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In the early pad of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Marry African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897~1993)was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe . Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City.
Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D. C., the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75,000 people . In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing with the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “heard only once in a hundred years. ”She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed(win a victory)over racism.
1.According to this passage, what did Marian Anderson do between 1917 and 1929?
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A.She studied at a music school.
B.She sang for religious activities.
C.She sang at Town Hall in New York.
D.She studied voice in Europe.
2.Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson
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A.had a very rare voice
B.sang in public once in a while
C.sang only once in many years
D.was seldom heard by people
3.Anderson's beautiful voice was first recognized ________.
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A.at the Lincoln Memorial
B.in Washington, D. C.
C.in Europe
D.at the United Nations
4.This passage shows that Anderson finally defeated racism in the US by ________.
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A.protesting(抗议)to the government
B.appealing(呼吁)to the United Nations
C.marching in the streets
D.working hard to perfect her art
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1.B 导解:文中第一段明确说出由于1917年不能进入当地音乐学校学习,Anderson开始为Church gatherings演唱,由此可知B正确. 2.A 导解:从文中最后一段倒数第三句Toscanini所说的话可推断出. 3.C 导解:由第一段最后三句话可推知. 4.D 导解:由全文可知A,B,C三项文中均未提到. |
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