“Racism(种族歧视)isagrown-updisease”declaresthesayingonRubyBridge’swebsitealongwithaphotoofMrs.Bridgetodaya6-year-oldgirlfourdecadesago.InthephotosheiswalkingupthestepsoftheWilliamFrantzPublicSchoolinNewOrleansalittleblackgirlaccompaniedbytwoofficerswhoprotectheronherwaytoschool.

HernamethenwasRubyNell.ItwasNov.141960.Shewasthefirstblackchildtoenrollatthisall-whiteelementaryschoolaccordingtothecourtordertodesegregateinNewOrleansschools.Herstoryismoving--shewasaverycourageouschild--andremainsasignificantproofagainstintolerance(不宽容)ofallkinds.Ruby’sphotobringsoutanotherpowerfulimageonherwebsite:NormanRockwellssymbolicpaintingforLookmagazineonJan.141964“TheProblemWeAllLiveWith.”

Rockwellwasanillustratorofexceptionalskillandcharm.Heproducedavastnumberofunforgettableimagesoveralongcareermanyoftheminvolvingchildren.HisAmericankidsareinnocentandappealingbutoftenatthesametimedecidedlynaughty.Hismethodwastophotographhismodelsandtheresultingpaintingswerephotographic．Butitisrevealingtoseehowtheartistslightlychangedfacialexpressionsfromphototooilpaintinginordertomakehispaintingscommunicatewiththeviewer.Communicationevenpersuasionlayatthebackofhiswork;thiswasartforeffect.

“TheProblemWeAllLiveWith”belongstoRockwell’slaterworkwhenhebeganopenlyshowinghisstrongbeliefinliberty.Thisisahighlypersuasiveimage.Beforehearrivedatthefinalcopyonesketch(草图)showsthelittlegirlclosertothetwoofficersfollowingherthantothoseinfront.Inthefinishedpicturethegirlseemsmoredeterminedindependentanduntouched．Theunfriendlytomatoesthrownonthewallarebehindhernowandsheiscompletelyunaffected．

RubyNellwasprotectedbyofficersonherwaytoschoolbecause .

A．shewasalittlefighteragainstracism

B．shewasveryyoungshortandtimid

C．shewasthefirstblacktostudyinanall-whiteschool

D．shewaschosenbythecomt0be’wi’thwhitechildren

Accordingtothepassage“TheProblemWeAllLiveWith”isa(n) .

A．socialprogramforAmericanchildren

B．famouspainti