- 阅读理解A
题干:Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thereis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofdeference”characteristicofpopularculture.Peopleareabsorbedinto"acultureofconsumption"launchedbythe19th-centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite"thesewerestores"anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact."Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday'simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation;in1900,13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation-language,homeownershipandintermarriage.The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish‘well’or‘verywell'aftertenyearsofresidence.”ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish.“Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.”HencethedescriptionofAmericaisa”graveyard"forlanguages.By1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahomeown-ershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoUS-bornwhitesandblacks.”Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.RodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworldarefansofsuperstarslikeArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet“someAmericansfearthatimmigrantslivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothenation'sassimilativepower.”AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethingangerinAmerica?Indeed.Itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.ButparticularlywhenviewedagainstAmerica’sturbulentpast,today'ssocialindiceshardlysuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.
题目:The word “homogenizing” ( Line 1,Paragraph 1 ) most probably means_____. - A 、identifying
- B 、associating
- C 、assimilating
- D 、monopolizing

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【正确答案:C】
词汇题。homogenizing 出现在文章第一句话中(In spite of “endless talk of difference, " American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people),in spite of 意为“尽管,不管”,表示 让步,所以介词短语In spite of endless talk of difference和逗号后面的句子是转折关系。因 此,homogenizing和deference的意思相反, 表示“使统-,使一致”的意思。因此最接近的含 义是C选项。

- 1 【阅读理解A】 The word “oscillated” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means().
- A 、fell
- B 、climbed
- C 、developed
- D 、swang
- 2 【阅读理解A】 The word "moola" (Paragraph 4) most probably means ().
- A 、energy
- B 、skills
- C 、earnings
- D 、nutrition
- 3 【阅读理解A】 The word “stigma” (fourth paragraph) most probably means().
- A 、irony
- B 、verbal abuse
- C 、persuasion
- D 、bad reputation
- 4 【阅读理解A】 From the context, the word “baloney” ( Line 3, Paragraph 6) is close in meaning to().
- A 、balcony
- B 、nonsense
- C 、feat
- D 、simplicity
- 5 【阅读理解A】The word “savvy” ( Line 2,Para 2) probably means_____.
- A 、suspicious
- B 、secure
- C 、shrewd
- D 、simple
- 6 【阅读理解A】The word “savvy” ( Line 1,Para.2) probably means_____.
- A 、suspicious
- B 、secure
- C 、shrewd
- D 、simple
- 7 【阅读理解A】The word "mania" (Line 4,Para.2) most probably means_____.
- A 、fun
- B 、craze
- C 、hysteria
- D 、excitement
- 8 【阅读理解A】The word ” bummer" ( Line 4,Para.5 ) most probably means something_____.
- A 、religious
- B 、unpleasant
- C 、entertaining
- D 、commercial
- 9 【阅读理解A】The word “arbiters” ( Line 6,Para.4)most probably refers to those_____.
- A 、who work as coordinators
- B 、who function as judges
- C 、who supervise transactions
- D 、who determine the price
- 10 【阅读理解A】The word “gizmos”(Line 1,Para.2)most probably means_____.
- A 、programs
- B 、experts
- C 、devices
- D 、creatures
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