2022年大學(xué)英語(yǔ)考試模擬卷三27測(cè)

2022年大學(xué)英語(yǔ)考試模擬卷三

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1.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.[[/B]]

A.Tofindoutherpositionincompany.

B.Toapplyforajob.

C.Toofferherapositioninthecompany.

D.Tomakeandappointmentwiththesalesmanager.

2.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Heissurprised.

B.Hefeelsveryhappy.

C.Heisindifferent,

D.Hefeelsveryangry.

3.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Hehasn,tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.

B.Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.

C.He'sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.

D.Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.

4.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.

B.Itdoesn'thaveabackcover.

C.Shefeelstheman,sapologyisenough.

D.Itisnolongerofanyusetoher.

5.Fromtheconversationwegettheimpressionthat.

A.JassieandPaulineareclassmales

B.JassieisanoverseasstudentfromAmerica

C.PaulineandJassiearetalkingaboutapicture

D.TheyarehavingAmericangeography

6.WhathasJassieaIreadyknownaboutWhiteHouse

A.WhiteHouseisonthesouthsideofPennsylvaniaAve.,Washington,D.

C.,facingLafayetteSquare.

B.Theeastandwestterraces,theexecutiveoffice,theeastwing,and

apenthouseandabombshelterareaddedtothemainbuilding.

C.ItwasdesignedbyJamesHobanonasitechosenbyGeorgeWashington.

D.ItistheoldestpublicbuildinginWashington.

7.{{I}}Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingnewsfromthe

BBC.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswer

eachquestion.NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

Palestinianssaythat.

A.IsraeliPrimeMinisterissinceretocallforceasefire

B.Sharon?sappealtostopongoingviolenceisa"lie"

C.theybelievethistimewillsoonwitnessceasefire

D.theyfeelrelievedAmericasupportsceasefire

8.

{{B}}TEXTA{{/B}}

IwasborninFeb.12,1809,inHardinCounty,Kentucky.Myparents

werebothborninVirginia,ofundistinguishedfamiIies-secondfamiIies,

perhapsIshouIdsay.Mymother,whodiedinmytenthyear,wasofafamily

ofthenameofHanks,someofwhomnowresideinAdams,andothersin

Maconcountries,Illinois.Mypaternalgrandfather,AbrahamLineoInf

emigratedfromRockinghamCounty,Virginia,toKentucky,about1781or

1782,where,ayearortwolater,hewaski11edbyIndians,notinbattIet

butbystealth,whenhewaslaboringtoopenafarmintheforest,tits

ancestors,whowereQuakers,wenttoVirginiafromBerksCounty,

Pennsylvania.AnefforttoidentifythemwiththeNew-EngIandfamily

ofthesamenameendedinnothingmoredefinite,thanasimilarityof

ChristiannamesinbothfamiIiesysuchasEnoch,Levi,MordeceitSolomon,

Abraham,andtheIike.

Myfather,atthedeathofhisfather,wasbutsixyearsofage;and

hegrewup,Iiterallywithouteducation.HeremovedfromKentuckytowhat

isnowSpencerCounty,Indiana,inmyeighthyear.Wereachedournew

homeaboutthetimetheStatecameintheUnion.ItwasawiIdregion,

withmanybearsandotherwildanimalsstillinthewoods.ThereIgrew

up.Thereweresomeschools,so-calied;butnoquaIificationwasever

requiredofateacher,beyond"reading,writing,andcipherin"tothe

RuleofThree.IfastrugglersupposedtounderstandLatinthappened

tosojournintheneighborhood,hewasIookedupon-asawizzard.There

wasabsoIuteIynothingtoexciteambitionforeducation.Ofcoursewhen

IcameofageIdidnotknowmuch.Stillsomehow,Icouldread,write,

andciphertotheRuleofThree;butthatwasall.Ihavenotbeento

schooIsinee.ThelittleadvanceInowhaveuponthisstoreofeducationf

Ihavepiekedupfromtimetotimeunderthepressureofnecessity.

Iwasraisedtofarmwork,whichIcontinuedtillIwastwenty-two.

