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1、Ironically,intheUnitedStates,acountryofimmigrants,prejudiceanddiscriminationcontinuetobeseriousproblems.Therewasoftentensionbetweeneachestablishedgroupofimmigrantsandeachsucceedinggroup.Aseachgroupbecamemorefinanciallysuccessful,andmorepowerful,theyexcludednewcome

2、rsfromfullparticipationinthesociety.Prejudiceanddiscriminationarepartofourhistory,however,thisprejudicialtreatmentofdifferentgroupsisnowheremoreunjustthanwithblackAmericans.    Blackshaddistinctdisadvantages.Forthemostpart,theycametothe“landofopportunity”asslaves

3、andtheywerenotfreetokeeptheirheritageandculturaltraditions.UnlikemostEuropeanimmigrants,blacksdidnothavetheprotectionofasupportgroup;sometimesslaveownersseparatedmembersofthesamefamily. Theycouldnotmixeasilywiththeestablishedsocietyeitherbecauseoftheirskincolor.I

4、twasdifficultforthemtoadapttotheAmericanculture.Evenaftertheybecamefreepeople,theystillexperienceddiscriminationinemployment,housing,education,andeveninpublicfacilities,suchasrestroom. 1.Prejudiceanddiscrimination____. A.weregone B.havebeenexistingintheAmerican

5、society C.don'texcludenewimmigrantsfromparticipationinthesociety D.aremainlycausedbytheslavery 2.Establishedandsucceedingimmigrants____. A.werereluctanttohelpnewcomerstoadapttothenewsurroundings B.werewillingtosupportnewcomersfinancially C.weregreathelpers

6、ofslavesandIndians D.weretreatedunequallybyAmericanIndians 3.OneofthereasonswhyblackAmericanscouldnoteasilymixinAmericansocietyis____. A.thatmostAmericansareimmigrants B.duetotheirskincolor C.thattheyspeaktheirlanguagedifferentlyfromAmericans D.thattheywer

7、efreetokeeptheirheritage 4.Theauthorspecificallymentionsthat____. A.blackAmericansaremostprejudiciallytreatedintheU.S. B.discriminationintheSouthwasnotmoreobviousthanintheNorth C.thesituationofblacksisalmostthesametodayasitwasinthe1930s D.afterblacksbecamef

8、reepeopletheydidn'texperiencediscriminationin employmentandpublicfacilities 5.Theattitudeoftheauthoris____. A.favorableB.praisingC.indifferentD.sarcas