Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others think of it as a melting pot.
In a bowl of salad, all the ingredients (原料) are mixed together. 1. Together, however, the ingredients make up a unity. All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing (调味酱), but the green vegetables, tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are.
From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together, yet maintain their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life. 2. Each ethnic group has its own special customs, language, food and traditions to protect and defend. This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity; that is, American society is a collection of various cultures living together in harmony within one country.
3. Here, society is like one large pot of soup. All cultural aspects are mixed together, sacrificing their original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to be cooked. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together creating one nation. There are dozens of shared symbols. 4. In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nation’s official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.
Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can be best described as a mixture of both. 5.
A. They never lose their shapes, colors or tastes.
B. Both are ridiculous.
C. This is why there is so much diversity within America.
D. Thus, one needs to abandon one’s culture to be considered “American”.
E. In other words, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.
F. The other theory, which is also used to describe American society, is the melting pot.
G. They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture.
高二英语七选五中等难度题
Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others think of it as a melting pot.
In a bowl of salad, all the ingredients (原料) are mixed together. 1. Together, however, the ingredients make up a unity. All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing (调味酱), but the green vegetables, tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are.
From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together, yet maintain their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life. 2. Each ethnic group has its own special customs, language, food and traditions to protect and defend. This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity; that is, American society is a collection of various cultures living together in harmony within one country.
3. Here, society is like one large pot of soup. All cultural aspects are mixed together, sacrificing their original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to be cooked. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together creating one nation. There are dozens of shared symbols. 4. In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nation’s official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.
Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can be best described as a mixture of both. 5.
A. They never lose their shapes, colors or tastes.
B. Both are ridiculous.
C. This is why there is so much diversity within America.
D. Thus, one needs to abandon one’s culture to be considered “American”.
E. In other words, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.
F. The other theory, which is also used to describe American society, is the melting pot.
G. They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture.
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Some people waste a lot of food ____ others haven't enough to eat.
A．once B．when C．as D．while
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There are various reasons why people compose(创作) poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that 1. ( 留下印象) the readers deeply, while others try to c 2. certain emotions. The first poems 3. (写) in English were nursery rhymes, 4. were used to delight small children. 5. their strong rhythm and a lot of repetition, they were easy to learn and to 6. (背诵).Cinquain is another form of poetry which 7. of five lines. People can describe a picture in just a few words with these poems.The Japanese form of poetry Haiku, 8. up of seventeen syllables, is not a traditional form of English poetry but p 9. with English speakers. In 10. , Tang poems are borrowed by English speakers, which are translated into English, making the English poetry more colorful.
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Many people have described television as a passive activity that is harmful to children’s education. However, there are good and bad ways to watch television. Parents who are interested in exploiting television as a learning tool can actually turn time in front of TV into an educational chance.
Probably the most familiar educational way to use television is to simply watch educational programs. In particular, this means selecting channels and programs specially designed for educational purposes. Along with traditional educational shows for children on public broadcasting channels, cable television (有线电视) now offers kids and adults a wide variety of educational programs, with everything from nature shows to historical events in different countries.
Captioning(字幕），such as "closed captioning" for hearing disabled viewers provides another way for parents to exploit the educational possibilities of television．One study showed that children who watched captioned TV got great improvement in their vocabulary and oral reading ability. In addition, parents can make any show a learning class by watching television together with children. By actively joining children in the programs that they are watching, parents can help with the development of such skills as predicting（预见）and summarizing. In order to develop predicting skills, parents and children could first refer to a program’s description in a viewing guide．After reading the program description and guessing what might happen in the program, parents and children could watch together to see which predictions were correct. And to practice summarizing, after watching a program, parents can turn off the TV and ask what the story was about. This kind of activity helps children develop thinking skills such as arranging events in an order and memorizing information．
Although there will still be plenty of times when children watch TV simply for passive enjoyment, parents can help make at least part of their children’s viewing time a more productive activity．Used intelligently by exploiting the learning chances available through various programs, television can play an instructive role in children’s education.
1.Which activity is NOT suggested in the passage？
A. Talking about TV shows. B. Watching captions on TV.
C . Enjoying films about nature. D. Watching shows for homework.
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？
A. Parents can simply make any show a learning class for their children．
B. To make watching TV a more productive activity parents should include themselves in the producing process.
C. Most parents have changed their attitude to their kids’ watching TV and become positive to the problem.
D. In a way, it is how parents act that leads to whether watching TV may do good or not to their children.
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that________ ．
A. not every minute when a child watches television must be educational
B. children should not use television for passive enjoyment
C. some children prefer reading to watching television
D. television offers more learning chances than school
4.Which of the following questions is the major one discussed in the passage?
