Question

Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation, or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation. In unity there is strength. Africans often point to the United States, formed by the original 13 states, as an example of this principle. Africa now is divided into many weak nations. United, they would be much stronger. Africans could then more easily deal with foreign efforts to control them. Also it would be easier to plan and carry out big projects like the building of highways and dams.

  The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it brings. As we have seen, one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans. If, for example, you were to ask a man from Paris " What are you?", he would certainly answer " A Frenchman". Ask the same question of a man from Ibadan in Nigeria and he might give one of three answers, or all three, depending on his education and outlook. He might say, " A Yoruba" (his people), or " A Nigerian," or just simply " An African."

  Another factor that enters into the desire for unity is that African leaders throughout the continent feel that they all have many things in common. They all lived through the experience of colonial rule. Many of them went to school and university with men who now lead other African countries. They all feel very angry about the way in which they were treated in the past. Compared with these strong bonds (結合)，which overshadow the borders of nations, the idea of building separate nations does not have so much meaning. Some leaders say they are ready, in fact, to give up their separate nations.

  Many nations have written into their constitutions(憲法), and they may give up their powers to a Pan-African government that will come into being.

Title: 1.______	Measures	uniting the continent 2.______________
3._______	★4.___________________ ★easier to handle foreign influences ★easier to build5.________
6._________	7._______	★being weak among Africans ★depending on8._
leaders’ similarities	9.__________ receiving similar education hoping for unity
Results	Many nations have written into constitutions. A 10.__________will come into being.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.African unity

2.uniting small nations 

3.Advantages            

4.much srtonger

5.big projects 

6. Factors/Reasons

7.national feeling 

8.education and outlook

9.experiencing colonial rule

10.Pan- African government

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了非洲統一的措施，好處和原因。非洲統一可以通過統一整個非洲大陸，也可以通過統一幾個小國成為一個大的國家來實現。非洲統一可以使非洲變得更加強大，更容易擺脫外國的控制，更容易建設一些大的工程。非洲統一有很多因素，非洲人民族感情較弱，有相似的經歷。因此非洲統一勢在必行。

1.根據第一段的 Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation, or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation. 可知非洲人已經明白了非洲統一的重要性，因此本文的標題是African unity（非洲統一） 。

2.根據第一段的Africans see many advantages by uniting the continent into a single nation, or by uniting several small nations of a particular region into a nation. uniting small nations 可知非洲可以統一整個非洲大陸，也可以統一幾個小國成為一個大的國家。因此此處非洲統一的另一種方法是uniting small nations。

3.根據第二段的The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it brings.可知第一段最后部分是講非洲統一的好處，因此此處是Advantages。                 

4.根據第一段的United, they would be much stronger. 可知非洲統一的一個好處是使非洲變得更強大，因此此處時much srtonger。

5.根據第一段的Also it would be easier to plan and carry out big projects like the building of highways and dams.可知非洲統一的另一個好處是更容易計劃和實施一些象建高速公路和大壩的大工程。因此此處是

big projects。 

6.根據第二段的The considerations for African unity go beyond the practical advantages it bringsAs we have seen, one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans.可知第二段主要是講非洲統一的原因和因素。因此此處填 Factors/Reasons。

7.根據第二段的As we have seen, one factor is that the feeling of belonging to a particular nation is not strong among Africans.可知非洲統一的一個因素是屬于某一個國家的感情不強，即民族感情不強。因此此處是national feeling。 

8.根據第二段的depending on his education and outlook.可知非洲人根據自己的教育和 前景來判斷他是哪里人。故此處用education and outlook。

9.根據第三段的They all lived through the experience of colonial rule. 可知非洲可以統一的原因是他們有很多共同點。其中一個共同點是他們都經歷了殖民統治，接受相似的教育和希望統一。因此是experiencing colonial rule；

10.根據第四段的Many nations have written into their constitutions(憲法), and they may give up their powers to a Pan-African government that will come into being.可知許多非洲國家已經把非洲統一寫進了他們的憲法，把權力給非洲聯盟。因此此處是 Pan- African government（非洲聯盟）

考點：經濟政治文化類短文閱讀。