46. If we divide the
passage into two parts, where can we draw the dividing line?
A. Between the 3rd and
the 4th paragraph.
B. Between the 2nd and
the 3rd paragraph.
C. Between the 4th and
the 5th paragraph.
D. Between the 5th and
the 6th paragraph.
D★★
George Washington, the
“Father of America”, was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County,
Virginia. His father died when George was eleven and he did not attend school
regularly, but he acquired basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. He
did not attend university. When he was 16, George moved to Lawrence’s estate,
Mount Vernon, and ten years later, he married a young widow, Martha, and
adopted her two children. Washington had no children of his own.
George received his
first military appointment as a major in the militia(民兵队伍)
during the French and Indian War (1754). In 1758 Washington was elected to the
House of Burgesses and expressed his opposition to Britain’s unfair taxes and
land laws. He was active in resisting British rule. When the Revolutionary War
began (1775) the Continental Congress asked George Washington to be the
commander in chief of the Continental army.
With a force of about
10,000 men, he faced a difficult winter (1777-1778) at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania. They had little food and were poorly clothed. Those who survived
until spring were pleased to learn that France had recognized America’s
independence. With aid from France, the troops were able to trap the main
British force at Yorktown (1781). After the war, Washington returned home to
Mount Vernon.
George Washington was a
member of the Federalist Party, believing in a strong central American
government. His popularity caused him to be elected president of the
Constitutional Convention in 1787, and in 1789 he became the first president of
the United States. He was elected to a second term, with John Adams serving as
vice president. He refused to run for a third term as president.
He died on December 14,
1799, of a throat infection brought on by several hours outside in a freezing
rain. He is buried in the family tomb at Mount Vernon.
