Thomas Paine was born in France.()
Thomas Paine was born in France.()
Thomas Paine was born in France.()
第1题
Thomas Paine was a(n) ________ writer.
A.essay
B.novel
C.political
D.poem
第2题
Thomas Paine was a(n) ______ writer.
A.essay
B.novel
C.political
D.poem
第4题
A.George Washington
B.Thomas Paine
C.John Burgoyne
D.Thomas Jefferson
第5题
Carl Stehle told his students Thomas Paine' s story in order to ______.
A.teach the students how to write an essay on preventing polystyrene from harming the environment
B.inspire the students to do something to persuade the Board of Education to change its decision
C.ask the students to work hard together to fight against the decision made by the Board of Education
D.let them know the power and influence of the effective essay written by Thomas Paine in the past
第6题
第7题
Which is not connected with Thomas Paine?
A.Common Sense.
B.The American Crisis.
C.The Rights of Man.
D.The Autobiography.
第8题
Independence Day
In 1767, England placed a tax on all tea used by the American colonist. The colonists protested "taxation without representation" and refused to allow the tea to be unloaded. In 1773, colonists dressed as Native Americans, boarded ships from the East India Company and threw 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This became known as the Boston Tea Party and the road to freedom was begun.
On January 10, 1776 the famous pamphlet Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, was distributed. It swept the colonies invoking a sense of pride and determination. The Spirit of '76 was born.
On July 4, 1776, Congress passed the Declaration of Independence. It announced to the world that "these United Colonies" are "Free and Independent States" and absolved their ties with England, thus beginning the war for independence. They had declared their right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Which year is the year when the American colonists began to fight a war for independence?
A.1767.
B.1776.
C.1777.
D.1779.
第9题
In October 1988, Vogt--a student at West Milford High School in New Jersey--read an article in her local newspaper that disturbed her. The article reported that the Board of Education had decided to use polystyrene (聚苯乙烯) trays in the lunchroom because they were less expensive than paper.
Vogt knew from her science class that polystyrene can have harmful effects on the environment. In the first place, it is not biodegradable, meaning that it can' t be broken down by natural biological processes. In addition, some polystyrene products release gases called chlorofluo rocarbons (CFCs氟氯化碳) into the air. Scientific evidence indicates that these CFCs break down the protective ozone layer (臭氧层) of the atmosphere.
Vogt decided to write a paper for her social studies class on the issue of polystyrene. Her teacher, Carl Stehle, read her paper to the class. After reminding students that Thomas Paine had had to persuade many hesitant colonists to support the American Revolution, Stehle challenged his class to do something about the polystyrene problem.
Vogt and her classmates immediately conducted a survey in the high school and middle school. They discovered that a large majority of students said they wanted to switch back to paper goods in the cafeteria. When they presented their findings to the Board of Education, the board' s business administrator did a survey of his own. He found that roughly 80 percent of the students in the two schools would be willing to pay an extra nickel to eat their lunch from paper trays. As a result, the board voted in December to change to paper trays in all the township' s schools as of February 1, 1989.
The author' s purpose in writing this article is to ______.
A.tell the readers the power and influence of an effective essay
B.persuade the readers to do something to protect the environment
C.encourage the readers to challenge the authorities by writing essays
D.teach the readers to put what they learned in the class into practice