Question

Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation, or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation. In unity there is strength. Africans often point to the United States, formed by the original 13 states, as an example of this principle. Africa now is divided into many weak nations. United, they would be much stronger. Africans could then more easily deal with foreign efforts to control them. Also it would be easier to plan and carry out big projects like the building of highways and dams.

  The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it brings. As we have seen, one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans. If, for example, you were to ask a man from Paris " What are you?", he would certainly answer " A Frenchman". Ask the same question of a man from Ibadan in Nigeria and he might give one of three answers, or all three, depending on his education and outlook. He might say, " A Yoruba" (his people), or " A Nigerian," or just simply " An African."

  Another factor that enters into the desire for unity is that African leaders throughout the continent feel that they all have many things in common. They all lived through the experience of colonial rule. Many of them went to school and university with men who now lead other African countries. They all feel very angry about the way in which they were treated in the past. Compared with these strong bonds (结合)，which overshadow the borders of nations, the idea of building separate nations does not have so much meaning. Some leaders say they are ready, in fact, to give up their separate nations.

  Many nations have written into their constitutions(宪法), and they may give up their powers to a Pan-African government that will come into being.

Title: 1.______	Measures	uniting the continent 2.______________
3._______	★4.___________________ ★easier to handle foreign influences ★easier to build5.________
6._________	7._______	★being weak among Africans ★depending on8._
leaders’ similarities	9.__________ receiving similar education hoping for unity
Results	Many nations have written into constitutions. A 10.__________will come into being.

Answer

1.African unity

2.uniting small nations 

3.Advantages            

4.much srtonger

5.big projects 

6. Factors/Reasons

7.national feeling 

8.education and outlook

9.experiencing colonial rule

10.Pan- African government

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了非洲统一的措施，好处和原因。非洲统一可以通过统一整个非洲大陆，也可以通过统一几个小国成为一个大的国家来实现。非洲统一可以使非洲变得更加强大，更容易摆脱外国的控制，更容易建设一些大的工程。非洲统一有很多因素，非洲人民族感情较弱，有相似的经历。因此非洲统一势在必行。

1.根据第一段的 Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation, or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation. 可知非洲人已经明白了非洲统一的重要性，因此本文的标题是African unity（非洲统一） 。

2.根据第一段的Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation, or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation. uniting small nations 可知非洲可以统一整个非洲大陆，也可以统一几个小国成为一个大的国家。因此此处非洲统一的另一种方法是uniting small nations。

3.根据第二段的The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it brings.可知第一段最后部分是讲非洲统一的好处，因此此处是Advantages。                 

4.根据第一段的United, they would be much stronger. 可知非洲统一的一个好处是使非洲变得更强大，因此此处时much srtonger。

5.根据第一段的Also it would be easier to plan and carry out big projects like the building of highways and dams.可知非洲统一的另一个好处是更容易计划和实施一些象建高速公路和大坝的大工程。因此此处是

big projects。 

6.根据第二段的The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it bringsAs we have seen, one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans.可知第二段主要是讲非洲统一的原因和因素。因此此处填 Factors/Reasons。

7.根据第二段的As we have seen, one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans.可知非洲统一的一个因素是属于某一个国家的感情不强，即民族感情不强。因此此处是national feeling。 

8.根据第二段的depending on his education and outlook.可知非洲人根据自己的教育和 前景来判断他是哪里人。故此处用education and outlook。

9.根据第三段的They all lived through the experience of colonial rule. 可知非洲可以统一的原因是他们有很多共同点。其中一个共同点是他们都经历了殖民统治，接受相似的教育和希望统一。因此是experiencing colonial rule；

10.根据第四段的Many nations have written into their constitutions(宪法), and they may give up their powers to a Pan-African government that will come into being.可知许多非洲国家已经把非洲统一写进了他们的宪法，把权力给非洲联盟。因此此处是 Pan- African government（非洲联盟）

考点：经济政治文化类短文阅读。