2014年12月大学英语六级精讲试题及答案（4）_第2页

　　2Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　Ironically,in the United States,a country of immigrants,prejudice and discrimination continue to be serious problems.There was often tension between each established group of immigrants and each succeeding group.As each group became more financially successful,and more powerful,they excluded newcomers from full participation in the society.Prejudice and discrimination are part of our history,however,this prejudicial treatment of different groups is nowhere more unjust than with black Americans.?

　　Blacks had distinct disadvantages.For the most part,they came to the “land of opportunity”as slaves and they were not free to keep their heritage and cultural

　　traditions.Unlike most European immigrants,blacks did not have the protection of a support group;sometimes slave?owners separated members of the same family.

　　They could not mix easily with the established society either because of their skin color.It was difficult for them to adapt to the American culture.Even after

　　they became free people,they still experienced discrimination in employment,housing,education,and even in public facilities,such as restroom.?

　　26. Prejudice and discrimination?____?.?

　　A.were gone?

　　B.have been existing in the American society?

　　C.don't exclude new immigrants from participation in the society?

　　D.are mainly caused by the slavery ?

　　27. Established and succeeding immigrants?____?.?

　　A.were reluctant to help newcomers to adapt to the new surroundings?

　　B.were willing to support newcomers financially?

　　C.were great helpers of slaves and Indians?

　　D.were treated unequally by American Indians ?

　　28. One of the reasons why black Americans could not easily mix in American　society is?____?.?

　　A.that most Americans are immigrants?

　　B.due to their skin color?

　　C.that they speak their language differently from Americans?

　　D.that they were free to keep their heritage ?

　　29. The author specifically mentions that?____?.?

　　A.black Americans are most prejudicially treated in the U.S.?

　　B.discrimination in the South was not more obvious than in the North?

　　C.the situation of blacks is almost the same today as it was in the 1930s?

　　D. after blacks became free people they didn't experience discrimination in　employment and public facilities ?

　　30. The attitude of the author is?____?.?

　　A.favorable B.praising C.indifferent D.sarcastic ?