问题 单项选择题


The United States government’s support of slavery was based on an overpowering practicality. Before America even had a history it was busy creating a (67) ethnic class for it to look down (68) . The history of black people in the United States begins with the birth of (69) . African Americans were (70) not just as a lower class of people, but simply as property, creating an (71) for equality that may never (72) Slaves were subjected to the poorest of living (73) , whippings not uncommon, and often having tight knit families, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons split when sold (74) from each other. Early slave resistance was often to the effect of (75) property, running away or just working (76) but sometimes went as far as killing masters and burning (77) buildings. In some instances masters were fast to (78) themselves from this by making lower class whites overseers, hoping they would (79) the brunt of the slave’s (80) . The United States would eventually (81) in the great pressure placed on it to (82) slavery. With slavery ended black and white people were able to live together as (83) . Some would say that this is still not the fact, since oppression (压迫) of (84) people did not end until today and widespread discrimination against them was constant. (85) slavery remained in the memories of African Americans, they still lived in fear from race related (86) . In the 1930s some African Americans began to align themselves.

A.nm

B.go

C.get

D.give

答案

参考答案:D

解析:固定搭配题。因为巨大的压力,所以“屈服”。give in“屈服于”,是一个固定词组,“美国最终屈服于强大的压力”,所以选D)。run in“跑进”;go in“进去,参加”;get in“进入,到达”均不符合句意。

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