Attwenty-oneIcametoIllinois,andpassedthefirstyearin

111inois-MaconCounty.ThenIgottoNew-SaIemf(atthattimeinSangamon,

nowinMenardCounty),whereIremainedayearasasortofclerkina

store.ThencametheBIack-Hawkwar;andIwaseIectedaGaptainof

volunteers-asuccesswhichgavememorepleasurethananyIhavehad

since.Iwentthecampaignywaselated,ranfortheLegislaturethesame

year(1832)andwasbeaten-theonIytimeIhavebeenbeatenbythepeopIe.

Thenext,andthreesucceedingbienniaIelections,IwaseIectedtothe

Legislature.Iwasnotacandidateafterwards.Duringthislegislative

periodIhadstudiedlaw,andremovedtoSpringfieldtopracticeit.

In1846,IwasonceeIectedtothelowerHouseofCongress.Wasnota

candidateforreelectionFrom1849to1854,bothinclusive,practiced

lawmoreassiduouslythaneverbefore.Alwaysawhiginpolitics,and

generallyonthewhigelectoraltickets,makingactivecanvasses.Iwas

losinginterestinpolitics,whentherepeaIoftheMissouriCompromise

arousedmeagain.WhatIbaysdonesincethenisprettywe11-known.

IfanypersonaIdescriptionofusisthoughtdesirabIe,itmaybesaid,

Iam,inheight,sixfeet,fourinches,nearly;leaninflesh,weighing

onanaverage,onehundredandeightypounds;darkcomplexion,withcoarse

bIackhair,andgreyhair,greyeyes—noothermasksorbrandsreco11ected.

Theauthoris.

A.afriendofAbrahamLincoln,s

B.awriterwhogivesanaccountofAbrahamLincoln'sbiography

C.AbrahamLincolnhimself

D.AbrahamLincoln,sautobiography

9.{{BUTEXTC{{/B}}

TheLandofDisney

PredictingthefutureisaIwaysrisky.Butit'sprobablysafetosay

thatatleastafewhistorianswi11onedayspeakofthe20th一century

asAmerica1snDisneyera."Today,it'scertainlydifficulttothink

ofanyothersinglethingthatrepresentsmodemAmericaaspowerfully

asthecompanythatcreatedMickeyMouse.Globally,brandsIikeCoca-

ColaandMcDonaldsmaybemorewidely-known,butneitherencapsulates

20th-centuryAmericainquitethesamewayasDisney.

ThereasonsforDisney'ssuccessarcvariedandnumerous,but

u11imateIythecreditbeIongstooneperson-themanwhocreatedthe

cartoonandbuiltthecompanyfromnothing,WaltDisney.Ironically,he

couldnotdrawparticularlywell.ButbewasageniusinpIentyofother

respects,inbusiness,hisgreatestskillswerehisinsightandhis

managementabiIity.AftersettinghimselfupinHo11ywoodrhesingle

-handedIypioneeredtheconceptsofbrandingandmerchandising-

somethinghiscompanystilldoesbrilliantlytoday.

ButwhatreallydistinguishedDisneywashisabiIitytoidentifywith

hisaudiences.DisneyaIwaysmadesurehisfilmschampionedtheMIittIe

guy,"andmadehimfeeIproudtobeAmerican.Thisheachievedbycreating

charactersthatreflectedthehopesandfearsoftheordinarypeopIe.

SomecelebratedAmericanachievements-Disney'sveryfirstcartoon

PlaneCrazy,featuringasiIentMiekeyHouse,wasinspiredbyCharles

Lindbergh1sfIightacorsstheAtIantic.Others,IiketheThreelittle

pigsandSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarves,showedhow,throughhardwork

andhelpingonesfeIlowman,ordinaryAmericanscouldsurvivesociaI

andeconomiccrisesIiketheGreatDepression.

Disney,sothergreatvirtuewasthefactthathiscompany-unlike

otherbigcorporations-hadahumanface.HisHo11ywoodstudio-the

pubIicheard-operatedjustIikeademocracy,whereeveryonewason

first-nametermsandhadastayinhowthingsshouIdberun.Hewasalso

regardedasagreatpatriotbecausenotonlydidhiscartoonscelebrate

America,but,duringWorldWarIIvhisstudiosmadetrainingfilmsfor

Americansoldiers.

