Passage2(2015广东深圳一模，A)Since1976themonthofFebruaryhasbeenknownasBlackHistoryMonthintheUSA.Itisatimewhenpeoplelearnaboutandcelebratethecontributions(贡献)madebyblackpeopletotheUSthroughout

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Passage 2(2015 广东深圳一模，A) 

     Since 1976 the month of February has been known as Black History Month in the USA. It is a time when people learn about and celebrate the contributions (贡献) made by black people to the US throughout history.Lefs look at some famous "firsts" blacks in African-American history.

Barack Obama( 1961 —)

    On November 4 2008 Barack Obama became the 44th President of the USA. He is the first African-American president and one of the I youngest presidents ever.

Toni Morrison ( 1931 —) 

    Toni Morrison is an American novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Beloved. In 1993 she won the Nobel Prize for Literature becoming the first African-American woman writer to win the prize. In her novels Toni Morrison wrote about the experience of black Americans.

Michael Jeffrey Jordan ( 1963—)

    Michael Jeffrey Jordan is the first modern-American superstar athlete. Jordan stands at 198cm tall. He is famous for his slam dunks (扣篮) .He is a twotime Olympic gold medalist in basketball and has led his team to six national championships (冠军).

1. Toni Morrison is a       .

   A. writer   B. president

   C. basketball player   D. superstar athlete

2. Jordan won       Olympic gold medals for basketball.

   A. two   B. three   C. four   D. six

3. The three persons are famous for       .

   A. their novels

   B. their slam dunks

   C. their contributions

   D. their being African-Americans

 

Answer 1

1. A 2. A 3. C