The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to Amer

admin2013-06-03  33

问题     The way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a 【S1】______ style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th century. Historical records document a group-oriented 【S2】______ , in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a communal pot, 【S3】______ drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of 【S4】______ cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables 【S5】______ on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to 【S6】______ guests—living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas—kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms.
    In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is 【S7】______ different. Houses are organized around a patio, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of 【S8】______ activities take place. Individuals do not have 【S9】______ bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed, emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for multiple activities that, in 【S10】______ , are rigidly separated in the United States.

A) outdoor            B) shared             C) slightly             D) contrast
E) strikingly         F) contained          G) collective           H) entertain
I) domestic           J) contrary           K) served               L) existence
M) invite             N) separate           O) individual
【S7】

选项

答案E

解析 从语法结构判断应选择一个副词,strikingly和slightly都可以修饰different,但词义不同。从上下文看,墨西哥人和美国人的家庭空间感非常不同,所以应选择E。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Wqg7777K
0

最新回复(0)