EleanorRooseveltwasborninNewYorkCityonOctober111884.Whenhermotherdiedin1892thechildrenwenttolivewithGrandmotherHall;herfatherdiedonlytwoyearslater.AttendingagoodschoolinEnglandgaveherat15herf
EleanorRooseveltwasborninNewYorkCityonOctober111884.Whenhermotherdiedin1892thechildrenwenttolivewithGrandmotherHall;herfatherdiedonlytwoyearslater.AttendingagoodschoolinEnglandgaveherat15herfirstchancetodevelopself-confidenceamongothergirls.InhercircleoffriendswasadistantcousinhandsomeyoungFranklinDelanoRoosevelt.Theybecameengagedin1903andweremarriedin1905.Within11yearsEleanorboresixchildren;onesondiedearly.
InAlbanywhereFranklinservedinthestateSenatefrom1910to1913Eleanorstartedherlongcareeraspoliticalhelpmate.Whenhewasstrickenwithpolio(小儿麻痹症)in1921shetookcareofhimdevotedly.Fromhissuccessfulcampaignforgovernorin1928tothedayofhisdeathshededicatedherlifetohispurposes.
WhenMrs.RooseveltcametotheWhiteHousesheunderstoodsocialconditionswellandshetransformedtheroleofFirstLadyaccordingly.Shebrokethetraditiontoholdconferencesandexpressedheropinions.Thismadeheratargetforpoliticalenemiesbuthersincerityofpurposemadeherpersonallypopulartomany.Asshehadwritten:“…iftruthandloyaltyarestampeduponherfaceallwillbeattractedtoher…”
AfterthePresidentRoosevelt’sdeathin1945shereturnedtoacottageathisHydeParkestate;shetoldreporters“Thestoryisover.”WithinayearhowevershebeganherserviceasAmericanspokeswomanintheUnitedNations.Shecontinuedapositivecareeruntilherstrengthbegantowanein1962.ShediedinNewYorkCitythatNovemberandwasburiedatHydeParkbesideherhusband.
65.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeEleanorRoosevelt’searlylife?
a.Shewenttolivewithhergrandmother.
b.Sheledahappylifeinagoodschool.
c.Shewasverysadwhenherfatherdied.
d.Shegotmarriedandgavebirthtosixchildren.
e.ShefellinlovewithFranklinDelanoRoosevelt.
A.eabdc B.acbed C.bdcae D.cadeb
66.SomepeoplehatedEleanorprobablybecause_________.
A.shedidn’tfollowthetraditions B.shealwayshadbetteropinions
C.sheheldtoomanymeetings D.shebecametheFirstLady
67.Theunderlineds