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Theyhelpedtostartalittleschoolthatsatonapieceoflanddirectlyacrosstheroadfromtheirfarm.Thatschoolservedthefamilieswhohadsetupfarminginthatarea.ThechildrengatheredeverydaysothattheycouldstayinthatoneroomschoolhouseandtheylearnedEnglishandArithmeticandAmericanHistory.ThosechildrencamefromhomeswhereNorwegianwasspoken,butmanyofthemwerebornintheUnitedStates,andtheywereAmericansnowandtheylearnedtheEnglishlanguage.
MygrandparentsneverlearnedmuchEnglish,andneitherdidmostoftheirgenerationofNorwegiansettlers.But,allofthemwantedtheirchildrentolearnabouttheirnewhomelandandtospeaktheAmericanlanguage.ItwasallpartofthedreamtheyhadfortheirfamiliesandthechildrentheyhopedtoraiseinAmerica.
MymotherandherbrothersandsisterslearnedaboutNorwayfromtheirparents,andtheyatealloftheNorwegianfavouritesthatmygrandmotherandtheotherwomenwouldcook.AsachildIremembervisitingEvergreenFarm,havingfondmemoriesofthebigwhitefarmhousesurroundedbyevergreentreestothebackandlilachedgesinthefront.
Iamproudofmyheritage,andIamproudtobeanAmerican.Yousee,that'
swhatmygrandfatherwanted.Iamthegrandsonofanimmigrant,andhewasproudtobeanAmerican,too.
1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.
A.theauthorisproudtobeanAmerican
B.theauthorisgratefulforhisgrandparents
C.theauthorislongingforlifeinNorway
D.theauthorisfondofAmericanlife
2.WhenGrandparentssettledinNorthDakota,________.
A.NorthDakotahadbecomethe39thState
B.GrandparentsmanagedtheirEvergreenFarm
C.Grandparentsbegantheirhardworking
D.NorthDakotawasthenaninhabitedregion
3.Grandparentsopenedalittleschool________.
A.tohelpmanyotherfamiliesfromNorway
B.toassistantthefamiliesfarminginthatarea
C.toshowloveforthepoorlocalchildren
D.topromoteNorwegiancultureinAmerica
4.Mygrandparentshadadreamthat________.
A.theirchildrenonlyspokeNorwegianathome
B.theirchildrencouldadapttoAmericanlife
C.theirchildrenwouldlikefarmingontheland
D.theirchildrencouldbehavethemselvesinschool
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SomepeopledescribeAmericansocietyasasaladbowlwhileothersthinkofitasameltingpot.
Inabowlofsalad,alltheingredientsaremixedtogether.__1__Together,however,theingredientsmakeupaunity.Alltheingredientsofasaladcontributetothefinishedproduct.Theymaybecoveredwiththesamedressing(调料),butthegreenvegetables,tomatoesandcookedcorncanallbeseenforwhattheyare.
Fromthispointofview,Americaisverymuchlikeasaladbowlwhereindividualethnicgroupsmixtogether,yetmaintaintheirculturaluniqueness.Peoplemayworktogetherduringthedayatsimilarjobsandinthesamecompanies,butatnighttheymayreturntotheirethnicgroupswheretheirownindividualculturedirectstheirwayoflife.
__2__Eachethnicgrouphasitsownspecialcustoms,language,foodandtraditionstoprotectanddefend.Thisideaofthesaladbowlisreferredtoasculturaldiversity;
thatis,Americansocietyisacollectionofvariouscultureslivingtogetherinharmonywithinonecountry.
__3__Here,societyislikeonelargepotofsoup.Allculturalaspectsaremixedtogether,sacrificingtheiroriginalidentityandkeepingabitofwhattheyweretobecomeanewreality.Thelongerthesoupiscooked,thebetterthetasteandthemorelikelyitwillbeforthemixturetodissolve.Inthissense,Americacansurelybeseenasameltingpotwherepeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveandworktogetherformingonenation.Therearedozensofsharedsymbols.__4__Insuchaculture,symbolsliketheflagandthenation'
sofficialsongservetobreakdownthewallswhichseparateethnicgroups.
Whetherasaladbowlorameltingpot,Americacanbebestdescribedasamixtureofboth.__5__
A.Botharecorrectdependingonone'
spointofview.
B.Theyneverlosetheirshapes,coloursortastes.
C.ThisiswhythereissomuchdiversitywithinAmerica.
D.Inotherwords,Americaisanationwherethereisunityindiversity.
E.Thus,oneneedstoabandonone'
sculturetobeconsidered“American”.
F.TheyservetodevelopthevariousethnicgroupstocreateanewAmericanculture.
G.Theothertheo