As we all know.it was Thomas Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence

As we all know，it was Thomas Jefferson who wrote theDeclaration of Independence (独立宣言)．He wrote it in two weeks，and after a fewchanges，it was accepted by the Congress．As a result，he became famous in America'shistory．

Born in Virginia，Thomas Jefferson，a brilliant student atschool and almost talented lawyer later，was muchinterested in politics.

 Jefferson was elected Governor of Virginia in 1779，and he was sent to France as theRepresentative of the American Government in 1784．Sixteenyears later，at the age of 57，hewas elected president after Washington and Adams．

Far from a handsome man，he was is tall with long arms and big hands．Jefferson，who was an amusing talker inconversation，but a poor speaker，was generally good-natured．

Jefferson was regarded as a defender(捍卫者)of freedom Of America．As a president，he protected the right ofspeech．Interestingly enough，inhis eight years as president，：Jefferson never said “No”to a bill(议案)!which the Congress had passed．He did a lot in organizing the new University of Virginia．

Thomas Jefferson died on July the fourth，1826，thefiftieth anniversary of America’s independence．

1.Who wrote theDeclaration of Independence?

   A. ThomasJefferson  B. Lincoln   C. Washington   D. Adams

2.We are most likelyto read this passage in           ．

    A．a daily newspaper            B．a popular advertisement

    C．a history book              D．an important notice

3.Which of thefollowing statements about Jefferson’s personality is true?

   A．He was a shy and slow learner when hewas at school．

    B．He was not an easy person to get alongwith at all

    C．He was not only very talented but alsovery handsome．

    D．He was an amusing talker，but not good at speaking in public．

4.Jefferson’sgreatest contribution in America’s history is that             ．

    A．he was for the right of free speech

    B．he was sent to France as the Representative

    C. he wrote the Declaration of Independence

    D．he organized the new University of Virginia

5.Thomas Jefferson was elected president ofthe United States in the year of      .

A. 1779         B．1784         C．1800         D．1826

试题答案

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】 略