Did Sarah Josepha Hale write "Mary's Little Lamb," the eternal nursery rhyme (儿歌) about a girl named Mary with a stubborn lamb? This is still disputed, but it's clear that the woman 26 for writing it was one of America's most fascinating 27 . In honor of the poem's publication on May 24, 1830, here's more about the 28 author's life.
Hale wasn't just a writer, she was also a 29 social advocate, and she was particularly 30 with an ideal New England, which she associated with abundant Thanksgiving meals that she claimed had "a deep moral influence." She began a nationwide 31 to have a national holiday declared that would bring families together while celebrating the 32 festivals. In 1863, after 17 years of advocacy including letters to five presidents, Hale got it. president Abraham Lincoln, during the Civil War, issued a 33 setting aside the last Thursday in November for the holiday.
The true authorship of "Mary's Little Lamb" is disputed. according to the New England historical Society, Hale wrote only part of the poem, but claimed authorship. regardless of the author, it seems that the poem was 34 by a real event. When young Mary Sawyer was followed to school by a lamb in 1816, it caused some problems. A bystander named John Roulstone wrote a poem about the event, then, at some point, Hale herself seems to have helped write it. However, if a 1916 piece by her great-niece is to be trusted, Hale claimed for the 35 of her life that "some other people pretended that someone else wrote the poem".
A) campaign B) career
C) characters D) features
E) fierce F) inspired
G) latter H) obsessed
I) proclamation J) rectified
K) reputed L) rest
M) supposed N) traditional
O) versatile
答案解析：
根据...the woman ___ for writing it...”，可知此处需要一个形容词或动词的过去分词，修饰 woman”，意为因写这首诗而出名的女人”。reputed for”是固定搭配，意为因...而著称”。所以选 K。
根据...one of America's most fascinating ___ .”，可知此处需要一个名词，指代 Hale 这类人”。在描述历史人物时，常用 characters”来指代有个性、有故事的人物”。所以选 C。
根据前文“This is still disputed, but it's clear that the woman ___for writing it was one of America's most fascinating ___".，可知文章指出，这首诗是否为黑尔所作仍有争议，所以选 M supposed (假定的，被暂时认定为真的)，句意为“本文接下来将较多着墨于这位被认为的作者的生平” 。
根据...she was also a ___ social advocate...”，可知此处需要一个形容词，修饰 social advocate”。后文描述她为了推动感恩节成为法定节日，坚持给五位总统写信，持续努力了17年，这体现了她作为一名社会活动家的热情和执着”。所以选 E。
根据...she was particularly ___ with an ideal New England...”，可知此处需要一个形容词，与 with”搭配，表示对...着迷或痴迷”。be obsessed with”是固定搭配，意为痴迷于...”。所以选 H。
根据...she began a nationwide ___ to have a national holiday declared...”，可知此处需要一个名词，指她发起的一场全国性的运动”。campaign”在此处意为(政治、社会或商业)运动”，符合语境。所以选 A。
根据...celebrating the ___ festivals.”，可知此处需要一个形容词，修饰 festivals”。文章在谈论感恩节，这是一个历史悠久的传统节日”。所以选 N。
根据...President Abraham Lincoln...issued a ___ setting aside the last Thursday in November for the holiday.”，可知此处需要一个名词，指总统发布的官方文件”。总统宣布设立节日，通常是以 proclamation”(公告，宣言)的形式。所以选 I。
根据...it seems that the poem was ___ by a real event.”，可知此处需要一个动词的过去分词，构成被动语态，意为这首诗是由一个真实事件所...”。后文讲述了小玛丽带着羔羊去学校的故事，这个故事激发了诗歌的创作灵感”。所以选 F。
根据...Hale claimed for the ___ of her life that...”，可知此处需要一个名词，构成 for the rest of her life”这一固定搭配，意为在她的余生中”。所以选 L。
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