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nfected rats. With all the rats in the crowded towns and cities of Europe, the disease spread fast. Two173。s words in the first paragraph in order to make the passage________. A. better173。作者引用這句話可以使文章更真實可信。 attitude towards the flu from Fort Riley at first? A. They paid no attention to it. B. They believed it was terrible. C. They tried their best to prevent it. D. They thought it was worse than war. 答案: A 細節(jié)理解題。 B During the American Civil War, by the summer of 1863, the Union of the northern states was attacking the Confederacy (美國南部邦聯 ) of the southern states from all sides. Thanks to General Grant39。s fallen soldiers. The Gettysburg Address, as we call it, is one of the most famous speeches in American history. 文章大意:文章介紹了葛底斯堡戰(zhàn)役。s army 可知,北方軍包圍了維克斯堡,南方軍首領李希望通過襲擊北方城市的辦法吸引北軍的兵力,從而解除維克斯堡的危機。 7. Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage. a. Over 40,000 soldiers were killed or injured in the Battle of Gettysburg. b. 90,000 Confederate soldiers went into the Battle of Gettysburg. c. The Confederacy was defeated by the Union in the battle. d. About 7,500 Confederate soldiers died on July 3, 1863. e. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for about five days. A. b, c, d B. a, d, e C. c, d, e D. a, c, d 答案: D 細節(jié)理解題。故選 D。本文回顧了美國南北戰(zhàn)爭中的一次關鍵而慘烈的戰(zhàn)役 —— 葛底斯堡戰(zhàn)役。選 G。選 D。 。 5. F 從后面的句子: The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.他們開始使用紙幣。選 B。選項中有兩項為多余選項。s mean trick B. The Gettysburg Address C. The Battle of Gettysburg D. Lee39。由第四段可知,北方取得了勝利, c項正確。t attack them again 答案: C 句意理解題。s army D. avoid conflicts 答案: A 推理判斷題。s army. So, Lee led 75,000 men into Pennsylvania, a state in the northeastern US. On July 1, 1863, just outside Gettysburg in southern Pennsylvania, the Confederates were surprised to find Union soldiers. With the advantage of being on hilltops, there were 90,000 Union troops against Lee39。 4. What can we learn about the two epidemics mentioned in the passage? A. Both epidemics first broke out in Europe. B. Both epidemics spread fast in the countryside. C. The great flu epidemic mainly killed soldiers. D. The Black Death epidemic lasted much longer. 答案: D 細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段的 The bacteria that causes the disease are spread to humans by fleas that have bitten infected rats 可知,黑死病的傳播