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LiRuiyihasgottenusedtoreligionatschool.PHOTOCOURTESYOFLIRUIYI

不同宗教信仰在美国高中是如何融合的？

ONthefirstdayofschool,Isatinthehomeroom,excitedandabitnervous,tryingtomakesenseofwhatwasbeingsaidovertheloudspeaker.Suddenly,everyoneintheroomstartedmumbling（咕哝）somethingtogether,theireyeshalf-closed,endingtheirwordswithagestureofacross.

Confused,Iputupmyrighthandandpattedmyshoulders,tryingtocopythem.HalfasemesterhadpassedwhenIfinallyrealizedthatitwasthemorningprayer（祷告）.

Thiswasjustthebeginning.Afternoonreflection,schooldismissal（放学）prayer...schoollifeinaCatholic（天主教的）academyistimedaroundreligiousprocedures（程序）.EvenwhenI’mathome,Ineedtoholdhandswithmyhostfamilyandsayalittleprayerbeforedinnerstartsandreflectuponmydaywithotherfamilymembersbeforebedtime.OnSundays,churchisalwaysonourschedule（日程表）.

However,tomysurprise,quiteafewstudentsatmyschoolarenon-Christians,andthenumberisstillgrowing.OneofmyfriendshasanAsianfamilyandhismotherbelievesinBuddhism（佛教）,buthestillchosetocometothisCatholicschool.“Thisschoolisoneofthebestinthecity,”hesaid,“andreligionisn’treallythatbigofadeal.Americansbelieveinallkindsofthings.”

Hegotitright.TheUSispackedwithpeoplewithdifferentbeliefs,yettheycansomehowsetasidethesedifferencesandhugeachother.

MyfirsthostfamilywereCatholicswhotooktheBibleonlyasanallegory（寓言）,butthatdidn’tpreventthemfrommakingfriendswithChristianswhothoughteverystoryintheBiblewasforreal.

MyEnglishteacherisproudofheratheism（无神论）,butinterestingly,she’salwaysthemostfaithful（虔诚的）oneduringprayer.AndtheschoolChineseprofessorneverforgetstotrytospreadConfucianism（儒教）inclass.

Atfirst,IwasworriedthatIwouldn’tbeabletogetalongwithsomanydifferentpeoplewithsuchbigdifferencesinbelief,butlaterIdiscoveredthatitdidn’treallymatter.Diversity,akeypartofthecharacterofthenation,isinthebloodofeveryAmerican.Theynevermindtakingtheirownstandsbutatthesametime,theyrespectothers’rightstopursue（追求）theirownbeliefs.Withallthedifferences,thisoneagreementisenoughtoholdthemtogetherasanation.

Choosethebestanswer:

1.Thefirstthreeparagraphswerewrittenmainlyto______.

A.explainwhatpeopleusuallydoduringmorningprayer

B.showhowdifficultitwasfortheauthortofitinathernewschool

C.describehowimportantreligiousproceduresareattheauthor’snewschool

D.tellreadersthattheauthordoesn’tlikereligiousprocedurestobetakensoseriously

2.Whatisthemostprobablereasonforthenumberofnon-Christiansgrowingattheauthor’sschool?

A.Theschoolenjoysagoodreputation.

B.OtherCatholicschoolsdon’tacceptnon-Christians.

C.TheywanttohaveatasteoflifeataCatholicschool.

D.Thereareallkindsofinterestingteachersintheschool.

3.Theunderlinedphrase“thatbigofadeal”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“______”.

A.thatimportantB.thatexciting

C.thatannoyingD.thatdemanding

4.Fromthetext,itcanbeconcludedthat______.

A.goingtoaCatholicschoolwillchangeyourreligiousbeliefs

B.livingwithdifferencesmeansyouneedtorespectdifferencesfirst

C.theauthorhadnotroubleatallunderstandingpeoplewithdifferentreligiousbeliefs

D.oneshouldtrytounderstandwhysomechoosecertainreligiousbeliefsinordertogetalongwiththem

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Barbiestartingtochangewithtimes

新版芭比娃娃展现美国多元审美观念。

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SHEhasbeenapartofUScultureformorethanhalfacentury.Tall,blondandblue-eyed,Barbieisoftenthoughtofasthetypicalall-Americangirl.

FirstsoldbyUStoymakerMattelin1959,theiconic（标志性的）dollwascreatedsothatgirlscouldtryoutgrown-upactivitieslikesocializingandworking.Overtheyears,withchangesofclothesandaccessories（装饰）,Barbiehashaddifferentcareers,workingasawaitress,ateacherandadoctor.

Butinrecentyears,Mattelhasbeencriticizedforgivinggirlsanimpossiblestandardofbeautytomeet.CriticssaythatBarbie’sunrealisticbody,whichlooksimpossiblytall,thinandbusty（胸部丰满的）,doesnotshowwhatAmericanwomenshouldlooklike.“Thedollmaybeperfectlypretty,butitalsolimitsgirls’imaginationsandcertainlydoesn’tshowthedifferentbodytypestoday’schildrenseeallaroundthem,”TheHuffingtonPostnoted.

Soitwastimeforamakeover.Lastyear,newskintones（肤色）andhairstyleswereintroduced.AndonJan28,MattelannouncedthreenewBarbiebodytypes:

curvy,tallandpetite（娇小的）.

Justaswomendon’tcomeinoneshape,nowBarbiedollswon’teither.AsTimemagazineputit,“Americanideasaboutbeautyh