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1、河北省武邑中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期暑假作业试题（16）一 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,awealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.Shebecameknownas“Mumbet
2、”or“MumBett.” Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.Withh
3、ishelp,Mumbetsued(起诉)forherfreedom. WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderth
4、enewconstitution. Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants(后裔).Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefounderoftheNAACP,and
5、animportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights. Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiorore
6、qual.”1.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1? A.Shehadafamoussister. B.Shewasbornintoarichfamily .C. Shewasbornaslave.D.Shewasaslaveholder.2.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys? A. Shehadtotakecareofhersister. B. Shewashitandgotangry. C.Shewantedtobealawyer. D.Shefoundanempl
7、oyer.3.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution? A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’orders.B.Howtobeagoodservant. C. Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites. D.Howtoapplyforajob.4.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial? A.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren. B.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshl
