Text 2For centuries the most valuable of African resources for Europeans were the slaves ,but these could be obtained at coastal ports, without any need for going deep inland. Slavery had been an established institution in Africa. Prisoners of war had bee
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For centuries the most valuable of African resources for Europeans were the slaves ,but these could be obtained at coastal ports, without any need for going deep inland. Slavery had been an established institution in Africa. Prisoners of war had been enslaved, as were also debtors and individuals guilty of serious crimes. But these slaves usually were treated as part of the family. They had clearly defined rights, and their slave status was not necessarily inherited. Therefore it is commonly argued that Africa's traditional slavery was mild compared to the trans-Atlantic slave trade organized by the Europeans. This argument ,however ,can be carried too far .ln the most recent study of this subject, some scholars warned against the illusion that "cruel and dehumanizing enslavement was a monopoly of the West. Slavery in its extreme forms ,including the taking of life, was common to both Africa and the West. The fact that African slavery had different origins and consequences should not lead us to deny what it was - the exploitation and control of human beings. "Neither can it be denied that the wholesale shipment of Africans to the slave plantations of the Americas was made possible by the participation of African chiefs who rounded up their fellow Africans and sold them as a handsome profit to European ship captains waiting along the coasts.
Granting all this ,the fact remains that the trans-Atlantic slave trade conducted by the Europeans was entirely different in quantity and quality from the traditional type of slavery that had existed' within Africa. From the beginning the European variety was primarily an economic institution rather than social ,as it had been in Africa. Western slave traders and slave owners were acted on by purely economic considerations ,and were quite ready to work their slaves to death if it was more profitable to do so than to treat them more mercifully. This inhumanity was reinforced by racism when the Europeans became involved in the African slave trade on a large scale. Perhaps as a subconscious rationalization they gradually came to look down on Negroes as inherently inferior ,and therefore destined to serve their white masters. Rationalization also may have been involved in the Europeans' use of religion to justify the traffic in human beings. It was argued ,for instance ,that enslavement assured the conversion of the African evil-believing religions to the true faith as well as to civilization.
