单选题Almost every day the media discovers an African American community fighting some form of environmental threat from land fills, garbage dumps, petrochemical plants, refineries, bus depots, and the list goes on. For years, residents watched helplessly as their communities became dumping grounds. But citizens didn't remain silent for long. Local activists have been organizing under the mantie of environmental justice since as far back as 1968. More than three decades ago, the concept of environmental justice had not registered on the radar screens of many environmental or civil rights groups. But environmental justice fits squarely under the civil rights umbrella. It should not be forgotten that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis on an environmental and economic justice mission in 1968, seeking support for striking garbage workers who were underpaid and whose basic duties exposed them to environmentally hazardous conditions. In 1979, a landmark environmental discrimination lawsuit filed in Houston, followed by similar litigation efforts in the 1980s, rallied activists to stand up to corporations and demand government intervention. In 1991, a new breed of environmental activists gathered in Washington, D.C. , to bring national attention to pollution problems threatening low-income and minority communities. Leaders introduced the concept of environmental justice, protesting that Black, poor and working-class communities often received less environmental protection than White or more affluent communities. The first National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit effectively broadened what "the environment" was understood to mean. It expanded the definition to include where we live, work, play, worship and go to school, as well as the physical and natural world. In the process, the environmental justice movement changed the way environmentalism is practiced in the United States and, ultimately, worldwide. Because many issues identified at the inaugural summit remain unaddressed, the second National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit was convened in Washington, D.C. , this past October. The second summit was planned for 500 delegates ; but more than 1,400 people attended the four-day gathering. "We are pleased that the Summit Ⅱ was able to attract a record number of grassroots activists, academicians, students, researchers, planners, policy analysts and government officials. We proved to the world that our movement is alive and well, and growing," says Beverly Wright, chair of the summit. The meeting produced two dozen policy papers that show powerful environmental and health disparities between people of color and Whites.

单选题I woke up in the night and heard water ______ through the ceiling.

单选题I didn't go to the football match because the ticket was______expensive for me. A．very much B．so much C．for too D．a lot of

单选题He is regarded by all as a genius,______the important discovery was made. A. who B. whom C. about whom D. by whom

单选题The particles of electromagnetic radiation given off by matter are known as ______.

单选题The old man was remarkably ______ He was a musician, engineer, writer and philosopher.

单选题Big Ben has been ______ the quarter hours now for more than a century.

单选题I knew nothing of the motives behind his recent move, and I don't know either the person to put him up to the action. A. nor did I know... who B. not did I know... that C. nor do I know... that D. either did I know... who

单选题Martin has created enough memorable ______ to make it easy to forgive his lows.

单选题For many people, overeating and overspending are as ______ to Christmas as candies and holly.

单选题Many of his colleagues eventually agreed that Einstein's theory was {{U}}tenable{{/U}}.

单选题The committee______unable to agree on a policy，and so______decided to meet again next month. A．were...they B．was...it C．have been...it D．has been...they

单选题A teacher should always be considerate______the welfare of his pupils.

单选题The sooner you start, the quicklier you will finish.

单选题Whoever you are, you must comply with the law.

单选题Some of the patients, especially the dying, wanted to ______ in the man and woman who had eased their suffering.

单选题Fifteen years have passed since we graduated from the middle school.I have found she has______.

单选题In my first year at the university, I learnt the ______ of journalism.

单选题They are paid______the hour. A．for B．to C．by D．on

单选题Readers ______ happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modem motherhood a bit unsettling.