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ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.Attheageofsixmonthsshewasacquired,alongwithhersister,byJohnAshley,awealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.Shebecameknownas“Mumbet”or“MumBett”.

Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.Oneday,Ashley'swifetriedtostrikeMumbet'ssisterwithaspade.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturn,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.Withhishelp,Mumbetsued（起诉）forherfreedom.

WhileservingtheAshleys,MumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequal,thenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom—thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.

Strangelyenough,afterthetrial,theAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployee.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSedgewick.Mumbetdiedin1829,butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants（后裔）.OneofhergreatgrandchildrenwasW．E.B.DuBois,oneofthefoundersoftheNAACP,andanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.

Mumbet'stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburied.Itreads,inpart:

“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.”

51．WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．Shewasbornaslave.B．Shewasaslaveholder.

C．Shehadafamoussister.D．Shewasbornintoarichfamily.

52．WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?

A．Shefoundanemployer.B．Shewantedtobealawyer.

C．Shewashitandgotangry.D．Shehadtotakecareofhersister.

53．WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconstitution?

A．Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners'orders.

B．Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites.

C．Howtobeagoodservant.D．Howtoapplyforajob.

54．WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?

A．Shechosetoworkforalawyer.B．ShefoundedtheNAACP.

C．ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys.D．Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren.

55．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Astoryofafamouswriterandspokesperson.

B．Thefriendshipbetweenalawyerandaslave.

C．ThelifeofabraveAfricanAmericanwoman.D．Atrialthatshockedthewholeworld.

B

Onemorning,Ann'sneighbourTracyfoundalostdogwanderingaroundthelocalelementaryschool.SheaskedAnnifshecouldkeepaneyeonthedog.Annsaidthatshecouldwatchitonlyfortheday.

Tracytookphotosofthedogandprintedoff400FOUNDfliers（传单）,andputtheminmailboxes.Meanwhile,Annwenttothedollarstoreandboughtsomepetsupplies,warninghertwosonsnottofallinlovewiththedog.Atthetime,Ann'ssonThomaswas10yearsold,andJack,whowasrecoveringaheartoperation,was21yearsold.

FourdayslaterAnnwasstilllookingafterthedog,whomtheyhadstartedtocallRiley.Whenshearrivedhomefromwork,thedogthrewitselfagainstthescreendoorandbarkedmadlyather.Assoonassheopenedthedoor,Rileydashedintotheboys'roomwhereAnnfoundJacksufferingaheartattack.RileyranovertoJack,butassoonasAnnbentovertohelphimthedogwentsilent.

“Ifithadn'tcometogetme,thedoctorsaidJackwouldhavedied，”Annreportedtoalocalnewspaper.Atthispoint,noonehadcalledtoclaimthedog,soAnndecidedtokeepit.

ThenextmorningTracygotacall.AmannamedPeterrecognizedhislostdogandcalledthenumberontheflier.Tracystartedcrying,andtoldhim,“Thatdogsavedmyfriend'sson.”

PeterdrovetoAnn'shousetopickuphisdog,andsawThomasandJackcryinginthewindow.AfterafewmomentsPetersaid,“MaybeOdiewassupposedtofindyou;maybeyoushouldkeepit.”

41．WhatdidTracydoafterfindingthedog?

A．Shelookedforitsowner.B．ShegaveittoAnnasagift.

C．Shesoldittothedollarstore.D．Sheboughtsomefoodforit.

42．HowdidthedoghelpsaveJack?

A．BybreakingthedoorforAnn.B．ByleadingAnntoJack'sroom.

C．BydraggingJackoutoftheroom.D．ByattendingJackwhenAnnwasout.

43．WhatwasAnn'sattitudetothedogaccordingtoParagraph4?

A．Sympathetic.B．Doubtful.C．Tolerant.D．Grateful.

44．ForwhatpurposedidPetercallTracy?

A．Tohelpherfriend'sson.B．TointerviewTracy.

