BALTIMORE— Hundreds of protesters（抗议者）gathered Thursday in downtown Baltimore, in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland, to again demand changes to the justice system following the death of a 25-year-old man taken into police custody（拘留）last week.

Officials arrested two people for disorderly conduct in what was otherwise a loud but peaceful protest as the city awaits more information from authorities about how Freddie Gray died.

With hands and voices raised, protesters marched for hours around Baltimore.

Starting between City Hall and police headquarters, the crowd stopped traffic to demand responsibility from local officials for what they said was an act of police cruelty.

Among the protesters: Pastor Jamal Bryant, who helped organize the event. He wants improvements for the majority-black-city's residents, and changes across the country.

"This was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. This isn't a new incident. We're seeing the same thing in the whole country, and now right here in Baltimore that there's got to be an overhaul （彻底检查）of the complete system," Bryant said.

Also at the rally was Kiona Mack, who pulled out her phone to record as police arrested Gray on April 12 and dragged him to a police car.

"There's a lot of Freddie Grays and this is not the first time that the police violated somebody's rights and murdered somebody," said Mack, of Sandtown.

Later in the afternoon, area families joined nonviolent protesters outside the heavily guarded police station, Baltimore police officials say they will have more answers for the public next week about what happened to Gray while he was in their custody.

No matter the outcome of the local and federal investigations under way, local NAACP President Tessa Aston-Hill said great change is needed to work against the damage to the community.

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1.The protesters are calling for_________.

A changes to the justice system

B the death of the 25-year-old man

C gathering in the downtown Baltimore

D taking police into custody

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。文章第1段讲述了抗议者聚集在一起，要求司法制度改革（demand changes to the justice system）。

2.In what way are the protesters marching in the downtown Baltimore?

A Conducting disorderly.

B Peacefully.

C Moving silently.

D With their hands raised.

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。根据文章第3段With hands and voices raised, protesters marched for hours，可知，故选D。

3.Who filmed the police arresting Freddie Gray?

A Jamal Bryant.

B Kiona Mack.

C A police official.

D Tessa Aston-Hill.

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。根据文章可知，用手机录制下警察抓捕Freddie Gray的是Kiona Mack。

4.What might be the meaning of the proverb “the straw that broke the camel’s back”?

A Beat the camel with a straw.

B Can’t bear any more.

C Throw a straw to the camel.

D This is only a coincidence(巧合）.

解析：选B。B。句意判断题。这是个谚语，根据其后的话This is not a new incident这不是新的事件，We’re seeing the same thing in the whole country全国到处都有此类事件发生，由此判断其意为：（美国警察的行为已经令他们）不能忍受了。

5.Protesters consider the death of Freddie Gray to be__________.

A the damage to the community

B improvements for the black residents

C an act of police cruelty

D the outcome of the investigations

解析：选C。C。推理判断题。 抗议者认为 Freddie Gray的死是美国警察暴力执法的表现。