- 阅读理解A
题干：AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesare，they，11say，“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenhomeinAmericansinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.HisglowingdescriptionsofaclasslesssocietywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders：inLettersfromanAmericanFarmer(1782)hewrote.“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered(无拘无束的)andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself…Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwetoil(干苦力活),starve,andbleed：wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere“therewardsofaman’sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.Ournationalmythology(神化）isfullofillustrationstheAmericansuccessstory.There,sBenjaminFranklintheverymodeloftheself-educated，self-mademan，whorosefrommodestoriginstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameAmerican'sbest-sellingauthorwithrags-to-richestales.Thenotionofsuccesshauntsus：wespendmillioneveryyearreadingabouttherichandfamous,learninghowto“makeafortuneinrealestatewithnomoneydown,”and“dressingforsuccess.”Themythofsuccesshaseveninvadedourpersonalrelationships：todayit'sasimportanttobe“successful”inmarriageorparenthoodsasitistocomeoutontopinbusiness.Butdreamseasilyturnintonightmares.EveryAmericanwhohopesto“makeit”alsoknowsthefearoffailure,becausethemythofsuccessinevitablyimpliescomparisonbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots,thestarsandtheanonymouscrowd.Underpressureofthemyth,webecomeindulgedinstatussymbols：wetrytoliveinthe“right”neighborhoods,wearthe“right”clothes,eatthe“right”foods.Thesesymbolsofdistinctionassureusandothersthatwearedifferent,thatwestandoutfromthecrowd.Itisoneofthegreatparadoxesofourculturethatwebelievestronglyinthefundamentalequalityofall，yetstriveashardaswecantoseparateourselvesfromourfellowcitizens.
题目：What is the paradox of American culture according to the author? - A 、The American road to success is full of nightmares.
- B 、Status symbols are not a real indicator of a person's wealth.
- C 、The American Dream is nothing but an empty dream.
- D 、What Americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs.
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。本题要求考生辨别作者在文中指出的美国文化中的矛盾是什么。结合全文, 然后定位到文章的最后一句话。很容易看出，to believe in the fundamental equality of all (相信众生平等）和 to strive to separate ourselves from our fellow citizens(努力把我们自己和我们的同胞分开）是相互矛盾的，因此本题应该选择D选项。
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- A 、Many Americans acquire guns illegally.
- B 、Ordinary people can possess guns legally.
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- D 、Many school children carry guns legally.
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- 6 【阅读理解A】What is the essence of the American Dream according to Crevecoeur?
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- B 、People who are honest and work hard can succeed.
- C 、People are free from exploitation and oppression.
- D 、People can fully enjoy individual freedom.
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- A 、not as good as it seems
- B 、at its turning point
- C 、much better than it seems
- D 、near to complete recovery
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