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【題目】At the beginning of the World Series of 1947，I experienced a completely new emotion，when the National Anthem was played． This time，I thought，it is being played for me，as much as for anyone else．This is organized major league baseball，and I am standing here with all the others；and everything that takes place includes me.

About a year later，I went to Atlanta，Georgia，to play in an exhibition game．On the field，for the first time in Atlanta，there were Negroes and whites．Other Negroesbesides me．And I thought: What I have always believed has come to be.

And what is it that I have always believed？ First，that imperfections are human．But that wherever human beings were given room to breathe and time to think，those imperfections would disappear，no matter how slowly．I do not believe that we have found or even approached perfection．That is not necessarily in the scheme of human events．Handicaps，stumbling blocks，prejudices — all of these are imperfect．Yet，they have to be dealt with because they are in the scheme of human events.

Whatever obstacles I found made me fight all the harder．But it would have been impossible for me to fight at all，except that I was sustained by the personal and deep-rooted belief that my fight had a chance．It had a chance because it took place in a free society．Not once was I forced to face and fight an immovable object．Not once was the situation so cast-iron rigid that I had no chance at all．Free minds and human hearts were at work all around me；and so there was the probability of improvement．I look at my children now，and know that I must still prepare them to meet obstacles and prejudices.

But I can tell them，too，that they will never face some of these prejudices because other people have gone before them．And to myself I can say that，because progress is unalterable，many of today's dogmas （教條）will havevanishedby the time they grow into adults．I can say to my children: There is a chance for you．No guarantee，but a chance．And this chance has come to be，because there is nothing static with free people．There is no Middle Ages logic so strong that it can stop the human tide from flowing forward． I do not believe that every person，in every walk of life，can succeed in spite of any handicap．That would be perfection．But I do believe — and with every fiber in me — that what I was able to attain came to be because we put behind us （no matter how slowly） the dogmas of the past: to discover the truth of today；and perhaps find the greatness of tomorrow.

I believe in the human race．I believe in the warm heart．I believe in man's honesty．I believe in the goodness of a free society．And I believe that the society can remain good only as long as we are willing to fight for it — and to fight against whatever imperfections may exist．My fight was against the barriers that kept Negroes out of baseball．This was the area where I found imperfection，and where I was best able to fight．And I fought because I knew it was not doomed to be a losing fight．It couldn't be a losing fight-not when it took place in a free society．And in the largest sense，I believe that what I did was done for me — that it was my faith in God that sustained me in my fight．And that what was done for me must and will be done for others.

【1】Why did the author say he had experienced a completely new emotion？

A. Because he won game.

B. Because he was an American.

C. Because he could compete in the game and won the game.

D. Because the National Game was played for him.

【2】From the passage，we know that the author is ___________．

A. an African

B. a Chinese

C. a white man

D. a black man

【3】The author firmly believed that____________.

A. humans are imperfect if they all unite together to overcome the difficulties.

B. humans needn't approach perfect even if they can.

C. humans should face the obstacles and fight for it bravely.

D. humans are becoming kind and honest if they have freedom.

【4】We can infer from the passage that_________.

A. the fight between Negroes and Whites never ends

B. the civil war broke out because the Negroes fought for their freedom

C. In the past Negroes were kept out of baseball.

D. the fight ended up with a game.

【5】The underlined word ‘vanished’most probably means __________

A. disappear

B. increase

C. appear

D. happen

【6】The best title of this passage may be_________.

A. Nothing matters except fighting

B. Success lies in hard work

C. freedom iseverything

D. Free Minds and Hearts makes a difference

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【解析】文章摘自美國著名黑人棒球運動員羅賓遜寫的文章。羅賓遜認為，人類不可避免地會存在缺陷。但只要人類還能思考，這些缺陷一定會逐漸消失，無論過程會多么漫長。人們應該勇敢面對歧視和偏見，并與它們不懈戰(zhàn)斗。

【1】C細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段“I am standing here with all the others；and everything that take splace in cludes me”可知，作者終于能和其他人一樣，站在職業(yè)棒球大聯(lián)盟球賽的賽場上，成為這一切的一部分，故選C。

【2】D細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段“Ot her Negroes besides me.And I thought:What I havea l ways believed has come to be.”可知，除作者之外，賽場上還有其他的黑人選手。那一刻，作者一直堅守的信念終于實現(xiàn)了。說明作者是一位黑人選手，故選D。

【3】C細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段“im perfection sare human...Handicaps，stumbling blocks，prejudices--alloftheseareimperfect.Yet，theyhavetobedealtwith”可知，作者堅信的是人類不可避免會有缺陷，人類社會中存在著殘疾、障礙和偏見等缺陷，需要我們勇敢地去面對，故選C。

【4】C推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段“MyfightwasagainstthebarriersthatkeptNegroesoutofbaseball.ThiswastheareawhereIfoundimperfection”可知，棒球比賽將黑人拒之門外就是人類社會的一種缺陷，我抗爭，因為我知道這場戰(zhàn)斗并非注定以失敗告終，說明黑人曾經(jīng)被棒球比賽拒之門外，故選C。

【5】A推理判斷。根據(jù)“becauseprogressisunalterable，manyoftoday'sdogmas(教條)willhavevanishedbythetimetheygrowintoadults”可知，社會的進步是必然的，當孩子們長大成人時，現(xiàn)在社會上的許多教條一定會消失。隨著社會的進步，一些不合理的東西都會逐漸消失，故選A。

【6】D文章標題。根據(jù)第三段“AndwhatisitthatIhavealwaysbelieved？”和最后一段“I be lieve in the human race. I be lieve in the warm heart. Ibelieveinman'shonesty.Ibelieveinthegoodnessofafreesociety.”可知，文章主要講的是作者一直堅守的信念，作者堅信社會上存在的偏見、障礙等不合理的事物都會隨著社會的進步而消失，作者一直在為此而戰(zhàn)斗著。D項“自由思想與心靈的作用”符合文意，故選D。