Thereality,ofcourse,waslessidyllic.AsthepubIicwouldlater

learn,Disney,spatriotismhadanunpleasantside.Afterastrikeby

cartoonistsin1941,hebecameconvineedthatHo11ywoodhadbeen

infiItratedbyCommunists.HeagreedtoworkfortheFBIasamole,

identifyingandspyingonco11eagueswhomhesuspectedweresubversives.

But,apartfromhisaffiIiationswiththeFBI,DisneywasmoreorIess

thegenuinearticle.Anewbook,TheMagicKingdom:WaltDisneyandthe

AmericanWayofLife,byStevenWatts,confirmsthathewasvery

definiteIyonthesideofordinaryAmericans-inthe30sand40shevoted

forFranklinRovsevelt,believinghewasachampionoftheworkers.Also.

DisneywasnotanapoIogistfortheFBI,assomehavesuggested.Infact,

hewasaIwayssuspiciousoflarge,bureaucraticorganisatious,asis

evidencedinfiImsIikeThatDarnedCat,inwhichheportrayedFBIagents

asbungIingincompetents.

Bythetimehediedin1966,WaltDisneywasaniconIikeThomasEdison

andtheWrightBrothers.TobusinesspeopIeandfiImmakers,hewasarole

modeI;tothepubIicatlarge,hewas“UncleWalt"-themanwhohad

entertainedthemalItheirIives,themanwhorepresentedalIthatwas

goodaboutAmerica.

Inthe30-oIdyearssincehisdeath,notmuchhaschanged.In1986,he

wasattackedasaMeCarthyist,asupporterofbigbusiness,andapurveyor

of"subIiterate"entertainment.However,noneofithasmadeany

differencetothegeneralpubIic.TheirIoyaItytoUncleWaltremains

asstrongasever.

WhatisthemostdistinguishedfeatureofDisney

A.Disneywascreatedandbuiltbyapersonwhodrewcartoonsandsetup

acompanyfromnothing.

B.Disneyfilmswereabletoreflectthehopesandfearsofordinarypeople.

C.DisneyhadaffiliationwiththeFBI.

D.Disneyrespectedtherightsbelongingtoeveryoneandpossessedthe

democraticatmosphere.

10.ThegeneraIeIectionwi11beheldon.

A.Friday

B.Wednesday

C.Thursday

D.Monday

11.WhichoneisovalinshapeinWhiteHouse

A.TheEastRoom.

B.TheRedRoom.

C.TheBlueRoom.

D.TheGreenRoom.

12.{{B}}TEXTE{{/B}}

Cyberia—InternetCafes

EvaPascoeridestoworkonamotorbike.Herbusinesswardrobefeatures

suchitemsasblackleggings,furryleopard-skinjumpers,afadeddenin

jacketandbikingleathers.Shelooksasifshemightbeatrendymarket

manager,orsomeonewhoworksthedayshiftinastudentcafe.Infact

sheisaveryrich,verysuccessfulbusinesswoman.

Pascoe'sbusinessbaseisinthecityofLondon,notfarfromthe

ubanloftspacesheownsinafashionabIecityresidentialarea.Butshe

isasIikeIytobefoundatbusinessmeetingsinTokyo,NewYorkorParis.

Altheageof31,PascoeisthebrainbehindCyberia,whichsheclaims

istheworld1sfirstHcyberiacaf6.M

AtCyberia,experiencedInternetsurferscanplaywiththeIatest

cybertechnoIogy-NetvirginscanlearnhowtoIogon-whiIemunching

theirwaythroughwhatshedescribesasan"obscenenachosandwich**or

anyoftheotherdishesofferedonthehighlypricedCyberiamenu.

PascoefoundedCyberiawithpartnerGeneTeareinSeptember1994.

Sincethen,thecompanyhasturnedoverapproximately5mi11ionpounds.

Beforetheendof1996Pascoeintendstofloatthecompanyonthestock

market.YettheventurestartedoutverymodestIy,inasmalIcafebehind

London1sTottenhamCourtRoad.Thedecorthereisstrictlylowly-

strippedfloors,distressedwails,ambientmusic,funkyart-yetithas

turnedintoagIobaIconcept.Today,Cyberiacafescanbefoundinthe

BritishcitiesofManchesterandEdinburgh,andinParis,TokyoandNew

York.OntheIistforfutureCyberiaareGIasgow,Lisbon,SanFranciso,

British,MoscowandDelhi.

