Question

Rosa Parks became famous in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. She was important in the movement for civil rights（民权） in the American South during the 1950s and 60s. At the time, blacks in the South were forced to sit in the back of public buses and to give up their seats to white people.

Parks moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1957 to escape death threats. She continued living in Detroit until her death in 2005, at age 92. But the house in Detroit where Parks lived for many years was abandoned and scheduled to be torn down. Her niece, Rhea McCauley, bought it for $500 to stop it from being destroyed. She then gave it to American artist, Ryan Mendoza.

Mendoza and others took it apart and then sent it across the Atlantic Ocean to the German capital of Berlin. There, he led efforts to rebuild the house. It now is behind his own house in Berlin. It gets daily visitors, although it is difficult to find, Mendoza said.

But less than a year after the house was rebuilt in Berlin, Mendoza decided it should be returned to the United States. He made the decision after deadly violence took place at a recent white nationalist event in Charlottesville, Virginia. That incident increased calls for removing statues of Confederate（美国南部联邦的） leaders from the Civil War in the U.S.

Mendoza said there are not enough civil rights monuments "to balance things out" with the Confederate statues. He said the Rosa Parks house belongs back in America "Imagine if the house were on a public setting in a prominent city in the U.S.," Mendoza said. "That's an education tool that shouldn't be denied by the American people. They have to know their past."

The house would be welcomed back in Detroit. Detroit has failed to protect historical homes in the past. Such houses include the former home of Ralph Bunche, the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Detroit's failure to protect history also is shown by the loss of the Rosa Parks house, Hammer said.

1.Why did Rosa Parks move to another place to live?

A. To make a living.    B. To look for equality.

C. To fight for civil rights.    D. To avoid being killed.

2.Mendoza decided to move the house back to America to_____.

A. fight against violence    B. remind people of the past

C. warn people of the Civil War    D. replace statues of Confederate leaders

3.What's the author's attitude towards the government of Detroit?

A. Doubtful.    B. Critical.

C. Grateful.    D. Positive.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Rosa Parks' house was rebuilt in Germany.

B. Americans continue to struggle for civil rights.

C. Civil rights leaders home may be returned to U.S.

D. Detroit failed to protect historical homes in the past.

Answer

1. D

2. B

3. B

4. C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。1955年，罗莎·帕克斯在阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利市的一辆公交车上拒绝让座给一名白人乘客，从此声名鹊起。她在20世纪五六十年代美国南方的民权运动中发挥了重要作用。民权领袖回国后可能会回到美国。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段中But less than a year after the house was rebuilt in Berlin, Mendoza decided it should be returned to the United States. He made the decision after deadly violence took place at a recent white nationalist event in Charlottesville, Virginia.可知，罗莎·帕克斯要搬到另一个地方居住是为了避免被杀。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第五段中Mendoza said. "That's an education tool that shouldn't be denied by the American people. They have to know their past."可知，Mendoza决定把这所房子搬回美国，以唤起人们对过去的回忆。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句Detroit's failure to protect history also is shown by the loss of the Rosa Parks house, Hammer said.可知，作者对底特律政府持批评的态度。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据第四段中He made the decision after deadly violence took place at a recent white nationalist event in Charlottesville, Virginia. That incident increased calls for removing statues of Confederate（美国南部联邦的） leaders from the Civil War in the U.S.可知，民权领袖回国后可能会回到美国。故选C.