A
“The pen is more powerful than the sword（剑）.” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was time when almost every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
1. According to the passage ________.
A. Uncle Tom's Cabin was not very interesting
B. every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom's Cabin
C those who don't speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom's Cabin
D. the book Uncle Tom's Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War
2. What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?
A. She had been living in the north of America before the Civil War broke out.
B. She encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.
C. She was better as writing as swinging (挥舞) a sword.
D. She had once been a slave.
3. Why could Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America?
A. She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.
B. She uncovered the terrible wrongs done to the slaves in the Southern States.
C. The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.
D. The book had been read by many Americans.
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.
B. A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.
C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.
D. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.
5. What is the best title of this passage?
A. American civil war B. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
C. A war-arousing writer D. Pen, a fighting weapon
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述笔比剑更有力量，笔是一个战斗的武器，用Harriet Beecher Stowe夫人的作品《汤姆叔叔的小屋》来说明这一点。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race.（她的一本书不仅使她出名，而且被描述为激动世界，有助于引发内战和解放被奴役的种族。）”和第三段“This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was time when almost every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.（这本震撼世界的书名叫《汤姆叔叔的小屋》。曾经有一段时间，几乎每个讲英语的男人、女人和孩子都读过这本小说，它为阻止奴隶制做出了巨大的贡献。）”由此可推断出《汤姆叔叔的小屋》对美国内战有很大的影响，故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. （作者本人既没有去过南方各州，也没有当过奴隶。）”由此可知，《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的作者在内战爆发之前一直居住在美国北方，故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.（她于1811年出生在美国。她的一本书不仅使她出名，而且被描述为激动世界，有助于引发内战和解放被奴役的种族。美国内战是1861年的美国内战，北方各州与南方各州交战并最终取得胜利。）”以及第三段“The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free. （南方的美国人对这本书非常生气，他们说这本书根本不能代表当时的真实情况，但北方的美国人对此非常兴奋，他们受到了鼓舞，准备发动战争解放奴隶。）”由此可知，Harriet Beecher Stowe夫人的书揭露了对南方各州的奴隶所犯的错误，故选B。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“ “The pen is more powerful than the sword（剑）.” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. （“笔比剑更有力量。”有许多作家用他们的笔来反抗错误的东西。哈里特·比彻·斯托夫人就是其中之一。）”以及第三段“This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was time when almost every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.（这本震撼世界的书名叫《汤姆叔叔的小屋》。曾经有一段时间，几乎每个讲英语的男人、女人和孩子都读过这本小说，它为阻止奴隶制做出了巨大的贡献。）”由此可推断，《汤姆叔叔的小屋》为阻止奴隶制做出了巨大的贡献，进而揭示了文学作品的重要性。故选C。
【5题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“ ‘The pen is more powerful than the sword（剑）.’There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. （“笔比剑更有力量。”有许多作家用他们的笔来反抗错误的东西。哈里特·比彻·斯托夫人就是其中之一。）”由此可知本文主要讲述很多文学作品非常重要，有重大影响，并以Harriet Beecher Stowe夫人的《汤姆叔叔的小屋》为例说明这本书对美国内战的影响，对阻止奴隶制作出重大的贡献，引出文章的主题“笔比剑更有力量，笔是一个战斗的武器。D选项更适合做标题，符合文章主题，故选D。
