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　　Harriet Beecher Stowe had poured her heart into her anti-slavery book.“Uncle Tom’s Cabin’. But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big success.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 l852，they sold out in two days.In a year the book had sold 300，000 copies in the United States and l50，000 in England.For a while it outsold(销得比…多)every book in the world，except the Bible.
　　Within six months of its release，a play was made from the book which ran 350 performances in New York and remained America’s most popular play for 80 years.
　　It might appear that“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”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(传奇剧作品).
　　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.But if so，it was true propaganda，because it accurately described the evils of slavery.
　　Though she was born in Connecticut，1832，as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati，Ohio.when her father accepted the presidency of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary(神学院).Ohio was a free state，but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky，Harriet saw slavery in action.She lived l8 years in Cincinnati，marrying Calvin Stowe，professor of a college.In l851，Harriet Beecher Stowe began her book.
　　Its vast influence strengthened the anti-slavery movement and angered defenders of the slave system.
　　Today some historians(历史学家)think that it helped bring on the American Civil War.
　　In fact，when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet at the White House during the Civil War，he said，“S0，this is the little lady who started this big war.”
　　第26题 Before the publication of the book“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”_____.
　　A.Harriet knew that it would be a great success
　　B.the publisher wanted Harriet to publish it at her own expense
　　C.nobody knew that it would become a very popular book
　　D.no publisher wanted to publish this anti-slavery book
　　答案：C
　　第27题 Some people did not like“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”chiefly because_____.
　　A.the author was merely an unknown little lady
　　B.they thought it was mere propaganda
　　C.the book was poorly printed
　　D.the book might lead to a terrible war
　　答案：B
　　第28题 Harriet Beecher Stowe was able to describe the evils of slavery because_____.
　　A.she had lived for l8 years in a state where slavery was legal
　　B.she had suffered quite a lot under the slavery system
　　C.she had witnessed what happened under the slavery system
　　D.she had read a lot about the slavery system
　　答案：C
　　第29题 When Abraham Lincoln called Harriet“the little lady who started this big war”，he_____.
　　A.thought that she was almost a war criminal
　　B.was talking about the great influence her book had produced
　　C.was blaming her for the.miseries the people had suffered during the war
　　D.was praising her for the contributions she had made during the war
　　答案：B
　　第30题 Uncle writer wrote the passage in order to_____.
　　A.expose the evils of the slavery system
　　B.condemn all kinds of war
　　C.describe people’s life in Harriet’s time
　　D.tell us how Harriet wrote her famous book
　　答案：D

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