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【題目】Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the" Father of American Scholarship and Education. " His " Blue-Backed Speller" books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much do you know about him beyond that?

At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College, Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army. Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didn’t survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like what most teachers did, he rewarded them.

He earned his law degree in, 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.

In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him $ 1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper. In December, he founded New York’s first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party. He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages.

Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.

【1】Which of the following best describes Webster’s life at Yale?

A. Tough. B. Smooth.

C. Normal. D. Tiring.

【2】What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale?

A. A teacher. B. A lawyer.

C. A headmaster. D. A scholar.

【3】What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. Webster was a most productive author.

B. Webster led a miserable life in New York City.

C. Webster’S books added up to 655 pages.

D. Webster didn’t write any political Works.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了美國詞典編纂者被譽為“美國學術和教育之父”的Noah Webster厄諾·韋伯斯特的一些鮮為人知的人生經歷。

【1】推理判斷題。根據第二段：他在耶魯大學四年趕上美國獨立戰(zhàn)爭，食物奇缺。得知韋伯斯特當時在耶魯的生活很艱難。A. Tough. 艱難的， B. Smooth. 順利的， C. Normal.正常的， D. Tiring. 累人的。選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree.得知韋伯斯特從耶魯大學畢業(yè)后，他想繼續(xù)學習為了獲得律師學位，想做一位律師。 選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據第四段，For decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party. He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages.得知幾十年里，韋伯斯特出版過課本、政治論文、關于疾病的報道、報紙上刊登文章。這些都表明韋伯斯特是一位多產的作者。選A。