?2013年11月北京自考學(xué)位英語真題及答案解析（二）

2013年11月北京自考學(xué)位英語真題及答案解析（二）

Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:

(78) Would you risk your life for a country that considered you a second class citizen? Would you join a military that asked you to risk sacrificing your life but separated you from other soldiers because of the color of your skin? That is precisely what the Tuskegee Airmen did. They were brave, intelligent, African-American men and women who fought for the United States in World War II.

In 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt agreed to allow African Americans to fly airplanes in the military. Before that, African Americans could only serve in the Armed Forces as part of the ground troops. The first African American airmen reported for duty in 1941. They began their training outside of Tuskegee, Alabama. (79) The soldiers were completely separated by race and the two races could not communicate. About 450 African American pilots finished the training. These men were the original Tuskegee Airmen.

The Tuskegee Airmen had an amazing record. They did not lose any of the bombers they were escorting (護(hù)航). When the war was over in 1945, the Tuskegee Airmen were heroes. But when they returned to America, they were appalled to find out that they were still treated like second-class citizens. They faced the same segregation (種族隔離) and discrimination (歧視) as they had before they began their training.

Frederick Henry, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, lives in Detroit, Michigan. Because he was from the North, he would often forget the segregation rules of the South. Once, Henry was on a bus alone with a white bus driver. Soon, after the two had talked for a while, a wave of other passengers came on the bus. A problem arose when some white passengers were still standing, which was against the rules. Henry was put off the bus, even though he was the first person to board the bus and had paid his fare.

One thing did change, however. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order prohibiting segregation in the military. Eventually, the Tuskegee Airmen were officially thanked for their amazing efforts in the war.

6. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. American Soldiers in World War II B. American Civil Rights Movement

C. The Tuskegee Airmen D. Racial Discrimination in the U. S.

7. What docs the word "appalled " in the third paragraph probably mean?

A. Reluctant. B. Pleased. C. Shocked. D. Relieved.

8. It can be inferred from the passage that Henry ________.

A. refused to give up his seat to a white passenger

B. refused to pay his bus fare

C. had a fight with the bus driver

D. was the last person to board the bus.

9. In ________, President Harry S. Truman ordered to end military segregation.

A. 1940 B. 1941 C. 1945 D. 1948

10. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the Tuskegee Airmen is TRUE?

A. In World War II, they never lost a bomber to enemy fire.

B. They were the first group of black soldiers ever trained by the ground troops.

C. They were not subjected to racial discrimination in the army.

D. They were already soldiers in the ground troops before their training at Tuskegee began.

Passage 2參考答案及解析：CCADA

(78)你會為一個視你為二等公民的國家出生入死么?你會加入一個要求你犧牲生命而因?yàn)槟闫つw的顏色把你從其他士兵隔離的軍隊(duì)嗎?這正是 [美國] 塔斯基吉飛行員做的。他們很勇敢，聰明，他們是第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間曾為美國作戰(zhàn)的非洲裔美國男性和女性。

1940，羅斯福總統(tǒng)同意讓非洲裔美國人在部隊(duì)駕駛飛機(jī)。在那之前，非洲裔美國人只能作為地面部隊(duì)的一部分在空軍部隊(duì)服役。1941年第一位非洲裔美國空軍人員報(bào)到服役。他們開始了在阿拉巴馬州的塔斯基吉訓(xùn)練。(79) 士兵們被種族完全隔離，兩種種族不交流，不溝通。約450的非洲裔美國飛行員培訓(xùn)成功。這些人就是最早的塔斯克基飛行員。

塔斯克基飛行員有一個驚人的記錄。他們沒有丟失過他們護(hù)航的任何轟炸機(jī)。1945年戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束時，塔斯克基飛行員是英雄。但當(dāng)他們回到美國后，他們吃驚地發(fā)現(xiàn)他們?nèi)匀槐灰暈槎裙?。他們面臨同樣的種族隔離和歧視，就像他們他們訓(xùn)練之前一樣。

弗雷德里克.亨利，一個最早的塔斯克基飛行員之一，住在密歇根底特律。因?yàn)樗麃碜员狈剑?jīng)常會忘記南方的種族隔離。有一次，亨利坐在公共汽車，巴士司機(jī)是個白種人。不久后，兩人聊了一會兒。一波乘客上了公共汽車。問題出現(xiàn)時，一些白人乘客仍然站著，這是違反規(guī)定的。亨利被退下了車，即使他是第一上車的人而且他也付了車費(fèi)。

但是有一件事改變了。1948年，杜魯門總統(tǒng)簽署了一項(xiàng)行政命令，禁止軍中的種族隔離。最終，塔斯基吉飛行員由于在戰(zhàn)爭中驚人的努力得到了官方的感謝。

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