C．Totakebackhisdog.D．Toreturnthefliertoher.

45．Whatcanweinferaboutthedogfromthelastparagraph?

A．ItwouldbegiventoOdie.B．ItwouldbekeptbyAnn'sfamily.

C．ItwouldbereturnedtoPeter.D．ItwouldbetakenawaybyTracy.

C

Likemanynewgraduates,IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.Mydegree,withhonours,inEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehow,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That'swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.

IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.Iknewitwouldbealotofhardwork,andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime.Inshort,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.

Eventually,however,Iwonthesupportofmyfamily,andIsentinallthepaperworkneededforapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,Imanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportforduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbuja,Nigeria.Where?

What?

Nigeria?

Ihadnoidea.ButIwasabouttofindout.

Aftercompletingmytraining,Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.Iwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenextyearorso,Itaughtinthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfromme.

Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguage,andIreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.

36.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Hisuniversityeducationfocusedontheoreticalknowledge.

B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.

C.Hetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworld.

D.HefelthonouredtostudyEnglishliterature.

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,itismostlikelythattheauthor________．

A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamily

B.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntarywork

C.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasks

D.feltsadabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends

38.Inhisapplicationforthevolunteerjob,theauthor________．

A.participatedinmanydiscussionsB.wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltests

C.wrotequiteafewpapersonvoluntaryworkD.facedstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates

39.Onarrivalatthevillage,theauthorwas________．

A.askedtoleadafarmingteamB.senttoteachinaschoolhouse

C.receivedwarmlybylocalvillagersD.arrangedtoliveinaseparatehouse

40.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor'sexperiencesinNigeria?

A.Hefoundsomedifficultyadaptingtothelocalculture.

B.Hehadlearnedtocommunicateinthelocallanguage.

C.Hehadovercomeallhisweaknessesbeforeheleftforhome.

D.Hewaschosenasthemostrespectableteacherbyhisstudents.

D

Youarethecollectorinthegalleryofyourlife.Youcollect.Youmightnotmeantobutyoudo.Oneoutofthreepeoplecollectstangible（有形的）thingssuchascats,photosandmanytoys.

Theseareamongsome40collectionsthatarebeingshownat“TheMuseumOf”—thefirstofseveralnewmuseumswhich,overthenexttwoyears,willexhibittheobjectsaccumulatedbyunknowncollectors.Indoingso,theywillpromoteapopularcultureofmuseums,notwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent.

Someofthecollectionsarefairlycommon—records,modelhouses.Othersarestrangelybeautiful—branchesthathavefallenfromtrees,forexample.Buttheyallreveal（显露）alotofthings:

asksomeonewhattheycollectandtheiranswerswilltellyouwhotheyare.

Othersonthewayinclude“TheMuseumofCollectors”and“TheMuseumofMe”.Thesenewones,itishoped,willbuildonthesuccessof“TheMuseumOf”.Thethinkersbehindtheprojectwanttoexplorewhypeoplecollect,andwhatitmeanstodoso.Theyhopethatvisitorswhomaynothaveconsideredthemselvescollectorswillbegintoseethey,too,collect.

Somecollectorssaytheystartedorstoppedmakingcollectionsatimportantpoints:

thebeginningorendofadolescence—“it'sagrowingupthings;youstopwhenyougrowup，”saysone.Otherpainfultimesarementioned,suchastheendofarelationship.Fortimeandlifecanseemsouncontrollablethatasteadyserial（顺序排列的）arrangementiscomforting.

64．Howwillthenewmuseumspromoteapopularcultureofmuseums?

A．Bycollectingmoretangiblethings.

B．Byshowingwhatordinarypeoplehavecollected.

C．Bycorrectingwhatmuseumsnormallyrepresent.

D．Byaccumulating40collectionstwoyearsfromnow.

65．Whatcanbelearnedaboutcollectorsfromtheircollections?

A．Whotheyare.B．Howoldtheyare.

C．Wheretheywereborn.D．Whytheymight