46.1n the first paragraph, the author argues that
[ A] the Europeans were innocent in the trade of African slaves.
[ B] slavery in Africa and in the West was the same in nature.
[ C] the view in the most recent studies of enslavement is baseless.
[D] slaves had been treated even more cruelly in the African tradition.
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正确答案：B
Text 2 参考译文几个世纪来，非洲拥有的对于欧洲人来说最有价值的资源是奴隶，但是这些奴隶可以从港口地区获得，没有必要深入非洲大陆。奴隶制度在非洲由来已久。奴隶主要来源于战犯、欠债者、罪行严重的罪犯。但是这些奴隶往往被看做是家庭成员。他们拥有明确的权利，而且他们的奴隶身份不一定是世袭的。因此，人们普遍认为，非洲传统的奴隶制度要比欧洲人组织的跨大西洋的奴隶贸易温和。但是，该观点有失偏颇。 2009年9月参考答案及精析第4页（共12页）在关于该问题的最近的一项研究中，一些学者反对人们将“残酷而不人道的蓄奴行为完全归咎于西方国家。奴隶制度下那些极端残酷的事件，包括屠杀奴隶，在非洲和西方国家均有发生。非洲奴隶制度的起源及造成的后果都不同于西方奴隶制度的事实，不应该使我们因此否认非洲奴隶制度在本质上是对人类的剥削及控制。”而且我们还不能否认，大规模运送非洲奴隶到美洲种植园是在非洲部落首领的参与下完成的，这些部落首领将他们的同胞围捕起来，然后高价卖给那些在海岸周围等待的欧洲船长们。虽然非洲的奴隶制度与西方的奴隶制度本质上一致，但是欧洲人组织的跨大西洋的奴隶贸易在数量上和质量上完全不同于非洲传统的奴隶制度。最初，欧洲蓄奴主要出于经济原因，而并不像非洲是出于社会因素来蓄奴。西方奴隶贸易者和奴隶拥有者完全为了获得经济利益而蓄奴，当他们认为把奴隶累死要比友善地对待他们更加有利可图时，他们会毫不犹豫地选择前者。当欧洲人大规模进行奴隶贸易时，种族主义加强了欧洲人对待奴隶的非人道程度。可能这正是源于一种潜意识上的合理化观点，该观点使得他们逐渐将黑人看做是天生低人一等，因而注定要听从于他们的白人主人。这种合理化观点同样使得欧洲人利用宗教来合法化奴隶贸易。例如，欧洲人认为，蓄奴使非洲信仰邪恶的宗教转变为真正的信仰及文明。答案及解析 46．B【精析】该题为细节题。根据第一段倒数第二句“The fact that Af- rican slavery had different origins and consequences should not lead us to deny what it was-the exploitation and control of human be- ings.”我们知道，尽管非洲当地的奴隶制度与欧洲的奴隶制度有着不同的起源和不同的结果，但是我们应该承认其本质仍然是对人类的剥削和控制，因此非洲及西方国家的奴隶制度在本质上是相同的，故选择B项。
Text 2 参考译文几个世纪来，非洲拥有的对于欧洲人来说最有价值的资源是奴隶，但是这些奴隶可以从港口地区获得，没有必要深入非洲大陆。奴隶制度在非洲由来已久。奴隶主要来源于战犯、欠债者、罪行严重的罪犯。但是这些奴隶往往被看做是家庭成员。他们拥有明确的权利，而且他们的奴隶身份不一定是世袭的。因此，人们普遍认为，非洲传统的奴隶制度要比欧洲人组织的跨大西洋的奴隶贸易温和。但是，该观点有失偏颇。 2009年9月参考答案及精析第4页（共12页）在关于该问题的最近的一项研究中，一些学者反对人们将“残酷而不人道的蓄奴行为完全归咎于西方国家。奴隶制度下那些极端残酷的事件，包括屠杀奴隶，在非洲和西方国家均有发生。非洲奴隶制度的起源及造成的后果都不同于西方奴隶制度的事实，不应该使我们因此否认非洲奴隶制度在本质上是对人类的剥削及控制。”而且我们还不能否认，大规模运送非洲奴隶到美洲种植园是在非洲部落首领的参与下完成的，这些部落首领将他们的同胞围捕起来，然后高价卖给那些在海岸周围等待的欧洲船长们。虽然非洲的奴隶制度与西方的奴隶制度本质上一致，但是欧洲人组织的跨大西洋的奴隶贸易在数量上和质量上完全不同于非洲传统的奴隶制度。最初，欧洲蓄奴主要出于经济原因，而并不像非洲是出于社会因素来蓄奴。西方奴隶贸易者和奴隶拥有者完全为了获得经济利益而蓄奴，当他们认为把奴隶累死要比友善地对待他们更加有利可图时，他们会毫不犹豫地选择前者。当欧洲人大规模进行奴隶贸易时，种族主义加强了欧洲人对待奴隶的非人道程度。可能这正是源于一种潜意识上的合理化观点，该观点使得他们逐渐将黑人看做是天生低人一等，因而注定要听从于他们的白人主人。这种合理化观点同样使得欧洲人利用宗教来合法化奴隶贸易。例如，欧洲人认为，蓄奴使非洲信仰邪恶的宗教转变为真正的信仰及文明。答案及解析 46．B【精析】该题为细节题。根据第一段倒数第二句“The fact that Af- rican slavery had different origins and consequences should not lead us to deny what it was-the exploitation and control of human be- ings.”我们知道，尽管非洲当地的奴隶制度与欧洲的奴隶制度有着不同的起源和不同的结果，但是我们应该承认其本质仍然是对人类的剥削和控制，因此非洲及西方国家的奴隶制度在本质上是相同的，故选择B项。
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第1题：
Which of the following was true of the local African slavery?
