12月英語六級閱讀模擬:美國獨立日
2021-12-01點擊量:172
The4thOfJuly—ADayOfRejoicingThe4thofJulyisthemostimportantholidayintheUSA,foritcommemoratesthatfamousdayin1776whentheAmericansdeclaredtheirindependence.CongressmadethedeclarationinPhiladelphia,andthatnightinthecitytherewerejoyfulcelebrationsthatsoonbecamenationwide.Eversince,the4thofJulyhasbeenmarkedintheAmericancalendarasIndependenceDay,andthereareparadesandfestivitiesofallkinds.ThebasiccauseoftheAmericans’struggleforindependenceagainstthemothercountry,England,wastoomuchinterferenceandintolerancefromLondonandverylittleunderstandingofAmericanproblemsandpride.MostgallingtotheAmericanswastheassumptionbytheEnglishGovernmentandtheKingthattheyhadarighttotaxtheirsubjectsoverseaswithouttheirconsentandwithoutgivingthemanythinginreturn.TheBritishweredivided.Itwasawarinspiringnopatriotism.AsforthetroopswhichtheGovernmentsenttofighttherebels,theywereunenthusiasticandincompetent,especiallytheirleaders.TheAmericanshadnoarmy.Infact,itisquitepossiblethatbutfortheextraordinaryfaithandleadershipofGeorgeWashington,therevolutionmighthavecometonothing.Hebuiltanarmythatremainedloyaltohimuntiltheend,despiteterriblehardships.Hewasatruefrontiersman.HehadseenlandsthatheknewwouldmakeanindependentAmericaamightynation.Hewasgivenvaluablesupportbythetwogreatpatriots—ThomasJeffersonandBenjaminFranklin.ItwasFranklinwhohelpedpersuadetheFrenchtocomeintothewaragainsttheBritish.In1781aBritisharmycommandedbyanexceptionallyincompetentgeneral,LordCornwallis,surrenderedtotheAmericansatYorktown,Virginia,andthewarwasover.Notlongafterward,the13coloniesbecameStatesandjoinedtogetherinaUnion.TheeffectoftheAmericanRevolutionwasfar-reaching.TheDeclarationofIndependencedrawnupbyThomasJeffersonisoneofthemostimportantdocumentseverpublished,anditdroppedlikeabombshellonthewesternworld.HerearethetwosentenceswhichshooktherulingclassesofEurope.“Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienablerights,thatamongthesearelife,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness.”Thesecondsentencewasevenmoredisturbingtothem:“Thattosecuretheserights,governmentsareinstitutedamongmen,derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned.”題目Ⅰ.Changethefollowingverbsinparenthesesintotheirnounforms:1.Their________(assume)thattheirprojectunderwaywassomethingentirelynewprovedtobeuntrue.2.Heshowedstrong________(lead)duringhisfirstterminoffice.3.Thewholebookisproducedandeditedinthe________(pursue)ofexcellence.4.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor________(complain).Ⅱ.ArethesestatementsTrueorFalseaccordingtothearticle?1.The4thofJulyisadayforrejoicingbecauseChristopherColumbusdiscoveredtheNewWorldonthisday.2.IntheBritishParliament,therehasachievedaconsensusonfightingagainsttheAmericancolony.3.TheUnitedStatesisoriginallycomposedofthirteencolonies.4.ItwasJeffersonwhopersuadedtheFrenchtostandwiththemselvestofightagainsttheBritishtogether.參考答案Ⅰ.1.assumption2.leadership3.pursuit4.complaintⅡ.1.F2.F3.T4.F參考譯文7月4日——歡慶的一天7月4日是美國最重要的節日,因為它紀念了1776年美國人宣告獨立的那個非常重要的日子。就在那天,大陸會議在費城發表《獨立宣言》,那天晚上該城還舉行了各種歡慶活動,不久這些活動很快就遍及全國。從那以后,7月4日在美國的日歷上就被標為獨立日。在獨立日那天,美國各地會有形式多樣的游行和慶祝活動。美國人反對母國英國、爭取獨立的根本原因是倫敦方面干涉太多,過于固執,而且很少理解美國人的種種問題和自尊心。最使美國人惱火的是英國政府和國王傲慢地認為他們有權不經他們海外臣民的同意征收稅款,卻不給予任何回報。英國人對這場戰爭意見分歧。這場戰爭并沒有激起愛國熱情。至于英國政府派去與反叛者作戰的部隊,他們并不熱心,也無力作戰,他們的頭目更是如此。美國人沒有自己的軍隊。事實上,要是沒有喬治·華盛頓異常的忠誠和非凡的領導,049這場革命本來是很可能會一事無成的。盡管條件十分艱苦,他仍然創建了一支始終忠于他的軍隊。他是個名副其實的邊疆開拓者。他已經看出他所熟悉的那些土地將會使獨立的美國成為一個強大的國家。他還得到了兩位杰出的愛國志士托馬斯·杰斐遜和本杰明·富蘭克林的寶貴支持。正是富蘭克林說服了法國人同英國人交戰。1781年,異常無能的將軍康沃利斯勛爵指揮下的英國軍隊在弗吉尼亞的約克敦向美國人投降了,于是戰爭宣告結束。之后不久,13個殖民地變成了13個州,共同組成一個聯邦。美國獨立戰爭的影響是深遠的。由托馬斯·杰斐遜起草的《獨立宣言》是有史以來發表過的最重要的文獻之一,它像一顆炸彈一樣扔向西方世界。下面兩句話震撼了歐洲統治階級———“我們認為這些真理不言自明:所有人都是生來平等的,他們都有上帝賦予的某些不可剝奪的權利,其中包括生存權、自由權和追求幸福的權利。”第二句話甚至更使他們感到不安,“為了保護這些權利,人們便設立政府,政府的正當權力來自被統治者的同意。”本文由培訓無憂網新東方教育專屬課程顧問整理發布,更多大學英語四六級考試培訓課程信息歡迎關注培訓無憂網英語四六級培訓頻道或添加老師微信:15033336050...