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新视野英语网上自主学习测试答案
Part1ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)
(每小题:
分)
Directions:
ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westartedtolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.However,peopleareusedtospeakingtheirnativelanguage,soimmigrantsarehavingmanyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecondgenerationbecausetheydon'thavethesamenativelanguage.Also,thesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity.EspeciallyinAmerica,therearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefromdifferentcountriestosucceedintheStates.BecausetheysufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeakEnglish,theywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglish,notonlyatschool,butalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.Becauseofthissituation,theirchildrenarelosingtheirethnicidentityand,evenmore,theyareignoringtheirparentswhoseEnglishisnotverygood.
Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnativelanguageintheirnewcountry,butthisdoesn'thelpverymuchingettingagoodjob.Myauntdidn'tteachKoreantoherchildreninordertohelpthemsucceedintheUS;shedidso,hopefully,tohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthesecondgenerationisborninthenewcountry,theyoftengetconfusedabouttheiridentity.MycousinstoldmethatwhentheyvisitedKoreaafewyearsago,theyfeltdifferentfromotherKoreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthestreetbecausetheyworedifferentclothes.
Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluableformanyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignoredbytheirchildrenandtomaketheirchildrenunderstandtheirheritagebyteachingthemtheparents'language.Thisisimportantinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheiridentity.
1.
Whichpeoplearehavingtroublewithlanguage?
A.Natives.
B.Peopleofthe2ndgeneration.
C.Peoplewhenborn.
D.Immigrants.
2.
Whyarechildrenignoringtheirparents?
A.Childrenhavelosttheiridentity.
B.Parentscausechildrentosuffer.
C.Theyspeakdifferentlanguages.
D.Theyhavedifferentjoblevels.
3.
Theauthor'saunttaughtKorean________.
A.soshecouldpreserveherlanguage
B.soshewouldhaveajobinAmerica
C.tohelpchildrensucceedintheirnewcountry
D.tohelpchildrenkeeptheirKoreanidentity
4.
Theauthor'scousinsfelt________.
A.theywerenotsimilartopeopleinKorea
B.theycouldnotgetajobinAmerica
C.itwasallrighttolookandfeeldifferent
D.itwasimportanttokeeptheiridentity
5.
Apropertitleforthispassageis________.
A.TheIdentityoftheSecondGeneration
B.KoreanProblemsinAmerica
C.LearningaNewLanguageintheUS
D.KeepingYourCultureinaNewLand
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Yinlanlookedatthepeoplesittingaroundthetableandsmiledwithsatisfaction.Everyoneinherfamilywasthere—herchildren,hergrandchildren,andhernewgreat-grandson,justonemonthold.HerwholefamilyhadcometocelebratetheHarvestMoonFestival(节日).
TwodaysaftertheHarvestMoonFestival,Yinlandiedpeacefullyinhersleep.Herfamilywassadbutatthesametimegrateful.TheyfelthappythattheyhadbeenabletocelebratetheHarvestMoonFestivalwithheronelasttime.EveryonesaiditwasremarkablethatYinlanhaddiedjusttwodaysaftertheholiday.
Actually,thetimingofYinlan'sdeathwasnotremarkableatall.Recentlysociologists(社会学家)studiedthedeathrateamongelderlyChinesewomeninCalifornia.Theydiscoveredthatthedeathratedrops35percentbeforetheHarvestMoonFestivalandthenrises35percent.Sociologistsbelievethatthesechangesindeathrateshowthemind'spoweroverthebody.TheHarvestMoonFestival,whenfamiliesgather,isimportanttoelderlyChinesewomen.Apparentlysomewomenareabletopostpone(推延)theirdeathssothattheycancelebratethefestivalonelasttime.
Theideathatpeoplecanpostponethetimeoftheirdeathsisnotnew.Manyfamiliestellstoriesofarelativewhoheldontolifeuntilafteranimportantevent.Thestoriespeopletell,however,arejustthat:
stories.Theyarenotproofthatpeoplecanpostponetheirdeaths.Thesociologists'workisimportantbecausethesociologistsstudiedfacts,notstories.Thefacts—thedropandriseindeathrates—provethatpeoplereallycanpostponetheirdeaths.
6.
WhendidYilandie?
A.DuringtheHarvestMoonFestival.
B.Beforegoingtosleep.
C.JustbeforetheHarvestMoonFestival.
D.AcoupledaysaftertheHarvestMoonFestival.
7.
ThewritertellsusthestoryofYilantoletusknowthat_________.
A.theHarves