[ A] Slaves might have their own families.
[ B] The son of a slave might not be a slave.
[ C] Slavery was confmed to the coastal regions.
[D] There was no killing in African slavery.
正确答案：B
47．B 【精析】该题为细节题。文中并未提到选项A表述的内容；根据第一段第五句“They had clearly defined rights，and their slave sta- tus was not necessarily inherited.”我们知道，非洲当地的奴隶拥有明确的权利，而且他们的奴隶身份不一定是世袭的，因此，我们可以判断出，奴隶的下一代不一定还是奴隶，B项正确；第一段第一句“For centuries the most valuable of African resources for Europeans were the salves, but these could be obtained at coastal ports．without any need for going deep inland．”告诉我们，运往欧洲的奴隶来自于海港地区，并没有指出非洲本地的奴隶制度只限于海港地区，故C项的表述是错误的；根据第一段倒数第三句 “Slavery in its extreme forms, including the taking of life, was common to both Africa and the West.”我们知道，屠杀奴隶的事件在非洲和西方国家都有发生，故D项的表述是错误的。 -
第2题：
One of the African guides could tell that these nests had been abandoned by the gorillas long before.()
参考答案：正确
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第3题：
All flights ( ) because of the snowstorm, we could do nothing but ( ) the train.A、were cancelled/ to take
B、having been cancelled/ take
C、have been cancelled/ take
D、had been cancelled/ to take
参考答案：C
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第4题：
() I would go there myself.A、were I you
B、I were you
C、If I had been you
D、Had I been you
参考答案：D
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第5题：
__________ your valuable help, we couhtn't have finished the experiment ahead of time．A.If it were not for
B. Had it not been for
C.Were it not for
D.If it has not been for答案：B解析：考查虚拟语气。本题是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，如果省略if，句子要倒装，倒装时要将助动词提前，故选B。 -
第6题：
In 1784, five years before he became president of the United States, George Washington,52, was nearly toothless. So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw-having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.
That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books. But recently, many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation. They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998, which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings. And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up. Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy. More significantly, they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong-and yet most did little to fight it.
More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered by the culture of their time. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.
For one thing, the South could not afford to part with its slaves. Owning slaves was "like having a large bank account," says Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and The Creation of America． The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the "peculiar institution," including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
And the statesmen's political lives depended on slavery. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. Once in office, Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803; the new land was carved into 13 states, including three slave states.
Still, Jefferson freed Hemings's children-though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia．
Washington's decision to free slaves originated from his__A.moral considerations
B.military experience
C.financial conditions
D.political stanD.答案：B解析：细节题。从最后一段“…after observing the bravery ofthe black soldiers during the Revolutionary War…”可以看出在目睹黑人士兵英勇作战以后，华盛顿做出了释放奴隶的决定，因此B为正确选项。 -
第7题：
In 1784, five years before he became president of the United States, George Washington,52, was nearly toothless. So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw-having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.
That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books. But recently, many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation. They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998, which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings. And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up. Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy. More significantly, they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong-and yet most did little to fight it.
More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered by the culture of their time. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.
For one thing, the South could not afford to part with its slaves. Owning slaves was "like having a large bank account," says Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and The Creation of America． The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the "peculiar institution," including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
And the statesmen's political lives depended on slavery. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. Once in office, Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803; the new land was carved into 13 states, including three slave states.
