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For generations here in the deepest South, there had been a great taboo(禁忌): publicly crossing the color line for love. Less than 45 years ago, marriage between blacks and whites was illegal, and it has been forbidden for much of the time since.

So when a great job about an hour’s drive north of the Gulf Coast attracted him, Jeffrey Norwood, a black college basketball coach, had reservations. He was in a serious relationship with a woman who was white and Asian.

“You’re thinking about a life in South Mississippi?” his father said in a skeptical voice, recalling days when a black man could face mortal(致命的) danger just being seen with a woman of another race, regardless of intentions. "Are you sure?"

But on visits to Hattiesburg, the younger Mr. Norwood said he liked what he saw: growing diversity. So he moved, married, and, with his wife, had a baby girl, who was counted on the last census(人口普查) as black, white and Asian. Taylor Rae Norwood, three, is one of thousands of mixed-race children who have made this state home to one of the nation's most rapidly expanding multiracial populations, up 70 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to new data from the Census Bureau.

In the first comprehensive accounting of multiracial Americans since statistics were first collected about them in 2000, reporting from the 2010 census, made public in recent days, shows that the nation’s mixed-race population is growing far more quickly than many researchers had estimated, particularly in the South and parts of the Midwest. That conclusion is based on the bureau’s analysis of 42 states; the data from the remaining eight states will be released soon.

In North Carolina, the mixed-race population doubled. In Georgia, it grew by more than 80 percent, and by nearly as much in Kentucky and Tennessee. In Indiana, Iowa and South Dakota, the multiracial population increased by about 70percent.

Census officials estimated the national multiracial growth rate was about 35 percent since2000 according to the known result, when seven million people ----- 2.4 percent of the population ------ chose more than one race.

1.If a black man married a white woman 50 years ago, the worst result was that _____.

A.he was sentenced to death                B.he was considered to be immoral

C.he was criticized by the public              D.he was treated as a lawbreaker

2.The underlined word “serious” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “____”.

A.stable            B.bad              C.mixed            D.dangerous

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A.Jeffrey Norwood was born in Hattiesburg and grew up there.

B.Taylor Rae Norwood’s mother is a white-Asian.

C.70 percent of the people in Mississippi are multiracial.

D.Mississippi has the largest multiracial population in the US.

4.Which of the following states had the fastest growth rate of mixed-race population?

A.Georgia.          B.Tennessee.        C.North Carolina.     D.South Dakota.

 

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文叙述了几十年间,随着世界各地不断高涨的移民潮,跨种族通婚和多种族混血儿童数量的激增,21世纪的美国比历史上任何时刻更加多元化,这不但意味着种族间的隔阂正在逐渐减少,同时也昭示着美国社会正面临更多挑战。

1.细节理解题。根据a black man could face mortal(致命的) danger just being seen with a woman of another race,故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据He was in a serious relationship with a woman who was white and Asian. “You’re thinking about a life in South Mississippi?” his father said in a skeptical voice, recalling days when a black man could face mortal(致命的) danger just being seen with a woman of another race, regardless of intentions.故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据So he moved, married, and, with his wife, had a baby girl, who was counted on the last census(人口普查) as black, white and Asian. 故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据In North Carolina, the mixed-race population doubled.故选C。

考点:社会现象类短文阅读。

点评:推理判断题属于主观题,是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存,推理是为了做出正确的判断,正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。做推理题时,有时需要在弄懂全文意思的基础上,整合与题目相关的有用信息,综合起来去推理判断,确定最佳结论。

 

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  The phrase used for purposes of professional, competition text is:“The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world.In reality they seldom attack a human.”

  The feat(本领)was recorded on video and scored by an official timekeeper, authorizing it for the Guinness World Records purposes, said Sara Spaulding, spokeswoman for event sponsor(赞助商)Jump Mobile.

  Text messaging, already popular with teenagers, is becoming increasingly popular in the U.S., jumping from 2.5 billion a month in 2004 to about 7.4 billion a month in 2006, according to a survey by the CTIA, the wireless industry’s trade group.

  Cook in 2004 set the world record by texting the official phrase in 57.75 seconds, a record that soon fell.Before Cook’s feat Friday, the record was held by a 23-year-old woman from Singapore at 43.24 seconds set on June 27, 2004.

(1)

The a mount of text-messaging a month in 2006 is about ________ as many as in 2004.

[  ]

A.

two times

B.

three times

C.

four times

D.

five times

(2)

Ben Cook won the text-messaging competition last Friday spending ________ seconds less than his last world record.

[  ]

A.

1.02

B.

14.52

C.

15.53

D.

42.22

(3)

Why was the feat recorded on video and scored by an official timekeeper?

[  ]

A.

Because the competition was the most important in the US.

B.

Because it was once cheated in the competition.

C.

Because officials want to witness it by themselves.

D.

Because it can provide official evidence for Guinness World Records.

(4)

What’s the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

Text-messaging is globally popular

B.

