1994 年专业英语八级考试真题
[B]architecturalgraduatesgettingtraining.
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1994)
-GRADEEIGHT-
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION (30MIN.)
InSectionA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequ
estionsthatfollow.MarkthecorrectresponseforeachquestioninyourANSWERBOOKLET.SECT
IONATALK
Questions1to5refertothetalkinthissection.AttheendofthetalkyouwillbegivenONEminu
tetoanswerthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentothetalk.
1.Theplansoftheelectricalsystemsarepreparedbytheproject's
[A]designer.[B]electrician.[C]draftsman.[D]contractor.
2.Careerdraftsmenareoften
[A]called"outsideconsultants".
[C]highschoolgraduatesworkingastracers. [D]graduatesofjuniorcolleges.
3."Workingdrawings"inthistalkreferto
[A]thearchitect'sroughsketchesanddirections.[B]theplansanddetailsfortheactualco
nstruction.
[C]theideasandthespecificationsfortheproject.[D]thedesigner'shandbooks,tablesan
dbuildingcodes.
4.Themainideathatcomesthroughclearlyinthistalkis
[A]theadvantageoftakinganarchitecturaldraftingcourse.[B]thebenefitofdraftsmenwo
rkinginteams.
[C]theimportanceofaccuracyinthedrawings.[D]thenecessityofhavingadvanceddrawinga
ids.
5.Accordingtothistalk,whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
[A]Theprojectarchitectisthemainmemberofthearchitecturalteam.[B]Onlyadozendiffer
enttypesofworkersareinvolvedinaproject.
[C]Thejobofthedraftsmanistoprovidelaborandbuildingmaterials.
[D] Thecontractordependsupontheworkingdrawingsforhiswork.SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Questions6to10arebasedonaconversationbetweenAnnandLyn.Attheendoftheconversation
youwillbegivenOneminutetoanswerthefollowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheconversa
tion.
6.Lynhaseventuallydecidedtogoona
[A]fly-driveholiday.
7.AttheEpcotCenterLynwill
[A]seeaquaticdisplays.[B]visitalargefunfair.
[C]visitatechnologically-advancedcity.
8.WhenshevisitstheKennedySpaceCenter,Lynwillbeableto
[A]sendmessagestosatellites.
[C]goaboardaspacecraft.[D]operateMissionControl.9.Inordertogoonthisholiday,Lynu
ltimatelyhadto
[A]overdrawanaccount.
[C]workovertime.[D]spendhersavings.
[B]learnsomethingnewaboutspace.
[B]borrowfromherparent.
[B]car-trip.
[C]two-cityholiday. [D]conductedtour.
[D]visitafilmstudio.
10.Fromtheconversation,wegettheimpressionthatLynis
[A] pragmatic.[B]extrovert.[C]willful.[D]calculating.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions11to12arebasedonthefollowingnewsfromtheBBC.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwi
llbegiven24secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
11. ThemainfunctionoftheproposedThorpfacilityistoproduce.-
[A] weapon-gradematerial.[B]nuclearfuel.
[C] plutonium.[D]spentfuel.
12.Ontheissueofplutonium,theU.S.feels
[A] satisfiedwiththecurrentcivilianuseoftheelement.
[B]thedestructionofthenucleararmssurpassescivilianproduction.
[C]contenttoexportitsownnuclearfuel.
[D]thecurrentlevelsofproductionshouldbedecreased.
Questions13to15arebasedonthefollowingnewsfromtheVOA.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwi
llbegiven36secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
13. Fromthenews,welearnaconflictexistsbetween[A]flightattendantsandpassengers.
[B]managementatAmericanandU.S.government.
[C]AmericanAirlinesandtravelagents.
[D]America'smanagementandflightattendants.
14.AccordingtothemanagementatAmericanAirlines,in1994flightattendantswouldearn[A]
from$16,000to$35,000.[B]around$21,000.
[C]from$15,000to$33,000.
15.AmericanAirlineshascutbackitsoperationsbecauseof[A]thestrike.[B]enormousloss
es.
[C]contingencyplans.[D]risingairfares.
SECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisten
ingtothelecture,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwi
llneedthemtocompletea15-minutegap-fillingtaskontheANSWERSHEETafterthemini-lectu
re.ANSWERSHEETSECTIONDNOTE-TAKINGANDGAP-FILLING(-20MIN.JFillineachofthegapswith
ONEsuitableword.Youmayrefertoyournotes.Makesurethewordyoufillinisbothgrammatica
llyandsemanticallyacceptable.
DIETINTHELANDOFPLENTY
Amajornutritional(1)______intheUnitedStatesisbeingOverweight.(1)______
Thereisnowanabundantsupplyoffoodwhileatthesametimewetendtodoless(2)______activi
ty.(2)______
Wefullyrenli7ethe(3)______ofbeingseriouslyoverweight,andwealso?(3)______
haveastrongdesiretobe(4)______inordertolookattractive.Asaresult,
manypeopleinAmericatrytoloseweightby(5)______AGallupPollin(5)______
theyear(6)______revealedthat46%oftheAmericansfeltthattheywere(6)______
overweight.
Hearingsheldataboutthattimeby(7)______GeorgeMcGoverndisclosed(7)______
TEM8-94-2
thattherewasa(8)______billiondollardietindustryintheU.S.
[D]around$50,000.
(4)______
(8)______
(17)______
(15)______
Todayatleast40%ofadultsintheUnitedStatesare(9)______theirideal(9)______
weight.(10)______canbedangeroustoyourhealth.Overweightpersons(10)______
haveagreaterchanceofdyingfrom(11)______diseaseandstrokes.(11)______
(12)______
Inordertocontroltheirweight,Americansare(12).______trickedinto
tryingfaddishdiets.Almosteverymagazineonthe(13)______orinthe
(13)______
supermarketfeaturesadietthatpromisesinstantandpainless(14)______(14)______
Eachofthesedietshasitsownmagic(15)______;apillthatwillhelpyoubreak
badeatinghabits;achemical(16)______thatwilltakeplacebetweenthespecial(16)______
foods(17)______andwillthenturnofffat.
Sincetherearenewdiets(18)______,itisclearthatnoneofthemcontainsthe(18)______
rightanswer.Inthatcase,whatshouldanoverweightpersondo?The
answerisverysimple.Weightcanbebestcontrolledbyeatingsensibly,(19)______
(19)______
moderately,anddoingbothofthesefora(20)______
PARTIIPROOFREADINGANDERRORCORRECTION(20MINS)
Thefollowingpassagecontains17errors.Eachlinecontainsamaximumofoneerrorandthreea
refreefromerror:Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassagean
dcorrectitinthefollowingway.
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedatthe
endoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"/"signandwritethewordyoube
lievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblan
kprovidedattheendoftheline.
EXAMPLE
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit,
(20)______
(1)an
Itnever╱buysthingsinfinishedformandhangs
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.
(3)exhibit
(2)never
(2)
Inacompetitiveandfast-pacedmodernsociety,busy
businessexecutivesaresoengrossingintheirwork(1)
thattheyincapablyknowwhatthewordleisuremeans.
Thehigheranexecutive'spositionisonthebusinessladder,(3)
themorehourshespendsonhiswork,withaviewin
gaininggreatercorporatestandingorabigpayrise,
he,asarule,forexceedsoverthe40-hourworkingweek(6)
.Theadditionalstressandtensionaswellastheshortage(7)
ofsuitablerestandrecreationveryoftenhasadisastrous(8)
affectonhishealth.Fewsuchexecutivesrealizethat(9)
unlesstheylearnhowtorelax,theywillsoon
runofstreambeforetheygettothetop(11)
ofexecutiveladder.AnotedAmericanauthority
(10)
(12)
(4)
(5)
(15)
(30MIN.)
atleisurehassaidthat"Thekeytorelaxationforbusy(13)
executivesistopreventthetypesofactivitiesthat(14)._
arepartorparceloftheirdailyworkandtodevote
themselvestotallytohaverecreationalpursuitsforatleast(16)
apartofeachday,evenitisonlyforhalfanhour.(17)Thosejobsrequireagreatdealofcontac
twithotherscanengageinactivitiesthatarenotquietandpeaceful?farfrom(19)themaddin
gcrowd,farfromclientandbusinessassociates.(20)PARTDIREADINGCOMPREHENSION?(40MIN.
