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The Plot Against America is a novel by Philip Roth published in 2004. Instead of reconstructing real
historical events, Philip Roth offers something bolder: a reconstruction of imagined events, a "what if...?"
that reads like a "what really happened".
Just suppose...that the air hero Charles Lindbergh, the man who made the first solo transatlantic flight
in 1927, who earned huge sympathy when his baby son was kidnapped and murdered five years later,
who called Hitler "a great man", just suppose that he'd run for president in November 1940, and took
advantage of the feelings that undoubtedly existed then (No more war! Never again will young Americans die on foreign soil!), and that instead of Roosevelt being elected for a third term and taking America into
Europe to fight the Nazis, Lindbergh won a landslide victory. And then he signed non-aggression treaties
with Germany and Japan, and introduced a set of anti-semitic(反犹太人的) measures which were a
betrayal of the rights and liberties in the constitution(宪法) and yet they were accepted by the mass of
ordinary citizens and even by some Jews.
The narrator is Philip Roth, aged seven, and the family at the book's centre are his family-father
Herman, mother Bess and brother Sandy. The Roths understand the threat posed by Lindbergh, but
each member of the family responds differently. Early on, there's a trip to see the sights of Washington,
where the Roths find their pre-booked hotel room has become mysteriously unavailable. An obvious
case of anti-semitism, Herman shouts, and a violation of the principle that "All men are created equal".
But his loudmouth protests embarrass Bess. Already there's a pressure to pretend not to see what's
going on. Further disagreements arise when Sandy disappears for the summer for an "apprenticeship"(学徒期) with a Kentucky tobacco farmer. Worse, after he successfully encourages other Jewish city boys
to follow his example, he's invited to a reception at the White House through his aunt, Bess's sister
Evelyn. While Herman refuses Sandy permission to attend, Evelyn defends Lindbergh as a freely elected
democrat.
1.Which of the following is true in history according to the passage?
A.Lindbergh’s son was kidnapped and killed in 1933.
B.Lindbergh was elected president of America in 1940.
C.There were antiwar feelings in America during the 1940s.
D.America didn’t fight the Nazis during the World War Two.
2. Lindbergh could be elected President mainly because ___________.
A. Americans felt sympathy for his son
B. his antiwar policy was welcome
C. Hitler supported his measures against Jews
D. he was a great air hero in America
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The Roths at the book's centre are Jewish.
B. Herman is a strong supporter to Lindbergh.
C. Sandy dislikes his experience in Kentucky.
D. Jewish boys are encouraged to go to the war.
4. What can we learn from the Roths' experience in Washington?
A. We shouldn't protest loudly when faced with problems.
B. All men were equally treated in America at that time.
C. The Roths had a happy time when touring Washington.
D. Jews suffered from unfair treatment due to anti-semitism.
5. In which column of the newspaper do you probably find the article?
A. Book review
B. Travel journal
C. National news
D. Family life