The pen is more powerful than the sword. There have been many writers who use their pens to write things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.
She was born in the U. S. A. in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.
This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was a time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child had read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting, if only to show how a warm-hearted writer can arouse people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent the true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were widely excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.
小题1:Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe became famous for .
A．one of her books
B．she was a very heartedly person
C．she was a kind wife
D．she worked for the war小题2: How old was Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe when her world famous book was published?
A．About sixty years old.
B．Over fifty years old.
C．In her forties.
D．Around twenty years old.小题3:What do we learn about Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?
A．Before the civil war she had been a slave.
B．Before the civil war she had lived in the north of America.
C．She had a good school education.
D．She was better at writing than swinging a sword.小题4:Why could Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America? Because .
A．she disclosed the terrible wrongs done to the slaves in the Southern States
B．she wrote so well that the Americans loved her very much
C．the Americans were too excited when they reads the book
D．the Southern Americans hated the book, while the Northern Americans liked it小题5:What can we learn from the passage?
A．No wor can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.
B．We must understand the importance of literature and art.
C．We needn't use weapons to fight things that are wrong.
D．A writer is more helpful in war than a soldier.
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
题目分析：这是一篇名人传记，介绍Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe 和她的名著Uncle Tom's Cabin，这本书不仅震惊了世界，而且成为美国内战爆发的一条导火线；它为黑奴的解放作出了很大贡献。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race.可知Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe 是因为她的一本书而出名的，选A
小题2:考查细节推理。Beecher Stowe生于1811年，此书出版在美国内战爆发前(即1861年前)，故该书出版时她应为四十多岁。选C
小题3:细节题：从第三段的句子：The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor seen a slave. 可知作者本人却从未去过南方；她也不是黑奴，可知在内战前，作者住在美国北部，选B
小题4:考查细节事实。从第二段的句子：One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. 可知Uncle Tom's Cabin向世人披露了黑奴所受的非人的虐待；选A
小题5:综合推理能力。作者举 Uncle Tom's Cabin ，此例的目的在于证明“The pen is more powerful than the sword”；在于证实文学、艺术对某事件发生、发展的影响；由此得知，作者的目的在于呼吁人们重视文学、艺术的重要性。选B。