A. What makes television more interesting than books?
B. Why should schools put television into classrooms?
C. How can parents use television as a teaching tool？
D. Which program can actually make kids smarter?
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Some people’s lack of basic morals is turning our society into one ______ those in need will be unable to expect help from others.
A. which B. what C. where D. that
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Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move houses quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it’s normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.
On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.
To Americans both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don’t want to answer.
Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travelers, but also for the flights that carry them. All flights want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service are different from place to place. This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with.
Some societies have ‘universalist’ cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way.
‘Particularist’ societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.
This difference can cause problems. A traveler from a particularist society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalist culture. The Indian traveler has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family. He expects that the check-in official will understand his problem and will change the rules for him. The check-in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers. But the traveler thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem.
1.Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americans and Australians ______.
A. like traveling better
B. easy to communicate with
C. difficult to make real friends
D. have a long-term relationship with their neighbors
2.People like Malaysians prefer to associate with those_______.
A. who will tell them everything of their own
B. who want to do business with them
C. they know quite well
D. who are good at talking
3.A person from a less mobile society will feel it _______ when a stranger keeps talking to him or her, and asking him or her questions.
A. boring B. friendly
C. normal D. rough
4.Which of the following is true about “particularist societies”?
A. There is no rule for people to obey.
B. People obey the society’s rules completely.
C. No one obeys the society’s rules though they have.
D. The society’s rules can be changed with different persons or situations.
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It’s not often a tomato that is described as so sweet “whenever people see it they just want to hug”-but this was no ordinary piece of fruit.
The heart-shaped tomato was grown by the retired worker, Rod Matless, who said he was surprised when he noticed it in his field. Mr. Matless, 69, who had a heart attack a few years ago, was so taken aback by the fruit that he decided to sell it and donate the money to the British Heart Foundation. The 64 g tomato was bought for$16 on eBay by woman from Wales - who said she planned to give it to someone special.
Mr. Matless, of Wymondham, near Norwich, said：“I spent a couple of days thinking about what to do with it and I wasn’t really sure, but this seems like a good use. I hope it will do someone somewhere a bit of good.” He added：“It’s very sweet - whenever people see it they just want to hug it.” But with the tomato’s freshness a key factor, Mr. Matless was up against the clock to send it to its new owner before it went bad. He said：“I didn’t want to send someone something horrible. I probably could have raised a bit more money with more time but I was worried about it.”
“It will certainly make a nice present for a loved one. I hope that they like it and I’m glad I got to help. It’s all been very good fun and I’ve really enjoyed growing this very special tomato.”
1.We can learn from the text that the tomato grown by Rod Matless ______.
A．is very big B．is very tough
C．is very special D．is good for health
2.The underlined part “taken aback by” in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A．satisfied with B．nervous about
C．surprised by D．frightened by
3.According to the text, the main problem for Rod Matless was ______.
A．how to advertise the tomato
B．how to keep the tomato fresh
C．how to get a good price for the tomato
D．how to find a good owner for the tomato
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Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?
In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people
traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.
Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences.
In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.
Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.
In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.
Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?
| Main comparisons | Contexts |
| 1. are changing | In the past people put caring, sharing and generosity in the first 2. . |
| Nowadays, people seem to be more 3. about themselves. | |
| 4. are changing too. | People in the past appeared to be modest and self-effacing（谦让的） |
| People may strive to achieve their own 5. at the price of their coworkers. | |
| The author’s understanding | |
| 6. for changes in author’s eyes | Fierce 7. and great 8. on modern people may be responsible for the changes. |
| The author’s 9. towards topic. | A relationship which can 10. two sides should be established. |
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Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?
In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.
Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences.
In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.
Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.
In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.
Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?
| Main comparisons | Contexts |
| 1. are changing | In the past people put caring, sharing and generosity in the first 2..[ |
| Nowadays, people seem to be more 3.about themselves. | |
| 4. are changing too. | People in the past appeared to be modest and self-effacing(谦让的). |
| People may strive to achieve their own 5. at the price of their coworkers. | |
| The author’s understanding | |
| 6. for the changes in author’s eyes | Fierce 7. and great 8.on modern people may be responsible for the changes. |
| The author’s 9.towards topic | A relationship which can 10. two sides should be established. |
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Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?
In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people
traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.
Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences.
In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.
Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.
In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.
Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish?
| Main comparisons | Contexts |
| 1. are changing | In the past people put caring, sharing and generosity in the first 2. . |
| Nowadays, people seem to be more 3. about themselves. | |
| 4. are changing too. | People in the past appeared to be modest and self-effacing（谦让的） |
| People may strive to achieve their own 5. at the price of their coworkers. | |
| The author’s understanding | |
| 6. for changes in author’s eyes | Fierce 7. and great 8. on modern people may be responsible for the changes. |
| The author’s 9. towards topic. | A relationship which can 10. two sides should be established. |
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