Lesson 1

Answers to the Questions

V. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B

VI.

1．They were considered to be the “eyesore”because they were not residents of the area and therefore were not entitled to enjoy the community's amenities. The community's residents regard those black teenagers playing at the basketball court as outsiders making intrusion.

2．The surprising twist of the story is that many of the hom eowners in the Perrywood community were black too and started having problems with the black teen-agers, who came to their neighborhoods.

3．The typical white family is more likely to collect two pay-checks. Besides, the blacks pay less attention to college edu-cation, which helps to boost wages. The percentage of blacks with college degrees is lower. What's more, blacks are more concentrated in the South, where wages tend to be lower.

4．Because black people live in central cities and whites live out-side the core and the commission believed that segregation might well blow the country apart.

5．Because no whites would sign on to such a notion except for a lunatic fringe. Bigotry against blacks has declined since the end of WWII.

Outline

I. Specific example of Perrywood community (Paragraphs 1-4)

(1) Appealing environment and amenities

(2) Outside black teenagers'use of the basketball court

(3) Many blacks'residence in the community

(4) Community residents'aversion to outsiders'intrusion

II. Bad news about the racial situation (Paragraphs 5-8)

(1) Untrue story about blacks'residence

(2) Misinformation about the economic gap and racial relations

(3) Exaggeration of the bad news

III. Good news about racial progress (Paragraphs 9-23)

(1) Progress in blacks'employment

(2) Progress in the black family income

(3) Shrinking wage gap between whites and blacks

(4) Increasing residential integration

(5) Decline of racial bigotry

a. Bigotry before WWII

b. Improved relationship between whites and blacks

c. Increasing approval of intermarriage

d. Blacks'greater chances of promotion

IV. Author's view (Paragraph 24)

Dramatic progress over the last half century