浙江瑞安县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解精练5及答案.docVIP

浙江瑞安县2016高考英语（二轮）阅读理解精练（5）及答案 2016高考模拟题（由2014·山东卷C改编） Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.” For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawye