教材试题 Unit 3 The Start of the Civil Rights Movement Comprehending

Unit 3 Fairness for allComprehending1 Read the questions first. Skim the reading passage quickly and then answer them.1 What was the cause of the boycott? What happened? What was the date when this incident happened?2 Which people supported Rosa Parks?3 How long did the boycott last? What did the blacks do to show their determination?4 What did the whites do to end the boycott?5 Why do you think white people wanted to sit separately from blacks?6 In what ways do you think the boycott influenced the city?7 When was the boycott over? How did the blacks win the battle?2 Put these events in the correct order.(1) Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.( ) They went to work on foot or in taxis instead.( ) Blacks were finally able to sit where they liked on city buses.( ) The whites were angry because their businesses suffered.( ) The Supreme Court eventually agreed with the boycott.( ) The blacks were solid in their support of the boycott.( ) Rosa Parks was arrested.( ) The whites bombed the houses of the black leaders.( ) Martin Luther King, Jr called on the blacks to boycott the city buses and trolleybuses.Now use your own words to write a short summary of the passage._3 In pairs look at these sayings and discuss the changes in attitude towards blacks. Give your opinions about these sayings.We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. Declaration of Independence, July 1776This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government for white men. President Andrew Johnson, April 1866I stand here struggling for the rights of my people to be full citizens in this country and they are not. They are not in Mississippi and they are not . in Washington. Paul Robeson to the House Unamerican Activities Committee, 1956* 4 The Civil Rights Movement is about changing peoples attitude to each other. How would you change your classmates attitudes in these situations?Situation 1: You see one classmate making fun of another in the playground, because your classmate thinks he / she is from the countryside and not cool. What can you do to change your classmates mind?Situation 2: On the bus coming home from school, you see one of your classmates take a seat instead of offering it to an old person. He / she looks out of the window and refuses to see you. You know this is selfish and people will criticize your school. What can you do to change your classmates behaviour?Situation 3: One of your classmates regularly cheats in tests. How can you persuade him / her to do his / her own work?Suggested answers to Exercise 1：1 The immediate cause of the boycott was Rosa Parks, a black woman, being turned off the bus because she would not give up her seat for a white man. She was arrested because she challenged the racial discrimination on buses. Then King and the other black leaders in Montgomery called on all the blacks to start a bus boycott movement. 2 The black community and the black churches supported Rosa Parks. 3 The boycott lasted about a year. All that time the blacks walked to work or used taxis. 4 The whites tried to end the boycott by playing tricks (announcing it was all over) , and bombing the houses of the leaders of the movement. 5 I think white people wanted to sit away from blacks because they thought the blacks were inferior. 6 It made it clear to the people of the city that the black community was not going to put up with unfair treatment any more. 7 The boycott was over when the Supreme Court said that it was illegal to sections reserved for black and white people on the buses. The blacks won the battle through their continuous struggle, in which they showed their determination, perseverance and unity. Answer key for Exercise 2： (1) Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. (4) They went to work on foot or in taxis instead. (9) Blacks were finally able to sit where they liked on city buses. (5) The whites were angry because their businesses suffered. (8) The Supreme Court eventually agreed with the boycott. (6) The blacks were solid in their support of the boycott. (2) Rose Parks was arrested. (7) The whites bombed the houses of the black leaders. (3) Martin Luther King, Jr called on the blacks to boycott the city buses and trolleybuses. Sample summaryThis is the story of one young black girls reaction to the start of the Civil Rights Movement. She explains how Rosa Parks was arrested because she would not give up her seat for a white man and how this made the black community so angry that they began a boycott of all city buses. The boycott lasted for about a year and the whites tried many ways to stop it but in the end the Supreme Court agreed with the black community. Separate seats on the buses were in the future to be illegal. Suggested answers to Exercise 3：Answers may vary. Suggested answers to Exercise 4：Sample discussion (situation 2)S1：Hey, you over there?S2：Who? Me?S1：Yes. Did you get off the No 103 bus just now?S2：Yes. I did. Whats it to you?S1：Did you see me on that bus? I was standing all the way from my bus stop. S2：OK. So what?S1：Did you notice how crowded the bus was? S2：Yes. I felt very uncomfortable because so many people tried to push past and round me. S1：Did you see who else was standing up?S2：I didnt take too much notice as I was trying to see whether we were near school or not. S1：Well, there was an old lady standing near you. She was holding a heavy bag and she looked very tired. S2：Was there? I didnt see her. S1：I was standing close to her and fairly near you. I tried to catch your attention but you kept l