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Unit 11（第5页）

Usuallyadaptionsareanadvasometimesananismissotedtoapartiviroifsge，itfindsitdiffipossibletoreadapttotheions。

1。Someplantsandanimalsdevelopsuperiorcharacteristicssothattheymay_____。

&hersetfood，shelterahingsneededB）surviveeveremelyseveresebetteradaptedtotheehaheirkiheevolutionandproduoreianisms2。Iparagraph，thelastword“es”couldbestbereplacedby“_____”。

A）textsB）surroundingseighborsD）eferredfromthispassagethatthefeathersofabirdarecolored_____。

A）thteoattraemiesC）toadjustitsbodyheatD）tomatviro4。Whichofthefollowingisiohepassage?

A）Alivingthingmayadaptinitsstructure。

B）Ananismmayadaptinitsfun。

gcreaturemayadaptiicmakeup。

D）Alivinganismmayadaptinitssleepinghabit。

5。Theauthorcitesthebehaviorofwarm-bloodedmammalsioexplainthatalivingthingmayhavetheability_____。

A）toesowillwhenaneomakefanicchemicalsD）togethecolorofitsskinPassage2

HarrietBeecherStowe

ByNoelBGerson

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“Sothisisthelittleladywhomadethisbigwar，”saidAbrahamLin。ThepresideheauthorofUom’sforthefirsttime，morethahebook’spubli1852。Itwasnotsimplyapatronizing（傲慢的）remark。HarrietBeecherStowereallywassmall:“Iamalittlebitofawoman，”shedescribedherself，“aboutasthinanddryasapinuff。”

IfUom’sdidawar，itighemihandSouth，bainstabolitiohousandsofAmeriswhohadhebookalreadyknewSimoheclassicslavedriveraheblackvictim。

HarrietBeecherStonwriterwellbeforeUom’smadeherridfamous。Foratime，sheandherpreacherhusbandStoweweretoopoortoaffordaservant。Mrs。Stoweranherhouse，caredforhertwihefirsttwoofseven），edoutgenteel，folksystoriesandreligiousessaystohelpmakee。

&om’sgedallthat。ItwasthefirstgreatAmeribest-seller。Iialyearinprint，itsold300，000deventuallymorethan3millionAmerireadersboughtthebook。Worldwide，salesrahinglike10millionin40languages。

Inthisplainbuti，biersoauthorStoweedthedeepSouthbeforetheCivilWar。Mostoftheknowledgeainedfromformerslaveswhomshemetwhilelivinginati（ostopsontheUndergroundRailway），thoughshedidvisitawplantatiouckybrieflyin1833。

Iheimpatheworldofhercelebratedurnsoutthatexceptfortheissueofslavery，shehadasterestinpolitics。

1。Uom’sisabookthatdescribesmainly_____。

A）theeffe’sB）thefamilyofMrs。Stowe

C）thereasonforthepopularityofUom’sD）thelifeandworksofMrs。Stowe2。AbrahamLinarkgHarrietBeecherStowewas_____。

A）madeinfunB）quiterude

goodtasteD）patronizingbutquiteaccurate3。ThecauseoftheCivilWarwasreally_____。

A）theissueofabolition

B）theuprisingoftheoppressedclassC）thepopularityofthesong“OldBlackJoe”

D）theahosewhoreadUom’s4。HarrietBeecherStowewrotemanystories_____。

A）asahobbyB）tosupplementherhusband’siothecauseoftheslavesD）toobtainfameasawriter5。HarrietBeeostknowledgeofslaverywas_____。

A）notaccurateB）basedosonlyC）gatheredfrombothslavedriversandslavesD）gainedfromslaves