died in 1829,but her legacy(传家宝)lived on in her many descendants(后裔).One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B.Du Bois,one of the founders of the NAACP,and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.
Mumbet's tomb stone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried.It reads,in part:"She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years.She could neither read nor write,yet in her own area she had no superior or equal."
32.What can we know from the first three paragraphs?B
A.Mumbet was a slaveholder.
B.She was hit by Ashley's wife.
C.Mumbet won her freedom after others.
D.Mumbet ran away from the Ashleys because she wanted to be a lawyer.
33.In the second paragraph,the underlined word"Furious"probably meansC.
A.calm
B.outstanding
C.angry
D.satisfied
34.From the passage,we can infer thatA.
A.Mumbet affected her younger generation in a way
B.Mumbet had only one grandchild-an important writer
C.Mumbet left the house and refused to come back
D.Mumbet founded the new Massachusetts constitution
35.What does the passage mainly talk about?B
A.The difference between men and women.
B.The life of a brave African American woman.
C.The friendship between a lawyer and a slave.
D.Mumbet's struggle for fame and fortune.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了一位勇敢的奴隶为了获得自由和平等权而努力斗争的故事.
解答 32.B.细节理解题.根据第二段One day,Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade(铁锹).Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead可知 Mumbet被艾希礼的妻子打了;故选B.
33.C.词义猜测题.根据第二段Furious,she left the house and refused to come back.When the Ashleys tried to make her return,Mumbet consulted a lawye可知出于愤怒,她离开了家不肯回来,并请律师讨回公道,可知她十分愤怒;故选C.
34.A.推理判断题.根据第四段One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B.Du Bois,one of the founders of the NAACP,and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights可知她影响了下一代的思维;故选A.
35.B.主旨要义.通过阅读文章She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years.She could neither read nor write,yet in her own area she had no superior or equal可知,本文讲述的是一位勇敢的奴隶Elizabeth为了获得自由而做出的努力.故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.