The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement In 1955.bus seats for African America

The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

In 1955，busseats for African Americans and whites were separated in parts of the U．S.. On December 1,1955，in the city ofMontgomery，Alabama，a conflict，or disagreement，started when an AfricanAmerican woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man andgo to the back of the bus. The police took 42­year­old Parks to jail.

The African American community wasextremely angry. They had a meeting and decided to work together to protestdiscrimination. They agreed to boycott(抵制) the buses onthe day that Parks went to court. The day was a success. Empty buses drovethrough the streets. The city lost money. The community decided to continue theboycott. They elected a man named Martin Luther King，Jr.to be the leader.

The boycott continued. It was difficultfor African Americans to get to work without buses，butthey didn’t stop the boycott. The city continued to lose money. Finally，the U．S. Supreme Court decided thatMontgomery’s bus laws were unfair and gave the African American community equalright. On December 21,1956，the bus boycott ended.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was thebeginning of the Civil Rights Movement. The movement eventually led to theCivil Rights Act in 1964，a set of laws that madediscrimination a crime. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott，people worked together to change the government. Today，people in the U．S. continue to work togetherfor a change. Now hundreds of organizations and community groups work toprotect the rights of U．S. citizens and residents.

1.How is thesituation for the black in the U．S. in 1955?

A．They weretreated equally.

B．They weretreated unfairly.

C．They had norights to take a bus.

D．They were notallowed to take the same bus with the white.

2.What is thecause of the Civil Rights Movement?

A．Bus seats forAfrican Americans and white were separated in parts of the U．S.

B．Rosa Parkswas sent to jail for she refused to give her bus seat to a white man.

C．The AfricanAmerican community had a meeting to protest discrimination.

D．A man namedMartin Luther King，Jr. was elected to be the leader.

3.How long didthe boycott continue?

A．Less than ayear.   B．Less than a month.

C．More than ayear.   D．More than a month.

4.How did theblack people fight for the civil rights?

A．By refusingto take buses.

B．By refusingto talk to the white.

C．Throughfights with the white people.

D．By doingnothing.

5.What is thefinal result of the Civil Rights Movement?

A．The U．S. Supreme Court decided that Montgomery’s bus laws were unfair andgave the African American community equal right.

B．They electeda man named Martin Luther King，Jr. to be the leader.

C．Black peopleand white people can take the same bus.

D．The movementeventually led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964，a set oflaws that made discrimination a crime.

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析:

1.推理题，由第一段最后一句a conflict，or disagreement，started when an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused togive her bus seat to a white man and go to the back of the bus. The police took42­year­old Parks to jail可以推出答案，故选B。

2.细节题。由第一段a conflict，or disagreement，started when an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused togive her bus seat to a white man and go to the back of the bus. 可以知道答案，所以选B。

3.推理题，由第一段第二行On December 1,1955，和第三段最后一句On December21,1956，the bus boycott ended可以推出答案，所以选C

4.细节题，由第三段第二行but they didn’t stop the boycott. The city continued to lose money.可以知道答案，所以选A

5.细节题，由最后一段第二行Themovement eventually led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964，a set of laws that made discriminationa crime. 可以知道答案，所以选D

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