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  3. The American Revolution was a citizen’s revolution. Ordinary men took a larg

The American Revolution was a citizen’s revolution. Ordinary men took a larg

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问题     The American Revolution was a citizen’s revolution. Ordinary men took a large part in it. One of them was Paul Revere, a silver worker. He lived in Boston many years ago during the time when many people in the British colonies in America felt that they were being used for Britain’s gain. They felt that they were being taxed without fair representation in the British government. The people of Boston were especially angry, and additional British troops had been sent there to keep the excited colonists under control. Paul Revere was one of those who believed that the British would soon be on the march against the villages and farms near Boston.
    On the night of the eighteenth of April, 1775, Revere rowed across the Charles River to a place opposite Boston where his saddled horse was ready to ride. If the British soldiers came, he was to ride to warn the people. A friend in Boston was hidden near the British troops in a place where he could watch what they did. If they marched by land, he was to hang one lantern (灯笼) high in the tower of the old North Church in Boston where Paul could see it. If they came by sea, he would hang up two lanterns.
    Toward morning Revere saw two lights in the tower. The British must be coming by sea! He jumped on his horse and rode through the countryside before dawn in order to warn the farmers and villagers that they must fight at the daybreak. He rode all night and in the morning, by the time the troops arrived, the farmers were hidden all along the roads with their guns loaded. When the British came, the Americans drove them back. These first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Concord and at Lexington, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. In 1776 the colonies signed a declaration of independence. [br] Which of the following is true of Paul Revere?
选项 A、He was very interested in politics.
B、He got a relative to help him.
C、He fought the British himself.
D、He told the people about the coming enemy.
答案 D
解析 本题是一道具体细节题。问下面关于保罗·里维尔的哪个说法是正确的。文章第二段指出，1775年4月18夜晚，里维尔荡舟渡过查尔斯河，来到波士顿对岸的一个地点，在那里他的马整装待发。如果英国士兵一旦到来，他便策马出发，给人们报警。而第三段前两句话指出，黎明前，里维尔看到了塔里的两个灯笼发出的光，知道英国人从海上来了!他纵身上马，奔驰在乡间，赶在黎明前警告村民们必须在拂晓开战。因此，本题的正确答案应是D“他通知人们敌人来了的消息”。
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