2013年11月北京自考学位英语真题及答案解析（二）

2013年11月北京自考学位英语真题及答案解析（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 (护航). 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 (种族隔离) and discrimination (歧视) 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 2参考答案及解析：CCADA

(78)你会为一个视你为二等公民的国家出生入死么?你会加入一个要求你牺牲生命而因为你皮肤的颜色把你从其他士兵隔离的军队吗?这正是 [美国] 塔斯基吉飞行员做的。他们很勇敢，聪明，他们是第二次世界大战期间曾为美国作战的非洲裔美国男性和女性。

1940，罗斯福总统同意让非洲裔美国人在部队驾驶飞机。在那之前，非洲裔美国人只能作为地面部队的一部分在空军部队服役。1941年第一位非洲裔美国空军人员报到服役。他们开始了在阿拉巴马州的塔斯基吉训练。(79) 士兵们被种族完全隔离，两种种族不交流，不沟通。约450的非洲裔美国飞行员培训成功。这些人就是最早的塔斯克基飞行员。

塔斯克基飞行员有一个惊人的记录。他们没有丢失过他们护航的任何轰炸机。1945年战争结束时，塔斯克基飞行员是英雄。但当他们回到美国后，他们吃惊地发现他们仍然被视为二等公民。他们面临同样的种族隔离和歧视，就像他们他们训练之前一样。

弗雷德里克.亨利，一个最早的塔斯克基飞行员之一，住在密歇根底特律。因为他来自北方，他经常会忘记南方的种族隔离。有一次，亨利坐在公共汽车，巴士司机是个白种人。不久后，两人聊了一会儿。一波乘客上了公共汽车。问题出现时，一些白人乘客仍然站着，这是违反规定的。亨利被退下了车，即使他是第一上车的人而且他也付了车费。

但是有一件事改变了。1948年，杜鲁门总统签署了一项行政命令，禁止军中的种族隔离。最终，塔斯基吉飞行员由于在战争中惊人的努力得到了官方的感谢。

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