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精炼第15篇，含有六级阅读练习题，参考译文，答案等内容。供正在准备的学习者参考学习。15.the4thofjuly1—adayofrejoicing

the4thofjulyisthemostimportantholidayintheusa,foritcommemoratesthatfamousdayin1776whentheamericansdeclaredtheirindependence.congress2madethedeclarationinphiladelphia,andthatnightinthecitytherewerejoyfulcelebrationsthatsoonbecamenationwide.eversince,the4thofjulyhasbeenmarkedintheamericancalendarasindependenceday,andthereareparadesandfestivitiesofallkinds.

thebasiccauseoftheamericans’struggleforindependenceagainstthemothercountry,england,wastoomuchinterferenceandintolerancefromlondonandverylittleunderstandingofamericanproblemsandpride.mostgallingtotheamericanswastheassumptionbytheenglishgovernmentandthekingthattheyhadarighttotaxtheirsubjectsoverseaswithouttheirconsentandwithoutgivingthemanythinginreturn.3

thebritishweredivided.itwasawarinspiringnopatriotism.

asforthetroopswhichthegovernmentsenttofighttherebels,theywereunenthusiasticandincompetent,especiallytheirleaders.

theamericanshadnoarmy.infact,itisquitepossiblethatbutfortheextraordinaryfaithandleadershipofgeorgewashington,therevolutionmighthavecometonothing.4hebuiltanarmythatremainedloyaltohimuntiltheend,despiteterriblehardships.hewasatruefrontiersman.hehadseenlandsthatheknewwouldmakeanindependentamericaamightynation.hewasgivenvaluablesupportbythetwogreatpatriots—thomasjeffersonandbenjaminfranklin.5itwasfranklinwhohelpedpersuadethefrenchtocomeintothewaragainstthebritish.

in1781abritisharmycommandedbyanexceptionallyincompetentgeneral,lordcornwallis,surrenderedtotheamericansatyorktown6,virginia,andthewarwasover.notlongafterward,the13coloniesbecamestatesandjoinedtogetherinaunion.

theeffectoftheamericanrevolutionwasfar-reaching.thedeclarationofindependencedrawnupbythomasjeffersonisoneofthemostimportantdocumentseverpublished,anditdroppedlikeabombshellonthewesternworld.herearethetwosentenceswhichshooktherulingclassesofeurope.weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheircreatorwithcertainunalienablerights,thatamongthesearelife,libertyandthepursuitofhappiness."7thesecondsen048tencewasevenmoredisturbingtothem:thattosecuretheserights,governmentsareinstitutedamongmen,derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned."

阅读自测

Ⅰ.changethefollowingverbsinparenthesesintotheirnounforms:

1.their________(assume)thattheirprojectunderwaywassomethingentirelynewprovedtobeuntrue.

2.heshowedstrong________(lead)duringhisfirstterminoffice.

3.thewholebookisproducedandeditedinthe________(pursue)ofexcellence.

4.ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor________(complain).

Ⅱ.arethesestatementstrueorfalseaccordingtothearticle?

1.the4thofjulyisadayforrejoicingbecausechristophercolumbusdiscoveredthenewworldonthisday.

2.inthebritishparliament,therehasachievedaconsensusonfightingagainsttheamericancolony.

3.theunitedstatesisoriginallycomposedofthirteencolonies.

4.itwasjeffersonwhopersuadedthefrenchtostandwiththemselvestofightagainstthebritishtogether.

参考答案Ⅰ.1.assumption2.leadership3.pursuit4.complaintⅡ.1.f2.f3.t4.f