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【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others see it as a melting pot.

In a bowl of freshly tossed salad, all the ingredients are mixed together. ___【1】__ All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing, but the green vegetables, tomatoes, lettuce and eggs can all be seen for what they are.

___2___ Individual ethnic groups blend together, yet keep their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic communities where their own individual culture directs their way of life.

The other concept , which is also used to describe American society, is the melting pot. __3__and yield a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together forming one nation.

There are dozens of shared symbols. __4__In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nation’s official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.

Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can best be described as a mixture of both.__5_

A. Both are correct depending upon one's point of view.

B. From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl

C. All of the ingredients mix together, losing their identity

D. That is to say, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.

E. Thus, one needs to abandon one’s culture to be considered “American”.

F. They never lose their shape, form, or identity.

G. They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American society.

【答案】

【1】F

【2】B

【3】C

【4】G

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析:章主要讲述了美国社会是一个大熔炉

【1】F 根据文意在沙拉碗里,各种沙拉的成分混合在一起,但它们还都保持各自的形状,颜色及口味,所以答案是B

【2】B根据文意美国是一个多民族国家的原因是每一个少数民族都有自己的语言及风俗习惯,所以答案是B

【3】C 下文主要讲述了美国社会被称为melting pot的原因,所以答案是C

【4】G根据文意来自世界不同地方的人来美国生活定居,他们创造着美国的文化,所以答案是G

【5】D根据文意美国是一个大熔炉,美国的各个民族是多样性的同一,所以答案是D

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