【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] The American Revolution was a citizen's revolution. Ordinary men took a large part in it. One of them was Paul Revere, a Boston silver worker. During that time many people in the British colonies in America felt that they were being used for Britain's gain. The people of Boston were especially angry, and additional British troops had been sent there to keep the excited colonists under control. Paul Revere was one of those who believed that the British would soon be on the march against the villages and farms near Boston. On the night of April 18, 1775, Revere rowed across the Charles River to a place opposite Boston where his saddled horse was ready to ride. If the British soldiers came, he was to ride to warn the people. A friend in Boston was hidden near the British troops in a place where he could watch what they did. If they marched by land, he was to hang one lantern high in the tower of the old North Church in Boston where Paul could see it. If they came by sea, he would hang up two lanterns. Toward morning Revere saw two lights in the tower. The British must be coming by sea! He jumped on his horse and rode through the countryside before dawn in order to warn the farmers and villagers. He rode all night, and when the troops arrived in the morning, the farmers were hidden all along the roads with their guns loaded. When the British came, the Americans drove them back. These first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Concord and at Lexington, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. In 1776 the colonies signed a declaration of independence. What's the speaker's main purpose in the passage? 主旨题。录音开始讲到美国独立战争主要由普通人参与，保罗?里维尔正是其中一个，之后详细讲到他如何运用智慧和勇气帮助这场战争取得胜利。表面上只是讲了保罗·里维尔的故事，但放到当时大环境去考虑，保罗·里维尔是参与独立战争的普通人的典型代表，因此说话者的意图是通过保罗·里维尔个人的故事折射出独立战争中普通人所做的贡献。因此D项正确。