理工類B級：概括大意Little Lady Starts Big War

　　Harriet Beecher Stowe had poured her heart into her anti-slavery book "Uncle Toms Cabin." (46) The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to split the publishing costs with him， and all she hoped was that it would make enough money for her to buy a new silk dress.

　　But when the first 5，000 copies were printed in 1852， they sold out in two days. In a year the book had sold 300，000 copies in the United States and 150，000 in England. (47) Within six months of its release， a play was made from the book which ran 350 performances in New York and remained Americas most popular play for 80 years. It might appear that "Uncle Toms Cabins was universally popular， but this was certainly not true. Many people during those pre-Civil War days--particularly defenders of the slavery system--condemned it as false propaganda and poorly written melodrama (傳奇劇作品).

　　Harriet did have strong religious views against slavery (When asked how she came to write the book， she replied： "God wrote it.")， and she tried to convince people slavery was wrong， so perhaps the book could be considered propaganda. (48)

　　Though she was born in Connecticut in 1832， as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati， Ohio， when her father accepted the presidency of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary (神學院). Ohio was a free state， but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky， Harriet saw slavery in action. (49) In 1851， Harriet Beecher Stowe began her book.

　　Its vast influence strengthened the anti-slavery movement and angered defenders of the slave system. (50)

　　In fact， when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet at the White House during the Civil War， he said， "So， this is the little lady who started this big war."

　　A She had read a lot about the slavery system.

　　B Today some historians (歷史學家) think that it helped bring on the American Civil War.

　　C But if so， it was true propaganda， because it accurately described the evils of slavery.

　　D For a while it outsold every book in the world， except the Bible

　　E But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big success.

　　F She lived 18 years in Cincinnati， marrying Calvin Stowe， professor of a college.

　　答案：46. E 47. D 48. C 49. F 50. B

　　46. E But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big success.

　　前面一句是說作者投入太多心血。后一句則說出版商并不看好這部作品。所以，46處需要有一個轉折句。

　　選項中共有兩個轉折句。逐一查看，我們發現C選項的意思與上下文不吻合。所以，選擇E.

　　47. D For a while it outsold every book in the world， except the Bible聯系前一句，我們知道了這本書很暢銷，而后一句并沒有說不好的方面，所以，我們可以初步推定要選的這個句子依然是有關于暢銷方面的。所以，選擇D.

　　48. C But if so， it was true propaganda， because it accurately described the evils of slavery聯系上句，我們了解了這段文字敘述了作者反對奴隸制。因此，我們也要找到一個與奴隸制相關的句子與其搭配。A項雖然談到奴隸制，但是并不符合語境。所以，選擇C.

　　49. F She lived 18 years in Cincinnati， marrying Calvin Stowe， professor of a college.本段是對作家的一個簡單的生平介紹。按照事情發展的順序。所以，選擇F.

　　50. B Today some historians (歷史學家) think that it helped bring on the American Civil War.前一句論述說這部作品對于反對奴隸制有很大的影響力，而美國內戰正是破除奴隸制的戰爭。所以，選擇B.

　　關鍵是理解上下文句子與句子之間聯系的邏輯關系。