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ReadingComprehension

PassageOne

ForRoyJohnson,aseniormagazineeditor,thelatestindignitycameafterarecentdinneratafancyrestaurantinthewealthyNewYorkCitysuburbwhereheandhisfamilylive.FirsttheparkingvalethandedhimthekeystohisJaguarinsteadoffetchingthecar.ThenanelderlywhitecouplecameoutandhandedhimthekeystotheirblackMercedes-Benz.“IttookthemawhiletorealizethatIwasnotavalet,”saysJohnson.“Itdidn’tmatterthanIwasdressedfordinnerandhadpaidahandsomepriceforthemealjustashehad.WhatmatteredwasthatIdidn’tfithisideaofsomewhocouldbeequaltohim.”

1．Theword“valet”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans______.

A．arestaurantownerB．adriverofexpensivecars

C．awealthy-lookinggentleman

D．arestaurantemployeetakingcareofthecarsofthediners

Suchincidents,whicharedepressingfamiliartoAfrican-Americansofallages,incomes,andsocialclasses,helpexplainwhyblackandwhiteattitudeoftendiffersocompletely.Arecentsurveyfoundthat68%percentofblacksbelieveracismisstillamajorprobleminAmerica.Only38%ofwhitesagreed.

2．RoyJohnsonwasunfairlytreatedbecause______.

A．hiscarwasinferiorinqualityB．heforgottowearproperclothes

C．hefailedtoexpresshimselfclearlyD．heisblack

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-doorpolic