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高考英语三轮复习•冲刺押题外刊阅读理解训练73改编自TheBlackLivesMatterprotestspreviewthepoliticsofadiversifyingAmerica【文章】ThemovementagainstpolicemistreatmentofAfricanAmericansisexpandingbeyonditstraditionalsupportbasecreatinglandmarkconsequencesforboththemovementandtheyoungergenerationswhohavedriventhisspring,swaveofprotests.Thisgrowingcircleofconcernhasbeenmostnotableamongyoungadultswhonowoverwhelminglyexpresspositiveviewsaboutthemovementandalsomakeupamajorityofthosewhohaveprotested.ThisshiftmayprovecrucialnotonlyforthemovementitselfbutalsoforthepoliticsofthemillennialandGenerationZcohorts.Thesegenerationswillaccountforroughlyaslargeashareofeligiblevotersasbabyboomersandoldergenerationsin2020accordingtodemographerBillFreyscalculations.HoweverdemographicchangewontinherentlyincreasethepoliticalleverageofAfricanAmericans.Inbuildingstrongercross-racialalliancesthemovementforracialequityhasanimportantopportunitytomakeprogress.AccordingtoFreyscensusdataanalysisalthoughAmericaspopulationhasgrownsignificantlymorediverseoverthepastfiftyyearstheAfricanAmericansharehasincreasedonlyslightlyfromaround11%in1970to
12.5%today.InconclusionthegrowingsupportforthemovementagainstpolicemistreatmentofAfricanAmericansamongyoungergenerationshassignificantimplicationsforboththepoliticsofthesecohortsandthefutureofracialequitymovements.Buildingstrongeralliancesacrossraciallinescouldbecriticalforadvancingthismovementsobjectivesandachievingmeaningfulprogresstowardsjusticeandequality.【重点词汇词组】movementn.运动policemistreatmentn.警察虐待AfricanAmericansn.裔美国人expandingv.扩大traditionaladj.传统的supportbasen.支持基石出landmarkadj.里程碑的consequencesn.后果youngergenerationsn.年轻一代drivenv.驱动protestsn.抗议活动growingadj.日益增长的notableadj.显著的overwhelminglyadv.极度地positiveviewsn.积极看法majorityn.大多数provecrucialv.发挥关键作用politicsn.政治millennialn.千禧一代GenerationZn.Z世代eligiblevotersn.有资格投票的选民demographern.人口统计学家sharen.比例babyboomersn.婴儿潮一代oldergenerationsn.较老一代demographicchangen.人口结构变化increasev.增加politicalleveragen.政治影响力racialequityn.种族平等cross-racialalliancesn.跨种族联盟progressn.进展censusdataanalysisn.人口普查数据分析significantlyadv.显著地diverseadj.多样化的sharen.占比populationn.人口justicen.正义equalityn.平等supportn.支持implicationsn.影响futureadj.未来的movementsn.运动buildingv.建立strongeradj.更强大的alliancesn.联盟raciallinesn.种族界限criticaladj.至关重要的advancingv.推进objectivesn.目标achievingv.实现【阅读理解习题】WhatisthemainfocusofthemovementmentionedinthearticlePolicebrutalityagainstallraces.RacialinequalityinAmericansociety.DiscriminationagainstAfricanAmericansinemployment.Politicalrepresentationforyoungergenerations.Answer:B解析文章提到掀起抗议浪潮的主要原因是反对警察虐待非裔美国人,这是针对种族不平等问题的WhoexpressesthemostpositiveviewstowardsthemovementinquestionOlderadults.AfricanAmericans.Youngadults.Babyboomers.Answer:C解析文章提到年轻一代有着最积极的支持观点,并组成了大多数示威者AccordingtoBillFrey,scalculationwhichdemographicgroupwillhaveequalpoliticalinfluencetobabyboomersin2020Elderlypeople.GenerationZcohorts.Millennialcohorts.AfricanAmericans.Answer:C解析文章提到根据统计学家BillFrey的估算,在2020年,千禧一代和Z一代的可选投票人口将占相当大的比例,与婴儿潮一代和老一代相当HowmuchhastheAfricanAmericanshareofthepopulationchangedoverthepastfiftyyearsaccordingtoFreysdataanalysisIthasdecreasedsignificantly.Ithasremainedrelativelystable.Ithasincreasednotably.Thearticledoesnotstate.Answer:C解析文章提到艾弗里的人口数据分析显示,尽管美国在过去五十年中变得更加多元化,但非裔美国人的比例仅略有增加,从1970年的约11%增长到今天的
