Question

【題目】 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】

本文為記敘文。本文講述了美籍華人在美國(guó)的發(fā)展歷史以及華裔美國(guó)人的特色。

【1】根據(jù)上一句From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in their own separate neighborhoods.(中國(guó)人從一開始就生活在獨(dú)立的社區(qū)里)可知，華人居住在一起。F項(xiàng)：Later those came to be known as “Chinatowns”(后來這些被稱為“唐人街”)符合文意，故選F。

【2】根據(jù)空前的內(nèi)容Chinese Americans keep many aspects of their ancient culture, even after having lived here for several generations.(美籍華人保留了他們古代文化的許多方面，即使在這里生活了幾代人。)，再根據(jù)空后句子Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary.(家族成員相互給予精神鼓勵(lì)和必要時(shí)的實(shí)際幫助)，這說明了美籍華人的家庭觀念很強(qiáng)。B項(xiàng)：their family ties continue to be remarkably strong(他們的家庭關(guān)系仍然非常牢固)符合文意，故選B。

【3】根據(jù)上文內(nèi)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.(從很小的時(shí)候起，古老的價(jià)值觀和態(tài)度，包括對(duì)長(zhǎng)輩的尊重和對(duì)家庭的責(zé)任感，就從老一輩傳給了年輕一代。)可知，美籍華人從很小的時(shí)候?qū)εf道德充滿了崇敬，包括尊敬長(zhǎng)輩和對(duì)家庭的責(zé)任感。故E項(xiàng)：This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency(青少年犯罪) among them(這有助于解釋為什么其中青少年犯罪率如此之低。)是上文的結(jié)果，故選E。

【4】根據(jù)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. (深植于中國(guó)文化里對(duì)教育的高度重視，以及為獲得進(jìn)步而努力工作的意愿，是他們具有的其他顯著特征)可知，因此沒有受過教育的勞動(dòng)者的后代會(huì)加倍努力進(jìn)取，從而成為成功人士。這都是因?yàn)槭敲兰�華人對(duì)教育的高度重視。故C項(xiàng)：This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals(這就解釋了為什么這么多沒有受過教育的勞動(dòng)者的后代成功地成為醫(yī)生、律師和其他專業(yè)人士。)是上文內(nèi)容的結(jié)果，故選C。

【5】根據(jù)空前的As American attitudes toward minorities and ethnic differences have changed in recent years(近年來，隨著美國(guó)對(duì)少數(shù)民族和種族差異的態(tài)度有所改變)，結(jié)合前文列舉了華裔美國(guó)人的后代犯罪率低，努力進(jìn)取，成為一些成功人士，故A項(xiàng)：the Chinese Americans have gained wide acceptance(美籍華人已得到了廣泛的認(rèn)可)是上文內(nèi)容的結(jié)果，故選A。