单选题
单选题 What does "color bar" in the first paragraph mean?
  • A. A bar which is painted in different colors.
  • B. The fact that white and black customers are served separately.
  • C. A bar of chocolate having different colors.
  • D. A counter where people of different colors are served with beer.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] There was a shop in the town of Mufulira which was known for its color bar. It was a drugstore. When Europeans were served at the counter, a long queue of Africans formed at the window. They often not only were kept waiting but were rudely treated by the shop assistants when they were served. One day I was decided to make a public protest against this kind of thing, and many of my students followed me to the store and waited outside to see what would happen. I just went into the shop and asked the manager for some medicine politely. When he saw me standing in the place where only Europeans were allowed to stand, he shouted at me in a bastard language which is only used by an employer while speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and requested politely in English that I should be served. The manager became exasperated and said to me in English, "Even if you stand until Christmas, I will never serve you. I went to the District Commissioner's office. Fortunately, he was out, for he was one of the old school. However, I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story. I asked him to accompany me to make a protest to the manager. He did it, and said to the manager, "Here is Mr. Kannda who is a member of the Urban Advisory Council, but you treat him like a common servant." The manager apologized and said, "If he had introduced himself at first, I should have served him properly." I wanted to prove that any man of any color, whatever his position, should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted.
单选题 What do we know about the writer?
  • A. The writer is a black school teacher.
  • B. The writer is an African servant.
  • C. The writer is a black, but a friend of Europeans.
  • D. The writer is a rich black.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】
单选题 Why did the manager of the drugstore shout at the writer in a bastard language?
  • A. Because he hadn't learned to speak polite English.
  • B. Because he thought the writer wouldn't understand English.
  • C. Because the writer was standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand.
  • D. Because that was the only language he could speak when he was angry.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】
单选题 What does "he was one of the old school" mean?
  • A. He believed in the age-old practice of racial discrimination.
  • B. He was a very old man.
  • C. He graduated from an old conservative school.
  • D. He was in charge of an old school.
【正确答案】 A
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