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19．More than half of young black men in the United States do not finish high school．Many grow up without fathers and in neighborhoods with gangs，drugs and violence．Sixty percent of those who drop out of school have spent time in prison by the age of thirty-five．
Joe Marshall co-founded the Omega Boys Club in San Francisco，California，twenty-three years ago．Mr．Marshall tries to give boys-and girls-a safe refuge and a chance at a better future．Every week，he has two basic messages for his young students："Stop the violence"and"Don't do drugs．"
Mr．Marshall taught math in middle school and expected to see his best students go to college．
He got a lot of horror stories-a lot of his former students ended up dead or in prison for selling drugs，being involved in gangs，and girls ended up getting pregnant（怀孕）．
The Omega Boys Club serves more than four hundred young people every year．Two times a week，it offers after-school classes in math，reading，family and life skills，and college preparation．
Joe Marshall sees gangs and violence as a disease that needs to be dealt with as a public health problem．"That's what these young people get．They develop a street mentality-anger，fear and pain．Then we tell them to follow some new rules for living that will decrease their chances of ending up dead or in prison and increase their chances dramatically of staying alive and free．"
But his most effective way to spread his anti-violence message is through radio．In 1991，Joe Marshall started"Street Soldiers，"a weekly call-in show．Marlena，one of the graduates of the Omega Boys Club，is at Southern University right now，going into her third year．She talked about what she had learned by coming to Omega，by listening to"Street Soldiers，"and she said she had learned how to love herself．
The club provides guidance and financial assistance to help students stay in school．Over ninety percent of members who were accepted into college have graduated．
41．The passage is mainly aboutD．
A．what problems many young black men are faced with
B．how Mr．Marshall helps his students to go to college
C．why many young black men end up in prison
D．how an organization helps young black people
42．The passage mentioned Marlena in order toA．
A．showcase the success of the Club's effort
B．invite girls to attend the after-school classes
C．highlight the failure of normal schools
D．prove the importance of after-school classes
43．"Street Soldiers"isD．
A．an armed force              B．a gang of blacks
C．a TV program               D．a radio program
44．According to the passage，which of the following is true？C
A．The Omega Boys Club help the government to keep male students at school．
B．Gangs and violence are public health problems that need to be dealt with．
C．The Club offers after-school classes in basic knowledge and living skills．
D．Over ninety percent of the members have graduated from college．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了美国存在的一个社会问题--有一半多的年轻黑人不能完成学业，过早地沦入社会，接触枪支毒品和暴力．一位中学教师Mr．Marshall成立Omega Boys Club，帮助美国黑人重塑人生．

解答 41．D；主旨大意题．文中主要讲述的是Omega Boys Club是如何帮助美国黑人青年重塑人生的，D项最能概括文章大意．
42．A；推理判断题．倒数第二段提到Marlena在南方大学上学，正要进入大三．她通过Omega Boys Club和"Street Soldiers"节目，已经学会了如何自爱，这表明该俱乐部的做法比较成功．
43．D；细节理解题．由倒数第二段的前两句可知，"Street Soldiers"是一个广播节目，故选D项．
44．C；正误判断题．由第五段的第二句可知该俱乐部开设基本学科知识和生活技能方面的课程，故C项正确．

点评 本文是社会文化类阅读，考查学生的细节理解把握和推理判断能力，做题时要了解文章大意，分析句型，明确关联关系，结合上下文判断找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断，确定答案．