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.

　　While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom—the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.

　　Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great­grandchildren was W.E.B.Du Bois, one of the founders of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.

　　Mumbet's tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”

　　51.What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?

　　A.She was born a slave.

　　B.She was a slaveholder.

　　C.She had a famous sister.

　　D.She was born into a rich family.

　　52.Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?

　　A.She found an employer.

　　B.She wanted to be a lawyer.

　　C.She was hit and got angry.

　　D.She had to take care of her sister.

　　53.What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new constitution?

　　A.She should always obey her owners' orders.

　　B.She should be as free and equal as whites.

　　C.How to be a good servant.

　　D.How to apply for a job.

　　54.What did Mumbet do after the trial?

　　A.She chose to work for a lawyer.

　　B.She founded the NAACP.

　　C.She continued to serve the Ashleys.

　　D.She went to live with her grandchildren.

　　55.What is the text mainly about?

　　A.A story of a famous writer and spokesperson.

　　B.The friendship between a lawyer and a slave.

　　C.The life of a brave African American woman.

　　D.A trial that shocked the whole world.

　　【要点综述】 这是一篇人物传记。文章介绍了美国历史上一位勇于追求自由的女性Elizabeth Freeman。

　　51.A　细节理解题。根据第一段的“Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves.”可知她生来就是奴隶。故选A。

　　52.C　细节理解题。根据第二段的“One day, Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furiously, she left the house and refused to come back.”可知答案为C。

　　53.B　细节理解题。根据第三段的“If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her.”可知Elizabeth从新的宪法中得知所有的人都是自由、平等的。

　　54.A　细节理解题。根据第四段的“She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick.”和第二段的“…Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick.”可知答案为A。

　　55.C　主旨大意题。本文介绍了美国历史上一位勇于追求自由的女性Elizabeth Freeman。故选C。