12.In 1996,John Jones made an unusual discovery.He had just enlarged a piece of paper money for a friend-a Confederate bank note,money issued (發(fā)行) by banks in Southern States of America during the Civil War.When he was face to face with the picture,he couldn't believe his eyes:slaves happily picking cotton in their master's fields.
Jones grew up in South Carolina.He had heard painful stories of slavery from his greatgrandmother.The picture on the money did not match the history of African American slaves that he'd heard all his life."I had never seen that type of picture on money before,"he said.
Jones wondered why slaves looked so happy.He started doing research.
Searching for and finding the answers to his questions changed his life.During two years'search,Jones found more than 120 different bills.He discovered that the bills had several things in common.They showed slaves working in jobs related to farming.Many of them showed healthy and smiling slaves at work.None of the bills showed the hardships of slavery.
Jones wanted to share what he had learned."I wanted other people to see what I had seen,"he said.He decided to make large paintings of the pictures on the money.After three years of work,Jones had painted more than 80 slavery scenes (場景).He paired each painting with the money on which the picture appeared."The Color of Money"-an exhibit (展覽) of his work-has toured the country.
Jones'paintings tell an important story about the South 150years ago.He likes to repeat the saying"The story is on the money."In this case,the saying happens to be true.
32.How did Jones feel when he saw the picture on the money?D
A.Angry.B.Painful.C.Excited.D.Surprised.
33.Why did Jones do research on the money?C
A.He had never heard of Confederate money.
B.He wanted to learn about American history through it.
C.It showed slaves quite different from those in his mind.
D.His greatgrandmother told him some unusual stories about it.
34.What did Jones find?A
A.The difficulty of slaves was never shown on the bills.
B.About 120 different bills were issued during the Civil War.
C.Slaves lived a harder life than he thought.
D.Slaves worked long hours on farms.
35.What's the best title for the text?A
A.Money Tells a Story
B.Confederate Money
C.African American Slaves
D.John Jones Changes America.
分析 本文主要寫了John Jones 美國的紙幣圖案感到驚訝于是展開了調(diào)查,發(fā)現(xiàn)紙幣圖案與現(xiàn)實(shí)生活完全不符的故事.
解答 32.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)句子When he was face to face with the picture,he couldn't believe his eyes:slaves happily picking cotton in their master's fields.當(dāng)他面對這張圖片時,他簡直不敢相信自己的眼睛:奴隸們高興地在主人的田地里摘棉花.可見應(yīng)該是感到驚訝的"簡直不相信自己的眼睛",所以答案選D.
33.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子Jones wondered why slaves looked so happy.He started doing research.瓊斯奇怪為什么奴隸們看起來這么高興,他開始做研究.所以答案選C.
34.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)句子他發(fā)現(xiàn)的結(jié)果是None of the bills showed the hardships of slavery.沒有一張錢幣表現(xiàn)出奴隸的艱辛.所以答案選A.
35.A 標(biāo)題歸納題.本文主要寫了John Jones 美國的紙幣圖案感到驚訝于是展開了調(diào)查,發(fā)現(xiàn)紙幣圖案與現(xiàn)實(shí)生活完全不符的故事.所以答案選A.
點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系,對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn).