江西省赣州市信丰县信丰中学2016-2017学年高一上学期英语周练四 含答案.docVIP

信丰中学2016级高一英语周练四 命题人：宋艳 审题人：江汇 第二部分：?阅读理解?（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 ?A In the state of Maryland, a girl was born into slavery (奴隶制) in 1820. Her parents named her Araminta Harriet Ross. She was to become Harriet Tubman. She was one of about one million Africans in slavery in the?United States. From the age of five, Harriet Tubmans owners made her work very hard. First, she cared for the child of the farm owner. Then, she did hard work on large farms. Although she could not read or write, Tubman learned from her parents to do what was right. Through her whole life, Tubman put herself in danger to help other people. One such act changed her life when she was 13 years old. Because she helped another slave, her owner threw a piece of metal at her and it hit her on the head. She was badly hurt. For the rest of her life, Tubmans head wound caused problems for her. When she was about 25 years old, Harriet married a free black man named John Tubman. But she was still a slave. Her life was so difficult that she decided to escape. She travelled for 145 kilometres, and finally crossed into the North. Tubman became a free woman. But Tubman could not leave her family enslaved in the South. So she travelled back to help them escape as well. Then, she made many trips and guided about 300 slaves to freedom. Tubman also fought bravely in the American Civil War and in 1865 slavery was not allowed in the?US. Harriet Tubman died in 1913. Her memory brings hope to many people — especially to those who fight for justice (正义). She encouraged people to never give up. ? ? ? ?“If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.” 21. What do we know about Harriet Tubman? A. She was born a slave. B. She was born in?Africa. C. She was taken to the?US?by a slave trader. D. She was sold to a farm owner when she was born. 22. When she was 13 years old, Tubman _____. A. planned to run away B. helped a slave escape C. fought bravely against her owner D. was ser