Slavery in the United States
In most parts of the United States in the early 1800s, blacks had no rights at all. They did not have the right to vote. It was against the 1 for them to go to school with whites. In some states, it was even 2 for them to learn to read and write. Free people had the right to come and go as they 3 , but slaves had to have a pass, or paper, from their 4 in order to leave the master' s land. Slaves were often 5 from their families when they were sold. They had to work very 6 hours, but were not paid. If they did not do as they were told, they could be beaten. If they tried to escape, they were hunted down with dogs, and could be tortured or even 7 when caught.
Until about 1800, there were slaves in 8 every state in the United States. But slaves were not a big part of the Northern way of 9 . Northern factories hired workers and did not use slaves. By 1850, all Northern states had made slavery illegal.
In the Southern states, however, most of the field workers were slaves; one out of every four families 10 slaves. These people were often rich and had large farms.
问题1选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题2选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题3选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题4选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题5选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题6选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题7选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题8选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题9选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
问题10选项
A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
第1题:H
第2题:D
第3题:K
第4题:B
第5题:C
第6题:I
第7题:E
第8题:J
第9题:F
第10题:G
第1题:
【选项释义】A. seldom adv.不常;B. master n.大师 v.掌控;C. separated adj.分居的 v.(使)分开;D. illegal adj.非法的;E. killed adj.被杀死的 v. 杀;F. life n.寿命;G. owned v.拥有;H. law n.法律;I. long adj.长的;J. almost adv.几乎;K. liked v.喜欢;L. played v.演奏。
【答案】H
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第一段“They did not have the right to vote. It was against the 1 for them to go to school with whites.”黑人没有权利投票,且和白人一起上学违法。涉及到固定搭配“against the law”,意为违反法律。故本题选H。
【句意】他们没有投票权。他们和白人一起上学是违法的。
第2题:
【答案】D
【原文考查】上下文关联题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第一段“In some states, it was even 2 for them to learn to read and write.”可知在一些州,甚至不能读书写字。根据前文可知这也是违法的。故本题选D。
【句意】在一些州,儿童学习读写甚至是违法的。
第3题:
【答案】K
【原文考查】上下文关联题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第一段“Free people had the right to come and go as they 3 , but slaves had to have a pass, or paper”。后文提到但是奴隶必须有通行证或者证件。可知白人可以随意进出。故本题选K。
【句意】自由人有自由进出的权利,但奴隶必须有通行证或证件。
第4题:
【答案】B
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第一段“Free people had the right to come and go as they liked, but slaves had to have a pass, or paper, from their 4 in order to leave the master's land.”可知不让黑人随意出入只能先从主人那里得到通行证才能离开。故本题选B。
【句意】自由人有自由进出的权利,但奴隶必须从他们的主人那里得到一张通行证,或一张证件,才能离开主人的土地。
第5题:
【答案】C
【原文考查】语法结构题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第一段“Slaves were often 5 from their families when they were sold.”。黑人被售卖时会与家人分离。separate from意为与……分开。故本题选C。
【句意】奴隶在被出售时往往与家人分离。
第6题:
【答案】I
【原文考查】上下文关联题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第一段“They had to work very 6 hours, but were not paid.”由后文但是没有报酬可知,前文指他们工作很久。故本题选I。
【句意】他们不得不长时间工作,却没有报酬。
第7题:
【答案】E
【原文考查】上下文关联题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第一段“If they tried to escape, they were hunted down with dogs, and could be tortured or even 7 when caught.”可知如果他们试图逃跑,就会被狗追捕,如果被抓可能会被拷打甚至被杀掉。空格处程度比tortured程度更深。故本题选E。
【句意】如果他们试图逃跑,就会被狗追捕,一旦被抓,可能会被严刑拷打甚至杀害。
第8题:
【答案】J
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第二段“Until about 1800, there were slaves in 8 every state in the United States.”可知直到1800左右,几乎每个州都有奴隶。故本题选J。
【句意】直到1800年左右,美国几乎每个州都有奴隶。
第9题:
【答案】F
【原文考查】词语搭配题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第二段“But slaves were not a big part of the Northern way of 9 . Northern factories hired workers and did not use slaves.”由后文北方工厂雇佣工人,不使用奴隶可知奴隶并不是他们生活方式最大的一部分。故本题选F。
【句意】但是奴隶并不是北方生活方式的重要组成部分。北方工厂雇佣工人,不使用奴隶。
第10题:
【答案】G
【原文考查】上下文关联题
【解题思路】根据空格定位到第三段“In the Southern states, however, most of the field workers were slaves; one out of every four families 10 slaves.”。由however可知南方和北方不一样,他们使用奴隶,所以每四个家庭就有一个有奴隶。故本题选G。
【句意】然而,在南方各州,大多数田间工人都是奴隶;每四个家庭中就有一个拥有奴隶。