美英报刊阅读教程Lesson 1 课文(2)

24. Progress over the last half-century has been dramatic. As Corctta Scott King wrote not long ago, the ideals for which her husband Martin Luther King Jr. died, have become “deeply embedded in the very fabric of America29.”

From Reader s Digest, March, 1998

V. Analysis of Content

1. According to the author, ___________

A. racism has disappeared in America

B. little progress has been made in race relations

C. media reports have exaggerated the racial gap

D. media accounts have made people believe that the gap between blacks and whites has become narrower

2. What the Kerner Commission meant by “accelerating segregation” was that __________

A. more and more whites and blacks were forced to live and work separately

B. more and more blacks lived in the central cities, and whites outside the core

C. more and more whites lived in the central cities, and blacks outside the core

D. nowadays more and more blacks begin to live in the suburbs

3. The last taboo in the article is about ____________.

A. political status of America s minority people

B. economic status of America s minority people

C. racial integration

D. interracial marriages

4. Gunnar Myrdal kept asking whites how he could find “Mr. Jim Smith,” but no one seemed to know who he was, because _____________.

A. there was not such a person called Jim Smith

B. Jim Smith was not famous

C. the whites didn t know Jim Smith

D. the white people considered that a black man did not deserve the title of “Mr.”

5. In the author s opinion, _

A. few black Americans can climb the ladder to the top

B. Jesse Jackson s words in this article seemed too pessimistic

C. Colin Powell could never have been elected President

D. blacks can never become America s President

VI. Questions on the Article

1. Why were those low-income teen-agers who came to the Perrywood community consid-ered to be “the eyesore”?

2. What is the surprising twist of the story?

3. According to this article, what has caused much of the white-black income gap?

4. Why did the presidential Kerner Commission conclude that the nation s future was menaced by “accelerating segregation”?

5. Why wouldn t questions as “Should negroes have as good a chance as white people to get any kind of job?” be asked today?

Topics for Discussion

1. Can you tell briefly the dramatic progress in the status of America s minority people over the last half-century?

2. Do you think the article is unbiased? What do you think of the author s view on the African-Americans?

1. amenity: n. A. The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness. 怡人：使人愉快或吸引人的性质；使人愉快 B. A feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location.生活福利设施；便利设施：能够增加吸引力或价值的事物，特别是不动产或地理位置 ⊙ We enjoy all the -ties of home life. 我们享受家庭生活的一切乐趣。

2. appealing: adj. Attractive; inviting: 吸引人的，令人心动的；有魅力的，诱人的：⊙ an appealing manner; an appealing idea. 令人心仪的举止；大受欢迎的想法

3. twist: n. An unexpected change in a process or a departure from a pattern, often producing a distortion or perversion: 变化：在过程中出人意料的变化或方式的改变，经常产生扭曲或颠倒：⊙ a twist of fate; a story with a quirky twist. 命运的扭转；跌宕起伏的故事

4. telling: adj. Having force and producing a striking effect有效的：有力量并产生突出效果的, 生动的; 显著的; 说明问题的 ⊙ with telling effect 有显著效验 the most telling passages in that novel 那部小说中最生动的段落 History is the most telling witness. 历史是最有力的见证人。

5. journal: n. A newspaper. 报纸 B. A periodical presenting

articles on a particular subject: 期刊：刊登关于某特殊主题的文章的期刊：⊙ a medical journal. 医学期刊

6. bleak: adj. Cold and cutting; raw: 寒冷和刺骨的；阴冷的：⊙ bleak winds of the North Atlantic. 北大西洋的冷风 -> 无遮蔽的; 光秃秃的, 荒凉的, 萧瑟的; 寒冷的, 苍白的; 暗淡的 ⊙ a bleak prospect 前途暗淡 a bleak hillside 荒凉的山坡

7. attorney: =lawyer, A-General[英]检察总长; [美]司法部长

8. paycheck: n. A. A check issued to an employee in payment of salary or wages. 付薪金用的支票：发给雇员的支付工资或薪金的支票 B. Salary or wages: 薪金或工资：

9. metropolitan: adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city: 大城市的，大都会的：属于或关于大都市的，具有大都市的特点的：⊙ crowded metropolitan streets; a metropolitan newspaper. 繁忙拥挤的大城市街道；大城市的报纸

10. chasm: n. a. A deep, steep-sided opening in the earth's surface; an abyss or a gorge. 裂缝：土地表面上深的、陡峭的缝隙；深渊或峡谷-> b.

A pronounced difference of opinion, interests, or loyalty. 分歧：意见、利益或忠诚上的明显差异⊙ a chasm in the story 故事中的脱节处bridge over a chasm 弥补隔阂

11. phony: adj. Not genuine or real; counterfeit:假冒的，不真实的；假的：⊙ a phony credit card. 伪造的信用卡a phony excuse. 不实的借口a phony name.假名 n. a. Something not genuine; a fake. 假货，赝品 One who is insincere or pretentious. b. 伪君子：虚伪或自负的人 c. An impostor; a hypocrite. 骗子，冒名顶替者

12. dignify: vt. To confer dignity or honor on; give distinction to: 授…以荣誉：授与高位或荣誉的；给予荣誉称号：⊙ dignified him with a title. 授于他的荣誉称号

13. bigotry: n. The attitude, state of mind, or behavior

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