- 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 essence of the American Dream according to Crevecoeur? - A 、People are free to develop their power of imagination.
- 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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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。题干问的是根据Crevecoeur，美国梦的真谛是什么。根据题干人名这一信息定位到开篇第一段第三、四句话，再结合同一段中的内容We are all excited at the spirit of an industrywhich is unfettered (无拘无束的）and unrestrained, because each person works for himself…We have no princes, for whom we toil (干苦力活）… , 参照译文不难看出，他们很向往这种自由自在，无拘无束, 每个人都为自己而工作的生活。故选D选项。
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