单选题
Black Americans have served with honor in every American military action, though this fact is often not written in history books. Even though black men begged to be allowed to serve in the Revolution War, they served well. During the Revolution War a black man named Estabrook captured Royal Army's General Prescott Newport and Peter Salem, a black, killed Major Pitcairn as he was savoring his victory at Bunker Hill. Though whites had long believed that blacks could neither command nor use firearms, blacks fought bravely. In 1863, William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his vole in battles. In World War Ⅰ,40, 00 black soldiers served with this French command Johnson and Needham Robert were the first Americans to win tile Croix de Guerre--France's top military award. During World War R over 40, 000 black soldiers served in the army forces. Dorie Miller, a black, was one of the first heroes in this war. At Pearl Harbor during Japanese attack, he shot down four planes. The black fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis, Jr. made themselves known as brave soldiers throughout the war.
单选题
The main idea of the passage is that ______. A. black Americans served bravely during the Revolutionary War B. black Americans served under the French during the World War I C. more black Americans died than whites in wars D. black Americans have served their country bravely in many wars
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】主旨题。通观全文我们可以看到，文章主要讲述黑人英勇战斗的事情。文中介绍了“Revolution War”，“World War Ⅰ”，“World WarⅡ”，答案[A]，[B]不全面，答案[C]不是全文的主旨。所以选[D]。
单选题
Benjamin Davis Jr. was ______. A. commander of a group of black fighter pilots during World War II B. given the Croix de Guerre, France's highest military award C. awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor D. a soldier who died in the World War II
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。根据“…The black fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis，Jr．…”可以得知此人是一批黑人飞行员的指挥官。所以[A]正确。
单选题
The world "savoring" in the first paragraph means ______. A. requiting B. reporting C. enjoying D. thinking of