The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement
In 1955，bus seats for African Americans and whites were separated in parts of the U．S.. On December 1,1955，in the city of Montgomery，Alabama，a conflict，or disagreement，started when an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man and go to the back of the bus. The police took 42­year­old Parks to jail.
The African American community was extremely angry. They had a meeting and decided to work together to protest discrimination. They agreed to boycott(抵制) the buses on the day that Parks went to court. The day was a success. Empty buses drove through the streets. The city lost money. The community decided to continue the boycott. They elected a man named Martin Luther King，Jr. to be the leader.
The boycott continued. It was difficult for African Americans to get to work without buses，but they didn’t stop the boycott. The city continued to lose money. Finally，the U．S. Supreme Court decided that Montgomery’s bus laws were unfair and gave the African American community equal right. On December 21,1956，the bus boycott ended.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. The movement eventually led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964，a set of laws that made discrimination a crime. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott，people worked together to change the government. Today，people in the U．S. continue to work together for a change. Now hundreds of organizations and community groups work to protect the rights of U．S. citizens and residents.
小題1:How is the situation for the black in the U．S. in 1955?
A．They were treated equally.
B．They were treated unfairly.
C．They had no rights to take a bus.
D．They were not allowed to take the same bus with the white.
小題2:What is the cause of the Civil Rights Movement?
A．Bus seats for African Americans and white were separated in parts of the U．S.
B．Rosa Parks was sent to jail for she refused to give her bus seat to a white man.
C．The African American community had a meeting to protest discrimination.
D．A man named Martin Luther King，Jr. was elected to be the leader.
小題3:How long did the boycott continue?
A．Less than a year.B．Less than a month.
C．More than a year.D．More than a month.
小題4:How did the black people fight for the civil rights?
A．By refusing to take buses.
B．By refusing to talk to the white.
C．Through fights with the white people.
D．By doing nothing.
小題5:What is the final result of the Civil Rights Movement?
A．The U．S. Supreme Court decided that Montgomery’s bus laws were unfair and gave the African American community equal right.
B．They elected a man named Martin Luther King，Jr. to be the leader.
C．Black people and white people can take the same bus.
D．The movement eventually led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964，a set of laws that made discrimination a crime.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析:
小題1:推理題，由第一段最后一句a conflict，or disagreement，started when an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man and go to the back of the bus. The police took 42­year­old Parks to jail可以推出答案，故選B。
小題2:細節(jié)題。由第一段a conflict，or disagreement，started when an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man and go to the back of the bus. 可以知道答案，所以選B。
小題3:推理題，由第一段第二行On December 1,1955，和第三段最后一句On December 21,1956，the bus boycott ended可以推出答案，所以選C
小題4:細節(jié)題，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，所以選A
小題5:細節(jié)題，由最后一段第二行The movement eventually led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964，a set of laws that made discrimination a crime. 可以知道答案，所以選D
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