Still, Jefferson freed Hemings's children-though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia．
We may infer from the second paragraph that__A.DNA technology has been widely applied to history research
B.in its early days the U.S. was confronted with delicate situations
C.historians deliberately made up some stories of Jefferson's life
D.political compromises are easily found throughout the U.S. history答案：B解析：细节题。B项就是第二段中“the fragile nature ofthe country’s infancy”的改写。根据排除法，A项中添加的“widely”是错误的，排除；C项将“历史研究”曲解为“故意编造”，排除。D项偷换概念，将“moral compromises”和“the country’s infancy”改为了“political compromises”和“throughout the history”。 -
第8题：
Text 4 In 1784,five years before he became president of the United States,George Washington,52,was nearly toothless.So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw–having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.That’s a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books.But recently,many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation.They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998,which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings.And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up.Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation’s early leaders and the fragile nature of the country’s infancy.More significantly,they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong–and yet most did little to fight it.More than anything,the historians say,the founders were hampered by the culture of their time.While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery,they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.For one thing,the South could not afford to part with its slaves.Owning slaves was“like having a large bank account,”says Wiencek,author of An Imperfect God:George Washington,His Slaves,and the Creation of America.The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the“peculiar institution,”including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.And the statesmen’s political lives depended on slavery.The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.Once in office,Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803;the new land was carved into 13 states,including three slave states.Still,Jefferson freed Hemings’s children–though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves.Washington,who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War,overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.Only a decade earlier,such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.39.Which of the following is true according to the text?A.Some Founding Fathers benefit politically from slavery.
B.Slaves in the old days did not have the right to vote.
C.Slave owners usually had large savings accounts.
D.Slavery was regarded as a peculiar institution.答案：A解析：本题属于无法根据题干定位的细节题，因此要从选项中提取信息再定位到文中，将选项与原文对照。本文第二段末句提到历史研究发现，许多开国元勋们明知奴隶制错误，却很少有人推翻它。第三段表明，他们深知奴隶制的政治经济意义。从文章第五段首句“the statesmen’s political lives depended on slavery”可知“政治家们的政治生命依赖于奴隶制”，换言之，他们从奴隶制中获得不少政治好处，故A项为正确选项。B项为反向干扰，第四段末句提到，宪法条款规定黑奴按3/5人口计算以保证国会代表 -
第9题：
Text 4 In 1784,five years before he became president of the United States,George Washington,52,was nearly toothless.So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw–having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.That’s a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books.But recently,many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation.They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998,which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings.And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up.Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation’s early leaders and the fragile nature of the country’s infancy.More significantly,they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong–and yet most did little to fight it.More than anything,the historians say,the founders were hampered by the culture of their time.While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery,they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.For one thing,the South could not afford to part with its slaves.Owning slaves was“like having a large bank account,”says Wiencek,author of An Imperfect God:George Washington,His Slaves,and the Creation of America.The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the“peculiar institution,”including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.And the statesmen’s political lives depended on slavery.The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.Once in office,Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803;the new land was carved into 13 states,including three slave states.Still,Jefferson freed Hemings’s children–though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves.Washington,who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War,overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.Only a decade earlier,such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.36.George Washington’s dental surgery is mentioned toA.show the primitive medical practice in the past.
B.demonstrate the cruelty of slavery in his days.
C.stress the role of slaves in the U.S.history.
D.reveal some unknown aspect of his life.答案：D解析：文章第一段介绍了华盛顿这样一段鲜为人知的故事，第二段则说拔牙的故事和华盛顿砍樱桃树的形象相差甚远，接着说，“许多历史学家开始关注奴隶制对开国元老那一代生活的影响”。从该句所在的结构可以明显判断出该句应该是对上文内容的一个总结，那么拔牙则正是反映华盛顿生活当中一个不为人知的方面，由此正确答案为D。C选项虽然与主题有些联系，但首段只谈到奴隶对华盛顿个人的作用，C项上升到整个美国历史，含义过于夸大；干扰项A和B都是就事论事，文章并未围绕医疗手段原始或奴隶制残忍性展开的。 -
第10题：
In 1784, five years before he became president of the United States, George Washington,52, was nearly toothless. So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw-having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.
That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books. But recently, many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation. They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998, which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings. And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up. Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy. More significantly, they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong-and yet most did little to fight it.
More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered by the culture of their time. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.
