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  • 1. (2022高二下·岳阳期末) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    Black history museums and historic sites are thriving or growing forcefully across the South. They're riding a wave of interest in African-American history that's made a stunning success of the 2-year-old National Museum of African American History and Culture in the nation's capital.

    Attendance at some large museums is decreasing. Twelve of the 20 biggest U.S. museums saw flat or lower attendance from 2016 to 2017. In comparison, various activities involving black history stand out.

    In Church Creek, Maryland, for example, a 1-year-old, 17-acre state-national park memorializes the place where Harriet Tubman was born and enslaved. Tubman escaped slavery and later helped many others escape, too. The park was expected to draw 75,000 visitors its first year. However, it attracted 100,000.

    History professionals cite several factors for the phenomenon. The Black Lives Matter movement, conflicts over Confederate monuments, protests by NFL players and last year's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, also have made a difference. These activities have caused more Americans to consider how race affects them.

    When the national museum opened, "We thought that might have the impact of gaining the public spotlight. Just the opposite," said Moore, president of Charleston, South Carolina's International African American Museum. It has jump-started more presentations of black history.  "There are art museums everywhere, and there are history museums everywhere. I see it as really healthy that there will be African-American museums everywhere."

    States also are spending money to promote civil rights tourism. 14 Southern state tourism agencies in January launched a website detailing stops on what they are calling the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission last year created a "Green Book" mobile app. It includes 300 historic African-American sites in South Carolina.

    "Cultural tourism, or heritage tourism, is one of the fastest growing markets in the country," said Jannie Harriot. She is the vice chairperson of the South Carolina commission."(But) nothing that we do is limited to black people. Sometimes I think white people are more interested in our history than we are."

    1. (1) Why does the author mention the example state-national park in paragraph 3?
      A . To reflect the development of the park. B . To introduce the life of Tubman. C . To present the attraction of large museums. D . To show the increased interest in black history.
    2. (2) What is the Moore's attitude to the open of national museum?
      A . Favorable. B . Indifferent. C . Doubtful. D . Unclear.
    3. (3) What can we learn about civil rights tourism?
      A . An increased amount of money has mainly helped to preserve historic sites. B . Actions have been taken only by black people to promote civil rights tourism. C . Efforts have been made to increase tourism and attention to historic sites. D . Commission has done nothing to arouse the interest of black people in history.
    4. (4) Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage?
      A . Activities Involving Black History Standing Out. B . Reasons for the Increased Interest in Black History. C . The Increased Awareness of Preserving Black History. D . Black History Tourism and Museums Attracting Attention.

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