题文
The novelist, Harriet Beecher Stowe, born 200 years ago, was a poor housewife with six children, and she suffered from various illnesses. Driven by the hatred of slavery, she found time to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which became the most influential novel in American history and caused great change, both at home and abroad.Today, however, the book has a different reputation, owing to the popular image of its character, Uncle Tom, whose name has become a saying for a cowardly（懦弱的）black man who betrays his race.
But this view is wrong: the original Uncle Tom was physically and morally strong, an inspiration for black people and other oppressed（被压迫的）people worldwide. Indeed, that was why, in the mid-19th century, Southerners attacked Uncle Tom’s Cabin as a dangerously destructive book, while Northern reformers—especially black people—often praised it.
The book was influential overseas too. In Russia it inspired Vladimir Lenin, who recalled it as his favorite book in childhood. It was the first American novel to be translated and published in China, and it fueled anti-slavery movements in Cuba and Brazil.
The book’s progressive appeal was the character of Uncle Tom himself: a strong man who is notable because he does not betray his race; one reason he gives up escaping from his plantation（种植园）is that he doesn’t want to put his fellow slaves in danger. And he is finally killed because he refuses to tell his master where two runaway slaves are hiding.
Unfortunately, these themes were lost in many of the stage versions of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
The play, seen by more people than those who read the book, remained popular up to the 1950s and still appears occasionally. But in the play, Stowe’s revolutionary themes were drowned.
But it doesn’t have to be that way; indeed; during the civil rights era it was those who most closely resembled Uncle Tom—Stowe’s Uncle Tom, not the embarrassed one of popular myth—that proved most effective in promoting progress. Both Stowe and Uncle Tom deserve our reconsideration and our respect.
小题1:Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin because she . A．wanted to earn money to support her familyB．tried to set an example to her six childrenC．hated slavery from the bottom of her heartD．had similar life experiences to Uncle Tom小题2: Which of the following is TRUE about the influence of the book?A．It was the first American novel to be translated into Russian.B．It was the most influential book for Vladimir Lenin in his lifeC．It also gave rise to anti-slavery movements in faraway Africa.D．It inspired black people and people who were suffering in the world.小题3:What can we learn about Uncle Tom in the book?A．he helps his fellow slaves to avoid getting into danger.B．He is a black man who betrays his race.C．He manages to escape from the plantation.D．He kills himself instead of giving away the slaves.小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A．The themes of revolution and progress in the book were lost in the playB．There are more people who have read the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, than those who have seen the stage version.C．The play was very popular and it is still put on from time to time today.D．It was Uncle Tom in the book that promoted the progress of mankind. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段2,3行Driven by the hatred of slavery, she found time to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin说明C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第三段1,2行the original Uncle Tom was physically and morally strong, an inspiration for black people and other oppressed（被压迫的）people worldwide说明D正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据第五段后三行one reason he gives up escaping from his plantation（种植园）is that he doesn’t want to put his fellow slaves in danger. And he is finally killed because he refuses to tell his master where two runaway slaves are hiding.说明他一直在帮助那些奴隶，保护他们没有危险，故A正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据倒数第二段第一行The play, seen by more people than those who read the book,说明看书的人没有看到这部电影的人多，故B错误。
点评：文章介绍了《汤姆叔叔的小屋》这部小说的影响。本文要紧抓每一段的中心思想，搞清楚每一部分的中心思想，在根据题目要求，仔细研读，准确判断。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The novelist, Harrie.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