For one thing, the South could not afford to part with its slaves. Owning slaves was "like having a large bank account," says Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and The Creation of America． The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the "peculiar institution," including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
And the statesmen's political lives depended on slavery. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. Once in office, Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803; the new land was carved into 13 states, including three slave states.
Still, Jefferson freed Hemings's children-though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia．
George Washington's dental surgery is mentioned to__A.show the primitive medical practice in the past
B.demonstrate the cruelty of slavery in his days
C.stress the role of slaves in the U.S. history
D.reveal some unknown aspect of his life答案：D解析：推断题。本题可以运用排除法。A项就事论事，很明显作者提及该事例的目的不是为了单纯地介绍过去原始的医疗行为。文中没有提及奴隶制度的残酷，排除B项。C项本身逻辑上存在漏洞，该事例最多只能说明奴隶对于华盛顿本人的作用，谈不上在美国历史上的作用。故选D，作者从他人不熟悉的故事入手，让读者看到一个“不同于历史书中的华盛顿”。 -
第11题：
They were asked to avoid（）any water which had not been boiled.
Adrinking
Bnot to be drunk
Cto drink
Dhaving
A
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第12题：
单选题They were asked to avoid（）any water which had not been boiled.Adrinking
Bnot to be drunk
Cto drink
Dhaving
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ , most Americans ______.
A. were very rich
B. lived in poverty
C. did not own automobiles
D. had own automobiles
正确答案：C
41．第二段倒数第二句。到二战结束时，美国人满足了第二个等级，然后第三个等级才出现。第三个等级是对车子和新房子的需求。选项 C是正确的。 -
第14题：
"The pen is more powerful than the sword (剑)." There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the USA in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freezing the slaves. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won. This book was named "Uncle Toms Cabin". There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) peoples sympathies (同情). The writer herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the novel, which they said did not at all represent (代表) true state of affairs,
1、According to the passage ( ).
A、every English-speaking person had read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
B、"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was not very interesting
C、those who don''t speak English can not have read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
D、the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" did a great deal in the American Civil War
2、How old was Mrs. Stowe when her world famous book was published? ( )
A、About 60 years old.
B、Over 50 years old.
C、In her forties.
D、Around 30 years old.
3、What do you learn about Mrs. Stowe from the passage? ( )
A、She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War.
B、She herself encouraged the northern Americans to go to war and set the slaves free.
C、She was better as writing as using a sword.
D、She had once been a slave.
4、Why could Mrs. Stowe's book cause a civil war in America? ( )
A、She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.
B、She disclosed (揭露) the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.
C、The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.
D、The book had been read by many Americans.
5、What can we learn from the passage? ( )
A、We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.
B、 writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.
C、We must understand the importance of literature and art.
D、No war can be won without such a book as "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
正确答案：1D 2C 3A 4B 5C
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第15题：
Since 1780, when the town’s first hat factory ______ in Danbury, Connecticut, the town has been a center for hat manufacturing in the United States.
A、were established
B、was establishing
C、had been established
D、was established
参考答案：D
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第16题：
__________, I would take an umbrella with me.
A、Had I been you
B、I were you
C、Were I you
D、I had been you
正确答案:C
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第17题：
__________your valuable help, we couldn't have finished the experiment ahead of time.
A. If it were not for
B. Had it not been for
C. Were it not for
D. If it has not been for答案：B解析：考查虚拟语气。本题是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，如果省略if，句子要倒装，倒装时要将助动词提前.故选B。 -
第18题：
Text 4 In 1784,five years before he became president of the United States,George Washington,52,was nearly toothless.So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw–having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.That’s a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books.But recently,many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation.They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998,which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings.And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up.Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation’s early leaders and the fragile nature of the country’s infancy.More significantly,they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong–and yet most did little to fight it.More than anything,the historians say,the founders were hampered by the culture of their time.While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery,they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.For one thing,the South could not afford to part with its slaves.Owning slaves was“like having a large bank account,”says Wiencek,author of An Imperfect God:George Washington,His Slaves,and the Creation of America.The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the“peculiar institution,”including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.And the statesmen’s political lives depended on slavery.The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.Once in office,Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803;the new land was carved into 13 states,including three slave states.Still,Jefferson freed Hemings’s children–though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves.Washington,who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War,overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.Only a decade earlier,such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.38.What do we learn about Thomas Jefferson?A.His political view changed his attitude towards slavery.
