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ManyAmericansfindthegulfbetweenblacksandwhitesbewildering.Afterall,officialsegregationisabadmemoryand40yearsoflaws.PolicesandthecourtdecisionshavehelpedAfricanAmericansmakesignificantprogresstowardequalopportunity.Instead,ablackmanborninHarlemcouldbethenation’snextpresident.

3．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.

A．bothblacksandwhitesarebewilderedbyracism

B．examplesofracismarecommonintheUS

C．somegovernmentofficialshaveverybadmemories

D．ablackmanborninHarlemwillbethenextUSpresident

Butracismpersists,unmistakabletoeveryblackbutlargelyinvisibletomanywhites.ItisevidentintheeverydayencountersAfrican-Americanshavewithracialprejudiceanddiscrimination,likethevaletparkingincident.Suchencountersoftenstrikewhitesastrivialmisunderstandings.Buttheyremindblacksthattheyareoftendismissedaslessintelligent,lessindustrious,lesshonestandlesslikelytosucceed.Someinsultsarepatentlyracist;

othersmaybeevidenceofinsensitivityorbadmannersratherthanracialprejudice.Buttheaccumulationofinsultsfeedsanger.

4．ItisimpliedinthepassagethatmanywhitepeopledenythepresenceofracismintheUSbecause______.

A．theytendtoregardinstancesofracismastrivialmisunderstandings

B．theyhaveneverseenanyinstanceofracismintheircountry

C．theybelievethatblackpeopleareinherentlylessintelligentandlessindustrious

D．theyhavealwaystreatedblackpeopleastheirequals

“Whatisamazingtomeisthenumberofwhiteswhoexpresssurprisethatanyofthesehappens,”observesMaryFrancisBerry,chairpersonoftheU.S.commissiononcivilrights,whosaysshehasbeenwatchedatshoppingmalls.

5．Judgingfromthecontext,themostpossibleexplanationforMaryFrancesBerry’sbeingwatchedatshoppingmallsisthat______.

A．shewasanationalcelebrityB．shedidn’tfitpeople’sideaofanAfro-Americanwoman

C．manypeoplenowadaysareinsensitiveandrudeD．sheisblack

PassageTwo

AddLittleton,Colorado,tothelistofcitiesdazedwithgriefafteraschoolslaughter.Twostudentsshotandkilled12otherstudentsandateacherbeforetakingtheirownlives.Themassacrewasthelargestinthehistoryofthisnation.Thistypeofcrimedidn'

texist10yearsago.

Americansshouldstopactingsurprisedthattheseshootinghappenin"

nicer"

neighborhoods.That'

stheonlyplacetheyhappen.Noneoftherecentschoolmassacrestookplaceataninner-citycampus;

theyalloccurredinsmallertownsorsuburbs.Thesekillershaven'

tbeenfromimpoverishedorextremelyviolentfamilies.Theydon'

tappeartohavebeenpickedon（挨骂受罚）anyworsethankidshavebeenforgenerations.Theychosealienationanddestruction,andtheyfoundthetoolstocarryouttheirhate-filledplan.

1.Onecommonfeatureofalltherecentschoolmassacresisthat______.

A）theyhaveallbeencarefullyplannedbyhatefulyoungsters

B）thekillershaveallfailedtopassedtheirexams

C）theyalloccurinplacesthatappeartobeallright

D）thekillersareallfromdisadvantagedfamilies

Donotblameschoolsforthesemassacres.Schoolssimplytakewhattheyaresent.Questionthekillers'

parents.Theparentsaresupposedtoteachtheirchildrenrespectandempathy（认同和理解别人的感情）forothers'

lives.Parentsshouldhelptheiroffspringlearntohandletaunt（嘲弄）orconflictwithoutresortingtoviolence.

2.Childrenarelesslikelytobecomekillersif______.

A）theirparentssucceedinteachingthemrespectandempathyforothers'

lives

B）theystudyhardinschoolandgethighscores

C）teachersstoptellingmeaninglessjokesinclass

D）theyfollowtherulessetbyadministratorsatschoolsaroundthecountry

Allconcernedadultsshouldtakeayouth'

sthreattoshootsomeoneasseriouslyasairportsecurityguardstakejokesaboutbombs.Studentsmustbeencouragedtotellteachersifaclassmatethreatensorjokesaboutviolence.Administratorsatschoolsaroundthecountryneedtoemphasizetheywilltakesuchreportsseriously,andthattheywillnotidentifyanystudentwhocomesforwardwithsuchareport.

