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Black Americans have served with honor in every American military action, though this often not written in history books. Even though black men begged to be allowed to serve in the Revolution War, they served well. During the Revolution War a black man named Eastbrook captured Royal Army's General Prescott Newport and Peter Salem, a black, killed Major Pitcairn as he was enjoying his victory at Bunker Hill.
Though whites had long believed that blacks could neither command nor use firearms, blacks fought bravely. In 1863, William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in battles.
In World War Ⅰ, 40,000 black solders served with this French command. Johnson and Needham Robert were the first Americans to win the Croix de Guerre——France's top military award.
During World War Ⅱ over 40,000 black solders served in the army forces. Dories Miler, a black, was one of the first heroes in this war. At Pearl Harbor during Japanese attack, he shot down four planes. The black fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis, Jr. made themselves known as brave soldiers throughout the war.
(1)The main idea of the passage is that ________.
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A.Black Americans served bravely during the Revolutionary War
B.black Americans served under the French during the World War Ⅰ
C.more black Americans died than whites in wars
D.black Americans have served their country bravely in many wars
(2)Benjamin Davis. Jr. was ________.
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A.commander of a group of black fighter pilots during World War Ⅱ
B.give the Croix de Guerre, France's highest military award
C.awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
D.a soldier who died in the World War Ⅱ
(3)We conclude from the passage that ________.
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A.there are more blacks than whites in the US army
B.black heroes are often written in history books
C.blacks went to serve in the wars because they had difficulty finding jobs
D.blacks love their country
(4)The passage suggests that ________.
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A.black slaves were forced to fight in the Revolution War
B.blacks didn't fight bravely enough
C.blacks didn't get great honor
D.history tells little of the contribution that blacks made to America's military history
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