阅读下面短文,根据所读内容,在文章后第56-65小题大空格里填入一个最恰当的单词,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-65的相应位置上。 注意:每个空格只填1个单词。 MaymeClaytoncollectedbooks,magazinesandletterswrittenbyAfricanAmericans. Herson,AveryClayton,thoughthercollectionwasimportant.Unlikemostbooks,thesewererareandhardtofind. TheywerewrittenbywriterswhohelpedshapeAfricanAmericanculture.OnebookinthecollectionwaswrittenbyPhillisWheatley.Wheatleywasaslavewhowrotepoetry. ShewasthefirstAfricanAmericantopublish(出版)abook.Wheatleyherselfsigned(签名)thebookintheClaytons’collection. NooneelseownsacopysignedbyPhillisWheatley. Bythetimeshepassedawayatage83,Mrs.Claytonhadmorethan30,000booksbyoraboutblackpeople. Hercollectionalsoincludespapersaboutslaves,photographs,movies,sheetmusic,andpersonallettersbyblackleadersandartists. ItisoneofthebiggestpersonalcollectionsofAfricanAmericanhistoryandcultureintheUnitedStates. AveryClayton’sdreamwastocreateamuseumforhismother’streasures. ScholarssaythatMrs.Clayton’scollectionisveryimportant. Withoutherwork,partofAfricanAmericanheritage(遗产)wouldhavebeenlost.“Wedidn’tknowthesethingsexisted,”saysSaraHadronofCalifornia’sHuntingtonLibrary. ThecollectionsnewhomeislikelytobeinCulverCity,California. PartofAveryClayton’sdreamistosharetheculturalricheshismothercollectedwithothers.Heespeciallywantskidstohaveachancetoseethecollection. “AtpresentAfricanAmericancultureisbeingexplainedbypopculture,”hesays,“It’simportanttoofferamorecompletepicture.” |