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[材料题] (1)If you look closely at some of the early copies of the Declaration of Independence, beyond the flourished signature of John Hancock and the other 55 men who signed it, you will also find the name of one woman, Mary Katherine Goddard. It was she, a Baltimore printer, who published the first official copies of the Declaration, the first copies that included the names of its signers and therefore heralded(宣布，预示)the support of all thirteen colonies.(2)Mary Goddard first got into printing at the age of twenty-four when her brother opened a printing shop in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1762. When he proceeded to get into trouble with his partners and creditors, it was Mary Goddard and her mother who were left to run the shop. In 1765 they began publishing The Providence Gazette, a weekly newspaper. Similar problems seemed to follow her brother as he opened businesses in Philadelphia and again in Baltimore. Each time Ms. Goddard was brought in to run the newspapers. After starting Baltimore’s first newspaper, The
单项选择题1.The word “there” in paragraph 3 refers to__________.

A、the colonies

B、the print shop

C、Baltimore

D、Providence

  • C

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单项选择题2.It can be inferred from the passage that Mary Goddard was __________.

A、an accomplished businesswoman

B、extremely wealthy

C、a member of the Continental Congress

D、a famous writer

  • A

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单项选择题3.According to the passage, Mary Goddard first became involved in publishing when she _________.

A、was appointed by Benjamin Franklin

B、signed the Declaration of Independence

C、took over her brother’s printing shop

D、moved to

  • C

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单项选择题4.Mary Goddard’s name appears on the Declaration of Independence because_________.

A、She helped write the original document

B、She published the document

C、She paid to have the document printed

D、Her brother was in prison

  • B

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单项选择题5.With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?

A、The accomplishment of a female publisher.

B、The weaknesses of the newspaper industry.

C、The rights of a female publisher.

D、The publishing system in colonial .

  • A

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