题目内容
Black people are born e______ to the whites so they should share the same rights as them.
equally
On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million. About sixteen percent of the city’s population are black.
News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States. Here is how one major newspaper reported the event:
LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTYBLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES
Bradley called his victory over Yorty “the fulfillment (实现) of a dream”. During his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him, “You can’t do this, you can’t go there, because you are a Negro.” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent.
Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. Thomas Bradley had to form an opinion of him. The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940. During his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. He was elected to the city council (市政厅) ten years ago.
At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles. Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary. In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970. Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.
In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate(候选人). Bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles. Four years ago Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty. This time Bradley won.
1. In the author’s opinion, it was surprising that _______.
A. the whites would vote for a black mayor
B. a black mayor would be elected in such a large city
C. a black from a poor farmer’s family could be elected mayor of Los Angeles
D. there would be so many black mayors
2. From the passage we can infer that people ________.
A. voted for Bradley because of his black color
B. didn’t care much about his color when they voted
C. voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dream
D. voted for Bradley because they trust him
3. Bradley hit the front page headline for _______.
A. he was the first black mayor in history
B. he was the first black mayor in the south of USA
C. he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in USA
D. a poor farmer’s son could also win an important election
4. From Bradley’s victory in the election we can see that ________.
A. blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA
B. black people’s situation began to be improving much more than before
C. one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is
D. it is certain that someday the USA will have a black president
Onethird of the country________ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens ________ black people.
A．is; are
B．is; is
C．are; are
D．are; is
One third of the country _____ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _____ black people.
A．is; are B．is; is C．are; are D．are; is
One-third of the country ______ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens
black people.
A. is; are B is; is C are; are D are; is
课文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
71.At that time, black people were not t______ as equal citizens.
72. Dr. King fought for p______ rights for black people in the USA..
73. Dr. King believed that he could a ______ his goal by peaceful actions ,not by violence.
74. Every now and then, we get the i_____ to travel..
75.Should you feel the u______ to pack your bags and explore what the world has to offer, you might want to consider one of the destinations below..
76. L_____ in southern Austria, Kitzbuhel is a paradise for skiers..
77. A walk around Kitzbuhel is a f_____ for the eyes---- a lively mix of old village culture and the excitement of an international tourist area.
78. Ever since the C______ War, the South has struggled to find ways to deal with its troubled past..
79. Even today, the South is far behind the rest of the United States in areas such as education and e________ development..
80.During the Olympics ,the eyes of the world were on Atlanta and the city was proud to d______ its new image.
