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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-doorpolicies.
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