)
SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION
Inthissectiontherearefivereadingpassagesfollowedbytwentymultiplechoicequestions.
ReadthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersinyourANSWERSHEET.TEXTA
PanicandItsEffects
Oneafternoonwhileshewaspreparingdinnerinherkitchen,AnnePeters,a32-yearoldAmeric
anhousewife,suddenlyhadseverepainsinherchestaccompaniedbytheshortnessofbreath.T
errifiedbythethoughtshewashavingaheartattack,Annescreamedforhelp.Herfrightenedh
usbandimmediatelyrushedAnntoanearbyhospitalwhere,tohergreatrelief,herpainswered
iagnosedashavingbeencausedbypanic,andnotaheartattack.
MoreandmoreAmericansnowadaysarehavingpanicattacksliketheoneexperiencedbyAnnePet
ers.BenjaminCrocker,apsychiatristandassistantdirectoroftheAnxietyDisordersClini
cattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,revealsthatasmanyastenmillionadultAmerican
shavealreadyorwillexperienceatleastonepanicattackintheirlifetime.Moreover,studi
esconductedbytheNationalInstituteofMentalHealthintheUnitedStatesdisclosethatapp
roximately1.2millionadultindividualsarecurrentlysufferingfromsevereandrecurrent
panicattack.
Theseattacksarespontaneousandinexplicableandmaylastforafewminutes;some,however,
continueforseveralhours,notonlyfrighteningthevictimbutalsomakinghimorherwhollyd
isoriented.Thesymptomsofpanicattackbearsuchremarkablesimilaritytothoseofheartat
tackthatmanyvictimsareconvincedthattheyareindeedhavingaheartattack.
Panicattackvictimsshowthefollowingsymptoms:theyoftenbecomeeasilyfrightenedorfee
luneasyinsituationswherepeoplenormallywouldnotbeafraid;theysuffershortnessofbre
ath,dizzinessorlightheadedness;experiencechestpains,aquickheartbeat,tinglingint
hehands;achokingfeeling,faintness,suddenfitsoftrembling,afeelingthatpersonsandt
hingsaroundthemarenotreal;andmostofall,afearofdyingorgoingcrazy.Apersonseizedby
apanicattackmay
showallorasfewasfourofthesesymptoms.
Therehasbeenalotofconjectureastothecauseofpanicattack.Bothlaymenandexpertsalike
claimthatpsycho,
logicalstresscouldbealogicalcause,butasyet,noevidencehasbeenfoundtosupportthist
heory.However,studiesshowthatmorewomenthanmenexperiencepanicattackandpeoplewhod
rinkalotaswellasthosewhotakemarijuanaorbeveragescontainingalotofcaffeinearemore
pronetoattacks.
Dr.WayneKeaton,anassociateprofessorofpsychiatryattheUniversityofWashingtonMedic
alSchool,claimsthat
thereareatleastthreesignsthatindicateapersonissufferingfrompanicattackrathertha
[D]difficultyinbreathing.
naheartattack.Thefirstisage.Peoplebetweentheagesof20and30aremoreoftenvictimsofp
anicattack.Thesecondissex.Morewomensufferfromrecurrentpanicattacksthanmen,while
heartattackrarelystrikeswomenbeforetheirmenopause.Thethirdisthemultiplicityofsy
mptoms.Apanicattackvictimusuallysuffersatleastfourofthepreviousmentionedsymptom
swhileaheartattackvictimoftenexperienceonlypainandshortnessofbreath.
Itisgenerallyconcludedthatpanicattackdoesnotendangeraperson'slife.Allthesame,it
canunnecessarilydisruptaperson'slifebymakinghimorhersoafraidthatheorshewillhave
apanicattackinapublicplacethatheorshemayrefusetoleavehomeandmayeventuallybecome
isolatedfromtherestofsociety.Dr.Crocker'sadvicetoanypersonwhothinksheissufferin
gfrompanicattackistoconsultadoctorforamedicalcheck-uptoruleoutthepossibilitieso
fphysicalillnessfirst.Onceithasbeenconfirmedthatheorsheis,infact,sufferingfromp
anicattack,thevictimshouldseekpsychologicalandmedicalhelp.
16.Accordingtothepassage,panicattackis
[A]bothfrighteningandfatal. [B]actuallyaformofheartattack.
