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【題目】In 1885, the Republic of France, important friend during the American Revolution, donated the largest statue in the world, Liberty Enlightening the World, to the United States of America. The statue would celebrate its century of independence. To ship it, the statue was broken down into 350 pieces. And now, spread across Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbour, it sat in 214 wooden packing boxes. The problem was that New York had no money to re-assemble it. Six other cities, less affected by the recent economic decline, had the money and bid to build it.

But a Hungarian immigrant, Joseph Pulitzer, the owner of America’s biggest newspaper called the World, wouldn’t let “Liberty” go. When he heard that the Statue of Liberty was about to die from lack of funds, he saw his chance.

Pulitzer set the fund-raising goal of the World at $ 100,000. In its pages he laughed at the rich, thus increasing the paper’s appeal among working-class people, and firmly planted the idea that the statue was a monument not just for New York City but, indeed, for all of America.

Perhaps Pulitzer’s cleverest trick was the promise 10 publish the name of every single contributor in the pages of the World, no matter how small the contribution. The editorial that opened the fund-raising campaign set its tone. He wrote: “The World is the people’s paper and it now appeals to the people to come forward and raise the money for the statue’s base.” The statue, he said was paid for by “the masses of the French people. Let us respond in like manner.” The circulation of the World increased by almost 50,000 copies.

African American newspapers joined in the effort, encouraging their readers to contribute to a monument that would, in part, celebrate the end of slavery. So the money poured in, as single-dollar donations from grandmothers and pennies from the piggybanks of schoolchildren.

On August 11, 1885, the front page of the World announced, “ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!” The goal had been reached, even slightly beyond, thanks to more than 120,000 contributions.

【1】What does the underlined word “re-assemble” (Para. 1) probably mean?

A. Put together. B. Take apart.

C. Transport. D. Repair.

【2】Which of the following was the greatest move in Joseph Pulitzer’s success?

A. Attacking the rich people.

B. Celebrating the end of slavery.

C. Printing every contributor’s name in the World.

D. Persuading children to donate their pocket money.

【3】What did Joseph Pulitzer try to convey to his readers about the Statue of Liberty?

A. It was a symbol of independence.

B. It was a monument for the whole USA.

C. It was a wonder in the building history.

D. It was a favor from the rich French people.

【4】What was the main purpose of Joseph Pulitzer’s efforts?

A. To protect the Statue of Liberty.

B. To win working-class readers over.

C. To expand the circulation of his paper.

D. To raise money for the Statue of Liberty.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。1885年，法國(guó)將自由女神像送給美國(guó)人民。運(yùn)抵美國(guó)之后，由于紐約缺少資金，因此不能重新安裝自由女神像。美國(guó)報(bào)業(yè)大亨Pulitzer得知此事之后，為籌集資金做了很多努力，最后他終于為自由女神像籌集了足夠的資金。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。由第一段可知，自由女神像是法國(guó)送給美國(guó)人民的禮物，為了運(yùn)送它，女神像被分解成350塊，裝在214個(gè)木箱里。問(wèn)題是紐約沒(méi)有錢來(lái)把它重新裝配起來(lái)。故畫線詞“reassemble”與put together意思相近，表示重新組裝。故A選項(xiàng)正確。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段Perhaps Pulitzer’s cleverest trick was the promise 10 publish the name of every single contributor in the pages of the World, no matter how small the contribution 可知，Pulitzer其中最偉大的一項(xiàng)舉措就是承諾把每位捐款人的名字都公布在《世界報(bào)》上。結(jié)合上下文對(duì)比他做的其他努力，這是 Pulitzer成功的最大舉措。故C選項(xiàng)正確。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段the statue was a monument not just for New York City but, indeed, for all of America.關(guān)于女神像，Pulitzer想對(duì)讀者傳達(dá)的思想就是它是全美國(guó)的紀(jì)念碑。故B選項(xiàng)正確。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段Pulitzer set the fund-raising goal of the World at $ 100,000 以及最后段可知，Pulitzer所做的努力就是為自由女神像籌集資金。故D選項(xiàng)正確。

根據(jù)定義或解釋、說(shuō)明是猜測(cè)詞義的重要方法之一。小1題要猜測(cè)re-assemble的意思，由前文的解釋To ship it, the statue was broken down into 350 pieces. And now, spread across Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbour, it sat in 214 wooden packing boxes 為了更好的運(yùn)輸自由女神像，女神像被分解成350塊，裝在214個(gè)木箱里。可知，法國(guó)送給美國(guó)的是一個(gè)完整的女神像，出于運(yùn)輸方便的原因，所以被分解運(yùn)輸?shù)矫绹?guó)。到了美國(guó)之后，一定是要重新組裝起來(lái)的，所以我們猜測(cè)re-assemble是重新組裝。故A選項(xiàng)正確。所以同學(xué)們?cè)诓聹y(cè)詞義時(shí)，要準(zhǔn)確利用所給出的定義或解釋、說(shuō)明的信息進(jìn)行詞義猜測(cè)。