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1、2019-2020年高二下学期暑假作业英语试题（16）含答案一 (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”or“MumBe
2、tt.” Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtoeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.Withhishelp,Mumbetsue
3、d(起诉)forherfreedom. WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution. St
4、rangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettoebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants(后裔).Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBois,oneofthefounderoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokesp
5、ersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights. Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.”1.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbet
6、accordingtoParagraph1? A.Shehadafamoussister. B.Shewasbornintoarichfamily .C. Shewasbornaslave.D.Shewasaslaveholder.2.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys? A. Shehadtotakecareofhersister. B. Shewashitandgotangry. C.Shewantedtobealawyer. D.Shefoundanemployer.3.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscus
7、sionsaboutthenewconsititution? A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’orders.B.Howtobeagoodservant. C. Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites. D.Howtoapplyforajob.4.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial? A.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren. B.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys. C.Shef
