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1ReadingComprehensionPassageOneForRoyJohnson,aseniormagazineeditor,thelatestindignitycameafterarecentdinneratafancyrestaurantinthewealthyNewYorkCitysuburbwhereheandhisfamilylive.FirsttheparkingvalethandedhimthekeystohisJaguarinsteadoffetchingthecar.ThenanelderlywhitecouplecameoutandhandedhimthekeystotheirblackMercedes-Benz.“IttookthemawhiletorealizethatIwasnotavalet,”saysJohnson.“Itdidn’tmatterthanIwasdressedfordinnerandhadpaidahandsomepriceforthemealjustashehad.WhatmatteredwasthatIdidn’tfithisideaofsomewhocouldbeequaltohim.”1．Theword“valet”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A．arestaurantownerB．adriverofexpensivecarsC．awealthy-lookinggentlemanD．arestaurantemployeetakingcareofthecarsofthedinersSuchincidents,whicharedepressingfamiliartoAfrican-Americansofallages,incomes,andsocialclasses,helpexplainwhyblackandwhiteattitudeoftendiffersocompletely.Arecentsurveyfoundthat68%percentofblacksbelieveracismisstillamajorprobleminAmerica.Only38%ofwhitesagreed.2．RoyJohnsonwasunfairlytreatedbecause______.A．hiscarwasinferiorinqualityB．heforgottowearproperclothesC．hefailedtoexpresshimselfclearlyD．heisblackManyAmericansfindthegulfbetweenblacksandwhitesbewildering.Afterall,officialsegregationisabadmemoryand40yearsoflaws.PolicesandthecourtdecisionshavehelpedAfricanAmericansmakesignificantprogresstowardequalopportunity.Instead,ablackmanborninHarlemcouldbethenation’snextpresident.3．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A．bothblacksandwhitesarebewilderedbyracismB．examplesofracismarecommonintheUSC．somegovernmentofficialshaveverybadmemoriesD．ablackmanborninHarlemwillbethenextUSpresidentButracismpersists,unmistakabletoeveryblackbutlargelyinvisibletomanywhites.ItisevidentintheeverydayencountersAfrican-Americanshavewithracialprejudiceanddiscrimination,likethevaletparkingincident.Suchencountersoftenstrikewhitesastrivialmisunderstandings.Buttheyremindblacksthattheyareoftendismissedaslessintelligent,lessindustrious,lesshonestandlesslikelytosucceed.Someinsultsarepatentlyracist;othersmaybeevidenceofinsensitivityorbadmannersratherthanracialprejudice.Buttheaccumulationofinsultsfeedsanger.4．ItisimpliedinthepassagethatmanywhitepeopledenythepresenceofracismintheUSbecause______.A．theytendtoregardinstancesofracismastrivialmisunderstandingsB．theyhaveneverseenanyinstanceofracismintheircountryC．theybelievethatblackpeopleareinherentlylessintelligentandlessindustriousD．theyhavealwaystreatedblackpeopleastheirequals2“Whatisamazingtomeisthenumberofwhiteswhoexpresssurprisethatanyofthesehappens,”observesMaryFrancisBerry,chairpersonoftheU.S.commissiononcivilrights,whosaysshehasbeenwatchedatshoppingmalls.5．Judgingfromthecontext,themostpossibleexplanationforMaryFrancesBerry’sbeingwatchedatshoppingmallsisthat______.A．shewasanationalcelebrityB．shedidn’tfitpeople’sideaofanAfro-AmericanwomanC．manypeoplenowadaysareinsensitiveandrudeD．sheisblackPassageTwoAddLittleton,Colorado,tothelistofcitiesdazedwithgriefafteraschoolslaughter.Twostudentsshotandkilled12otherstudentsandateacherbeforetakingtheirownlives.Themassacrewasthelargestinthehistoryofthisnation.Thistypeofcrimedidn'texist10yearsago.Americansshouldstopactingsurprisedthattheseshootinghappeninnicerneighborhoods.That'stheonlyplacetheyhappen.Noneoftherecentschoolmassacrestookplaceataninner-citycampus;theyalloccurredinsmallertownsorsuburbs.Thesekillershaven'tbeenfromimpoverishedorextremelyviolentfamilies.Theydon'tappeartohavebeenpickedon(挨骂受罚)anyworsethankidshavebeenforgenerations.Theychosealienationanddestruction,andtheyfoundthetoolstocarryouttheirhate-filledplan.1.Onecommonfeatureofalltherecentschoolmassacresisthat______.A)theyhaveallbeencarefullyplannedbyhatefulyoungstersB)thekillershaveallfailedtopassedtheirexamsC)theyalloccurinplacesthatappeartobeallrightD)thekillersareallfromdisadvantagedfamiliesDonotblameschoolsforthesemassacres.Schoolssimplytakewhattheyaresent.Questionthekillers'parents.Theparentsaresupposedtoteachtheirchildrenrespectandempathy（认同和理解别人的感情）forothers'lives.Parentsshouldhelptheiroffspringlearntohandletaunt（嘲弄）orconflictwithoutresortingtoviolence.2.Childrenarelesslikelytobecomekillersif______.A)theirparentssucceedinteachingthemrespectandempathyforothers'livesB)theystudyhardinschoolandgethighscoresC)teachersstoptellingmeaninglessjokesinclassD)theyfollowtherulessetbyadministratorsatschoolsaroundthecountryAllconcernedadultsshouldtakeayouth'sthreattoshootsomeoneasseriouslyasairportsecurityguardstakejokesaboutbombs.Studentsmustbeencouragedtotellteachersifaclassmatethreatensorjokesaboutviolence.Administratorsatschoolsaroundthecountryneedtoemphasizetheywilltakesuchreportsseriously,andthattheywillnotidentifyanystudentwhocomesforwardwithsuchareport.Moregunregulationsprobablywon'tstoptheseshootings,butgunownersandsellersmusttakemoreresponsibilityforkeepingweaponsawayfromyoungpeople.Gunownersshouldkeeptheirgunsunloaded,lockedupandhiddenaway.Mostcarownersdon'tleavetheirkeysinthecarevenwhentheyparkintheirowngarage;gunownersshouldbeatleastascarefulwithweapons.Thefederalgovernmentcan'tsolvethisproblem.Scho