Small communities, with their distinctive character—where life is【C1】________and intensely human—are disappearing. Some have【C2】

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问题     Small communities, with their distinctive character—where life is【C1】________and intensely human—are disappearing. Some have【C2】________from the face of the earth, others are dying slowly, but all have【C3】________ changes as they have come into contact with an【C4】________machine civilization. The merging of【C5】________peoples into a common mass has produced【C6】________among members of the minorities and the majority alike.
    The Old Order Amish, who arrived on American shores in colonial times, have【C7】________in the modern world in【C8】________, small communities. They have resisted the homogenization【C9】________more successfully than others. In planting and harvest times, one can see their【C10】________ men working the fields with horses and their women hanging out the laundry in【C11】________rows to dry. Many American people have seen Amish families with the men wearing【C12】________black hats and the women in long dresses in railway or bus【C13】________. Although the Amish have lived with【C14】________America for over two and a half centuries, they have【C15】________its influence on their personal lives, their families, communities, and their values.
    The Amish are often【C16】________by other Americans to be relics of the past who live a simple, inflexible life dedicated to inconvenient out-dated 【C17】________. They are seen as abandoning both modern【C18】________and the American dream of success and progress. But most people have no quarrel with the Amish for doing things the old-fashioned way. Their【C19】________objection was tolerated in wartime, for, after all, they are good farmers who【C20】________the virtues of work and thrift.
    Listen to the following passage. Write a short English summary of around 150 words of what you have heard. This part of the test carries 30 points. You will hear the passage only once. At the end of the recording, you will have 25 minutes to finish this part. You may need to scribble a few notes in order to write your summary satisfactorily.  
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Small communities, with their distinctive character—where life is stable and intensely human—are disappearing. Some have vanished from the face of the earth, others are dying slowly, but all have undergone changes as they have come into contact with an expanding machine civilization. The merging of diverse peoples into a common mass has produced tension among members of the minorities and the majority alike.
    The Old Order Amish, who arrived on American shores in colonial times, have survived in the modern world in distinctive, small communities. They have resisted the homogenization process more successfully than others. In planting and harvest times, one can see their bearded men working the fields with horses and their women hanging out the laundry in neat rows to dry. Many American people have seen Amish families with the men wearing broad-brimmed black hats and the women in long dresses in railway or bus terminals. Although the Amish have lived with industrialized America for over two and a half centuries, they have moderated its influence on their personal lives, their families, communities, and their values.
    The Amish are often perceived by other Americans to be relics of the past who live a simple, inflexible life dedicated to inconvenient out-dated customs. They are seen as abandoning both modern conveniences and the American dream of success and progress. But most people have no quarrel with the Amish for doing things the old-fashioned way. Their conscientious objection was tolerated in wartime, for, after all, they are good farmers who practice the virtues of work and thrift.

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答案moderated

解析 美国是工业高度发达的国家,而阿米什人则拒绝现代化。前半句说“尽管阿米什人在工业高度发达的美国生活了250多年”,这里的“尽管”告诉我们,前半句和后半句之间一定是转折关系。按理说。生活在这样的环境里,人应与时俱进,随之改变。但是,阿米什人并非如此。moderate作为动词,意为“使缓和,变得缓和”,与整句意思吻合。
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