英语专八考试阅读集训巩固复习题

第页共页英语专八考试阅读集训稳固复习题英语专八考试阅读集训稳固复习题(Unit9,Passage4)TherewasonshopinthetownofMufulira,whichwasnotoriousforitscolorbar.Itwasadrugstore.WhileEuropeanswereservedatthecounter,alonglineofAfricansqueuedatthewindowandoftennotonlywerekeptwaitingbut,whentheirturncametobeserved,wererudelytreatedbytheshopassistants.OnedayIwasdeterminedtomakeapublicprotestagainstthiskindofthing,andmanyoftheschoolboysinmyclassfollowedmetothestoreandwaitedoutsidetoseewhatwouldhappenwhenIwentin.Isimplywentintotheshopandaskedthemanagerpolitelyforsomemedicine.AssoonashesawmestandingintheplacewhereonlyEuropeancustomerswereallowedtostandheshoutedatmeinabastardlanguagethatisonlyusedbyanemployedwhenspeakingtohisservants.IstoodatthecounterandpolitelyrequestedinEnglishthatIshouldbeserved.ThemanagerbecameexasperatedandsaidtomeinEnglish,“IfyoustandtheretillChristmasIwillneverserveyou.”1.“Colorbar”inthefirstparagraphesclosestinmeaningto___.A.abarwhichispaintedindifferentcolors.B.thefactthatwhiteandblackcustomersareservedseparately.C.abarofchocolatehavingdifferentcolors.D.acounterwherepeopleofdifferentcolorsareservedwithbeer.2.Thewriterwas,atthetimeofthestory,___.A.ablackschoolteacherB.anAfricanservantD.arichblack3.Themanagerofthedrugstoreshoutedatthewriterinabastardlanguagebecause___.A.hehadn’tlearnedtospeakpoliteEnglish.B.hethoughtthewriterwouldn’tunderstandEnglish.C.thatwastheusuallanguageusedbyEuropeanswhenspeakingtoAfricans.D.thatwastheonlylanguagehecouldspeakwhenhewasangry.4.Inthethirdparagraph,“hewasoneoftheoldschool”means___.A.hebelievedintheage-oldpracticeofracialdiscrimination.B.hewasaveryoldman.C.hegraduatedfromanold,conservativeschool.D.hewasinchargeofanoldschool.5.Whydidn’tthewriterwaitatthewindowofthedrugstorelikeotherblackAfrican?A.Becausehethoughthewaseducatedandshouldbetreateddifferently.B.Becausehethought,beinganimp