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Until the twentieth century (1900s), the majority of the black population lived in the southern part of the United States. Then

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问题     Until the twentieth century (1900s), the majority of the black population lived in the southern part of the United States. Then there was a population【C1】______to the large cities in the North. Prejudice【C2】______blacks is often【C3】______with the South. Slavery was more common there and discrimination was usually more blatant (easier to see): Water fountains, restrooms, and restaurants were often【C4】______"white only".
    In the North, discrimination was usually less【C5】______, but certainly it【C6】______poor black neighborhoods, ghettos, in most large cities. This happened because of discrimination in housing and the movement of white city【C7】______to the suburbs, often called "white flight".
    In the 1950s and 1960s, blacks fought to gain【C8】______treatment, and they now have legal protection【C9】______housing, education, and employment. Because their neighborhoods are segregated, many blacks feel that educational opportunities are not【C10】______for their children.【C11】______children from one neighborhood to another is one【C12】______to inequality in education.【C13】______, all parents want the best possible education for their children.
    One【C14】______to equalize employment and educational opportunities for blacks and other【C15】______is "affirmative action". Affirmative action means that those in charge of businesses, organizations, and institutions should take affirmative (positive) action to find minorities to fill jobs. Many whites are angry about this regulation, because very【C16】______people sometimes do not get jobs when they are filled by people from a certain minority. People sometimes call this【C17】______"reverse discrimination" .
    The【C18】______of blacks is better today than it was in the 1950s, but racial【C19】______persists. Time will be the【C20】______to the problem of race.
【C19】
选项 A、progress
B、misunderstanding
C、tension
D、customs
答案C
解析 racial tension意为“种族间的紧张状态”。
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