2011年GMAT考试阅读材料39(附答案)(2)

　　(B) Jim Crow laws were passed to establish order and uniformity in the discriminatory practices of different southern states.

　　(C) Jim Crow laws were passed to erase the social gains that Black people had achieved since Reconstruction

　　(D) the continuity of racial se美国GREgation in the South was disrupted by passage of Jim Crow laws

　　(E) the Jim Crow laws of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were passed to reverse the effect of earlier Jim Crow laws

　　3. Which of the following is the best example of writing that is likely to be subject to the kinds of “handicaps” referred to in line 27?

　　(A) A history of an auto manufacturing plant written by an employee during an autobuying boom

　　(B) A critique of a statewide school-dese美国GREgation plan written by an elementary school teacher in that state

　　(C) A newspaper article assessing the historical importance of a United States President written shortly after the President has taken office

　　(D) A scientific paper describing the benefits of a certain surgical technique written by the surgeon who developed the technique

　　(E) Diary entries narrating the events of a battle written by a soldier who participated in the battle

　　4. The passage suggests that C. Vann Woodward and Thomas Paine were similar in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

　　(A) Both had works published in the midst of important historical events.

　　(B) Both wrote works that enjoyed widespread popularity.

　　(C) Both exhibited an understanding of the relevance of historical evidence to contemporary issues.

　　(D) The works of both had a significant effect on events following their publication.

　　(E) Both were able to set aside worries about historical anachronism in order to reach and inspire.

　　5. The attitude of the author of the passage toward the work of C. Vann Woodward is best described as one of

　　(A) respectful regard

　　(B) qualified approbation

　　(C) implied skepticism

　　(D) pointed criticism

　　(E) fervent advocacy

　　6. Which of the following best describes the new idea expressed by C. Vann Woodward in his University of Virginia lectures in 1954?

　　(A) Southern racial se美国GREgation was continuous and uniform.

　　(B) Black people made considerable pro美国GREss only after Reconstruction.

　　(C) Jim Crow legislation was conventional in nature.

　　(D) Jim Crow laws did not go as far in codifying traditional practice as they might have.

　　(E) Jim Crow laws did much more than merely reinforce a tradition of se美国GREgation.

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