[C] morecommonamongwomenthanmen.[D]likelytolastseveralhours.
17.Onefactorbothpanicandheartattackshaveincommonis
[A]afeelingoffaintness. [B]uncontrollablemovements.
[C]ahorrorofgoingmad.
18.Itisindicatedinthelastparagraphthatpanicattackmay[A]makeavictimreluctanttole
avehomeanymore.-[B]threatenavictim'sphysicalwell-being.
[C]causeserioussocialproblemsforthevictim'sfamily.[D]preventavictimfromenjoying
sportanymore.
19. Dr.Crockersuggeststhatforpanicattacksufferers
[A] physicalfitnessisnotsocrucial.
[B] amedicalcheckupisneededtoconfirmtheillness.
[C] psychologicalandmedicalhelpisnecessary.
[D] nutritionaladviceisessentialtocurethedisease.
TEXTB
HowtheSmallpoxWarWasWon
Theworld'slastknowncaseofsmallpoxwasreportedinSomalia,thehornofAfrica,inOctober
1977.ThevictimwasayoungcookcalledAliMaowMaalin.Hiscasebecamealandmarkinmedicalh
istory,forsmallpoxisthefirstcommunicablediseaseevertobeeradicated.
ThesmallpoxcampaigntofreetheworldofsmallpoxhasbeenledbytheWorldHealth
Organization.TheHornofAfrica,embracingtheOgadenregionofEthiopiaandSomalia,wason
eofthelastfewsmallpoxriddenareasoftheworldwhentheWHO-sponsoredSmallpoxEradicati
onProgram(SEP)gotunderwaytherein1971.
Manyofthe25millioninhabitants,mostlyfarmersandnomadslivinginawildnessofdesert,b
ushandmountains,alreadyhavesmallpox.Theproblemoftracingthediseaseinsuchformidab
lecountrywasexacerbatedbycontinuouswarfareinthearea.
Theprogramconcentratedonanimaginativepolicyof"searchandcontainment".Vaccination
wasusedtoreducethewidespreadincidenceofthedisease,butthesuccessofthecampaigndep
endedontheworkofvolunteers.Thereweremen,paidbytheday,whowalkedhundredsofmilesin
searchof"rumors"?informationaboutpossiblesmallpoxcases.Oftentheserumorsturnedou
ttobecasesofmeasles,chickpoxorsyphilis?butnothingcouldbelefttochange.
theprogramprogressedthediseasewasgraduallybroughtundercontrol.BySeptember1976th
eSEPmadeitsfirstthatnonewcaseshadbeenreported.Butthatfirstoptimismwasshort-live
d.Athree:year-oldgirlcalledAminaSalat,fromadustyvillageintheOgadeninthesouth-ea
stofEthiopia,hadgivensmallpoxtoayoungnomadvisitor.Leavingthevillagethenomadhadw
alkedacrosstheborderintoSomalia.Thereheinfected3,000people,andamongthemhadbeent
hecook,Ali.Itwasfurther14monthsbeforetheelusive"targetzero"?nofurthercases?wasr
eached.Evennow,thesearchcontinuesin"highrisk"areasandinpartsofthecountryuncheck
edforsometime.Theflowofrumorshasnowdiminishedtoatrickle?buteachmuststillbecheck
edbyaqualifiedperson.
Victoryisinsight,buttwoyearsmustpasssincethe"lastcase"beforeaninternationaldecl
arethattheworldisentirelyfreefromsmallpox.
20.AllMaowMaalin'scaseissignificantbecausehewasthe[A]lastpersontobecuredofsmall
poxinSomalia.
[B]lastknownsuffererofsmallpoxintheworld.
[C]firstsmallpoxvictimintheHornofAfrica.[D]firstSomaliantobevaccinatedforsmallp
ox.
21.Theworktostampoutsmallpoxwasmademoredifficultby[A]people'sunwillingnesstorep
ortcases.[B]thelackofvaccine.
[C]thebackwardnessoftheregion.
22.Thevolunteersmentionedwerepaidto
[A] findoutaboutthereportedcasesofsmallpox.
[B] vaccinatepeopleinremoteareas.
[C] teachpeoplehowtotreatsmallpox.
[D] preventinfectedpeoplefrommovingaround.
23.
