Over time,　the Declaration of Independence has deeply affected American history.　Phrases from the document such as “all men are created equal” quickly took on a life of their own or were applied to groups that the authors never expected.　Blacks quickly used this language to challenge slavery in the United Sates.　The ideal of equality led Northern states to free slaves in the 1780s,1790s,and early 1800s.Black and white abolitionists(废奴主义者) used the ideal that all men were created equal to attack slavery in the South before the Civil War.　And civil fights supporters gathered behind Jefferson's words in their fight against racism in the 1950s and 1960s.In 1848 the delegates(代表) to the Seneca Falls women's fights conference proclaimed that “all men and women are created equal”,　and the 20th?century feminist(女权主义者) did the same.?

　　 Other groups have focused on the document's defence of the right to rebel against an unjust government.　The Declaration of Independence had a deep effect on the French Revolution;　its influence was strong in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,　adopted by the National Assembly of France in 1789.In the 19th century the principles of the declaration were adopted by various Latin American movements fighting for independence from European colonial powers.　The declaration influences more recent struggles for national identity(身份):Vietnamese Communist leader HoChi Mink,　for example,　used the American document as one of the basic principles behind his fight to establish an independent and unified Vietnam.?

　　 The document itself continues to be an important symbol for the American people.　Today,　each page of the Declaration of Independence is protected.　Over one million Americans view the document each year in Washington,　D.C.,　where it is displayed along with the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.?

　　 1．What can be inferred about the 20th?century feminists?

　　 A.　They fought against racism,　using the Declaration of independence?.?

　　 B.　They defended women's rights by referring to “men and women”.?

　　 C.　They held conferences to discuss the Declaration of Independence.?

　　 D.　They proclaimed the Independence of Women's Rights.

　　 2．The passage gives the example of the French Revolution to show that ________.

　　 A.　the Declaration of Independence ensures people's rights to supervise(监督) the government?

　　 B.　the Declaration of Independence ensures the equality for all men?

　　 C.　French people and the U.S. are closely minted?

　　 D.　the French Revolution had a strong influence on many Latin American Movements

　　 3．From the last paragraph,　we can see that today the Declaration of Independence__________ .?

　　 A.　has had many of its pages lest?

　　 B.　is only available in Washington D.C.?

　　 C.　is still supported by the American people?

　　 D.　has had many changes

　　 4．What is the main idea of the passage?

　　 A.　The Declaration of Independence and the French Revolution.?

　　 B.　The Declaration of Independence's influence on other countries.?

　　 C.　The application of the Declaration of Independence by different people.?

　　 D.　The different purposes of the Declaration of Independence intended by its authors.??

Most of the 20th century has been a development on the Industrial Revolution taken to an extreme: people now own more products than ever before; there are enough unclear weapons to destroy the earth several times over; there is hardly any forest left and pollution has got to the point where we buy water. Within a few years I predict you will be able to buy air. (There once was a time when you didn’t need to buy food or shelter either.)

Important developments in the last century are the breading down of the class structures left over from the Industrial Revolution stage, bringing with it the empowerment of the “common man ”: the working day is set by law to only 8 hours a day, everyone has the vote, the media has less obvious government control, people have landed on the moon, sent spacecrafts to Mars and so on. Families have also shrunk drastically（强烈地）; the nuclear family came about, and especially in the last half of the 20th century, one-parent families are becoming more common. This shrinking in the size of the family shows the increased independence of people—once upon a time people had to live in large groups to survive.

As humans have “become the gods”, they have realized their individuality and independence and taken their control of the world to an extreme. In many countries the land is almost completely used in the land is almost completely used in the production of food and as living space and they live in small cities which are entirely human constructed, made from materials which are also entirely human constructed(concrete, bricks) with hardly any remains of nature. Weeds are poisoned because they are messy; even parks have trees grown in tidy lines; grass is mowed to keep it short and so on. I think the massive drug “problem” troubling people is a result of too much of this influence, humans needing to escape the stark world they have created by entering fantasy worlds.

Over the last 100 years, the 20th century consciousness has spread throughout the world; most of Asia has been thoroughly “Westernized”, and most of the Third World is being overrun by western ways of doing things and living.

What’s the author most concerned about?

A．The influence of pollution.    

B．Strong effects of development.

       C．Changed positions of humans as gods.   

       D．The process of the Industrial Revolution.

What is the author’s attitude towards the changes of the 20th century?   

A．Objective. B．Tolerant.   C．Vague.     D．Negative.

