【Asweallknow,itwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependence(《独立宣言》).Hewroteitintwoweeks,andafterafewchanges,itwasacceptedbytheCongress(国会).Asaresult,hebecamefamous.BorninVirginia,】

　　Asweallknow,itwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependence(《独立宣言》).Hewroteitintwoweeks,andafterafewchanges,itwasacceptedbytheCongress(国会).Asaresult,hebecamefamous.

　　BorninVirginia,ThomasJefferson,abrilliantstudentatschoolandalmosttalentedlawyerlater,wasmuchinterestedinpolitics.

　　JeffersonwaselectedtheGovernorofVirginiain1779,andhewassenttoFranceastherepresentativeoftheAmericangovernmentin1784.Sixteenyearslater,attheageof57,hewaselectedpresidentafterWashingtonandAdams.

　　Farfromahandsomeman,hewastallwithlongarmsandbighands.Jefferson,whowasanamusingtalkerinconversationbutapoorspeaker,wasgenerallygood-natured.

　　JeffersonwasregardedasadefenderoffreedominAmerica.Asapresident,heprotectedtherightoffreespeech.Interestinglyenough,inhiseightyearsaspresident,Jeffersonnevervetoed(否决)abillwhichtheCongresshadpassed.HedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginia.

　　ThomasJeffersondiedonJulythefourth,1826,thefiftiethanniversaryofAmericanIndependence.

　　5.FromthepassagewecaninferthatAmericawonitsindependencein_______.

　　A.1786 B.1800 C.1842 D.1776

　　6.HowoldwasThomasJeffersonwhenhebecametheGovernorofVirgina?

　　A.Hewas26. B.Hewasinhisforties.

　　C.Hewas36. D.Wedon’tknow.

　　7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

　　A.Jeffersonwananamusingtalker,butnotgoodatspeakinginpublic.

　　B.Jeffersonwasnotaneasypersontogetalongwith.

　　C.Jeffersonwasnotonlyverytalentedbutalsoveryhandsome.

　　D.Notbeingpoliticallyminded,JeffersonnevervetoedabillpassedbytheCongress.

　　4.Jeffersondiedwhenhewas________.

　　A.72 &