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Natasha, 19, is a sophomore (二年级学生) at Baylor University in Texas. She was born in Africa but came to the US when she was 3 years old.
Natasha was on her way to science class one day this past November. A male student suddenly knocked her off the sidewalk. Then he used a racist (种族主义的) word for black people. He told Natasha that black people weren't “allowed on the sidewalk.” Another male student was nearby. “Boy, that's not cool，” he said to the first student. The first student made another rude comment. Then the two guys walked away.
Natasha had never experienced such racism at Baylor before. She wanted to let other people know what had happened. When Natasha got home from class, she made a video, calmly describing what had happened on the sidewalk. Then she posted the video on Facebook.
Two days later, Natasha got ready to walk to science class again. She was still hurt, angry and sad. But when she stepped outside, she couldn't believe what she saw: 300 people were waiting for her. They had come to walk her to class.
There were white faces and black faces and Asian faces in the crowd. They were Natasha's fellow students. And they were united in their anger about what had happened to her. They were there to make it clear that racism is never OK.
The crowd cheered when Natasha appeared. She fought back tears. The students linked arms and walked across campus (校园) together.
Outside her classroom, Natasha spoke to the crowd.
“You have no idea how much this means to me，” she said. She praised the second male student — the one who had stood up for her. Then she spoke about the student who had shoved (推) her and said such hateful things. “To the gentleman who said those words，” Natasha said, “I'm praying for you, and I love you. We just want to see the world become a better place.”
语篇解读：美国黑人女大学生Natasha在学校遭受了种族歧视，她把这一遭遇公之于众后得到许多反对种族歧视的校友的支持。
1．Why did the first male student knock Natasha off the sidewalk?
A．Because of her color.
B．Because of his carelessness.
C．Because she was a female.
D．Because she was a newcomer.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第二段的“he used a racist word for black people”可知，把Natasha推出人行道的男学生是一个种族歧视者，他是因为Natasha的肤色而如此无礼。
2．What was the main purpose of the 300 people waiting outside Natasha's house?
A．To find out who she was.
B．To show their support for her.
C．To protect her from attack.
D．To give her a warm welcome.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第五段的“they were united in their anger about what had happened to her. They were there to make it clear that racism is never OK”可知，在Natasha家门外等待的这三百名同学们都反对种族歧视，他们陪她一起走到教室，以示对她的支持。
3．How did Natasha feel about what the second male student had done for her?
A．Upset. B．Curious.
C．Grateful. D．Confused.
解析：选C 推理判断题。由最后一段的“She praised the second male student — the one who had stood up for her”可知，Natasha对第二个男学生十分感激。
