Harriet Tubman

陳曉冉

Harriet Tubman was a great and brave woman in American history. She helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom.

She was born as a slave in Maryland in about 1823. Harriet and her family were all slaves. In 1849 she ran away， because she wanted to be free. She walked at night and hid （隱藏） in the daytime. Some good people often helped slaves escape to freedom in the North and in Canada and they helped her. With their help Harriet got to Philadelphia.

After she escaped she returned to the South 20 times in 10 years to help free other slaves. She brought her parents to Auburn， New York. In 1850 it was a crime to help slaves run away. This did not stop her.

During the Civil War she was a nurse and a spy （間諜） for the Union Army. After the war she helped get money for schools for black children and for a home for old black people.

I. 判斷正（T）誤（F）。

1. Harriet was born as a slave in 1849.

II. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。

1. Why did Harriet Tubman run away in 1849？

A. She wanted to be a spy. B. She wanted to help other people.

C. She wanted to be free. D. She wanted to be a nurse.

2. Why did Harriet return to the South after she escaped？

A. Because she felt scared. B. Because she wanted to help free other slaves.

C. Because she committed a crime. D. Because she missed her family.

3. What do you think of Harriet Tubman？

A. Educated. B. Selfish. C. Brave and not selfish. D. Clever.

4. What is the main idea of the text？

A. Harriet Tubman helped a lot of Americans.

B. Helping slaves runaway was illegal in New York.

C. Harriet Tubman was a spy for the Union Army.

D. Harriet Tubman was a great and brave American woman.