3.May:Happenings from the Past
May 5,1884
Isaac Murphy,son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history,rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby.He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.
May 9,1754
Benijamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon(漫畫),showing a snake cut in pieces with the words"John or Die"printed under the picture.
May 11,1934
The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl,the result of years of drought(干旱),blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington,D.C.
May 19,1994
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis,former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s,died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.
May 24,1844
Samuel F.B.Morse taps out the first message,"What hath God wrought,"over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington,D.C.,to Baltimore,Md.

25.We know from the text that Buchanan isB.
A.Isaac's father                   
B.a(chǎn) winning horse
C.a(chǎn) slave taking care of horse        
D.the first racing horse in Kentucky
26.What is the title of the first American political cartoon?A
A.Join or Die                
B.Pennsylvania Gazette
C.What Hath God Wrought         
D.Kentucky Derby
27.In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?D
A.1934            B.1960
C.1964            D.1994
28.Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?A
A.Washing,D.C.
B.New York City.
C.Kentucky.
D.Pennsylvania.

分析 本文記錄了不同國家不同年代在五月份發(fā)生的歷史.當(dāng)然,這些歷史中有些也呈現(xiàn)出了一些名人.是他們創(chuàng)造出來的歷史.

解答 25.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段"IsaacMurphy,sonofaslaveandperhapsthegreatesthorseriderinAmericanhistory,ridesBuchanantowinhisfirstKentuckyDerby"可知,由于Isaac是最偉大的騎手,他"rideBuchanan",可以推斷出Buchanan是一匹賽馬.故選B.
26.A.細(xì)節(jié)推斷題.根據(jù)"showingasnakecutinpieces,withthewords‘JoinorDic'printedunderthepicture"可知"JoinorDic"是這個卡通片的名字,而"PennsylvaniaGazette"只是電影公司的名字.故選A.
27.D.細(xì)節(jié)推斷題.根據(jù)"May19,1994JacquelineLeeBouvierKennedyOnassis,formerfirstladyandoneofthemostfamouspeopleofthe1960s,diedofcancerinNewYorkattheageof64."可知Jacqueline死于1994年.故選D.
28.A.細(xì)節(jié)推斷題.根據(jù)"overthelong-distancetelegraphlinewhichrunsfromWashington,D.C,toBaltimore,Md"可知和歷史上第一個電報有關(guān)的城市是Washington,D.C.故選A.

點(diǎn)評 本文是考察學(xué)生歷史文化類閱讀理解文章.這類文章常涉及歷史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文學(xué)藝術(shù)、發(fā)明創(chuàng)造、文化遺產(chǎn)保護(hù)、宗教與文化、風(fēng)俗與習(xí)慣、道德與法制、中外文學(xué)名著節(jié)選、等等.這類材料的命題點(diǎn)往往落在主旨大意題、事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題上.

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