注意事项：1.在试卷的标封处填写院（系）、专业、班级、姓名和准考证号。2.考试时间共120分钟。3.本试卷需A4演草纸（0）张。[默认值为0张]题号一二三四五合计合分人签字分数2530151515100得分评卷人得分PartIIReadingComprehension(2*15=30points)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ForRoyJohnson,aseniormagazineeditor,thelatestindignitycameafterarecentdinneratafancyrestaurantinthewealthyNewYorkCitysuburbwhereheandhisfamilylive.FirsttheparkingvalethandedhimthekeystohisJaguarinsteadoffetchingthecar.ThenanelderlywhitecouplecameoutandhandedhimthekeystotheirblackMercedes-Benz.“IttookthemawhiletorealizethatIwasnotavalet,”saysJohnson.“Itdidn’tmatterthatIwasdressedfordinnerandhadpaidahandsomepriceforthemeal,justashehad.WhatmatteredwasthatIdidn’tfithisideaofsomeonewhocouldbeequaltohim.”Suchincidents,whicharedepressinglyfamiliartoAfrican-Americansofallages,incomesandsocialclasses,helpexplainwhyblackandwhiteattitudesoftendiffersocompletely.Arecentsurveyfoundthat68percentofblacksbelieveracismisstillamajorprobleminAmerica.Only38percentofwhitesagreed.ManyAmericansfindthegulfbetweenblacksandwhitesbewildering.Afterall,officialsegregation(隔离)isabadmemoryand40yearsoflaw,policiesandcourtdecisionshavehelpedAfrican-Americansmakesignificantprogresstowardequalopportunity.Indeed,ablackmanborninHarlemcouldbethenation’snextpresident.Butracismpersists,unmistakabletoeveryblackbutlargelyinvisibletomanywhites.ItisevidentintheeverydayencountersAfrican-Americanshavewithracialprejudiceanddiscrimination,likethevaletparkingincident.Suchencountersoftenstrikewhitesastrivialmisunderstandings.Buttheyremindblacksthattheyareoftendismissedaslessintelligent,lessindustrious,lesshonestandlesslikelytosucceed.Someinsultsareclearlyracist;othersmaybeevidenceofinsensitivityorbadmannersratherthanracialprejudice.Buttheaccumulationofinsultsfeedsanger.“Whatisamazingtomeisthenumberofwhiteswhoexpresssurprisethatanyofthishappens,”observesMaryFrancesBerry,chairpersonoftheU.S.CommissiononCivilRights,whosaysshehasbeenwatchedatshoppingmalls.1.Theword“valet”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans.A)arestaurantownerB)adriverofexpensivecarsC)awealthy-lookinggentlemanD)arestaurantemployeetakingcareofdinners’car2.RoyJohnsonwasunfairlytreatedbecause.A)hiscarwasinferiorinqualityB)hedidn’twearproperclothesC)hefailedtoexpresshimselfclearlyD)heisblack3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A)bothblacksandwhitesarebewilderedbyracismB)examplesofracismarebecomingrareintheUSC)officialsegregationisforgottenbecauseofbadmemoriesD)ablackmanborninHarlemwillbethenextUSpresident4.ItisimpliedinthepassagethatmanywhitepeopledenythepresenceofracismintheUSbecause.A)theytendtoregardinstancesofracismastrivialmisunderstandingsB)theyhaveneverseenanyinstanceofracismintheirdailyencountersC)theybelieveAfrican-AmericanshavemadesignificantprogressD)theyhavetreatedblackpeopleastheirequalsonalloccasions5.Judgingfromthecontext,themostpossibleexplanationforMaryFrancesBerry’sbeingwatchedatshoppingmallsisthat.A)shewasacelebrityB)shedidn’tfitpeople’sideaofanAfro-AmericanwomanC)manypeoplenowadaysareinsensitivea...
