When Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, on April 15, 1947, he changed baseball forever. As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times, many believe he changed the country forever.
Robinson was born in 1919. He lived in a time when rules controlled what African Americans could do. He was a top athlete, playing football, basketball and baseball. But playing for a major League team was off limits to Robinson because of his race.
Branch Rickey, president and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed (和……簽約) Robinson in 1947. He believed that Robinson not only had the skills, but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseball’s first black player.
It wasn’t easy. Robinson sometimes faced boos (噓聲) from fans. But he became a star, anyway. In 1962, he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can give to an American.
By breaking baseball’s color barrier (膚色障礙), Robinson opened the door for many to follow his footsteps, not only in baseball, but in other areas of life as well. After he stopped playing the game, Robinson worked as a manager for a coffee company. He wrote a newspaper column (專欄). He also  started a bank.
小題1:Before Jackie Robinson, no African-American players could __________.
A．play baseballB．play in the Major League
C．play football and basketballD．watch Major League games
小題2:According to Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson was __________.
A．poor but cleverB．unlucky but confident
C．proud and strongD．brave and skilled
小題3:We can know that Jackie Robinson’s story __________.
A．changed many Africans’ ideas
B．had an effect on many black people’s lives
C．encouraged black people to fight with whites
D．started a hot discussion about the color barrier
小題4:Which of the following is NOT what he once did?
A．a(chǎn) newspaper column writerB．a(chǎn) banker
C．a(chǎn) university teacherD．a(chǎn) manager in a company

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

小題1:細節(jié)題；從第一段最后一句話As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times, many believe he changed the country forever.可以看出，他是第一個在頂級賽場上參賽的非裔美國人。
小題2:細節(jié)題，從第三段最后一句話He believed that Robinson not only had the skills, but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseball’s first black player.可以看出，他不僅技術高超而且勇于接受一切挑戰(zhàn)。
小題3:推理題，從文章最后一段來看，他為在美國的非洲人樹立了榜樣，非裔通過個人努力也可以成功。
小題4:細節(jié)題，與最后一段逐項核對可以看到他沒有做過大學教師。
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①    ballot  vi. 投票
②    consecutive  adj. 連續(xù)的
③    infection  n. 傳染，感染
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