SAT阅读中的Racial Issues 美国种族问题
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读部分对中国学生来说是最难对付的了，一是它的词汇量要求极大，二是它对时间的要求甚严，三是它的问题中有一些即使翻译成汉语也是很不好回答的。而且<span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读涉及到的大多都是美国的问题，今天我们就来学习一下<span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读中常见的美国种族问题<span word="Racial">Racial</span> <span word="Issues">Issues</span>。</p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="judged">judged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="applauded">applauded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1963, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>., <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>-<span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span>-<span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="desiring">desiring</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>.</p><p> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="toAmerica">toAmerica</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theNew">theNew</span> <span word="World">World</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1865, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="segregation">segregation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="blacks">blacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Blacks">Blacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whites">whites</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="fountains">fountains</span>.</p>
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