Thecompanyisdiversifyingfast.MultimediatraininganddeveIopment

sessionsareheldintheTransCyberiaandSub-Cyberiabasementvenues

beneaththecafesthemselves.ThereisarangeofCyberiadesigner

accessories,suchasT-shinsandmousepads.Thecompanyevenboasts

anonIinedatingagency.TheCyberiamagazinewasIaunchedearlyin1996,

5

whiletheworldsfirstonIine"television,station",ChannelCyberiay

IaunchedinBritaininMay.CyberiaRecords-copiesofSampIestaken

fromtheNet,forusebyDJs-ispromisedbefore,long.Pascoeis

unstoppable,acyberspaceversionoftheentrepreneurRichardBranson.

ShegrewupinrigidlycommunistPoland,buthasmadethetransformation

tofree-wheelingbusinessentrepreneurwithincredibleease.Atfirst,

however,theprospectsforcyberiadidnotlookgood.Atthelunchof

thefirstcafe,Pascoespentmostofherdaytryingtobuyanespresso

machinethatcouldmakegoodcoffee.nItwasincrediblydisorganized,

nsayssomeonewhoworkedthereasacyberhost."Therewasnoproper

Kitchen.Fouroutofthefivecompanydirectorshadotherjobs.w

Eighteenmonthson,manyinsiderssaythingsarenotmuchchanged.

"It'shalf-cocked,nsaysIvanPope,whorunsanearbydesignagency.

"Younevergetserved.ThecoffeeJsalwayscold.It'schaos.nIndeed,

manyindustryanalysisalescepticaIaboutPascoe1sambitions."Cyberia

issimplyarestaurantchainwithagrimmick,MsaysDavidTabizel,

directorofamultimediacompanybasedinthecityofLondon.

Cybefia'strick,however,wastospot-beforeanyoneeIse-thatthe

Internetwasabouttoturnintoaneverydayresource."Theymanagedto

capturethemysteriouszeitgeistofwherepeopIewanttobe,MsaysJohn

Browning,editor-in-chiefofWiredmagazine.Thecompanyhadbri11iant

1M

branding,too."Itsagreatname,saysDavidTabizelvnotingtheplay

onwordswithSiberia,thevast,desoIateregioninthenorthofRussia.

Anotheradvantage,sayanalysts,isthecompany5sdecisionnottoopen

cIonesofitsoriginalrestaurantineachnewIocation.EveryCyberia

istailoredtoitscity'sneeds.

ItisdoubtfuIthatanythingwouldhavecomeoftheideaifPascoe

hadnotbeenbehinditfromthestart.Shehasbeendescribedvariously

as11weirdandintense11,Mamagnificentself-publicist”,"very

charismatic,verysmart",HapioneerinintegratingpeopIeand

11n

technoIogy;anevangeIistfortheInternet".Sheisfindeed,an

unstoppabIeforceofnature.MIdon'tneedthatmuchsleep,“shesays,

inhersIightIybrokenEnglish,downinganotherblackcoffee."Around

fourorfivehoursisenoughforme.n

Possessionstieherdown.nMysecurityismyknowledge....Because

informationchangessoquicklyandIgetsomuchinputfromtheNet,I

havetokeepmyhomelifesimple.MyapartmentisfullofwhitewalIs...

There'snothingtodistractme,"Shegetsonlineat7a.m.,works

weekends,israrelyhomebeforemidnight.Shecan'trememberherlast

hoiiday.EvenonweekendtripstoseefriendsinSpainandgetsomesun

shetakesherlaptop.ShehasacontractforaBookoninterfaces;she

istryingtowriteupherPh,d,thesisonhumancomputerinteraction.

"Idon'tusuallyeatuntiItheevening,"shes

A.TheCyberiamagazine.

B.Anonlinedatingagency,

C.CyberiaRecords.

D.CyberiaSupermarket.

13.{{BHTEXTB{{/B}}

OncefoundalmostentireIyinthewesternUnitedStatesandinAsia,

dinosaurfossiIsarenowbeingdiscoveredonalIsevencontinents.Ahost

ofnewrevelationsemergedin1998thatpromixsetoreshapescientists'

viewsofdinosaurs,includingwhattheyIookedIikeandwhenandwhere

theyIived.

