Little Lady Starts Big War
Harriet Beecher Stowe had poured her heart into her anti-slavery(反对奴隶制度) book Uncle Tom's Cabin.【46】The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to split the publishing costs with him, and all she hoped was that it would make enough money for her to buy a new silk dress.
But when the first 5,000 copies were printed in 1852, they sold out in two days. In a year the book had sold 300,000 copies in the United States and 150,000 in England.【47】Within six months of its release, a play was made from the book which ran 350 performances in New York and remained America's most popular play for 80 years. It might appear that Uncle Tom's Cabins was universally popular, but this was certainly not true, Many people during those pre-Civil War days — particularly defenders of the slavery system — condemned it as false propaganda(宣传) and poorly written melodrama (传奇剧 作品).
Harriet did have strong religious views against slavery (When asked how she came to write the book, she replied: "God wrote it."), and she tried to convince people slavery was wrong, so perhaps the book could be considered as propaganda.【48】
Though she was born in Connecticut in 1832, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, when her father accepted the presidency (任期) of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary (神学院). Ohio was a free state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in action. She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college.【49】
【50】Today some historians (历史学家) think that it helped bring on the American Civil War.
In fact, when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet at the White House during the Civil War, he said. "So, this is the little lady who started this big war. "
A. She had read a lot about the slavery system.
B. Its vast influence strengthened the anti-slavery movement and angered defenders of the slavery system.
C. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it accurately described the evils of slavery.
D. For a while it outsold every book in the world, except the Bible.
E. But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big success.
F. In 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe began her book.
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__ (live) there for many years, she knew the place quite well
谈到亚洲的经济，一位世界银行的官员表示，他经常周游列国，几乎每周都会飞到亚洲，每次来到这里他都感觉良好。他认为，亚洲克服了前所未有的经济困难，虽然经济转型估计还会持续一段时间，但亚洲已经打下了良好的基础，足以建立起长期的繁荣稳定。因此，他对亚洲经济，特别是中国经济的中、长期发展感到乐观。他指出，到2020年，中国的生产总值会再翻两番，达到四万亿美元。他相信，只要亚洲各国努力把握面前的机遇，从长远看，亚洲经济的前景会是光明的。
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- C.How
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Speaking of the online technology available for marketing, the author implies that the focus of the marketing change is on______.
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The director required that every member in his department (refer) __ to this report.
For this part, you are allowed 35 minutes to write a composition based on the following directions:
1) The topic is Unemployment.
2) Your composition should be based on the outline given in Chinese below.
A．下岗被视为目前中国面临的头号问题。
B．政府已采取了一系列措施来解决这一问题。
C．随着政府和社会的共同努力，我们相信一定能解决下岗问题。
You should write 160 -200 words on ANSWER SHEET
What was the result of the tests？
The result was that he found the monkey to be __ he studied.
Both research and practical experience have shown that______(均衡的饮食对健康是必不可少的)．
According to researchers, what factor or factors affect cognitive aging？
In this season, the forest is________(随时都可能发生火灾).
The BBC sent a (report) __ to cover the event for their late-night news program.
If he had listened to me, he ______. (现在就不会遇到麻烦了)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter to your cousin Tom. You should write at least 150 words, and base your letter on the situation given below:
Tom刚刚考上大学，不适应大学的学习和生活，为此，他写信给你（大三学生）向你请教。你回信给他向他讲你的大学学习和生活经验。