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 (神学院). 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, \big war.\
A She had read a lot about the slavery system.
B Today some historians (历史学家) 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.
1.A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. F 25. C 26. B 27. E 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. D 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. C 41. D 42. B 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. E 47. D 48. C 49. F 50. B
51. C 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. B 56. A 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. C 61. B 62. A 63. C 64. D 65. A
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