ItisdoubtfuIthatTyrannosaurusRehadIipsorthatTriceratopshad

cheeks,saysLawrenceWitmer,anassistantprofessorofanatomyatOhio

UniversityinAthens,Ohio.WitmerwasaIeadingresearcherforastudy

ondinosauranatomythatwaspresentedattheannuaImeetingofthe

SocietyforVertebratePaIeontoIogy,whichconeIudedonOctober3in

SnowbirdyUtah.

Witmer'sstudyreacheditsconclusionsbyusinghigh-tech

computerizedaialtomography(CTorCAT)scansalongwithcomparative

anatomystudies.Forsample,thetheorythatTriceratopsandsimilar

dinosaurspecieshadcheekswasbasedonpastcomparisonswithmammaIs

suchassheep.ButWitmer1scarefulanalysisfoundthestructureofthe

triceratopsjawandskulImadeitmorelikelythatTriceratopshadabeak

Iikethatofaneagle.Witmersaidthatscientistsshouldusebirdsand

crocodilesasmodeIswhenresearchingtheappearanceofdinosaurs.

InearlyOctoberscientistsannouncedthattheyhadconfirmedthe

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discoveryofanewtypeofceratopsiandinosaur.Thedinosaursbonesf

foundinNewMeixcoin1996,areforeingpaIeontoIogiststorethinktheir

theoriesaboutwhenceratopsiansmigratedtowhatisnowNorthAmerica.

Scientistspreviouslythoughtthatceratopsians,thegroupthat

incIudedthewe11-knownTriceratops,arrivedinNorthAmericafromAsia

between70millionand80mi11ionyearsago.Duringthistime,thelate

CretaceousPeriod,theearth1stwosupercontinents-Laarasiainthe

northandGondwanaIandinthesouth-wereintheprocessofpulling

apart,cuttingdinosaurpopuIationsofffromeachotherandinterrupting

migratorypatterns.

ThefossiIizedbones,foundbyeight-year-oldChristopherWolfe

andhisfather,paIeontoIogistDougWolfeoftheMesaSouthwestMuseum

inArizona,datetoabout90mi11ionyearsago.Thiscouldmeanthat

ceratopsiansoriginatedinNorthAmericaandmigratedtoAsiaratherthan

thereverse,paleontologistssaid.DougWolfenamedtheimportantnew

speciesofdinosaurZuniceratopschristopheriafterhisson.

AnexpeditionfromtheUniversitiesofAlaskainAnchorageand

FairbankshasdiscoveredaregioninremotenorthernAlaskasorichin

fossiIizeddinosaurtracksthatteammembersdubbeditthe”dino

expresswayn.Thetrampledareawasfoundduringthesummerof1998on

Alaska'sNorthSlopeneartheBrooksRange.

Theteamfound13newtracksitesandmadecastsfromtheprintsof

fivedifferenttypesofdinosaurs.Therockinwhichtheprintswerefound

datestomorethan100miIIionyearsago,orabout25miIIionyearsolder

thanthepreviouslydiscoveredsignsofdinosaursintheArcticregion.

PaIeontoIogistssaidthatthenewfindingsprovideimportantevidence

thatdinosaursmigratedbetweenAsiaandNorthAmericaduringtheearly

andmid-CretaceousPeriod,beforeAsiaspIitoffintoitsowncontinent.

TworichfossiIsitesinthehillsofBoliviahavebeenrecentIy

discovered,excitingpaIeontoIogistsanddinosaurbuffs.Thisdiscovery

incIudesoneofthemostspectaculardinosaurtrackwayseverfound.

ThediscoveryofalargesiteinthemountainregionofKilaKilain

southernBoliviawasannouncedinearlyOctober.Herescientistsfound

thetracksofatleasttwounknownspeciesofdinosaur.TheseincIuded

alargequadruped(four-footed)dinosaurthatwasprobablyabout20m

(about70ft)long.

