Passage 2

    We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse-and buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, “Wait.” But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch（处以私刑） your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at will; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick, and even kill your black brothers and sisters; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro brothers smothering in and airtight cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering(口吃) as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she cannot go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on TV, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children, and see ominous clouds of inferiority(自卑) beginning to form in her little mental sky, and see her beginning to distort her personality by developing an unconscious bitterness toward white people——then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair. I hope, sirs you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience.

    6. Which of the following best describe the tone of the article?

    A. Emotional. B. Factual.C. Pessimistic. D.Balanced.

    7. Which of the following is NOT the response of the six-year-old girl mentioned in this passage?

    A. Her tongue twisted.B. Tears filled her eyes.

    C. She felt inferior.D. She starts to hate the white.

    8. The writer might be ____.

    A.a victimB. a leaderC. a NegroD.a boy

    9. What is the purpose of the passage?

    A. To motivate people.B. To teach how to educate a child.

    C. To defend civil disobedience.D. To complain of an unjust law.

    10. The writer might do all of the following things except for ____.

    A. lead a bus-boycott

    B. launch a campaign against segregation

    C. write a book entitled as Stride Towards Freedom

    D. lead a march to surround the jail

    6. 【答案】A。

    【解析】本文虽有大量的事实，但它们都出现在when开头的排比句中，表达了强烈的感情色彩。因而，答案选A。

    7. 【答案】A。

    【解析】本文提及的是父亲难以给六岁女孩解释为什么她不能去限制黑人的地方，而哑口无言。其余三项均可在文中找到明确的信息。

    8.【答案】C。

    【解析】推断题。本段中的we说明作者是其中一员。

    9.【答案】C。

    【解析】主旨题。本文开头说明黑人已经等待了340年还没有得到宪法和天赋的权利。期间黑人遭受了歧视性待遇，再也不能等下去了。他们采取的温和抵抗是不得已而为之。其余三项与原文不符。

    10.【答案】D

    【解析】推断题。温和抵抗或不合作主义都是非暴力的，本文中也表明黑人在等待的意思，只是再也难以忍受了，再也等不及了。由此可知，答案为D。