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　　Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family in southern Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about Their family. Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kunta.

　　Alex Harley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the U. S. coastguard. As he was a Black his job was to wait on table and wash dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired (退休), he put all his time into writing.

　　Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family history. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby was probably Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo people, Kunta Kinte was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.

　　Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book“Roots”. It was published in 1976. It won a special pulitzer prize. A few years later, a film series (连续剧) based on Harley’s book was shown on American television.

　　Choose the best answer according to the passage.

1．Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a．He made a trip to Gambia.

b．Alex Harley knew the stories about their family.

c．Kunta lived near the Gambia River.

d．Harley retired from the US coastguard.

e．Toby was sold as a slave.

f．He began to study his family history.

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A．e, c, b, f, d, a

B．c, e, b, d, f, a

C．e, b, d, c, a, f

D．c, b, d, e, a, f

2．Where did Harley spend most of his childhood?

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A．In Gambia

B．In the north of the U. S.

C．In Maryland

D．In the south of America

3．When did Harley learn to write stories?

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A．Before 1959

B．After 1921

C．Before 1939

D．After serving in the army

4．Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?

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A．Toby was a history expert.

B．Toby’s hometown was near the Gambia River.

C．Toby was an African historian.

D．Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.

5．Which of the following might have happened after watching“Roots”on TV?

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A．Every American began to talk about their family history.

B．None of Americans began to talk about their family history.

C．Many Americans became interested in researching their family history.

D．Only the black people became interested in researching their family history.

Answer 1

答案：B;D;A;B;C
解析：

1．B 本题是分析篇章结构，把握文章脉络的题类。从故事发展的顺序看，选项A、C、D均不含故事发展之顺序。解本题应从时间顺序入手，从作者的家史及作者本人的经历的时空顺序来解题。先是作者的ancestor“Kunta”lived near the Gambia River。”然后是“Toby was sold as a slave”，再次是“Alex Harley knew the stories about their family”，接下来就应该排列哈利从美国海岸警卫队退休，然后就开始研究家史。最后才是去冈比亚实地考查。故B为最佳答案。 　　2．D 细节题。从文章第一自然段中“…but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family in southem Jennessee.”可知D为正确答案。 　　3．A 细节题。据第二自然段“In 1939，he joined…In his spare time, he learned to write stories, he served in…for 20 years…”可知他是在1959年退休。而他开始写作是在1959年之前。故A为最佳。 　　4．B 结论题。据第三自然段“After a lot of research Harley decided…, Kunta Kinte was caught near the village of juffure on the Gambia River.”可得出B为正确选项。 　　5．C 推理题。据全文可知作者研究的是美国一个黑人的家史，而并非所有美国人的家史，故排除A。B项这种判断太武断。D项说只有黑人对研究家史感兴趣缺乏根据。从文中末尾段“Roots”在1976年出版并获pulitzer prize，几年后又拍成电视连续剧可知C为合理的推理。故选C。