【Asweallknow,itwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependence(《独立宣言》).Hewroteitintwoweeks,andafterafewchanges,itwasacceptedbytheCongress(国会).Asaresult,hebecamefamous.BorninVirginia,】
Asweallknow,itwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependence(《独立宣言》).Hewroteitintwoweeks,andafterafewchanges,itwasacceptedbytheCongress(国会).Asaresult,hebecamefamous.
BorninVirginia,ThomasJefferson,abrilliantstudentatschoolandalmosttalentedlawyerlater,wasmuchinterestedinpolitics.
JeffersonwaselectedtheGovernorofVirginiain1779,andhewassenttoFranceastherepresentativeoftheAmericangovernmentin1784.Sixteenyearslater,attheageof57,hewaselectedpresidentafterWashingtonandAdams.
Farfromahandsomeman,hewastallwithlongarmsandbighands.Jefferson,whowasanamusingtalkerinconversationbutapoorspeaker,wasgenerallygood-natured.
JeffersonwasregardedasadefenderoffreedominAmerica.Asapresident,heprotectedtherightoffreespeech.Interestinglyenough,inhiseightyearsaspresident,Jeffersonnevervetoed(否决)abillwhichtheCongresshadpassed.HedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginia.
ThomasJeffersondiedonJulythefourth,1826,thefiftiethanniversaryofAmericanIndependence.
5.FromthepassagewecaninferthatAmericawonitsindependencein_______.
A.1786 B.1800 C.1842 D.1776
6.HowoldwasThomasJeffersonwhenhebecametheGovernorofVirgina?
A.Hewas26. B.Hewasinhisforties.
C.Hewas36. D.Wedon’tknow.
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Jeffersonwananamusingtalker,butnotgoodatspeakinginpublic.
B.Jeffersonwasnotaneasypersontogetalongwith.
C.Jeffersonwasnotonlyverytalentedbutalsoveryhandsome.
D.Notbeingpoliticallyminded,JeffersonnevervetoedabillpassedbytheCongress.
4.Jeffersondiedwhenhewas________.
A.72 &