【高二英语阅读题HarrietTubmaniswellknownforriskingherlifeasa“conductor”intheUndergroundRailroad,whichledescapedslavestofreedomintheNorth.ButdidyouknowthattheformerslavealsoservedasaspyfortheUnionduring】

　　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