President Abraham Lincoln’s first call for volunteers to fight in the Civil War was for whites only.The Civil War was a white man’s war，northern whites insisted.Its purpose was to preserve the Union.It was not being fought to end slavery.But by September of 1862，the sentiment toward black volunteers had changed.Lincoln had hoped that the war would be short，but it had already lasted for a year and a half.Union manpower had fallen dangerously.
Lincoln had a plan.He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.It stated that as of January 1,1863，all slaves living in the rebellious southern states would be forever free.And starting immediately，Union armies would accept black volunteers.
The southern rebels’response to Lincoln’s call for black troops was a deadly one.Captives (俘虜) of any Union regiment (團) with black troops were to be given “no quarter”．They were to be put to death immediately.
African­American troops throughout the war distinguished themselves (表現(xiàn)突出) in battle at places like Milliken’s Bend，F(xiàn)ort Wagner，and the Crater at St.Petersburg.As to their conduct on the battlefield，Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson wrote，“Nobody knows anything about these men who has not seen them in battle.No officer in this regiment now doubts that the successful process of the war lies in the unlimited employment of black troops.” By the war’s end,186,000 black men had participated.They made up nearly 10 percent of Union forces.These black soldiers saw action in more than 250 battles.Black soldiers also gave their lives.By the war’s end，about 38,000 black soldiers had died.They died from disease，in battle，and after capture by rebel troops.
小題1:This passage is mainly about________.
A．cause of the Civil War
B．the Emancipation Proclamation
C．black soldiers in the Civil War
D．why Lincoln was a good president
小題2:What does the underlined word “sentiment” in the first paragraph mean?
A．Whites.
B．People who keep watch.
C．Rebels.
D．Thought and feeling.
小題3:What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Lincoln acted too late to free the slaves.
B．Blacks fought well for the Union cause.
C．The Civil War changed American history.
D．The southern rebels nearly won the Civil War.
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The Civil War’s purpose was to drive the black away.
B．The Civil War ended just in one year with the help of the blacks.
C．All slaves were set free by September of 1862.
D．Black captives of any Union regiment were killed after Lincoln’s call.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D

小題1:C
解析　主旨大意題。通讀本文可知，本文主要圍繞美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中的黑人士兵展開，黑人的參戰(zhàn)對內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的勝利起到了非常重要的作用。
小題2:　D
解析　詞義猜測題。聯(lián)系上下文可知，起初林肯只號召白人參戰(zhàn)，由于戰(zhàn)爭需要，他開始意識到武裝黑人可以增大戰(zhàn)斗力，他的想法開始轉(zhuǎn)變。故sentiment意義與D項最接近。
小題3:B
解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Colonel所述及最后幾句可推知，黑人對聯(lián)邦軍的事業(yè)、對內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的勝利做出了重大貢獻。
小題4:D
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第三段可知，在林肯發(fā)出吸納黑人入伍的號召后，南方叛軍只要抓到黑人俘虜就會將他們殺害。
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