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【题目】Growing up in Puerto Rico, our family was no different from so many others. My parents got married after my father came back when the war ended. Both of my parents were struggling with the hard economic realities of the time. But somehow, they found time to cherish those cultural values that shaped our everyday life.

In our daily life, we celebrated together with our friends or family members every birthday, every graduation, and all holidays with music and dancing, and typical foods. When we visited our family in the countryside—a trip that took about two hours in a car, with five children fighting as to who would get a window or the front seat —we would break into song, and somehow the trip would turn into one full of happiness and fun. We would sing not only interesting children’s songs but also beautiful love songs — songs about the love of our country though we didn’t understand the meaning of the words many times.

I came to Philadelphia for the first time in 1973 to do a residency(实习) in family medicine. I remember the many hours of work. I was facing issues of life and death and suffering the clearly social unfairness and issues of poverty and race. These were all worsened by my feeling of cultural differences.

An important turning point in my life happened one Saturday night when I attended a concert of Puerto Rico singer and composer Antonio Caban Vale. The music showed my familiar rhythms, and the words spoke to my heart. I had found a space to express, celebrate, and share my culture in Philadelphia. Therefore, I believe diversity is seen as an advantage and not as a disadvantage. As a Puerto Rican, I am a mixture of races and I believe in my strength because of this.

【1】What do we know about the author’s family?

A. They lived a well-off life.

B. They suffered a lot from war.

C. They were tired of family activities.

D. They took cultural values seriously.

【2】Why does the author mention the trip in Paragraph 2?

A. To prove her pride in her culture.

B. To show fun brought by her culture.

C. To express her love for the country.

D. To show the fight between her siblings.

【3】What added to the author’s depressing life in Philadelphia?

A. Dangers as a doctor. B. Prejudice from the rich.

C. Cultural shock. D. Low payment.

【4】What did the concert make the author aware of?

A. The excitement of the rhythms.

B. The value of the lyrics.

C. The advantage of cultural diversity.

D. The strength of believing in oneself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】作者讲述了自己的成长经历以及在美国的一段实习经历，再到回国后的一些经历，最后发现文化的差异性和多样性对社会而言是一种优势。

【1】推理判断题。从第一段的 “Both of my parents were struggling ... cherish those cultural values that shaped our everyday life.”可知，即使在困难时期，作者的父母也非常重视文化价值观。故答案选D项。

【2】推理判断题。从第二段的内容可知，作者一家人一路欢歌，尽管他们很多时候还不懂歌词的意思，但他们享受其中的欢乐。再结合全文的内容可知，作者提及这一段旅程的目的是说明文化价值观带来的乐趣。故答案选B项。

【3】推理判断题。根据第三段的描述，“I remember the many hours of work. I was facing issues of life and death and suffering the clearly social unfairness and issues of poverty and race. These were all worsened by my feeling of cultural differences.”可知，作者对于在费城的生活是感到糟糕的，而cultural differences （文化差异）带来的culture shock使得情况更加恶化。故答案选C项。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Therefore, I believe diversity is seen as an advantage and not as a disadvantage. As a Puerto Rican, I am a mixture of races and I believe in my strength because of this.”可知，therefore后面的内容是结果，而原因自然是前面提到的作者听音乐会的经历。作者由听音乐会的经历受到启发，认为对社会而言，文化差异是优势而不是劣势。故答案选C项。