Question

    Frederick learned how to read and write at an early age. He also worked hard in the Baltimore Shipyards and saw how horrible slavery could be. He was beaten on several occasions,by his masters and other shipyard workers. He finally decided to escape, dressed as a sailor, and made it to the North.

In New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1838, Frederick married Anna Murray. The couple soon met up with a black man named Nathan Johnson, who invited them to stay with him and his family. At that time, Johnson was reading Sir Walter Scott's book The Lady of the Lake. . Eager to leave his old identity behind, Frederick. changed his last name to Douglass, after a character in the book.

His first exposure to the Anti-Slavery Society was through reading the newspaper, The Liberator. He soon met William Lloyd Garrison, the newspaper' s editor and one of the leaders of the Anti-Slavery Society. Douglass gave a speech at a Society meeting, and many people were very much impressed. Douglass then went to work for the Society. And he worked for it for many years.

After a time, people began to doubt the sincerity of his stories. How could this man who spoke with such big words and such high- minded concepts have been a slave just a short time ago? To answer these charges，Douglass published his life story, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

Douglass then went to England, where he made important friends in England, who helped him buy his freedom. Frederick Douglass returned to the United States in 1847 as a free man. He moved to Rochester, New York, and began publishing a newspaper, The North Star. The newspaper’s motto was this: “Right is of no sex, truth is of no color and we are all fellow citizens.”

After Lincoln's election and the outbreak of the Civil War, Douglass continued to press for the freedom of slaves and a new cause, the introduction of black soldiers into the Union Army. In 1863，both the things happened. Lincoln issued The Emanci pation Proclamation, and Congress passed a law approving black soldiers in the army.

Frederick Douglass died in 1895 after a long illness. His voice continued to be heard long after his death.

1.Why did Frederick change his name to Douglass?

A.To forget his terrible past. B.To stay with Nathan Johnson's family.

C.To get a job in the Anti -Slavery Society. D.To make the name easy to remember.

2.How did Douglass begin to know the Antir-Slavery Society?

A.By giving a speech at a Society meeting. B.By working for the Anti-Slavery Society.

C.By meeting William Lloyd Garrison. D.By reading the Society' s newspaper.

3.For what purpose did Douglass publish his life story?

A.To get the money to travel to England.

B.To tell others his own terrible experience.

C.To clarify some people' s doubt about his stories.

D.To continue his struggle for the freedom of slaves.

4.When did Douglass become a free man?

A.Before he went to England. B.After he met Nathan Johnson.

C.In 1847 when he returned from the UK. D.After Lincoln's election as president of the US.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

本文为一篇人物传记。文章介绍了美国黑人人权斗士Frederick为了实现黑奴解放而做的努力和工作。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的Eager to leave his old identity behind, Frederick changed his last name to Douglass, after a character in the book . 弗雷德里克渴望抛弃自己的旧身份。在看到书中的一个角色之后，他把自己的姓改成了道格拉斯。可知弗雷德里克把名字改成道格拉斯是因为他渴望抛弃自己的旧身份。故选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的His first exposure to the Anti-Slavery Society was through reading the newspaper, The Liberator. 他第一次接触反奴隶制社会是通过阅读报纸《解放者》。可知他第一次接触反奴隶制社会是通过阅读报纸。故选D项。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的To answer these charges，Douglass published his life story, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.为了回应这些指控，道格拉斯出版了他的生活故事，美国奴隶Frederick Douglass的艰难生活。因此道格拉斯出版他的生平故事是为了澄清一些人对他的经历的怀疑。故选C项。

4.细节理解题。根据第五段中的Douglass then went to England, where he made important friends in England, who helped him buy his freedom. Frederick Douglass returned to the United States in 1847 as a free man.道格拉斯后来去了英国，在那里他交了一些重要的朋友，帮助他获得了自由，随后1847年他作为自由人回到了美国。可知道格拉斯在去往英国之后，结识的朋友帮助他获得了自由。故选C项。