B.His status as a father made him free the child slaves.
C.His attitude towards slavery was complex.
D.His affair with a slave stained his prestige.答案：C解析：根据本文内容，杰斐逊虽然私下里反感奴隶制，但他更看重奴隶制在国家建设过程中的基石作用，并没有解放所有奴隶，只是释放了一个奴隶，这一点并不能说明他对奴隶制态度的改变，他仍然坚持奴隶制，如果说对奴隶制态度的改变是从“扩大奴隶制”到“释放奴隶”，那么这种改变也是由于他的私生活，而并不是他的政治观点导致的，因此A项排除；B项似是而非，child slaves泛指所有的儿童奴隶，而第六段首句提到，他只给了与他有私情女奴的孩子以自由，所以将原文的概念扩大而排除；D项中前部分表述为事实，他确实与一名女奴有暧昧关系，但这 -
第19题：
Text 4 In 1784,five years before he became president of the United States,George Washington,52,was nearly toothless.So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw–having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.That’s a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books.But recently,many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation.They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998,which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings.And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up.Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation’s early leaders and the fragile nature of the country’s infancy.More significantly,they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong–and yet most did little to fight it.More than anything,the historians say,the founders were hampered by the culture of their time.While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery,they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.For one thing,the South could not afford to part with its slaves.Owning slaves was“like having a large bank account,”says Wiencek,author of An Imperfect God:George Washington,His Slaves,and the Creation of America.The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the“peculiar institution,”including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.And the statesmen’s political lives depended on slavery.The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.Once in office,Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803;the new land was carved into 13 states,including three slave states.Still,Jefferson freed Hemings’s children–though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves.Washington,who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War,overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.Only a decade earlier,such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.37.We may infer from the second paragraph thatA.DNA technology has been widely applied to history research.
B.in its early days the U.S.was confronted with delicate situations.
C.historians deliberately made up some stories of Jefferson’s life.
D.political compromises are easily found throughout the答案：B解析：第二段内容开始部分提出文章的主题，即奴隶制在这些领导人的生活中扮演的角色，下文则围绕这一新的历史研究展开论述，最后两句总结研究发现，即早期领导人的道德妥协以及新生国家的脆弱性，开国元勋们明知奴隶制错误，却不尽力去推翻。B项中的in its early days和delicate与文中的the country’s infancy和fragile nature对应，故为正确选项。A项题意过宽，我们很难判断是否“widely applied”，在文中找不到信息支持，与文章主题无关；C项明显错误，历史学家的历史 -
第20题：
Text 4 In 1784,five years before he became president of the United States,George Washington,52,was nearly toothless.So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw–having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.That’s a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books.But recently,many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation.They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998,which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings.And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up.Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation’s early leaders and the fragile nature of the country’s infancy.More significantly,they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong–and yet most did little to fight it.More than anything,the historians say,the founders were hampered by the culture of their time.While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery,they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.For one thing,the South could not afford to part with its slaves.Owning slaves was“like having a large bank account,”says Wiencek,author of An Imperfect God:George Washington,His Slaves,and the Creation of America.The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the“peculiar institution,”including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.And the statesmen’s political lives depended on slavery.The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College.Once in office,Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803;the new land was carved into 13 states,including three slave states.Still,Jefferson freed Hemings’s children–though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves.Washington,who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War,overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.Only a decade earlier,such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.40.Washington’s decision to free slaves originated from hisA.moral considerations.
B.military experience.
C.financial conditions.
