Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
(78) Would you ri.sk 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 becausc 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 bv 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 (護(hù)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 (種族隔離）and discrimination (歧視）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. Shockcd.
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.
參考答案：6-10 CCADA
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
(78) Would you ri.sk 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 becausc 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 bv 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 (護(hù)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 (種族隔離）and discrimination (歧視）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. Shockcd.
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.
參考答案：6-10 CCADA