Haley was not satisfied _________ the information he had got.
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A. of B. around C. above D. with
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Alex Haley was born in the northeastern of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family in southern Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about their family. Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kinta.
Alex Haley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the U. S. coastguard. As he was a black, his job was to wait on tables and wash dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired (退役), he put all his efforts into writing.
Alex Haley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family story. After a lot of research, Haley decided that Toby probably was Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo people. A Kunta Kinte was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. Then Haley made a trip to Gamibia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.
Alex Haley wanted to tell the expert of the Black people in the 18th and 19th-century America. He spent 10 years, researching and writing his family story for the book “Roots”. It was published in 1976．It won a special Pulitzer prize. A few years later, a film series (连续片) based on Haley’s book was shown on American television.
1．Choose the right order of the events given in the passage:
a．He made a trip to Gambia.
b．Alex Haley knew the Gambia River.
c．Kinta lived near the stories about their family.
d．Haley retired from the U. S. coastguard.
e．Toby was sold as a slave.
f．He began to study his family history.
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2．Where did Haley spend most of the childhood?
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A．In Gambia.
B．In the north of the U.S.
C．In Marylan.
D．In the south of America.
3．Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research?
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A．Toby was a history expert.
B．Toby’s hometown was near Gambia River.
C．Toby was an African Histonian.
D．Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.
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Alex Haley was born in the northeast of New York on 1921, and he spent mast of his early life with his mother's family. in Southern Tennessee. His grandmother has told him stories about their family. Their history, she said, began with toby. He was a slave in Africa and his name was Kintay.
Ales Haley went to school and then to a college. In 1939, he joined the US coastguards. With he was a black, his job was to wait on tables and wash dishes. In spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. Before he retired, he put all his efforts into writing to tell experience of the black people in 18th－19th century America.
1．________ 2．________ 3．________ 4．________
5．________ 6．________ 7．________ 8．________
9．________ 10．________
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Alex Palmer Haley (1925―1992) became famous for the publication of the novel Roots, which traces (追踪) his ancestry (祖先) back to Africa.
Alex Haley was born in
Haley did not do very well at school or university. During World War II, Haley enlisted (参军) in the Coast Guard. He started to write adventure stories to keep off the boredom, and thus became Chief Journalist. After 20 years of service, Haley left the Coast Guard to become a full-time writer. He produced his first major work The Autobiography of Malcolm X in 1965. It had great effect on the black power movement in the
As a young boy, Alex Haley first learned of his African ancestor, Kunta Kinte, by listening to the family stories of his grandparents. Alex Haley’s quest (寻求) to learn more about his family history resulted in his writing Roots. When Roots appeared in 1976, it gained popular success, although the truth of the book faced criticism. In 1977 Roots won the National Book Award and a special Pulitzer Prize. The book sold in one year more than million copies.
The book showed that the oppressed never became docile: Kunta Kinte suffered amputation (截肢) of a foot for his repeated attempts to run away. He valued his heritage (传统) so much that he never accepted the ways of his slave masters and insisted on being called by his real name Kinte, not by his slave name Toby.
Haley died on February 10, 1992. Roots
56. This text is ______.
A. an introduction to the novel Roots
B. an introduction to the writer of Roots
C. about how Haley traced his ancestry back to Africa
D. about the history of slaves in
57. How did Haley start writing?
A. He learned literature in the university and was trained to write
B. He began writing adventure stories because of the boring life in the Coast Guard
C. He was the chief journalist working for a newspaper
D. He began writing the novel without any writing experience before
58. What was the effect of Roots?
A. It had great effect on the black power movement in the
B. People didn’t believe the book was about a true story
C. It became a bestseller all over the world at once.
D. The book was a great success and won Haley money and prizes
59. The underlined word “docile” is close to the word _____.
A. successful B. acceptable C. obedient D. valuable
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