D.political stand.答案：B解析：根据题干中的关键词定位到第六段的第二句，“Washington,…observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War,…grant his slaves their freedom in his will”明确指出华盛顿给奴隶自由的原因是他们在战争中的勇敢行为，所以正确选项为B项。其他三项均不符合原文内容，故排除。 -
第21题：
In 1784, five years before he became president of the United States, George Washington,52, was nearly toothless. So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw-having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves.
That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books. But recently, many historians have begun to focus on the roles slavery played in the lives of the founding generation. They have been spurred in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998, which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings. And only over the past 30 years have scholars examined history from the bottom up. Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy. More significantly, they argue that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong-and yet most did little to fight it.
More than anything, the historians say, the founders were hampered by the culture of their time. While Washington and Jefferson privately expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to create.
For one thing, the South could not afford to part with its slaves. Owning slaves was "like having a large bank account," says Wiencek, author of An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and The Creation of America． The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the "peculiar institution," including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purposes of congressional representation.
And the statesmen's political lives depended on slavery. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. Once in office, Jefferson extended slavery with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803; the new land was carved into 13 states, including three slave states.
Still, Jefferson freed Hemings's children-though not Hemings herself or his approximately 150 other slaves. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia．
What do we learn about Thomas Jefferson?A.His political view changed his attitude towards slavery.
B.His status as a father made him free the child slaves.
C.His attitude towards slavery was complex.
D.His affair with a slave stained his prestige.答案：C解析：细节题。从文章的内容来看，Jefferson知道奴隶制是错误的，但是他又做出了compromise(妥协)，从此而知，其对待奴隶制的态度是复杂的(complex)，所以C项正确。A项文章没有提到。B、D项是对原文的曲解。 -
第22题：
共用题干
第三篇
The Body Thieves
In the early nineteenth century in Britain,many improvements were being made in the
world of medicine.Doctors and surgeons were becoming more knowledgeable about the
human body.Illnesses that had been fatal a few years before were now curable.However,
surgeons had one problem.They needed dead bodies to cut up,or dissect（解剖）.This
was the only way that they could learn about the flesh and bones inside the body,and the
only way to teach new surgeons to carry out operations.
The job of finding these dead bodies was carried out by an unpleasant group of people
called "body snatchers". They went into graveyards（墓地）at night and, using wooden
shovels to make less noise,dug up any recently buried bodies.Then they took the bodies
to the medical schools and sold them.A body could be sold for between ￡5 and ￡10,
which was a lot of money at that time.The doctors who paid the body snatchers had an
agreement with them一they never asked any questions.They did not desire to know where
the bodies came from,as long as they kept arriving.
The most famous of these body snatchers were two men from Edinburgh called William
Burke and Wil!iam Hare.Burke and Hare were different because they did not」ust dig up
bodies from graveyards.They got greedy and thought of an easier way to find bodies.
Instead of digging them up,they killed the poorer guests in Hare's small hotel.Dr Knox,
the respected surgeon they worked for,never asked why all the bodies they brought him
had been strangled（勒死）.
For many years Burke and Hare were not caught because,unsurprisingly,the bodies
of their victims were never found by the police.They were eventually arrested and put on
trial in 1829.The judge showed mercy to Hare and he was released but Burke was found
guilty and his punishment was to be hanged.Appropriately,his body was given to the
medical school and he ended up on the dissecting table,just like his victims.In one small
way，justice was done.
Now,over 1 50 years later,surgeons do not need the help of criminals to learn their
skills.However,the science of surgery could not have developed without their rather
gruesome（令人毛骨惊然的）help.The bodies of Burke's and Hare's victims couldn't be found by the police because
A: they had been stolen.
B:they had been strangled.
C: they had been dissected.
D:they had been buried.答案：C解析： -
第23题：
They were asked to avoid（）any water which had not been boiled.
- A、drinking
- B、not to be drunk
- C、to drink
- D、having
正确答案:A