Theothersite,IocatednotfarfromtheBoliviancityofSucre,was

uncoveredinacementquarrybyworkersseveralyearsagobutwasnot

broughttopaleontologists9attentionuntiIthemiddIeof1998.Thesite

featuresaverticalwalIcoveredwiththousandsofdinosaurprints

representingmorethan100differentspecies.Thetracksdatebackto

between65mi11ionand70mi11ionyearsago.SincedinosaursarcbeIieved

tohavediedoutaround65mi11ionyearsago,theprintswerelikelymade

bysomeofthelastdinosaursonearth.

ScientistsspecuIatedthatthetracksweremadeattheedgeofalake

orswampandwerethenhardenedandpreserved.Therockcontainingthe

trackswasthenpushedintoaverticalpositionovermi11ionsofyears

ofgeologicactivity.Dinosaureggshavealsobeenfoundatthesite,

whichpaIeontoIogistsareworkingtopreservebeforeitfaIIsvictimto

erosion.Paleontologistshopetostudythesiteandlearnaboutthediet

andphysicaIcharacteristicsofthedinosaursthatarerepresentedthere.

Witmer1sresearchleadspeopIetobeIieve.

A.TyrannosaurusRehadlipsandTriceratopshadcheeks.

B.dinosaursmighthavelookedlikemammalssuchassheep.

C.dinosaursmightnotbarelookedlikewhatwethought.

D.dinosaursmusthavelookedlikebirdsorcrocodiles.

14.WhoisthefirstPresidenttoIiveinWhiteHouse

A.TheodoreRoosevelt.

B.JohnAdams.

C.GeorgeWashington.

D.ThormasJefforson.

15.

{{BUTEXTAH/B}}

IwasborninFeb.12,1809,inHardinCounty,Kentucky.Myparents

werebothborninVirginia,ofundistinguishedfamiIies-secondfamiIies,

perhapsIshouIdsay.Mymother,whodiedinmytenthyear,wasofafamily

ofthenameofHanks,someofwhomnowresideinAdams,andothersin

Maconcountries,Illinois.Mypaternalgrandfather,AbrahamLineoIn,

emigratedfromRockinghamCounty,Virginia,toKentucky,about1781or

1782,where,ayearortwolater,hewaski11edbyIndians,notinbattIey

butbystealth,whenhewaslaboringtoopenafarmintheforest,tits

ancestors,whowereQuakers,wenttoVirginiafromBerksCounty,

Pennsylvania.AnefforttoidentifythemwiththeNew一EngIandfamiIy

ofthesamenameendedinnothingmoredefinite,thanasimilarityof

ChristiannamesinbothfamiIiesrsuchasEnoch,Levi,MordeceifSoIomon,

Abraham,andtheIike.

Myfather,atthedeathofhisfather,wasbutsixyearsofage;and

hegrewup,Iiterallywithouteducation.HeremovedfromKentuckytowhat

isnowSpencerCounty,Indiana,inmyeighthyear.Wereachedournew

homeaboutthetimetheStatecameintheUnion.ItwasawiIdregion,

withmanybearsandotherwildanimalsstillinthewoods.ThereIgrew

up.Thereweresomeschools,so-called;butnoquaIificationwasever

requiredofateacher,beyond"reading,writing,andcipherin"tothe

RuleofThree.IfastrugglersupposedtounderstandLatin,happened

tosojournintheneighborhood,hewasIookedupon-asawizzard.There

wasabsoIuteIynothingtoexciteambitionforeducation.Ofcoursewhen

IcameofageIdidnotknowmuch.Stillsomehow,Icouldread,write,

andciphertotheRuleofThree;butthatwasall.Ihavenotbeento

schooIsinee.ThelittleadvanceInowhaveuponthisstoreofeducation,

Ihavepiekedupfromtimetotimeunderthepressureofnecessity.

Iwasraisedtofarmwork,whichIcontinuedtillIwastwenty-two.

Attwenty-oneIcametoIllinois,andpassedthefirstyearin

111inois-MaconCounty.ThenIgottoNew-SaIem,(atthattimeinSangamon,

nowinMenardCounty),whereIremainedayearasasortofclerkina

store.ThencametheBIack-Hawkwar;andIwaseIectedaCaptainof

volunteers-asuccesswhichgavememorepleasurethananyIhavehad

sinee.IwentthecampaignfwaseIated,ranfortheLegislaturethesame

year(1832)andwasbeaten-theonIytimeIhavebeenbeatenbythepeopIe.

Thenext,andthrees