题目内容
The United States has always been a country of many cultures. Before Europeans came to North America, many groups of Native Americans lived here. Different Native American groups had different cultures. The first Europeans in the United States were from England and Holland, but immigrants came from all European countries. Many people also immigrated from Asia and Africa. Sadly, many Africans were brought to the United States as slaves. Many immigrants come from Latin America too. Today, the United States has people from more cultures than ever.
In the 19th century, people spoke of the United States as a “melting pot.” People thought that all immigrates should forget their native cultures and languages and become English-speaking Americans. They felt that people should assimilate-join American culture. However, not everyone wanted to assimilate completely. Many people tried to keep parts of their cultures, such as foods, customs, and languages. However, their children often forgot their parents’ or grandparents’ language. But most Americans, even those whose families have been here a long time, can tell the countries their relatives came from. And of course, new immigrants take great pride in their curare and language.
For all of these reasons, melting pot is no longer a good way to describe the United States. Instead, people now call the United States a “salad bowl.” They say salad bowl because in a salad, you can still see all of the individual parts (lettuce, tomato, and so on), but all the different parts mixed together and begin to take on the flavor of one another.
1.Who are not mentioned as immigrants to America?
A. Europeans B. Asians
C. Australians D. Latin Americans
2.The underlined word “assimilate” in paragraph 2 means .
A. delight B. accept
C. challenge D. reject
3.Why is a “salad bowl” a better way to call the United States instead of a “melting pot”?
A. Immigrants love to eat salads instead of hot pot
B. Immigrants take pride in their culture and language
C. Immigrants join American culture only partially
D. Immigrants remain independent completely
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. America and Immigrants
B. Different Groups, Different Cultures
C. America – A Salad Bowl
D. America – A Great Country
每日10分钟口算心算速算天天练系列答案Sadly，no major Australian newspaper or expert commented．This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities．
Against this background，the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely．It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny（命运）is now firmly tied to Asia．Julia Gillard is right in saying，"The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable，it is gathering pace．"
One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia's rise．It notes，for example，that"in the past 20 years，China and India have almost tripled（增三倍）their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over．By 2025，the region as a whole will account for almost half the world's output．"
In this Asian century，as Western power gets weak steadily，Australia will be left"beached"alone as the only Western country （together with New Zealand） in Asia．Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity．
Ignorance（无知）about Asia could prove to be fatal（致命的）for Australia's long-term future．This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia．
Sadly，this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education．The report says，"Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history，literature，geography，economics，politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums．"Worse，only 5 per cent of each Australian groups study any kind of Asian language．
Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities．The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived．The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny，the less painful the adjustment will prove to be．
| Title：It's （66）timeto accept our place in Asian region | |
| （67）Background | （68）Geographicallyspeaking，Australia is close to Asia，yet few Australians are willing to face Australia's new geopolitical （69）realities． |
| Release of the white paper | Aim：To tell Australians that their （70）destinydefinitely has much to do with Asia． Cause：Asia has （71）become the economic powerhouse of the world． （72）Data：China and India have tripled their share of the global economy and the region will account for half the world's output by 2025． |
| Writer's opinions | Australians will be lonely if they don't learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians． Australian （73）education，in part，is responsible for their ignorance about Asia． It's right for the paper to （74）focuson Australian misunderstanding of Asia． It's high time that Asia languages were （75）taught to Australian children． |
| A． | With | B． | As soon as | C． | Upon | D． | Until |
Have you ever done something that was really dangerous just because you thought it was safe？Maybe you did a dangerous trick （杂耍动作） on your bicycle or skateboard because you were wearing a helmet （头盔） and thought you couldn't get hurt．The psychology （心理） of this sort of behavior is called the Peltzman Effect，named after Sam Peltzman，professor of economics at the University of Chicago．Peltzman believes that those moments when people think they are the safest are the times when they act most dangerously．