Question

【题目】 Most of today’s Chinese Americans are the descendants(后代) of some of the early miners and railroad workers. From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods. 【1】. In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes.

Chinese Americans keep many aspects of their ancient culture, even after having lived here for several generations. For example, 【2】. Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age, the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family, are passed from the older generation to the young. 【3】.

The high regard for education, which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs. 【4】.

Chinese Americans make up only a tiny part of American population; there are fewer than a million, living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii. As American attitudes toward minorities and ethnic differences have changed in recent years, 【5】.

A. the Chinese Americans have gained wide acceptance

B. their family ties continue to be remarkably strong

C. This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals

D. saving money and passing down their fortune to their young is always the custom

E. This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency(青少年犯罪) among them

F. Later those came to be known as “Chinatowns”

G. Nowadays, kids are living separately, far away from their parents.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】B

【3】E

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文为记叙文。本文讲述了美籍华人在美国的发展历史以及华裔美国人的特色。

【1】根据上一句From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods.(中国人从一开始就生活在独立的社区里)可知，华人居住在一起。F项：Later those came to be known as “Chinatowns”(后来这些被称为“唐人街”)符合文意，故选F。

【2】根据空前的内容Chinese Americans keep many aspects of their ancient culture, even after having lived here for several generations.(美籍华人保留了他们古代文化的许多方面，即使在这里生活了几代人。)，再根据空后句子Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary.(家族成员相互给予精神鼓励和必要时的实际帮助)，这说明了美籍华人的家庭观念很强。B项：their family ties continue to be remarkably strong(他们的家庭关系仍然非常牢固)符合文意，故选B。

【3】根据上文内容From a very young age, the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family, are passed from the older generation to the young.(从很小的时候起，古老的价值观和态度，包括对长辈的尊重和对家庭的责任感，就从老一辈传给了年轻一代。)可知，美籍华人从很小的时候对旧道德充满了崇敬，包括尊敬长辈和对家庭的责任感。故E项：This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency(青少年犯罪) among them(这有助于解释为什么其中青少年犯罪率如此之低。)是上文的结果，故选E。

【4】根据上文The high regard for education, which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs. (深植于中国文化里对教育的高度重视，以及为获得进步而努力工作的意愿，是他们具有的其他显著特征)可知，因此没有受过教育的劳动者的后代会加倍努力进取，从而成为成功人士。这都是因为是美籍华人对教育的高度重视。故C项：This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals(这就解释了为什么这么多没有受过教育的劳动者的后代成功地成为医生、律师和其他专业人士。)是上文内容的结果，故选C。

【5】根据空前的As American attitudes toward minorities and ethnic differences have changed in recent years(近年来，随着美国对少数民族和种族差异的态度有所改变)，结合前文列举了华裔美国人的后代犯罪率低，努力进取，成为一些成功人士，故A项：the Chinese Americans have gained wide acceptance(美籍华人已得到了广泛的认可)是上文内容的结果，故选A。