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  3. The history of African—Americans during the past 4-00 years is traditionally narrated【1】an ongoing struggle against【2】and indiff

The history of African—Americans during the past 4-00 years is traditionally narrated【1】an ongoing struggle against【2】and indiff

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问题     The history of African—Americans during the past 4-00 years is traditionally narrated【1】an ongoing struggle against【2】and indifference on the part of the American mainstream, and a struggle【3】as an upward movement is【4】toward ever more justice and opportunity.
    Technology in and of【5】is not at fault; it’s much too simple to say that gunpowder or agricultural machinery or fiber optics【6】been the enemy of an【7】group of people. A certain machine is put【8】work in a certain way—the purpose【9】which it was designed. The people who design the machines are not intent on unleashing chaos; thev are usually trying to【10】a task more quickly, cleanly, or cheaply,【11】the imperative of innovation and efficiency that has ruled Western civilization【12】the Renaissance.
    Mastery of technology is second only【13】money as the true measure of accomplishment in this country, and it is very likely that by【14】this under-representation in the technological realm, and by not questioning and examining the folkways that have【15】it, blacks are allowing【16】to be kept out of the mainstream once again. This time, however, they will be【17】from the greatest cash engine of the twenty-first century. Inner-city blacks in particular are in danger, and the beautiful suburbs【18】ring the decay of Hartford, shed the past and learn to exist without contemplating or encountering the tragedy of the inner city.
    And blacks must change as well. The ways that【19】their ancestors through captivity and coming to freedom have begun to loose their utility. If blacks【20】to survive as full participants in this society, they have to understand what works now.
选项 A、charity
B、clarity
C、cohesion
D、oppression
答案D
解析 本题与上题的句子相联系，句意参见上题。charity的意思是“慈善，施舍，慈善团体”；clarity的意思是“清楚，透明”；cohesion的意思是“结合，凝聚，[物理]内聚力”；只有“oppression镇压，压迫”符合句意，因此正确答案为D。
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