首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The legend of Paul Revere’s midnight ride through the Massachusetts countryside in 1775 is known to most Americans, young and ol
The legend of Paul Revere’s midnight ride through the Massachusetts countryside in 1775 is known to most Americans, young and ol
admin
2014-02-22
33
问题
The legend of Paul Revere’s midnight ride through the Massachusetts countryside in 1775 is known to most Americans, young and old. As the story goes, Paul Revere was a silversmith in Boston at the time of the American Revolution. When he learned that the British army planned to attack the towns and villages of Middlesex County, farmhouse and village hall, to warn the local revolutionary soldiers of the planned attack. Because of his warning(according to legend)the struggling American colonies were able to defeat the British in an important battle.
One reason for the popularity of the legend may be the publicity it has received through Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s commemorative poem, Paul Revere’s Ride. Longfellow wrote the poem in 1861 and it has since then become one of the most well-known and well-loved poems in the country. The poem certainly captures the sense of danger and excitement, met with courage and ingenuity which many Americans associate with the American Revolution. It is easy to understand why the poem evokes such a large audience.
However, Longfellow’s poem contains a number of historical errors. According to Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere instructed a friend to watch the movement of the British troops and determine whether they marched inland or towards their boats. The friend was then to hang lanterns in the tower of the Old Church in Boston: one lantern if the British marched by land and two lanterns if they marched by sea. The expression "one if by land and two if by sea," taken from Longfellow’s poem, has become very popular and is often quoted. But this idea contains two inaccuracies. First, the lanterns were hung in the tower of the Old Christ Church, not the Old North Church, which is in a completely different part of Boston and would not have been visible from Paul Revere’s lookout point. Second, Longfellow confused the meaning of the number of lanterns to be hung: the actual arrangement was "two if by land and one if by sea. "
Not all of Longfellow’s historical mistakes are so minor. It seems as though Longfellow chose to emphasize the idea of one lone hero struggling against many opposing forces, with only his own abilities to rely on. But actually, Paul Revere was only one of three riders delegated to warn the Revolutionary soldiers about the coming attack.
Some people feel that Longfellow’s errors are insignificant, and that the ideals of courage and cunning are the important features of both the poem and the historical events which inspired it. But others feel that, while it probably makes little difference how many lanterns were hung from which church tower, the poem’s emphasis on the solitary hero runs counter to the most valuable idea in the poem: the idea of unity and cooperation in the face of danger. Critics of the poem raise an important question: Longfellow’s poem tells a famous story, and tells it powerfully — but is it the right story?
The lantern hung from the tower of Old North Church______.
选项
A、was visible from Paul Revere’s lookout point
B、indicated that the British were going to attack by land
C、is one of many inaccuracies in Longfellow’s poem
D、indicated that the British were going to attack by sea
答案
C
解析
细节推断题。根据题干关键词Old North Church定位到原文第三段第六句。原句中的were hungin the tower of the Old Christ Church,not the Old North Church说明这是poem中inaccuracies之一。故答案为C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/DS6YFFFM
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Historyhasprovedthatman’sunderstandingofnaturalresourcesandhistapingandutilizingofthem,aswellashiscapability
Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytake【46】forgranted,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwem
Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytake【46】forgranted,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstandhowwem
ThemostfamouspainterinVictoria’shistoryisEmilyCarr.Whenshewasachild,shediscoveredthatwalkinginthewoods【C1】_
Anofficeisthe"brain"ofabusiness.Inanoffice,figures,listsandinformationarecompiledwhichtellthemanagersorhe
Overthepasttwodecades,teenagechildbearingintheUnitedStates—asmeasuredbythenumberofbirthstoteenagers—hasdecrea
Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyou【C1】______wonderhowitispossibleforusto【C2】______people?Evenaskilledwrite
OrientalRadiohasdecidedtocancelthispopstarfroma/an______broadcastforhisbreachofcontract.
Gotmilk?Beveryafraid.Or,preferably,abitskeptical.Somefolksareabouttotrytoconvinceyouthatmilkistoxic.Butt
Gotmilk?Beveryafraid.Or,preferably,abitskeptical.Somefolksareabouttotrytoconvinceyouthatmilkistoxic.Butt
随机试题
羊水过多时,下列哪项正确
患者,男性,46岁,肥胖,有糖尿病和冠心病史10年,近来发现血压升高波动在(160~170)/(90~100)mmHg,伴有头痛头胀,检查血脂正常,肝肾无异常发现,有眼底动脉硬化。该患者的高血压危险分层属于
关于规则结构,下列说法不正确的是()
具有气孔或杏仁构造的岩石包括()
关于矿业工程施工现场管理工作的说法,正确的是()。
北京市海淀区的邓某与朝阳区的李某以及丰台区的A有限责任公司(以下简称A公司),在北京市昌平区共同设立了B有限责任公司(以下简称B公司)。后因邓某无力清偿个人借款20万元,债权人申请人民法院强制执行邓某在B公司的股权;法院强制执行时,北京市西城区的王某取得邓
学习迁移的种类依据不同的标准可划分为()。
一艘游艇在行驶中,突然发生海难,游艇上有八名游客等待救援,但是直升机每次只能够救援一个人。而此时天气非常寒冷,海水特别刺骨,游艇已坏,不停地漏水,随时有沉没的可能。请你将这八名游客按照营救的先后顺序进行排序。游客情况如下:1.将军,男,69岁,身
中国选举制度所具有的功能有()。
阅读以下配置信息,将(1)~(3)空缺处的命令填写完整。SW1>enable(进入特权模式)SWi#vlandatabase(设置VLAN配置子模式)SW1(vlan)#vtpserver(设置本交换机为
最新回复
(
0
)