Question

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

Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon （漫画）, showing a snake cut in pieces, with the words “ Join 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，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. Morsr taps out the first message , “ What Hath God Wrought ,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C. , to Baltimeore , Md .

1.We know from the text that Buchanan is_____________.

A．Isaac”s father

B．a winning horse

C.a slave taking care if horses

D.the first racing horse in Kentucky

2.What is the title of the first American political cartoon ?

A.Join or Die B.Pennsylvania Gazette

C.What Hath God Wrought D.Kentucky Derby

3.In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die ?

A. 1934 B. 1960

C. 1964 D. 1994

4.Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history ?

A. Washington , D. C. B. New York City

C. Kentucky. D. Pennsylvania

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要写美国五月历史上发生的事。

1.B 细节推断题。根据第一段提到Isaac Murphy , son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history , rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby .可知由于Isaac 是个伟大的骑手，他rides Buchanan可知这是一匹赛马，故选B项。

2.A 细节推断题。根据第二段提到showing a snake cut in pieces, with the words “ Join or Die” printed under the picture可知Join or Die是这个卡通片的名字，故选A项。

3.D 细节推断题。根据倒数第二段提到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可知他死于1994年，故选D项。

4.A 细节推断题。根据最后一段提到over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C. , to Baltimeore , Md可知和历史上第一个关的城市是Washington，故选A 项。

考点：历史类阅读。