What does the underlined word “stark” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Unfair.     B．Illegal.     C．Dull. D．Violent.

What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Men’s individuality is over controlled.

B．People have damaged nature too much.

C．Men’s independence is partially limited.

D．People show concern for nuclear families.

Most of the 20th century has been a development on the Industrial Revolution taken to an extreme: people now own more products than ever before; there are enough unclear weapons to destroy the earth several times over; there is hardly any forest left and pollution has got to the point where we buy water. Within a few years I predict you will be able to buy air. (There once was a time when you didn’t need to buy food or shelter either.)
Important developments in the last century are the breading down of the class structures left over from the Industrial Revolution stage, bringing with it the empowerment of the “common man ”: the working day is set by law to only 8 hours a day, everyone has the vote, the media has less obvious government control, people have landed on the moon, sent spacecrafts to Mars and so on. Families have also shrunk drastically（强烈地）; the nuclear family came about, and especially in the last half of the 20th century, one-parent families are becoming more common. This shrinking in the size of the family shows the increased independence of people—once upon a time people had to live in large groups to survive.
As humans have “become the gods”, they have realized their individuality and independence and taken their control of the world to an extreme. In many countries the land is almost completely used in the land is almost completely used in the production of food and as living space and they live in small cities which are entirely human constructed, made from materials which are also entirely human constructed(concrete, bricks) with hardly any remains of nature. Weeds are poisoned because they are messy; even parks have trees grown in tidy lines; grass is mowed to keep it short and so on. I think the massive drug “problem” troubling people is a result of too much of this influence, humans needing to escape the stark world they have created by entering fantasy worlds.
Over the last 100 years, the 20th century consciousness has spread throughout the world; most of Asia has been thoroughly “Westernized”, and most of the Third World is being overrun by western ways of doing things and living.
【小题1】What’s the author most concerned about?

A．The influence of pollution.

B．Strong effects of development.

C．Changed positions of humans as gods.

D．The process of the Industrial Revolution.

【小题2】What is the author’s attitude towards the changes of the 20th century?   

A．Objective.

B．Tolerant.

C．Vague.

D．Negative.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “stark” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Unfair.

B．Illegal.

C．Dull.

D．Violent.

【小题4】What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Men’s individuality is over controlled.

B．People have damaged nature too much.

C．Men’s independence is partially limited.

D．People show concern for nuclear families.

Most of the 20th century has been a development on the Industrial Revolution taken to an extreme: people now own more products than ever before; there are enough unclear weapons to destroy the earth several times over; there is hardly any forest left and pollution has got to the point where we buy water. Within a few years I predict you will be able to buy air. (There once was a time when you didn’t need to buy food or shelter either.)

Important developments in the last century are the breading down of the class structures left over from the Industrial Revolution stage, bringing with it the empowerment of the “common man ”: the working day is set by law to only 8 hours a day, everyone has the vote, the media has less obvious government control, people have landed on the moon, sent spacecrafts to Mars and so on. Families have also shrunk drastically（强烈地）; the nuclear family came about, and especially in the last half of the 20th century, one-parent families are becoming more common. This shrinking in the size of the family shows the increased independence of people—once upon a time people had to live in large groups to survive.

As humans have “become the gods”, they have realized their individuality and independence and taken their control of the world to an extreme. In many countries the land is almost completely used in the land is almost completely used in the production of food and as living space and they live in small cities which are entirely human constructed, made from materials which are also entirely human constructed(concrete, bricks) with hardly any remains of nature. Weeds are poisoned because they are messy; even parks have trees grown in tidy lines; grass is mowed to keep it short and so on. I think the massive drug “problem” troubling people is a result of too much of this influence, humans needing to escape the stark world they have created by entering fantasy worlds.

Over the last 100 years, the 20th century consciousness has spread throughout the world; most of Asia has been thoroughly “Westernized”, and most of the Third World is being overrun by western ways of doing things and living.

1.What’s the author most concerned about?

A．The influence of pollution.         

B．Strong effects of development.

         C．Changed positions of humans as gods.    

         D．The process of the Industrial Revolution.

2.What is the author’s attitude towards the changes of the 20th century? 

A．Objective.  B．Tolerant.    C．Vague.        D．Negative.

3.What does the underlined word “stark” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Unfair.        B．Illegal.        C．Dull.   D．Violent.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Men’s individuality is over controlled.

B．People have damaged nature too much.

C．Men’s independence is partially limited.

D．People show concern for nuclear families.