第三部分:阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）WhenJackieRobinsonwalkedontoEbbetsFieldinBrooklynNewYorkonApril151947hechangedbaseballforever.AsthefirstAfri

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第三部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
When Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn New York on April 15 1947 he changed baseball forever. As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times many believe he changed the country forever.
Robinson was born in 1919. He lived in a time when rules controlled what African Americans could do. He was a top athlete playing football basketball and baseball. But playing for a major League team was off limits to Robinson because of his race.
Branch Rickey president and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers signed (和……签约) Robinson in 1947. He believed that Robinson not only had the skills but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseball’s first black player.
It wasn’t easy. Robinson sometimes faced boos (嘘声) from fans. But he became a star anyway. In 1962 he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2005 he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal the highest award Congress can give to an American.
By breaking baseball’s color barrier (肤色障碍) Robinson opened the door for many to follow his footsteps not only in baseball but in other areas of life as well. After he stopped playing the game Robinson worked as a manager for a coffee company. He wrote a newspaper column (专栏). He also started a bank.
56. Before Jackie Robinson no African-American players could __________.
A. play baseball                                                      B. play in the Major League
C. play football and basketball                                  D. watch Major League games
57. According to Branch Rickey Jackie Robinson was __________.
A. poor but clever                                            B. unlucky but confident
C. proud and strong                                                 D. brave and skilled
58. We can know that Jackie Robinson’s story __________.
A. changed many Africans’ ideas
B. had an effect on many black people’s lives
C. encouraged black people to fight with whites
D. started a hot discussion about the color barrier
59. Which of the following is NOT what he once did?
A. a newspaper column writer                        B. a banker     
C. a university teacher                      D. a manager in a company

Answer 1

56．B    57．D   58．B  59．C   

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