24.What caused Daisy’s condition?
A.Her disability since birth.
B.Brain injuries in accidents.
C.Her declining health. D.Tiring working.
25.How did Daisy’s family help remind her?
A.By taking her to the hospital.
B.By telling her jokes.
C.By showing her old photos and pictures.
D.By persuading her to recall the car crash.
26.The underlined word“amnesiac”in Paragraph 2 probably means
A.strong
B.optimistic
C.warm-hearted
D.forgetful
27.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Daisy could still enjoy a lot in spite of her illness.
B.The only thing Daisy kept in mind was her home.
C.Daisy couldn’t do anything but stay at home.
D.Daisy didn’t want to trust anyone else.
C
Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”
For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.
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