Text-messaging competition

C.

Guiness World Records on text-messaging

D.

Utah teen sets text-messaging record

(5)

What is this passage can replace “the official phrase” of the last paragraph?

[  ]

A.

standardized message

B.

text-messaging competition

C.

purpose

D.

world record

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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

WASHINGTON(AP)—Good news for dinosaur fans:There are probably a lot more of them waiting to be discovered.At least,their fossils are.

Peter Dodson of the University of Pennsylvania and Steve Wang of Swarthmore College estimate that 71 percent of all dinosaur genera(种类)—groups of dinosaur species—have yet to be discovered.

“It’s a safe bet that a child born today could expect a very fruitful career in dinosaur paleontology(古生物学),”Dodson said in a statement.

The estimate appears in Tuesday’s issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Dodson—a professor of anatomy at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine and professor at Penn’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences—first estimated the potential number of dinosaur genera in 1990 and is revising that upward.

The estimates are based on the rates of discovery—about 10 to 20 annually—and the recent increase in finds of fossils in China,Mongolia and South America.

Dodson suggests that 1,850 genera will eventually be discovered.So far 527 genera have been found.

Fossilization itself is a rare event,they note,and as many as half of the dinosaur genera that ever existed may have left no remains.

“I would never suggest that this predictionhowever statistically(统计上地)soundis the final word on dinosaur diversity,“Dodson added.”My intention is to fuel the discussion using the facts at hand,and this is the best estimate we can make with the data available.”

56.The best title for the passage would be______________.

A.Much more dinosaur once lived on the earth

B.Good news for dinosaur fans

C.A very fruitful career in dinosaur paleontology

D.Dinosaurs remain to be discovered

57.Who made the first estimate about the possible number of dinosaur genera?

A.The author of the passage.           B.Steve Wang.

C.Peter Dodson.                                          D.Both B and C.

58.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.The number of dinosaur fans is getting larger and larger.

B.More dinosaur fossils are expected to be found in future.

C.The estimate was based on plenty of facts of dinosaur paleontology.

D.Not all the dinosaur genera left their fossils.

59.It can be inferred from the text that______________.

A.dinosaurs will return to the world once again

B.about 3700 dinosaur genera once lived on the earth

C.only half of the dinosaur fossils have been found so far

D.all dinosaur fossils have been find in China.Mongolia and South America

60.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph most probably means____________.

A.Enough research work has been done on dinosaur diversity

B.it is probable that more information about dinosaur diversity will be found in future

C.the conclusion drawn by Dodson is not exactly right

D.Dodson will continue his research work on dinosaur diversity

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Ted Turner, a strongly competitive and hardworking businessman, achieved high goals and great success by the time he was 43 years old. Ted turner is probably best known for his Cable News Network (CNN) and became the world’s best yachtsman(快艇手)when he won the America’s Cup in 1977. In 1982 Ted Turner was included in the first edition of the Forbes 400 list, naming him one of the 400 richest people in the United States. How did Ted Turner accomplish all of this at such a young age?

As a child, Ted Turner lived a very lonely life, often separated from his family. During World War II, Ed Turner, his father served in the Navy. Ed Turner left his 6-year-old son behind in a boarding school in Cincinnati, Ohio. When Ted Turner was in the fifth grade, his father sent him in an Army school. Even though Turner had friends at school, it didn’t make up for the absence of his parents and sister. He attended college off and on, because of taking part in sailboat racing, and became a member of the U.S. coast Goast Guard for a while. In his early twenties, Ted Turned became genera manager of one of his father’s branch offices-the Turner Advertising company in Macon, Georgia.

Two years later, when his father suddenly died, Ted Turner took over the company. He soon discovered that the he was more skilled than his father in managing the business.

After thinking about his father’s death, however, Ted Turner realized that is was dangerous to put too much emphasis on material possessions. Rather than devoting his energy only to building an empire, Ted Turner decided to change his life. He decided to use his hard-carned influence to serve the public. Worried about the environment, Ted Turner built the Better World Society in 1985. The purpose of this organization was to educate people about pollution, hunger, and the danger of destruction.

49.From the passage, we know        .

       A.Mr. Turner was a competitive athlete

       B.he became world famous for his Cable News Network

       C.he was ever a winner of the America’s Cup in 1982.

       D.MR. Ted was the 400th richest person in the United States

50.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?

       A.He hoped to live up to his father’s expectations

       B.He was more skilled than his father in managing the business

       C.Ted Turner had a lonely childhood

       D.He devoted his energy to both his business and public service

51.Ted Turner did all the following except that          .

       A.he was separated from his family

       B.he served in the Navy

       C.he studied in a boarding school in Ohio

       D.he became involved in sailboat racing

52.What can we know from the last paragraph?

       A.Ted found out the cause of his father’s death

       B.Ted came to know the disadvantages of his career

       C.Ted decided to build the Better World Society to earn more money.

       D.Ted decided to educate people himself in the end

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