[D]theincessantlocalwars.
Nowadays,smallpoxinvestigationsareonly.carriedout[A]atregulartwo-yearlyinte
rvals.
[B]whennewsofanoutbreakoccurs.
[C]inthoseareaswithprevioushistoryofthedisease.[D]byatrainedprofessional.
TEXTC
TheFormMaster'sobservationsaboutpunishmentwerebynomeanswithouttheirwarrantatSt.
James'sschool.FloggingwiththebirchinaccordancewiththeEtonfashionwasagreatfeatur
ein
itscurriculum.ButIamsurenoEtonboy,andcertainlynoHarrowboyofmyday,everreceivedsu
chacruelfloggingasthisheadmasterwasaccustomedtoinflictuponthelittleboyswhowerei
nhiscareandpower.TheyexceededinseverityanythingthatwouldbetoleratedinanyoftheRe
formatoriesundertheHomeOffice.Myreadinginlaterlifehassuppliedmewithsomepossible
explanationsofhistemperament.Twoorthreetimesamonththewholeschoolwasmarshalledin
theLibrary,andoneormoredelinquentswerehauledofftoanadjoiningapartmentbythetwohe
adboys,andtherefloggeduntiltheybledfreely,whiletherestsatquaking,listeningtothe
irscreams...
HowIhatedthisschool,andwhatalifeofanxietyHivedthereformorethantwoyears.Imadever
ylittleprogressatmylessons,andnoneatallgames.Icountedthedaysandthehourstotheend
ofeveryterm,whenIshouldreturnhomefromthishatefulservitudeandrangemysoldiersinli
neofbattleonthenurseryfloor.ThegreatestpleasureIhadinthosedayswasreading.WhenIw
asnineandahalfmyfathergavemeTreasureIslandandIrememberthedelightwithwhichIdevou
redit.Myteachersawmeatoncebackwardandprecocious,readingbooksbeyondmyyearsandyet
atthebottomoftheform.Theywereoffended.Theyhadlargeresourcesofcompulsionattheird
isposal,butIwasstubborn.Wheremy
reason,imaginationorinterestwerenotengaged,IwouldnotorIcouldnotlearn.Inallthetw
elve'yearsIwasatschoolnooneeversucceededinmakingmewriteaLatinverseorlearnanyGre
ekexceptthealphabet.Idonotatallexcusemyselfforthisfoolishneglectofopportunities
procuredatsomuchexpensebymyparentsandbroughtsoforciblytomyattentionbymyprecepto
rs.PerhapsifIhadbeenintroducedtotheancientsthroughtheirhistoryandcustoms,instea
dofthroughtheirgrammarandsyntax,Imighthavehadabetterrecord.
24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutfloggingatSt.James'sschoolisNOTcorrect?[A]
Corporalpunishmentwasacceptedintheschool:
[B]Floggingwaspartoftheroutineintheschool.
[C]Floggingwasmoresevereinschoolsforjuveniledelinquents.[D]TheHeadmaster'smotiv
eforfloggingwasthenratherobscure.
25. Whenhewasbackathome,theauthorenjoyed
[A] playingwargames.[B]dressinguplikeasoldier.
[C] readingwarstories.[D]talkingtosoldiers.
26."Theyhadlargeresourcesofcompulsionattheirdisposal."meansthattheteachers
[A] hadtriedtosuspendhimfromschoolseveraltimes.
[B] hadphysicallypunishedhimquitealot.
[C] hadimposeduponhimmanyoftheirideas.
[D] hadtriedtoforcehimtolearninmanydifferentways.
27.TheauthorfailedtolearnGreekbecause-
[A]helackedsufficientintelligence.
[C]ofhisparents'attitudetothesubject.
TEXTD
IHAVEADREAM----30YearsAgoandNow
Fewissuesareasclearastheonethatdrewaquarter-millionAmericanstotheLincolnMemoria
l30yearsagothisAugust28."AmericahasgiventheNegropeopleabadcheck",thenationwasto
ld.Ithaspromisedqualitybutdeliveredsecond-classcitizenshipbecauseofrace.Feworat
orscoulddefinethejusticeaseloquentlyasMartinLutherKingJr.whosewordsonthatswelte
ring
dayremainetchedinthepublicconsciousness:"Ihaveadreamthatmyfourlittlechildrenwil
lonedayliveinanationwheretheywillnotbejudgedbythecoloroftheirskinbutbytheconten
toftheircharacter."
