题目内容
Kunta was an American young man but he knew that his a________ was in Africa.

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 US coastguard. As he was a black his job was to wait on table and wash dishes. In his spare time, be 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, who 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.
(1) Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.
a. He made a trip to Gambia. |
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b. Alex Harley knew the stories about their family. |
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c. Kunta lived near the Gambia River. |
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d. Harley retired from the US coastguard. |
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e. Toby was sold as a slave. |
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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.e,b,d,e,a,f. |
(2) 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. |
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
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