高二英语阅读题
HarrietTubmaniswellknownforriskingherlifeasa“conductor”intheUndergroundRailroad,whichledescapedslavestofreedomintheNorth.ButdidyouknowthattheformerslavealsoservedasaspyfortheUnionduringtheCivilWarandwasthefirstwomaninAmericanhistorytoleadamilitaryexpedition?
Duringatimewhenwomenwereusuallyrestrictedtotraditionalroleslikecookingandnursing,shedidhershareofthosejobs.Butshealsoworkedside-by-sidewithmen,sayswriterTomAllen,whotellsherexcitingstoryintheNationalGeographicbook,HarrietTubman,SecretAgent.
TubmandecidedtohelptheUnionArmybecauseshewantedfreedomforallofthepeoplewhowereforcedintoslavery,notjustthefewshecouldhelpbyherself.AndsheconvincedmanyotherbraveAfricanAmericanstojoinherasspies,evenattheriskofbeinghangediftheywerecaught.
Inoneofhermostdramaticanddangerousroles,TubmanhelpedColonelJamesMontgomeryplanaraidtofreeslavesfromplantationsalongtheCombahee(pronounced“KUM-bee”)RiverinSouthCarolina.EarlyonthemorningofJune1,1863,threegunboatscarryingseveralhundredmalesoldiersalongwithHarrietTubmansetoutontheirmission.
TubmanhadgatheredkeyinformationfromherscoutsabouttheConfederatepositions.Sheknewwheretheywerehidingalongtheshore.Shealsofoundoutwheretheyhadplacedtorpedoes,orbarrelsfilledwithgunpowder,inthewater.
AstheearlymorningfogliftedonsomeoftheSouth’smostimportantriceplantations,theUnionexpeditionhithard.Theraiderssetfiretobuildingsanddestroyedbridges,sotheycouldn’tbeusedbytheConfederateArmy.Theyalsofreedabout750slaves—men,women,children,andbabies—anddidnotloseonesoldierintheattack.
1.Itcanbeinferredthat___.
A.HarrietTubmanwasonceaslaveherself
B.HarrietTubmanneverplayedtraditionalroleslikeotherwomen
C.manyAfricanswereencouragedtojoinHarrietTubmanasspies.
D.HarrietTubmanwasamemberoftheConfederate.
2.ThefollowingwordscanTubmanEXCEPT_____.
A.braveB.neutralC.differentD.intelligent