12.5%oWhatisthearticlesopinionondemographicchangeinrelationtoracialequityDemographicchangewillautomaticallyleadtoincreasedracialequity.Demographicchangehasnoimpactonthestruggleforracialequity.Buildingalliancesacrossraciallinesisnecessaryforprogresstowardsracialequity.Thearticledoesnotstateanopinion.Answer:C解析文章提到随着民主党全国代表大会的举行,推动种族平等的运动已经迈开了重要一步,而在跨越种族界限建立更强大联盟在这方面具有重要意义WhatisthemainchallengefacingmovementsagainstpolicemistreatmentofAfricanAmericansAlackofsupportfromyoungergenerations.LimiteddemographicdiversityamongAfricanAmericans.Resistancefromoldergenerationsandbabyboomers.InadequatepoliticalrepresentationforAfricanAmericans.Answer:B解析文章提到掀起抗议浪潮的主要原因是反对警察虐待非裔美国人此外尽管美国的人口在过去五十年中变得更加多样化,但非裔美国人的占比只增加了不到2个百分点,因此这可能是当前这项运动面临的主要挑战之一Whatistheauthor5sstanceonbuildingcross-racialalliancesItisunnecessaryforachievingracialequity.Itisvitalforprogresstowardsjusticeandequality.ItislikelytoresultinalossofpoliticalleverageforAfricanAmericans.Theauthordoesnottakeaclearstance.Answer:B解析文章提到跨越种族界限建立更强大联盟在推进这一运动的目标和实现正义与平等方面至关重要Whichdemographicgroupwillbemostsignificantintermsofeligiblevotersin2020Olderadults.Babyboomers.MillennialcohortsandGenerationZcohorts.Thearticledoesnotstate.Answer:C解析文章提到千禧一代和Z一代的可选投票人口将占相当大的比例,与婴儿潮一代和老一代相当【全文逐句对照翻译】反对警察虐待非裔美国人的运动正在超越其传统的支持基础,对该运动和推动今年春天抗议浪潮的年轻一代都产生了里程碑式的影响ThemovementagainstpolicemistreatmentofAfricanAmericansisexpandingbeyonditstraditionalsupportbasecreatinglandmarkconsequencesforboththemovementandtheyoungergenerationswhohavedriventhisspringswaveofprotests.这种日益增长的担忧在年轻人中最为明显,他们现在对这场运动表达了压倒性的积极看法,也构成了抗议人群的大多数Thisgrowingcircleofconcernhasbeenmostnotableamongyoungadultswhonowoverwhelminglyexpresspositiveviewsaboutthemovementandalsomakeupamajorityofthosewhohaveprotested.事实可能证明,这种转变不仅对运动本身至关重要,对千禧一代和z世代的政治也至关重要ThisshiftmayprovecrucialnotonlyforthemovementitselfbutalsoforthepoliticsofthemillennialandGenerationZcohorts.根据人口统计学家比尔•弗雷BillFrey的计算,到2020年,这几代人在合格选民中所占的比例将与婴儿潮一代和老一辈人大致相当Thesegenerationswillaccountforroughlyaslargeashareofeligiblevotersasbabyboomersandoldergenerationsin2020accordingtodemographerBillFreyscalculations.然而,人口结构的变化并不会增加非裔美国人的政治影响力Howeverdemographicchangewon,tinherentlyincreasethepoliticalleverageofAfricanAmericans.在建立更强大的跨种族联盟方面,种族平等运动有一个取得进展的重要机会Inbuildingstrongercross-racialalliancesthemovementforracialequityhasanimportantopportunitytomakeprogress.根据弗雷的人口普查数据分析,尽管在过去的50年里,美国人口的多样性显著增加,但非裔美国人的比例只增加了一点点,从1970年的11%左右增加到今天的今5%oAccordingtoFreyscensusdataanalysisalthoughAmerica5spopulationhasgrownsignificantlymorediverseoverthepastfiftyyearstheAfricanAmericansharehasincreasedonlyslightlyfromaround11%in1970to
12.5%today.总之,年轻一代越来越多地支持反对警察虐待非洲裔美国人的运动,这对这些群体的政治和种族平等运动的未来都具有重要意义InconclusionthegrowingsupportforthemovementagainstpolicemistreatmentofAfricanAmericansamongyoungergenerationshassignificantimplicationsforboththepoliticsofthesecohortsandthefutureofracialequitymovements.建立更强大的跨种族联盟对于推进这一运动的目标和在正义和平等方面取得有意义的进展至关重要Buildingstrongeralliancesacrossraciallinescouldbecriticalforadvancingthismovement,sobjectivesandachievingmeaningfulprogresstowardsjusticeandequality.。