Slavery in the United States In most parts of the United States

Slavery in the United States

In most parts of the United States in the early 1800s,blacks had no rights at all.They did not have the right to vote.It was against the 31___ for them to go to school with whites.In some states,it was even 32___ for them to learn to read and write.Free people had the right to come and go as they 33___, but slaves had to have a pass,or paper:from their 34___ in order to leave the master's land.Slaves were often 35___ from their families when they were sold. They had to work very 36___ hours,but were not paid.If they did not do as they were told,they could be beaten.If they tried to escape,they were hunted down with dogs,and could be tortured or even 37___ when caught.

Until about 1800,there were slaves in 38___ every state in the United States. But slaves were not a big part of the Northern way of 39___ Northern factories hired workers and did not use slaves.By 1850,all Northern states had made slavery illegal.

In the Southern states,however,most of the field workers were slaves;one out of every four families 40___ slaves.These people were often rich and had large farms.

A.seldom
B.master
C.separated
D.illegal
E.killed
F.life
G.owned
H.law
I.long
J.almost
K.liked
L.played
【正确答案】：31-35: HDKBC
36-40: IEJFG
名师解析:根据题目内容，我们可以逐个分析每个空格的选项。 31. 空格前的“against the”说明需要一个形容词来描述法律对于黑人上学的态度。选项中只有D（illegal）符合语境，表示上学对于黑人来说是违法的。 32. 空格前的“even”表示对前面句子的进一步强调，需要一个比前面更强烈的词。选项中只有D（illegal）比“against the law”更进一步，表示在一些州，黑人学习读写是非法的。 33. 空格后的“as they”需要一个副词来描述自由人来去的自由程度。选项中只有A（seldom）表示不经常，但在这里不符合语境，因为这里需要描述的是自由人可以随意来去。根据句子意思，这里应该是描述自由人可以随意来去，所以应该选择J（almost），表示几乎可以随意来去。 34. 空格前的“from their”说明需要一个名词来表示奴隶需要从谁那里获得通行证。选项中只有B（master）表示主人，符合语境。 35. 空格前的“often”说明这是一个经常发生的情况，需要一个动词来描述奴隶与家人的关系。选项中只有C（separated）表示被分离，符合语境。 36. 空格前的“work very”需要一个形容词来描述工作时间的长度。选项中只有I（long）表示长时间的，符合语境。 37. 空格前的“even”说明需要一个比前面更强烈的词来描述逃跑奴隶的下场。选项中只有E（killed）表示被杀死，比“tortured”更进一步。 38. 空格前的“in”需要一个形容词来描述奴隶在每个州的情况。选项中只有J（almost）表示几乎，符合语境。 39. 空格前的“Northern way of”需要一个名词来描述北方的生活方式。选项中只有F（life）表示生活，符合语境。 40. 空格前的“one out of every four families”需要一个动词来描述这些家庭拥有奴隶的情况。选项中只有G（owned）表示拥有，符合语境。