ThemarchonWashingtonhadbeenthedreamofablacklaborleader.A.PhilipRandolphwhowasap
otentfigureinthecivil-rightsmovement.ButitwasKingwhoemergedasthesymboloftheblac
kpeople'sstruggle.His"Ihaveadream"speechstrucksuchanemotionalchordthatrecording
sofitweremade,sold,bootleggedandresoldwithinweeksofitsdelivery.Themagicofthemom
entwasthatitgavewhiteAmericaanewprospectiveonblackAmericaandpushedcivilrightsfo
rwardonthenation'sagenda.
Whenthemarchwasplannedbyacoalitionofcivilrights,unionandchurchleaders,nothingqu
[B]hecouldnotmasterthewritingsystem.
[D]thewrongteachingapproachwasused.
itelikeithadeverbeenseen.Tensofthousandsofblacksstreamedintothenation'scapitalb
ycar,bus,trainandfoot,aninvadingarmyofthedisenfranchisedsingingfreedomsongsandd
emandingrights.Bytheirverymembers,theyforcedtheworld'sgreatestdemocracytofacean
embarrassingquestion:HowcouldAmericacontinueonacoursethatdeniedsomanythesimplea
menitiesofawaterfountainoralunchcounter?Orthemostessentialelement?ofdemocracyth
evote?
Threedecadeslater,westillwrestlewithquestionsofblackandwhite,butnowtheyareconfu
sedbyshadesofgray.Thegappersistsbetweenthequalityofblacklifeandwhite.Theurbanun
derclasshasgrownmoreentrenched.Biasremains.Andthenationisjarredfromtimetotimeby
sensationalcasesstemmingfromracialhate.Buttheclarityofthe1963issueisgone.Nolong
erdogovernorsstandinschoolhousedoors.Nordosignsbarblacksfromrestaurantsortheate
rs;ItisillegaltodenyAfrican-Americansthevote.Thereare7,500blackelectedofficials,
including338mayorsand40membersofCongress,plusalargeblackmiddleclass.Andwearepas
tthepointwhenwhiteAmericanmustlooktooneeloquentleadertoanswerthequestion"Whatdo
estheNegrowant?"
Thechangeisreflectedinthevarietyofcausesonthewishlistofthisyear'sanniversarymar
chonWashington.Healthcarereform.Jobtraining.ReligiousfreedomforAmericanIndians.
StatehoodfortheDistrictofColumbia.HeadStartforyoungpeople.Securityforthedisable
d.Andanendtoracism.Thecompellingissueof1963?discrimination?todayismoreamatterof
darkheartsthanevillaws.Andthelegislativeagendaofmodern?daymarchersisAmerican,no
tblack.
28.Accordingtothepassage,therecordingofKing'sspeechbecameabest-sellerlargelybec
ause[A]themarchwasadreamoftheblackpeopleinU.S..
[B]itpresentedanewwayoflookingatAfro?Americans.
[C]tensofthousandsofpeoplelistenedtothespeech.[D]thespeechwasbasicallydressedto
theblackpeople.
29. FromthepassagewelearnthattheoriginalmarchonWashington
[A] highlightedthehypocrisyofAmerica'sdemocraticsystem.
[B] wasmadeupofoneparticularsegmentofblacksociety.
[C] reflectedpreviousdemonstrations.
[D] wasalsoattendedbywhitepeople.
30."Threedecadeslaterwestillwrestlewithquestionsofblackandwhite,butnowtheyareco
nfusedbyshadesofgray".Theunderlinedpartmeansthat
[A]thequestionsnowconcernAmericanIndians.
[B] racialhateintheU.S.isdiminishing.
[C] thefutureispromisingfortheissueofhumanrights.
[D] theclaritybetweentheblackandwhiteisgone.
31.
Itisimpliedattheendofthepassagethat[A]colordiscriminationisnolongeraproblem
.
[B]existinglawsagainstracialdiscriminationneedamending.
[C]present-daycausesofprotestaremorediversifiedthanbefore.[D]allblackAmericansh
avebecomebetteroff.
TEXTE