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
Two of the most common rumors about immigrant families are that they don’t really want to become American and that they’re a dra
Two of the most common rumors about immigrant families are that they don’t really want to become American and that they’re a dra
admin
2015-02-09
38
问题
Two of the most common rumors about immigrant families are that they don’t really want to become American and that they’re a drag on the rest of us. But a fascinating new Pew report gives lie to both fears. In the process, it reminds us why immigration matters.
The study shows first of all that Americanization is proceeding as inevitably now as during previous great waves of migration. Yes, today’s immigrants are Hispanic and Asian rather than European. But that has not made a difference. Today’s 20 million adult sons and daughters of immigrants have learned English, advanced economically, and intermarried far more than their parents did and no more slowly than the Italians or Irish or Poles did a century ago. Nearly six in ten—almost double the percentage of their parents—consider themselves "typical Americans."
As for whether immigrant families are a drag on society, the facts are clear. Second-generation Americans—the children of immigrants—are not just doing better than their parents. Their educational attainment and income are actually above the national average. They are contributors. If anything, as other research has shown, it is America that can be harmful to immigrant families: obesity and criminality increase from the first to the second generation. So the question should not be how to keep newcomers from diluting America but how to keep America from diluting the newcomers. This presents a challenge to both native-born Americans and today’s immigrants.
The Pew report notes that Americans who are of foreign birth or parentage, so-called "immigrant stock," will constitute a record 37% of the population by 2050. This frightens many white Americans to the core, especially those who are older and live in communities only recently touched by immigration. But for today’s "immigrant stock," this moment creates an opportunity. Immigrants of earlier centuries proved that every kind of European could become simply white; today’s immigrants prove that every kind of human can become simply American. But this means encouraging them to strive not only for their own families but also for the nation, through service and civic participation.
We should bear in mind that whether we are native-born or newcomer, our task now, then, is to apply an immigrant’s ingenuity, optimism, and perseverance to the systematic expansion of opportunity in America. To do that, as history shows and recent studies confirm, it’ll help to have more immigrants around.
Many white Americans are frightened to core because
选项
A、the number of immigrants will exceed that of American natives by 2050.
B、immigrants will account for a large part of the population by 2050.
C、immigrants will populate the USA, including those remote communities.
D、the young immigrants will increase obesity and criminality in America.
答案
B
解析
根据题干frightened to core可以定位至第四段。第2句this指代上一句所提到的问题,即到2050年第一代和第二代移民美国人的人口将高达37%,B项account for a large part(占据很大一部分),符合题意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/iaK4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Anarrowingofyourworkinterestsisimpliedinalmostanytransitionfromastudyenvironmenttomanagerialorprofessionalwo
Anarrowingofyourworkinterestsisimpliedinalmostanytransitionfromastudyenvironmenttomanagerialorprofessionalwo
TheTradeProtectionSocietyDoctrineintheCrisisComparisonstotheDepressionfeatureareinalmosteverydiscussionof
LegoToyIsintheActionintheBusinessWhenrecruitingatBritishuniversities,PricewaterhouseCoopers,oneoftheBigFo
TheDeclineofU.S.ImmigrationApplicationImmigrantsaren’tseekingU.S.citizenshipasoftenthesedays—notsincetheAme
TakingRubbishThestretchofthePacificbetweenHawaiiandCaliforniaisvirtuallyempty.Therearenoislands,noshippin
TakingRubbishThestretchofthePacificbetweenHawaiiandCaliforniaisvirtuallyempty.Therearenoislands,noshippin
YourfriendlivesinanothercityandcametovisityoulastSunday,butduetosomereasonyouwerenotathome.Writeanotee
TheOnlineAutocarLeasingBusinessWheneBay,nowtheworld’sbiggestauctionwebsite,wentonlinein1995.manyexpectedi
随机试题
计算资本成本时,不需要考虑筹资费用的筹集方式是()
A.耳前淋巴结B.下颌下淋巴结C.颌上淋巴结D.颏下淋巴结E.耳后淋巴结口腔及咽部炎症主要引流至
关于根尖周囊肿衬里上皮的描述,错误的是
群组研究特点正确的是
甲向乙签发了一张20万元的支票,出票时间为2012年4月1日,乙于同年4月5日背书转让给丙。下列属于签发支票必须要记载的事项的是()。
企业对随同商品出售且单独计价的包装物进行会计处理时,该包装物的实际成本应结转到()科目。
2011年3月东日本大地震期间,一位信息技术教师为了让学生掌握利用全文搜索引擎搜索信息的技巧,特别设计了一个培养学生搜索技巧的教案。该教案共设计了如下三个任务:任务一,从网上搜索关于日本地震的图片;任务二,现在大家知道地震是一种可怕的灾难,那么地震时我
顺序存储的某线性表共有123个元素,按分块查找的要求等分为3块。若对索引表采用顺序查找方法来确定子块,且在确定的子块中也采用顺序查找方法,则在等概率的情况下,分块查找成功的平均查找长度为()。
Americansnolongerexpectpublicfigures,whetherinspeechorinwriting,tocommandtheEnglishlanguagewithskillandgift.
【S1】【S7】
最新回复
(
0
)