Moregunregulationsprobablywon'

tstoptheseshootings,butgunownersandsellersmusttakemoreresponsibilityforkeepingweaponsawayfromyoungpeople.Gunownersshouldkeeptheirgunsunloaded,lockedupandhiddenaway.Mostcarownersdon'

tleavetheirkeysinthecarevenwhentheyparkintheirowngarage;

gunownersshouldbeatleastascarefulwithweapons.

Thefederalgovernmentcan'

tsolvethisproblem.Schoolsalonecan'

tsolveit.Moregunswon'

tsolveit.Americansmustconsciouslycreateaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable.Parentsneedtostopallowingtheirchildren'

smindstobepollutedwithviolence.Newsmedianeedtoshowmorerestraintandthoughtabouthowandwhattheyreport.

3.Whodoestheauthorthinkshouldtakethemainresponsibilityforcampusshootings？

A）Schoolauthorities.B）Thefederalgovernment.

C）Newsmedia.D）Thekillers'

parents.

TheColoradomassacreisanationaltragedy.More'

sthepityifAmericansdonotstop,reflectandvowtomakeitthelastschoolmassacre.

4.Whatisthemosteffectivewaytopreventschoolmassacrefromhappeningagain

A）Reinforcingstricterlawsandregulations.

B）Introducingsecurityguardsontocampus.

C）Creatingaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable.

D）Keepingweaponsawayfromyoungpeople.

5.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.

A）therewerealotofschoolmassacresininner-cities10yearsago

B）manypeopleturnablindeyetoschoolmassacre

C）ayouth'

sjokeaboutviolenceisoftenignoredbyotherpeople

D）mostgunownersliketoleavetheirgunsintheircars

Passage1

Doingbusinessbeyondourbordersisnowcommonplace.Procter&

GambleissellingdisposablediapersinAsia;

RubbermaidwouldliketoseeitsplasticproductsinallEuropeankitchens;

andUnileverpromotesitsdetergentsaroundtheworld.Asmarketsexpand,nationalboundariesmeanlessandless.WhentheGermanmanufacturerDaimler-Benz,makersofMercedesluxurycars,mergeswithChrysler,oneexecutivecommented:

"

TherearenoGermanandAmericancompanies.Thereareonlysuccessfulandunsuccessfulcompanies."

1.Accordingtothepassage,moreandmorecompanies____.

A）areexpandingtheiroverseasmarketsB）aresellinggoodstoEasternAsia

C）aredoingbusinesswithEuropeancountriesD）arebenefitingfromNAFTA

2.Itfollowsthatasmarketexpands,____.

A）therearefewerandfewerconflictsbetweencountries

B）thereisnoboundarybetweendifferentcountries

C）therearemoreandmoresuccessfulcompanies

D）therearemoreandmoremultinationalcorporations

Tobesuccessfulinthisinterdependentglobalvillage,NorthAmericancompaniesareincreasinglyfindingitnecessarytoadapttoothercultures.InChinaandKorea,Procter&

Gamblelearnedtopromoteunisexwhitediapers.AlthoughNorthAmericanspreferredpinkforgirlsandblueforboys,KoreanandChinesehousewivesdon'

tliketheidea.Inasocietywhereintensesexismfavorsboys,shopperspreferredwhitediapersthatdidnotsignaltheirchild'

ssex.

3.P&

GonlysellswhitediaperinChinaandKorea_____.

A）forpeopletheredon'

tlikepinkcolor

B）becausepeopletherethinkitunnecessarytousedifferentcolors

C）becauseitwantstocutdownthecosts

D）becauseithastocatertothelocalpeople'

sdemands

What'

scausedthisrushtowardglobalizationofmarketsandblurringofnationalidentities?

Onesignificantfactoristhepassageoffavorabletradeagreements.TheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade（GATT）promotesopentradeglobally,whileNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement（NAFTA）expandsfreetradeamongCanada,theUnitedStates,andMexico.NAFTAcreatedthelargestandrichestfree-traderegiononearth.TheopeningofEasternEuropeandtheeconomicgrowthinRussiahavealsofueledtheprogresstowardexpandingworldmarkets.

4.NAFTAcovers_____

A）ChinaandKoreaB）CanadaandGermanyC）theU.S.andMexicoD）BritainandtheU.S.

5.Whichisnotlistedasafactorcontributingtothegrowthofworldmarkets?

A）TheeconomicgrowthinRussia.

B）Thepassageoffavorabletradeagreements.

C）Thedifferencesinconsuminghabitsthatpeoplehave.

D）EasternEuropeancountries'

open-doorpolicies.

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