首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is" the democrat
In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is" the democrat
admin
2017-07-09
52
问题
In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is" the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference" characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into " a culture of consumption" launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered " vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite," these were stores" anyone could enter, regardless of class or background. This turned shopping into a public and democratic act. The mass media, advertising and sports are other forces for homogenization.
Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writing for the National Immigration Forum, Gregory Rodriguez reports that today’s immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9. 8 percent of population; in 1990, 13.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to 1990, 3.1 immigrants arrived for every 1,000 residents; in the 10 years prior to 1890, 9.2 for every 1,000. Now, consider three indices of assimilation—language, home ownership and intermarriage.
The 1990 Census revealed that "a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin spoke English ’well’ or ’very well’ after ten years of residence. "The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in English. "By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families." Hence the description of America as a "graveyard" for languages. By 1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rate of 75.6 percent, higher than the 69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.
Foreign-born Asians and Hispanics "have higher rates of intermarriage than do U. S. -born whites and blacks." By the third generation, one third of Hispanic women are married to non-Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women are married to non-Asians.
Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet" some Americans fear that immigrants living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation’s assimilative power. "
Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething anger in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.
In the author’s opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is_________.
选项
A、rewarding
B、successful
C、fruitless
D、harmful
答案
B
解析
主旨大意题。文章结尾处说But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past,today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.“但是,当审视美国过去的骚动时,当今的美国社会各项指标几乎没有显示出社会环境变得腐败黑暗”,由此可以判断,作者认为美国社会对移民的同化是成功的。因此,正确答案为B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/a3bZ777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedp
Halfoftheworld’spopulationwillbespeakingorlearningEnglishby2015,researcherssay.Twobillionpeopleareexpectedto
【F1】Muchofthelanguageusedtodescribemonetarypolicy,suchassteeringtheeconomytoasoftlandingoratouchonthebrak
【F1】GE,alargeAmericanconglomerate,isnowproposingtomakeultrasoundtransducersby"additive"manufacturing—orthree-dimen
ThereisageneralsupportfortheargumentDemocratsarebeginningtomakethatpriorityshouldbegiventoimprovingtheabili
Directions:Youarelookingforalanguagepartner.Writealetterofadvertising.Youshouldintroduceyourselfbriefly,sp
RecentlyantipatentargumentshavebeenadvancedwithregardstoHIVandAIDSdrugs.GovernmentsandcompaniesinBrazil,India
Wemaintainthatingeneralafocusonpositiveinformationbenefitswell-being.However,thereareprobablyconditionswhenac
Thejobrecoverycouldperhapsbestbedescribedasmodest,andFriday’sjobsreportforMayfurthersolidifiedthatdescript
Formostofhumanhistoryrichpeoplehadthemostleisure.Ontheotherhand,thepoorhavetypicallyworkedpersistently.Hans
随机试题
每平方米储存量是指仓库每平方米______面积平均______储存商品的数量。
基本时间与焊缝长度成反比。
WhentheTVviewerturnsonhisset,whatsortofprogramsdoeshehavetochoosefrom?Youmightthinktherewouldbemoreprog
关于可转换公司债券的会计处理,下列说法中正确的有()。
银七星室内滑雪场是亚洲规模最大的室内滑雪场之一,位于上海的()。
我国2007全年普通高等教育招生566万人,在校生1885万人,毕业生448万人;各类中等职业教育招生800万人,在校生2000万人,毕业生530万人;全国普通高中招生840万人,在校生2522万人,毕业生788万人;全国初中招生1869万人,在校生573
我国现阶段,不同国有企业的职工付出同样的劳动获得的劳动报酬会有所差别。这是因为()。
互联网目前广泛使用的是IP协议第四版(IPv4),IP地址仅32位,据报道已全部分配完毕,今后在互联网中推广使用的很可能是______。A)IPv4.1B)IPv5C)IPv6D)IPv7
A、 B、 C、 C
【B1】【B10】
最新回复
(
0
)